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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
The Game of Lawyer.

At an exceedingly pleasant party the
other evening jolly game was PLAYED
which was new to me. | am sure that
it is not widely known, and, as it gives
opportunity for both sprightliness and
ingenuity, and belongs to the small num-
Der of good g tmes in which many may
join, all young folks should know of il.
They seated us in circle, bright
ring of young men and maidens. Then
we were hidden to choose, each in turn,
some one of the circle for our lawyer.
After this interesting little ceremony
had been completed, aud each was pro-
vided with a legal adviser, and at the
same time with "A client of his or her
own, we were informed that all gu,
tions addressed to any person were 10
be answered by that pc sons LAWYER.
If any person careleSsly answers him
self, he must pay forfeit. If The law.
yer mapped and forgot to answer, he
must take his place in the center aud
relieve The questioner. If the que s.
toner CHANGED TO question his own
client, he must pay forfeit himself.
Miss Eyebright was the questioner
elbow old are you, Miss Price7" she
asked, pertly, beginning to count five
FIFTY twoV promptly responded Jack
Twinkle, Miss Prices attorney, before
the five counts were completed
" What did you say, Jackp' laugh' d
Miss Eyebright, turning quickly to that
young gentleman, Who replied, with
the air of wit, Flity-twOr "For-
feitl forfeill' cried tue company, and
while Jack was sheepishly handing "a
penknife to Mrs. Commons, who was
temporary guardian of such articles,
Miss Eyebright quickly counted five,
and called for Jacks lawyer to take her
place.
Jacks lawyer was Sillie Merri-
weather, who said, in an off hand way,
as she came forward, Pm not obliged
to pay forfeit, too, am |, Miss Eye
bright?" "Of course not" said Miss
Eyebright, and "Of course not" said
her lawyer also, before Sallie cou
count five, so that S lie had to remain
on the floor, though Miss Eyebright
paid forfeit.
But soon Sallie came to grief herse f,
for, after few questions which caught
no one mapping, Ever read Hamlet, ,
Mr.. WalIace?" she asked that young
gentle Mr.. Wallace smiled know
ingly, but was mute. So was the entire
circle, while Salie counted five tri.
umphantly, and looked about for her
victim. "Why, you're his lawyer your
selfl'' they all shouted, and she paid her
forfeit wi h good grace but in confusion.
After every one in the circle had
been caught in some Que of these ways,
a judge was chosen, and he forfeits re-
deemed. Quite a drill in legal acul e.
ness, They all voted the game as they
disbanded.-AmoS II. Wells, in Chris.
tian Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Race for q Girl.

There was race for a girl, says an
exchange, in Philadelphia the other
day. The competitors were Barney
Burns, marine, and George Lindsay,
a sailor, and the object of their crossed
affections was the pretty daughter of
thtir mutual washerwoman. The girl
was unable to decide between them,
and suggested foot race. The course
St lect' was from Jackson street to the
navy yard gates distance of two miles
AT nine O'Clock the contestants appeared
on the ground, Burns standing six feet
six inches in his shoes and weighing
two hundred pounds, while Lindsay was
1.-THE and willowy. The betting on the
race was brisk, Lindsay being the favor
lite. AT tn" crack If the pistol the
rivals were off, and for about half the
distance kept well toy Their. But the
pace was too much for Burns weight,
and he fell so far behind that when his
competitor reached the goal, he was not
in sight. The wasberwoman's daughter
will soon become Mrs. Lindsay, and
Burns does not object to the arrange
mt mt. Such method of settling love
rivalries is better for all concerned than
shooting.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Mending Mems Shirts.

Mems shirts have disagreeable way
bf giving out at the buttonholes of the
heckband, and of becoming frayed at
he wrist, while the body is perfectly
good, except, perhaps, where the bosom
Joins it. After the starch has been
Washed out and the shirt is ready to
york upon, let "patience have its per-
|ect work" while you rip off the band.
\ rip and pull would, perhaps, ac-
|omplish it, but that would get the neck
put of shape, which must be avoided.
Fake a piece of linen-it is better to
brink it first-and, with the old band
|or pattern, cut a new one, basting
ind stitching carefully; replace the
Faistbands in the same manner, and
Fhen the bnttonholes have been nicely
Forked and the worn places next to the
osom repaired with iece of muslin,
either old nor new, the shirt will last
long time.-Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
An Important Enterprise.

To-day the building of the Nicaragua
canal is the most important enterprise
demanding the att, ntion of the world.
From the discovery of America until
the present time passage from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, across Central
America, has been sought; private
capital has been freely expended in
seeking the best route, our government
has sent out numerous expeditions and
surveyed the Isthmus. The result of
all these efforts has been to establish
firmly the fact that the only favorable
route, at a reasonable cost, is the one
across Nicaragua. At the present time
an honest effort is being made to con-
struct the canal by a corporation COM
posed of Americans. believe the close
of the present century will see the canal
an accomplished Warner Miller,
IN The Forum.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
A New Star Discovered.

A cablegram was received the I'd at
Harvard college from Kiel observatory
in Germany as follows: IAN anony-
nous observer in Scotland has dis
covered a new star. Its position is two
degrees south from Chi Aurigae. The
star Zeta Fauri is near" The instrn-
mems at Harvard were at once turned
toward this point and the star observed
The photographs of the heavens in
Harvard's possession prove that the
star, as far as this country is concerned,
must have been horn during the six
weeks between November 2 and De-
cember 16 -E1chonge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
England's UnbrOken Policy.

In the face of the English journals
sneers at this country's purpose to OBJ
tain proper redress for the outrages put
upon its men and uniform in Chill, one
is moved in justice to say a word in de-
fence of England. This hostility now
manifested toward the attitude of the
United States applies with equal fitness
to the one conspicuously honorable ele-
ment in England's inspiring and UNI
wavering policy of protection to her
citizens. anywhere and everywhere. If
there has been any,hi G TO stimulate
the BritOn's pride, to rouse his tongue
10 self-congraiualion, and to give him
pride in his citizenship, 1t has been the
sense that wherever the world over the
wandering subject of the British crown
might venture, the hand of England
was his support and guard and ready to
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
strengthen, your mutual bond of inter
course.-Harper'S Young People.
In the Drawing-ROOm.

II has come to be more and more a
maxim of good manners, not to men
ton good morals, that scandal is never
TO be talked in the drawing-room. So
thoroughly is this recognized that If a
woman is heard in good society talking of
unpleasant personalities, she is at once
set down as an accident of the place, and
not as one either to the manner born or
who has been long enough with people
of good breeding to acquire their re-
pose and taste. Very likely many of
these high.bred people in question, who
are to the manner born hear gossip and
scandal, and perhaps lend to them too
willing ear; but it is in privacy, in the
depths of boudoir or chamber, vice pay
ing its well-known tribute there to vir-
tue in the hypocrisy that whispers it in
the dark, as il were, and will not listen
to it more publicly. And it is to be
confessed that of the two evilsI the in
discriminate encouragement of evil
speaking is the greater, for the hypoc-
crisy Injuries ones self, but the oppo-
site course Injuries ones self and many
others besides. The forbidding of the
enjoyment of scandal in public is, at
any rate, an acknowledgment Of its vul.
garity if not of its wickedness. 1t pro-
claims, too, the fact that society thinks
well of itself and its intentions, and has
standard of some loftness up to which
it endeavors to live, and that it recog-
nizes an interest il the possible ill
doings of fallen mortsls as something
intrinsically low and coarse and calcu.
lated to hurt its own structure, an in
terest in such facts anyway as indica-
tive of an order of taste not TO be de-
sired, and its possessor a person not 10
be associated with. 1t may be simply
as sy baritic precaution, ease and pleas
ure being so much surcr when no un-
comfortable suggestion thrusts in an
ugly head, that unpleasant topics of an
unwholesome nature are tabooed in the
conversation of the finest drawing
rooms. But whether this is so or not I.
it is plain that good society would Liz e
to be optimis ic, it would believe in no
evil and would speak no evil; it has
found that the essence of good man
ners is also the essence of the golden
rule, and as the voice Of scandal violat S
all its notions, it has laid upon such u1-
terance within its borders the penalty
of ostracism.-Harper's Bazar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
A Boon For All.

If you are sick and have not been
helped, why do you not write full de-
scription of your case 10 the great spe-
cialist in curing nervous and chronic
diseases, DR.. Greene, of "a Temple
Place, Boston, Mass, known every
where as the discoverer OF DR.. Greene's
Nervura, and who is without doubt the
most successful physician in the cure
of all long-standing complaints? Con-
sultation in all cases is entirely free,
personally or by mail. Thousands con.
suit him by letter, and he returns an
answer TO all perfectly explaining their
diseases, giving advice, etc, without
charge. His success in curing diseas, S
by his marvellous vegetable remedies is
simply wonderful, and be has made a
specially of the cure of persons at a
distance through letter correspondence
and treatment. In this manner thous-
ands of people have been and thous-
ands more are being cured, and we
should advise, il you desire a sure cure
from your disease, to Immediately write
him all about your case. II will cost
you nothing to get his very valuable
advice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
She Would Join the Cavalry.

A little girl, after watching with in
terest the passing of a company Of
soldiers, turned to her mother and said !:
81 do wish was boy, mamma"
" Why do you wish that were boy,
Catherine?" asked the mother. 6" Be
cause l want to be a soldier and wear a
red coat and fire gun and ride on a
horse" But all so ders do not ride
horses, you know. Only the cavalry
men and officers ride. Do you think
that you would insist on having a
horse?" eyes, mamma. l wouldn't
wish to be soldier ii couldn't have a
horse. l should want the horse be-
cause / could get away from the war
quicker on his back than could if l
had to run on my own legs."-NeU
York Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Real Friends.

You may have heard your mother
i how when she went to school, she
d such dear girl friend, and how
ley two have kept up the triendliness
many long years, and you have per-
ps heard her say that school friend
lips are often the most enduring of
| y. Then you have wondered if you
| d your present "best friend" will
Ne each other when both of you are
|hy-haired. Now let us see how
ngs stand between you and your
st friend Anna. Of course you like
r very much, but you must confess
at very frequently there comes little
iff," and you "fall out" When
ch thing happens you straightway
|nsplant your affections to some other
/, and your friend does likewise.
pu two scarcely speak when you meet,
ii generally make a point of showing
eat devotion to the new friend in the
esence of the old one. Now isn't it
her silly to have these unhappy diff
Fences so frequently? Ii Anna does
ne very unworthy act, then she de-
ives the loss of your friendship; but
your regard so trail thing that it
lnot stand small differences of opin-
/? Cannot you be more generousp
your friend is lovabIe and you are the
I'd of girl you ought to be, then you
bear with her inconsisl encies and
up with some of her faults. Per-
ps you are not quite perfect yourself,
! she may have to bear some things
m you. If your friendship is the
! thing, you will remember that love
opeth all things" beareth all
ngs," and 80 bearing many things
iently and sweetly, you will find that
'rs will not weaken, but will rather
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Gbe 9uusebulo.
The Poet and the Children.

With glory of winter sunshine
Over his locks of gray,
In the old historic mansion
He sat on his last birthday,
With his books and his pleasant pictures
And his household and his kin,
While sound as of myriads singing
From far and near stole in.
1t came from his own fair city,
From the prarie's boundless plain,
From the Golden Gate of sunset,
And the cedarn woods of Maine.
And his heart grew warm within him,
And his moistening eyes grew dim,
For he knew that his country's children
Were singing the songs Of him;
The lays OF his life's glad morning,
The psalms of his evening time,
Whose echoes shall float forever
On the winds of every cline.
All their beautiful consultations,
Sent forth like birds Of cheer,
Came flocking back to his windows,
And sang in the poets ear.
Grateful, but solemn and tender,
The music rose and fell
With a joy akin to sadness
And greeting like farewell
With a sense OF awe he listened
To the voices sweet and young;
The last of earth and the first of heaven
Seemed in the songs they sung.
And waiting little longer
For the wonderful change to come,
he heard the Summoning Angel
Who calls Gods children home
And to him, in a holier welcome,
Was the mystical meaning given
OF the words of the blessed Master:
"Of such is the kingdom of heaven"
John G. Whittier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Mistellanp.
Vote as You've Been Praying.

Josiah, put your slippers on,
And cease your needless chatter;
want to have word with you
About little matter.
Josiah, look me in the face
You know this worlds condition,
Yet you have never cast vote
Right out for Prohibition.
] heard you on your knees last night
Ask help to keep from strayin';
And now / want to know IL You
Will vote as you've been prayin'?
You've prayed as loud as any man,
While with the tide a-hoatin'
Josiah, you must stop SIGH work,
And do some better votin'l
We women pray for better times,
And work right hard to make 'em
You men vote liquor with its crimes,
And we just have to take 'em.
How long, Josiah, must this be2
We work and pray 'gainst evil;
You pray all right, for what see,
But vote just for the devil
There nowl I've said my say, and you
Just save your ammunition,
And vote the way you've always prayed
For total Prohibition Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

reach out after him at his need of sue
cor. A spirit of conquest has often
gone with this unflagging watchfulno SO,
vet none the less if at any occasion for
Engl0nd's exertions, however distant,
however Improbable, or however i'm
posing or extreme, there had arisen a
sign of disposition to leave needy Brit
ishers in danger or unavenged for in
suit, it would have been squelched with
anger lasting until the country's fame
was Observation-Disclosures
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Speed OF the Gulf Stream.

Three miles an hour is about the av-
erage of the gulf stream, though at Ger.
tain places it attains speed of fifty-four
miles. In the Yucatan channel, for
instance, where it is ninety miles wide
and one thousand fathoms deep, the
current is not over quarter of a mile
an hour. In the Straits of Bemini the
current is so rapid as to give the sur
face of the water the appearance of
being a sheet of fre.-Indianapohs
Nplps
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

A WONDER WoRKER.-Mr. Frank
Huffman, young man of Burlington,
Ohio, states that he had been under
the care of two prominent physicians,
and had used their treatment until he
was not able to get around. They pro-
and incurable. He was persuaded to
try DR.. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds, and at that
time was not able to walk across the
street without resting. He found, be-
fore he had used half of dollar bottle,
that he was much better; he continued
to use it and is to-day enjoying good
health. If you have any throat, lung
or chest trouble, try it. We guarantee
satisfaction. Trial bottle free at G,
Blakely's, Montpelier, VI.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
Mail LETTINGS!
Notice to Contractors.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., January Is, 1892.

WASHINGTON, d. c., January 10, 1892.
Proposals will be received at the Con-
tract Office of this Department until four
P. NJ of March "a, 1892, for carrying the
mails of the United States upon the routes,
and according to the schedule of arrival
and departure specified by the Department,
in the state OF Vermont, from July /, 1892
to June 30, 1893. Lists Of routes, with
schedules OF arrivals and departures, in
structions to bidders, with forms for con-
tracts and bonds, and all other necessary
information will be furnished upon applica-
ton 70 the Second Assistant Postmaster
general. JOHN WANAMAKER,
POstnaster- General.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

AFTER Pickett Nelson, {" the tallest
man on earth" died at his home in
Ba timore recently, his b. dy became
four inches longer through relax ton
than il had been in life. As an active,
able bodied man "Col." Nelson was
eight feet, five inches tall
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Oastoria.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Chicken Thieves.

We received the following item from
Mrs. George Rhoads yesterday after
noon: ''Chicken thieves have visited
my coop twice. / wonder If they were
not very thankful that old Mrs. Rhoads
lives on the hill yet and raises such nice
game chickens for their Thanksgiving
dinner. Such thieves, / think, would
rob and murder who would steal a
widow woman's chickens, especially her
game chickens when common ones,
much larger, that had the cholera,
could have been found few houses
away that would not have been missed
as mine were." The widow is little
cross about it, and we do not blame her
in the least, for man who would rob a
widows coop is fowl thief and
especially contemplate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Will Decide by Ballot.

The Democrats of Brockwayville are
talking of settling the postoffice ques-
tion in that borough by ballot when the
proper time arrives. The Record says:
$50 many aspirants are in the field for
the position that discordant strife is
inevitable unless the matter can be
adjusted among themselves. With a
view of averting this feeling plan has
been formulated by which the Democrats
of the borough are to decide by ballot
their choice for postmaster. The plan
is to hold meeting at which none but
registered Democratic voters are to be
allowed to participate. A secret ballot
will be taken and the candidate having
the lowest number of votes will be
dropped. The ballot will be continued,
dropping the lowest each time until one
has clear majority. All petitions are
to be annulled and each candidate will
go before the meeting on an equal
footing"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
His Life Crushed Out.
tPunxsutawney Spirit.1

On Wednesday evening about s o'clock
as switch engine No. 81 was making
trip to Adrian it ran over the body of
man lying on the track. The engine
was stopped and the engineer and
fireman walked back to investigate. A
few rods in the rear of the waiting
engine they found the lifeless body of u
man, afterwards Unidentified as John
Yennowski, of Adrian, lying beside the
track. The right leg was severed
above the knee and there was frightful
hole in the skull from which the brains
were oozing. The probability is that
the victim had been drinking, and
becoming stupified from the effects,
laid down to take a sleep. The friends
of the dead man refuse to entertain this
view OF the matter and are firmly
convinced that he was murdered and
that his body was placed on the track
for the purpose Of concealing the facts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Thanksgiving Services.

Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the Presbyterian church. Rev.
p. j. Slattery, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, preached an excellent
sermon, and selected the following
verses as his text: "Blessed is the
nation whose God is the Lord; and the
people whom he hath chosen for his
own inheritance. ."-Psa. 33-xii "Right-
eousness exalteth nation: but sin is
reproach to any people. prov. IA
xxxiv. The congregation was about
the usual size for Thanksgiving, but
not what it should be for a town the
size of Reynoldsville where there are
so many professed christian people
Many women are deprived of the privi-
lege of attending church that the
husband and family may have a big
turkey dinner. Thanksgiving services
should be attended by a large cOngre-
cation hereafter. The Presbyterian
choir furnished good music for the
services.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Buried Friday Afternoon.

Mrs. Mary Jane Ferrier, who died at
300 A. M, Wednesday, Nov. 23rd, us
mentioned in The STAR last week, was
buried in the Baptist cemetery Friday
afternoon. Her funeral sevices were
held in the. Baptist church, conducted
by Rev. T.. T. Derr. Mrs. Ferrier was
the widow of an old soldier who has
been dead a number of years. She
never was robust woman and II was
with difficulty that she gained liveli-
hood for herself and son, Will, who is
now about sixteen years old. 1t was
only few months ago she received over
81 200 pension money and was on the
roll for $1,000 per month. just when
she was ready to overcome the difficulty
of meeting the every day wants of life,
she passed into the haven of rest
where wants and sadness are strangers.
Willie will make his home with
McClelland Ferrier this winter and go
to school.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Gone to Pittsburg.

Mrs. Margaret II. Gorsline and son,
Reynolds, went to Pittsburg yesterday
morning where she will keep house for
her brother, w. S. Reynolds. Mrs.
Gorsline is daughter Of Thomas
Reynolds, deceased, and was born in
Reynoldsville. She has been faithful
worker in the Womans Relief Corpse
ever since it was organized here, and is
always ready to aid an old soldier or
his family. Mrs. Gorsline is great
reader and has considerable ability as a
writer. THE STAR joins with her
many friends in wishing her abundant
success in her new home.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-11-30
Formerly of this Place.

Willie Brinton, fourteen-year-old son
of Mat. Brinton, formerly an engineer
on the Low Grade who lived at Reyn-
oldsville for years, now an engineer on
a shifter near Brockwayville, met with
an accident on Saturday, Nov. 10Th,
which may cripple him for life. The
boy was riding on the motor OF the
electric tram road at the Brock mines,
and in jumping of while the motor was
going at full speed the lad was caught
under the wheels and one of his legs
badly mangled. The flesh was stripped
from the knee down and the bone
exposed. A portion of the bruised flesh
and muscles were removed, and twenty
three stitches were required to close up
the wound.