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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

If the barn IS 20 by % feet It VIII cost.
together with the basement. about 500
1920 or 81 800 if they they are planed
and painted, and with more finish. \
heavy coat Of crude petroleum, put on
the unplaned surface with a coarse
brush by a common active laborer, and
requiring not more than two barrels of
the oil. Will cost s..
Readers will decide whether they viii
have such barn a. in Fig. , for about
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
STANDARD GAUGE
TRANS-R0CEY MOUNTAIN ROUTE

STANDARD GAUGE
TRANS-ROcEY MOUNTAIN ROUTE
Over which suPerbly-eq-EpHei trains run daily
THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from salt
Lake City, Ogden AID San F~sacisco THE ROCK
ISLAND is also the Direct anu Fayorite Line TO and
from haniiou, Pixies Peak and all other sanitary and
scenic resorts and cities and mining districts in Colora
DAILY FAST CYPRESS TRAINS
From 81 joseph and Kansas City 20 and from sll i'm
IoEtat towns cities and sections in Southern Nebraska
kansas and the Indian Territory. Also via ALBERT
LEA ROUTE from Kansas City and Chicago TO Water
toEn, Sioux Falls, NINNEAFoLIS and ST. PAUL.
ccectsos for all points north and northwest between
the lakes and the Pacific Coast.
For Tickets, Msfs, Folders or desired information
apply 20 any Coupon Ticle: C.cc in the United States
or Canada or address
E. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gsal Manager GenT Tkt. ( Pass. Ast,
CEICS . L
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

DOCK ISLAND & PEORIA RAILwAY-DE
III pot First syenUe and Twentieth street. z.
"a. Rock well. Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
LA MAN

uioegusrr0wTH the eE0asaY tbs COUNTRY vii osrss
MUCH VALUABLE SFORT0E Fa3l sTulY OF his pAP or TIE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
FOR CHEAP HOMES


On line of this road in N0T-lu--t-I- !
southeastern Minnesota AMI '-lrl. IL 1
where drought and CTJp failures n SID
thousands OF choice acres II Ind s.i 4
Local Excursion rate given. t.rf.. L
ton as to prices Of land ana Iata- of .a.-, -
Gen1 Ticket and Pass niger Agent
All OF the Passenger Trains cl aa rT>fel
this Railway are heated by S-rL no
engine, and the Main Line Day ] -,-al--. =
are lighted with the Electric Ll-a.- i
Maps, Time Tables, Through Rates a1l y
formation furnished on apple ,'l O. A21ll
points in the Union, and 10y il A-"L.N -
parts of the United States and '4usa...
For announcements of Eh. r,.2 -
and local matters OF interest, lease E..sL =
local columns OF this paper.
c. J. IVES, J. {. SENhE5A
west / Gsn'l Supt. Gen Lst - I
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27


To assist this latter class C0uHtry Gen
tlelnan makes these remarks concerning
the accompanying designs:
We give two engrayings. enc represent
ing barn where some attention l. given
TO the outside appearance. and the other
one of the plainest character. The in
terror arrangements Of both are nearly
alike, except that the handsome one, Fig.
,, has a basement which Is partly occu-
pied with cattle stalls and toOlroom,
while Fig. has them on the common
floor. Fig. may be covered with I'M
planed boards aud vertical battens, while
Fig has vertical boards without the
battens. The additional cost Of Fig. ,. as
con pared with Fig. /, viii not vary
greatly from the following:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27
THE TRAVELLERS, GUIDE.


CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND = PACIFIC RAIL-
~ way-Depot corner Fifth avenue aud Thirty
frst street, Frank II. Plummer agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-27

BURLINGTON RuUT &c, b & Q, RAIL
- Wsy-Depot Fret avenue snd Sixteenth ST.,
NJ. J. Young, agent,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

after only few months restraint, and
when the girl for whose sake they have
been repressed is won, they will return
to the swept and garnished room, and
the last end of their victim will be
worse than the first.
l often wonder what a good, pure
woman promises herself when she pro-
poses to twine her clean life with one
that is SCARED, scanned, and blackened.
Evade the truth as she may, there are
but two courses for her to pursue. She
must either live lonely life apart from
her husbands, frowning down OF
silently showing disapproval of his
habits, or she must, to preserve peace
and the semblance of happiness, bring
herself down to his level and become
even less delicate and more degraded
than he. In the one case her husband
will hate her, while in the other she will
lose his respect and will despise herself.
There is another aspect of the case
to be considered. The American girl
of to-day seldom takes the possibility
of offspring into her matrimonial plans.
They are not only possibility but
probability, and it behooves every
woman to cast aside false modesty, and
with pure heart and honest soul seri-
ously consider if she is not doing ire
parable wrong to unborn children in
giving them an unprincipled father. Is
she willing to see her children's blood
tainted by his vices, their lives wrecked
by evil temptations inherited from him?
She must, indeed, be reckless woman,
and soulless, who, with this thought
uppermost can still say, ,oiU marry
this man-let the consequences be what
they may!" - Marion Harland, in
HouSekeepers' Weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Disinfectants.

Carbolic acid and chloride of lime have
long been known by the laity as disnfect-
ants, though both are open to objection,
the one on account of its odor, the other
because of its bleaching propensities, and
both because unpleasant in their action on
the skin of the hands; yet either one is bet
ter than none, even in tb sick room, and
for some purposes e J are all that is
needed
To prepare carbolic acid for general use
in the sick room the officinal preparation
should first be diluted with water in the
proportion of one part of the acid to thirty
of water This can be used to wet cloths
hung round the sick room, to mosten the
sheets that should curtain the door leading
from the sick room into the other part of
the house, and to sprinkle all clothing
that must be washed before taking them
to the laundry.
A preparation of carbolic acid of this
strength kept on the kitchen shelf and
poured in small quantities at regular in
tervals down the sink spout has a wonder
full effect in keeping things sweet and
would prevent many a case of illness from
sewer gas. 1t is equally beneficial in the
water closet. See to it the bottle contain
ing it is plainly labeled poison.
Chloride of lime has been almost super
seeded as a disinfectant in the sckroom, its
legitimate field being sink drains. cess
pools and earth closets
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Why Some Dislike Homework.

Among the many reasons why girls will
not go into domestic service is the distinct
sense of loss on identity, which is signided
by giving up everything but their briefest
Christian name There are very few mis-
tresses that know their servants names
beyond the curt Ann or Jane While the
tendencies toward combination and social
ism are everywhere apparent, the indi
vidual was never more strongly insisted
on, and his place rs a party to the compact
represented by his legal signature. This
may be foolish sentiment as compared
with the more substantial value of wages
and good home; but any consideration of
these questions that fails to take sentiment
into account leaves out not only one of the
strongest, but most wholesome qualities Of
human nature New York Evening Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Current Giterature.

ETHAN ALLEN, THE ROBIN HOOD
OF VERMONT, by Henry Hall. Pub
lished by d. Appleton & Co., New
York. Mr.. Hall died in 1889, leaving
the material for this work in the form
of finished fragments and notes. These
have been utilized and edited by his
daughters, and the volume is now in
the hands of the public. A vivid pic
ture of Vermont's hero is presented.
In all probability, more elaborate and
comprehensive work would have been
put forth had Mr.. Hall lived a few
years longer. Yet, as it stands, it has
much in it that should commend it to
the reader. 1t is written in q candid,
truth-loving manner, and no effort is
made to veil any of the hero's faults.
The conciseness and brevity of the
book at some points is noticeable.
While these qualities are, as rule, de-
sirable, they are possibly in this case
too marked. Those who wish to get
with little effort general idea of the
life and times of Ethan Allen will find
no better book than this. 1t deserves
to be widely read.
New FRAGMENTS, by John Tyndall,
F. r. S. Published by d. Appleton &
Co., New York. These are indeed
fragments. The subjects are various,
and the chapters are made up of lee
lures, magazine articles, etc. But
there is fineness and saneness of
thought running through the book that
lend fascination to every page. The
words of a great scientist on popular
subjects that have come close to his
heart are invariably valuable and en-
tertaining. The scientist comes to have
precision and clearness that make his
talk delightful. Some of the subjects
discussed in New Fragments are
"The Sabbath" Count Rumford,"
Louis Pasteur," L" Life in the Alps"
and " Personal Recolections of Thomas
Carlyle"
| ROMANCE contains large proportion
of the light and bright stories which
are most appropriate to the season.
There are sketches of adventure, love
stories, ghost stories, and descriptions
of curious and amusing episodes in
many lands, besides strong and
characteristic story of the supernatural.
In this single number are grouped tales
of life in America, England, France,
Spain, Germany, corsica, Italy, Africa
and Japan. The roll of authors repre-
sented includes such names as Count
Tolstoi, Octave Thanet, H. Rider Hag-
gard, Guy de Maupassant, Ouida, Alex
ander Moszkowski and Georges LIE
Faure, besides number of new Amer
lean writers.
THE DOWNFALL, by Emile lola.
Published by the Cassell Publishing
Company, New York. The translation
from the French is by E. P. Robins.
This work of lola, the time and scene of
which are in the Franco-Prussian war,
is as realistic as any penned by the au-
thor, but it has the merit of being quite
free from all that is offensive. 1t por-
trays the stirring scenes of war with an
artists touch and Frenchman's fervor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Curried Hare.

In England the East India element has
domesticated curry, and at South Kensing-
ton Indian dishes are taught at the school
of cookery. There is famous receipt for
curried hare, in which the curry is made
Indian fashion for the dish, which | am
able to give, and which may tempt some
one who has reasons for suspecting the in
sidious and uncanny looking yellow pow
der.
Take half an ounce of coriander seeds
and pound them in a mortar with pestle
When powdered remove carefully Then
put in the mortar two cloves of garlic, one
dessertspoonful of turmeric Il will remark
here that | have not the slightest idea
what turmeric is; except for the company
it is in l would have thought it something
that went into paint or glue and was sold
with indigo and copperas, but that can
hardly be) To continue, put also in the
mortar eight berries of red pepper one
inch of a stick of cinnamon, one piece of
green ginger cut in thin slices, three small
onions cut in quarters; pound these as fine
as possible. Then add the powdered cori-
ander seeds and moisten with teacup of
stock, or cold water may be used
In using this with the meat, the hare is
first cut into joints and fried brown in but
ter. When it is removed an onion is sliced
in the pan and fried thoroughly, but not
too brown. The curry is then put in and
is cooked at least twenty minutes. Before
taken off the meat is added and some
lemon juice sprinkled on literally.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Marrying a Man to Reform Him.

A good man may be made better by
association with good woman; man
with repressed evil tendencies may
have them held more firmly in check
by his wife's restraining influence, but
a woman who undertakes to "make
over" man who has given way to the
wicked passions of his being until they
are beyond his control, will not make
him reputable member of society and
bright and shining light to the COM
munity in which he dwells, by marry
ing. He does not go into the new life
as a sort of Kelley cure-a reformatory
institution. A woman's strongest and
weakest point is her power of idealiz.
ing every cold fact with which she
comes in contact. She loves hand
some roue. He tells her that if she will
but take him in training she can make
a new man of him; that her fair hand
can wipe all the dark spots from his
past life, smooth the rough places, and
elevate the depressions in his character
until it will once more be goodly to con-
template. And over the stereopticon
view of the man his fancee throws the
rose colored light of the idealistic Ian
tern, and believes all he says. She
would think it cruel practically and in
justice were some unprecedented obser-
yer to suggest that if he cannot change
his life when the possibilities of win
ming her are at stake, he will hardly do
80 when the prize is his own.
My heart aches when / think of the
women who began the work of reforma-
ton with hope, and laid it down with
despair at the end of life that made
them "turn weary arms to death" with
sigh of welcome. On the table be-
fore me stands the portrait of one such
woman. When she was merry-hearted
girl, she fell in love with handsome,
brilliant young fellow, whose only fail
ing was a fondness for liquor. He
loved her deeply-better than anything
else in the world-eXcept drink. New
ertheless, he promised to overcome
even this passion for her sake. In vain
did her family plead and protest. Her
only answer was
Harry cannot keep straight without
some one to help him. | must marry
him now. He needs me -
Two years after her marriage she
died of a broken heart, whispering at
the last to dear friend that she "was
not sorry to go, but would be thankful
life was over if she were only sure that
her year-old baby would not be left to
Harry's care
Yet he was in most respects tender
and considerate. The only trouble was
that his devotion to her remained at
the point at which it stood when he be-
came her husband. The habit of in
temperance grelo.
Suppose that, added to this great
fault, had been others still more vicious.
Had his been coarse, brutal nature,
would not the idea of reformation have
been still more hopeless?
A woman, tying herself for life to an
unprincipled man, forgets that he has
lost to great extent his better nature,
and is now hardly responsible for his
actions. The spirit may indeed be will
ing, but the flesh is lamentably weak.
The appetites that have been long in
dulged do not relinquish their claims
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Clothing for Children.

Experience must teach the mother how
much clothing children need and not pro-
duce perspiration, which is always to be
avoided, because it makes the skin delicate
and tender. In sleep the body loses nearly
deg. of temperature. All the functions
are less active than in Weakening hours.
Delicate children or adults who easily take
cold may wear overalls of muslin aud over
these overalls of flannel.
Those children who are restless and
throw their arms and legs about may need
wooden socks attached to their flannel over
alls. Some children are in the constant
habit of throwing off the bedclothes, For
such children we have repeatedly advised
that the night clothing be cotton and fan
mel overalls with stockings attached, i'll
place of cotton and flannel gowns
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

1--WE have. We have also acquired a
mammoth appetite, and would like TO daily
with one of your largest suppers."
Our host was a tritle leisurely, but, in the
language of the Pilgrim fathers, he got
there, assisted by his estimable wife We
sat down to supper that would have at
tracted the most jaded appetite--every-
thing clean, wholesome, and well cooked.
Supper eaten, we adjourned to Mine
Hosts store across the way, to enjoy a
couple Of Landlord Hubbards choice five
cent perfectos The store gradually filed
with local politicians, and the converse
ton drifted to fishing. A young man, with
more mouth than intellect, assured us that
Mr. Ttcomb of Rutland had written to him
to complain Of every one who had trout less
than six inches long
Perhaps you are not aware" suggested
Fidus, sweetly, that the Vermont fish and
game league, or anybody else, cannot pros
ecute under the present construction OF the
statute, or that a fish warden has no right
to monkey with your fish basket II you OBJ
ject. Now, see here I'm going fishing
tomorrow, and am going to get some fish.
And II any regularly or selfconstituted fish
warden attempts to open my basket I'll
punch his head"
The conversation dragged. One by one
the loiterers disappeared and left US alone
with Mine Host.
"Do you know, that young man reminds
me of Bill Nye's carp-he has become bow
legged carrying his mouth around" OBJ
served Fidus.
That's so" assented Mine Host thought
fully; Il never thought of that before"
Do we stop another day in Goldfish and
fish the brooke" / asked as we stretched
ourselves in couple Of comfortable but
rather abbreviated beds.
BY all MEANS" replied Fidus. " want
to get that big trout. Good night p"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
The Days Work.

DO thy days work, my dear
Though fast and dark the clouds are drifting near
Though time has little left for hope and very much
for fear.
Do thy days work. though now
The hand must falter and the head must bow,
And far above the falling foot shows the bold noun.
tain brow.
Yet there is left us,
who on the valleys verge stand trembling thus,
A light that lies far in the west-soft, faint, Blu t
luminous
We can give kindly speech
And ready helping hands to all and each,
And patience to the young around, by smiling 81.
lence teach.
We can give gentle thought,
And charity, by life's long lesson taught,
And wisdom, from old faults lived down, by toll and
failure wrought.
We give love, unmarried
BY selfish snatch of happiness unjarred
BY the keen arms of power or Joy that makes youth
cold and hard.
And IL gay hearts reject
The gifts we hold-would fain go on unchecked
On the bright roads that scarcely yield all that
young eyes expect
Why do thy days work still,
The calm deep founts Of love are slow to chill
And heaven may yet the harvest yield, the work.
worn hands to fill.
Charles Rieiy ShetferfU.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Women Rent Collectors.

Probably no city of the world has in its
poor so much as London to be ashamed of,
and in its dealings with them so much of
which to boast. AS the need has been
very urgent, the response in organized
charity has been astonishingly great
London's model tenement houses are
models worth copying in every large city
The success of some of them is due in no
mean measure to the plan by which the
rents are collected.
Miss Octavia Hill, in 1864, began the sys-
TEN by which women took the place of
men as rent collectors. Ladies in no need
of remuneration offered their aid at once
But Miss Hill saw the wisdom of putting
the plan upon a purely business basis, and
insisted that the collectors should receive
a commission of 5 per cent.
She took as her field the very lowest
grade of tenement houses. Besides the
mere duties of collector, she undertook to
better the condition of tenants. First in
ducing them to give up living in cellars,
and removing other evils, she has gradual
ly educated her tenants up to wanting the
best possible quarters. Through her
agency many model tenements have heen
built. The builders are always guaran-
teed a good percentage on their invest
ments, and now it is said that a million
and quarter dollars worth of property is
under her management
Many other ladies are engaged in the
work. and though their achievements may
not be told in large figures, it is very easy
to see what good they can bring about.
They must come into constant contact
with the poorest classes and full of the
spirit of charity, must see countless ways
to help the tenants wives and children.
The men, too, come TO look upon the rent
collector, not as a heartless agent to be
stunned and put off, but as friend with
ready sympathy and real power to aid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
A Novel Race.

1t was a third class carriage on the
Lancashire and Yorkshire railway
The talk all the way had been about
foot-racing. One young fellow had
crowed so Justify as to what he could
do on the cinder track that an old fell
low sitting in one corner of the COM
partment thought he would take it out
of the youngster. $50 tina con run a
bit, con thar" he said. cav reckon
aw con-" was the reply. "Aw'll tell
thi what anvil do wiz thi. Anvil race
thi for five peawnds if tha'll gil me a
yard start" "Done; wheer will tina
run?" Cup ladderl" came the an
swer, amidst roars of laughter. Er-
change.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

HAPPY HoosIERs.-William Tim
mons, postmaster of Idaville, Ind,
writes: " Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined for that bad feeling arising
from kidney and liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place, says; Find Electric Bitters to
be the best kidney and liver medicine
made me feel like new man." j. w.
Gardner, hardware merchant, same
town, says: Electric Bitters Is just
the thing for man who is all run down
and don't care whether he lives or
dies" He found new strength, good
appetite and felt just like he had new
lease on life. Only fifty cents bottle,
at G. Blakely's, Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Taking Care of the Heart.

A physician writes; Life would be pro.
longed by a little more attention to the
heart, by paying little respect to the
most faithful servant we ever have. Much
good might be done also if parents would
teach their children the danger of over
taxing the heart They should teach them
to stop and rest a few moments during their
play when they begin TO feel the violent
throbbing Of their hearts against the chest
wall"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24

These little Pellets have better methods.
They cleanse and regulate the whole system
naturally In other words they do it
thoroughly, but mildly and gently. There's
no disturbance to the system, diet or occupa-
most effective in result-purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless Only one little sugar
coated Pellet for laxative-three for
cathartic.
They're the cheapest pills you can buy,
for they're guaranteed to give satisfaction,
or your money is returned. You pay only
for the good you get
This is true only Of DR.. Pierce's standard
medicines.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Farm for Sale F.!

The subscriber offers for sale and will sell pre-
vous to the first of November next at private sale
or public auction, his farm of about $40 acres, Be-
tween 90 and 70 acres of moving and tillage land,
about 100 acres of pasture about Is acres wood land
good sugar orchard of from 500 to OOe trees, with
pipe. said farm is situated three miles from vii
from Graniteviiie, where there is as good a wood
and hay market, or anything farmer has to sell
as there Is in this section in Vermont. II Is
one of the best grass farms in the country
cuts from 70 to 80 tons OF hay per year most OF II
first quality and all good stock hay. The fences are
largely wall. Buildings mostly old, but In fair
pair. IL Is going to be sold and no mistake. Any
one wishing good bargain can surely get 1t.
JAMES NJ, BASS.
williamstown, June l6, 1892.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
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