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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
REV. HENRY LANGFoRD.

One day | was in the store of r. S.
Ogden, at Sardis, w. Va, and he said to
me; You take two bottles of DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy, and if
you say il don't help you, you need not pay
for it,
took two bottles of this medicine, and
found so much relief that | bought two
more bottles and now | am wonderfully
improved in health and strength. DR..
Greeue's Nervura blood aud nerve remedy
did it. | can heartily and truthfully recon-
mend it to the sick. Too much cannot be
said in praise of this splendid medicine.
=" say this for the good of other sufferers
from nervous and prostrating diseases who
can be cured by this remedy For myself |
am thankful 10 God that / found Dr..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy,
and for what it has done for me-
You who suffer with nervous and phys-
cal weakness, land prostration from over
work or other cause, have only to follow
the example and recommendation of Rev.
Mr.. LangfOrd in order to insure a return of
health and strength. This truly remarkable
and harmless vegetable remedy is the dis
cOvery Of the successful specialist in curing
nervous and chronic diseases, DR.. Greene,
of "a Temple Place, Boston, Mass. The
doctor can be- consulted in all cases free of
charge, personally or by letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
How to Fire n Pistol.

The expert revolver shooter will find
no difficulty in hitting a silver dollar six
times in succession at - yards. At the
same distance and with the same pistol
another man will have the chances
against him to hit a mark ? feet in diam.
ster once in six shots.
The revolver has very short barrel
at best, and the slightest deviation to
one side or the other in sighting will re.
suit in Il hopelessly wild shot. The short
barrel, so to speak, eXaggerates miss
and the short distance between the sights
makes it difficult to keep them lined
When one once learns in aiming to keep
his sights lined-i. e., the front sight di-
rectly in the center Of the notch of the
rear sights-he will find that the great
difficulty of revolver shooting is gone.
His arm may waver and the end of the
pistol barrel describe all sorts of para
bolas; but, provided his sights are in
perfect alignment, his shots will be sur
prisingly close to the mark aimed at, and
a certain proportion will find the bulls
eye.
The great thing is to keep the revolver
always an integral part of the arm that
supports it, Grasp it firmly with the
palm of the hand and extend the thumb
in the direction of the barrel. The
thumb, by its pressure on the side of the
pistol, keeps its axis in a perpendicular
plane parallel to that Of the arm of the
shooter, SO that mt the moment the ham
mer is released and the cartridge ex-
ploded the bullet will go in the direction
his arm is pointing. So important
part does the thumb play in sighting
that it is hardly an exaggeration to say
that man without Il thumb can never
hope to become "A fine shot.
In addition to the above, there is an
other cause of inaccuracy in revolver
shooting that is not the fault of the
shooter, but is inherent in the weapon
itself. This cause is the tendency of the
short barrel to kick up and as result
to shoot high, 1t may be lessened by
firm hold at the moment of firing, but
the best way, as rule, is to experiment
with the pistol and then either have it
resighted or hold underin shooting. Ev-
cry one has noticed that the revolver as
it comes from the factory has an end
sight that is raised quarter of an inch
or more from the barrel, while the rear
sight is very low, often merely a notch
in the frame. When the sights are prop
erly aligned, the barrel is consequently
pointing below the object aimed at. But
actually the recoil is greater than allow
ed for by these sights, and at any but
the very shortest distances most pistols
will shoot high. Ignorance of this fact
has more than once been the cause of
loss of human life, and it is good advice,
unless you are willing to run the risk of
adead man on your hands. never to shoot
at IA burglars legs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22

The best relief for a bad stomach is
heat One authority prescribes hot drink
ing water, gallon if necessary, to re-
lieve the system of the waste material,
taken by the cupful at intervals of five
or eight minutes. This draft will excite
perspiration and promote the action Of
the skin and kidneys, at the same time
flushing the stomach and intestines. An
other cure for the individual with "the
blues" lucky enough to be able to in
dulge in the luxury of invaldism, is an
application of heat in the form of fan
mel right out of the oven, rubber bag
filled with hot water, napkin full of
hot bran, or d paper bag containing a
brickbat, well done, or sand as hot as
Sahara. All the cures imply holiday
or two holidays for the overpowered or
gans of digestion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
A Queer Looking Steamer.

One of the novelties of the year in ship.
building is the turret deck steamer built in
England, which is practically modifica
ton of the whalnback type now largely
used on the great lakes. In the only vessel
of this design yet built the hull is shaped
like most other vessels from keel to water
line, but from the water line the shell is
rounded off upward and inward until it
terminates at the upper deck level in an
upright structure, misnamed II turret run
ming fore and aft. The vessel has no sheer,
the deck reaching in a perfectly straight
line fore and aft.
The plating, running inward from the
water, like to the turrct dock, rs thick and
strong line that of the hui proper, so that
the whole skin of the vessel above and be
low is of the same thickness. The engines
are placed aft as in whaleback steamers so
that from the engine room to the forecastle
there is a long, continuous hold, interfered
with only by the necessary bulkheads The
boats accommodations for engineers and
crew are all abaft the engine room, but the
captain and officers are placed as usual I'M
der the bridge forward. - Engineering
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Care of Shoes.


Water is the worst enemy Ct the
boot or shoe, making it harsh, rough
and painful TO the foot. The cause of
this trouble is that the leather shrnks
and bardens in drying; but this may be
avoided by little care. On good au-
thority it is said that if wet or damp
shoe be taken off on coming into the
house, and filed with oats, the grain
will absorb the moisture, while at the
same time, by swelling gently, it will
prevent the shoe from shrinking and
losing its shape. This 10 n standard
treatment among farmers, and is equally
as effective in the case of ladies' fine
shoes as with their heavy boots. Where
shoes have become hard and dry, the
natural tone of the leather may be re-
stored by the application of parailine-
for which vaseliue forms handy and
very effective sub stitute.-GoVd House
keepind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
The Freedom of Spanish GirIhOod.

The fact that the Spanish woman en-
Joys no social freedom until she mar
ries or attains her majority has given
rise TO the supposition, among those
who know us only through the fantas-
tic tales of INSCRIPTIONS travellers, that
in Spain women live subject 10 the
most absolute of tyrannies, aud that
we are the victims of the brutal selfish
ness of man. Nothing could be fur
ther from the truth or more calumni-
Gus. The Spanish woman, yielding
cheerfully and willingly the obedience
to paternal authority enjoined by re-
ligion, receives, with the nuptial bene.
diction, the liberty to 60 about alone
and to guard upaided the good name
and resp, ct with which in childhood
and youth she had seen herself sur
rounded. But let it not therefore be
imagined that tie Spanish girl leads
the life of recluse, subjec ell to mo-
nastic rules. So far from this beicg
the case, perhaps there is no woman in
the world who enjoys herself more
while she is unmarried, who is greater
coquette, or who tyranuizes more COM
pletely over her suitors; aud when long
dresses give her the right TO present
herself into society, period of amuse-
ments and diversions begins Tor her
which terminates without regret on the
Part of the good wife, as soon as the
duties of maternity come to fill her life
and to completely occupy her thoughts
and her time. Eta Camel, in North
American ReUieU.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Things to Remember.

Too small figure in wall paper de-
stroys the effect.
A BREAD cloth should always be
sweet and clean, aud never used for
any other purpose.
SPOTS and dirt may be removed from
paintings and chromos by using a cup
of warm water to which few drops OF
ammonia have been added.
A GOOD broomholder may be made
by putting two large screws-nails will
answer-iuto the wall about two inches
apart. Drop the broom between them,
handle downward.
ANY woman doing her own work
may systema'iza il that il will be the
easiest possible for her. She need moi
follow any other persons me hOds, un-
less they are the very best for her own
conditions.
IT pays well to do the ms nding be-
fore it goes into the wash, since the
processes TO which it is there subjected
materially enlarge the holes, and it is
better and more agreeable to wear if
the washing follows the meuding.
THERE is false economy, which
costs more than it returns; such as
saving old medicine bottles, partially
used pres criptions, the tacks taken from
the carpet, or working days to save or
make that which eau be bought for q
few cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Thoughts of Stricken Soldiers.

1--WE have call heard accounts" says Major
l.. Il. Morris of the Third cavalry, "of how
men stricken upon the field call upon their
mothers, how their thoughts drift back to
their old home and how they die with mem
cries of happy days forcing their way To
the lips. | have never seen anything of the
kind. My experience with those fatally
wounded is that aul T and the spirit Of
strife dominate them to the last. 1t is pos
sible that if n man lies for many hours un.
attended in his delirium, he may wander
back to peaceful scenes he will never see
again, but generally he will rave against
the fate which has overtaken him and
curse his luck so long as there is any
breath left in him.
charged and captured a Confederate bat
terry which had suffered terribly. Most OF
the battery was dismounted, and not many
people were left TO work the guns that were
whole. Lying across a gun, face down
ward was young fellow whose gasping
breathing attracted our attention He had
been shot through the lung, was choking
with the blood and was dying then. We
turned him over He had had half hour
of agony, and one would have supposed
that his thoughts would be in other places
My shot, he gasped eXctcdly, my shot
and so passed away. Evidently he had dis
charged his piece just before receiving the
wound which translated him, and the in
rervening time had been blank
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
The Thanksgiving Turkey.

The turkey is the most important ar
tiele of the Thanksgiving dinner. Time
was when the first appearance of this
bird in the year was on the Thanks
giving dinner table. But all that is
changed now, many families beginning
to use young turkeys as early as Octo
Der. However, the best birds are kept
for the latter part of November. In
selecting turkey see that the flesh is
white, That the bird is short, plump and
fat, and that the end of the breastbone
is soft and flexible. This bird should
be treated with the greatest respect.
Season it we'll with salt, and fill the
breast and body with well-seas oned
dressing. Spread soft butter over the
breast, legs and sides, then dredge
thickly with flour, and put into hot
oven where the butter and flour will
unite to make a frothy crust for the
turkey. After the turkey is Drowned
the heat should be reduced. There
must be basting every fifteen min
utes with the gravy in the pan, besides
salt, pepper and flour. The coating of
-four and butter, the constant generous
basting and the low heat for the greater
part of the time of cooking, will ensure
tender juicy, wellseasoned dish
Maria Porloa, IN Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
SOLDIERS BUDGET.
Thrilling Experience at Libby Prison.

Colonel Henry w. Sawyer, who died
suddenly at Cape May, became famous
through his narrow escape from being
executed while a prisoner in Libby
prison. He and Captain Flynn of the
Fifty.lirst Indiana were ridden on cof-
fins to the place Of execution, but were
saved by the interference of the Roman
Catholic archbishop of Louisiana, a
friend OF Flvnn He delayed the exc
cution until President Lincoln heard of
it. Lincoln then gave notice that if
the two prisoners were shot, General
Fitzhugh Lee, son OF General Robert
E. Lee, who was at & at time a pri.-
oner, would be hanged. Colonel Saw
yer was subsequently exchanged for
General Lee. The latter was some
years ago elected governor OF Virginia
and was given an ovation in this city
during the celebration of the Constitu-
tional Centennial in 1SS7.-Mirror and
Farmer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
He Got the Autograph.

A small boy once saw Charles Sum-
ner's frank on public document, and,
avaricious of autographs, stiaightway
sat down and wrote to him, saying:
" BY the aid of Webster's Unabridged,
the Latin aud Greek lexicons ard the
assistance Of my high school teacher,
have made it out to be your name. Ii
that is SO, and you can do it asain,
please do it for me-" The senator,
amused by what the ilippant people in
these days would call the gail of the
youth, replied. e. am glad" he
wrote, TO learn that you have 50 many
helps to education. 1t was my name.
l can do ii again, and here il is Yours
very truly, Charles Sumner. "--Nep
York Recorder.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
The Stars and Our sun.

Referring to some of the more valuable
conclusions arrived at by recent astronom-
ical research, an English writer argues in
favor of the theory that the stars, or many
of them, are very similar TO our own sum-
this being clearly shown from three consid-
erations Que of these is their great in
triusic brllliancy compared with their small
apparent diameter. "A diameter so minute
that the highest powers of the largest tele-
scope fail To show them as anything but
mere points of light without measurable
magnitude. second. their vast distance from
the earth, Il distance 50 great that the di-
ameter of the earth's orbit dwindles almost
to a point in comparison, this also account
ing satisfactorily for the first fact, and,
third, the sprctroscope that unerring in
strument of research in this tleld--shoWs
that the light emitted 10y many of them is
very similar to that radiated by the sun.
Thus their chemical and physical constitu.
ton appears analogous TO that of our cen
trail luminary. Though the spectra of the
red stars differ much from the solar spec
trum these objects are comparatively rare,
forming exceptions to the general rule.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Lady Holland.

In spite of her beauty, in spite of her
charms and in spite of her accomplishments
Lady Holland was the most overbearing
woman of distinction since the days of
Sarah Jennings. Sydney Smith and few
other men never tolerated her iDsolence,
but it may well be doubted if she did not
domineer over the ladies who entered the
portals of Holland House to her hearts
content, ruling them with rod of iron.
Her cleverness her wide knowledge, her
kindness, made some compensation for
her arbitrary power, but never eflaced it
from the recollection of any who had
suffered from it, She has been known to
stop Lord Macaulay in the midst of an in
terestng auecdote with Now, Macauldy,
we have had enough of this; give us some
thing else" sydney Smith she ordered
here and there as if he were a laclley in
stead of one of those august personages
known as a canon residentiary of St.
Paul's
One day her ladyship ordered him to ring
the bell. The canon meekly complied and
then asked whether he should sweep the
rooml Having heard that Thomas Moore
was engaged on "a biography of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan, which he expected to
render very lively and entertaining, Lady
Holland said to him one day ut n full din
ner table, This will be dull book, this
Sheridan of yours, fear" Seeing some
politicians whispering togetherin the draw
ing room one evening, she said: "Ah, gen
tlemen, you're whispering. We shall have
to 90 to the club to find out what you are
saying. THE GentiemanS Magazine
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22

A MILLION FRIENDS" A friend
in need is friend indeed" and not less
than one million people have found just
such friend in DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs, and
Colds. If you have never used this
great cough medicine, one trial will
convince you that it has wonderful cur
alive powers in all diseases of the throat,
chest and lungs. Each bottle is guar
anteed to do all that is claimed, or
money will be refunded Trial bottles
free at G. Blakely's drugstore, Mont
pelier, Vt. Large bottles, fifty cents and
one dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
A Good Bargain.

A prominent lawyer of Buffalo tells
of compromise he once made on be-
half of certain railway company with
an Erie county farmer who. wife had
been killed at a railroad crossing. A
few months after the terrible bereave-
ment the husband, who had sued the
company for $4,000 damages, came into
the office and accepted compromise Of
$500. AS he stuffed the wad of bills
into his pocket, he turned to the law
yer and cheelfully remarked: "Vell,
dots not so bad after all. I've got
fife hundret tollar and goot teal better
wife as l had before. "-ArgonaM.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Miss LarcOm's Youthful Days.

When Cur Young Folks was established
in Boston in 1868, the late Miss larcom be-
came an assistant, and the following wear
chief editor, severing her connection with
that magazine i'm 1874. She says in her
story of her girlhood: 81 was born while
my mother country was still in her youth,
just rounding the first quarter of her 100
years We used tallow candles then and
oil lamps and sat by open fireplaces. We
had no matches at that time, but there was
always a finder box in some safe corner,
and fire was lindled by striking flint and
steel upon finder. What magic it seemed
to me when | was first allowed to strike
that wonderful spark to light the kitchen
fret There was settle in the chimney
corner and and my sisters used to sit there
and talk and dream as the log burned on
the andirons-two continental soldiers in
uniform stifIly marching one afterthe other
and look up 1ugh the chimney at the
square of blue y, or sometimes catch a
snowflake on our foreheads."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
How to Clean Plush.

Get some turpentine and pour it over
the grease spot and rub it very gently
until quite dry with piece of soft clean
flannel. When dry, brush the piles up
and hang the article in the open air.
That plush may be cleaned is fact of
interest Children's plush coats that
have become soiled can be cleaned with
but injury by delicately sponging with a
little boraX and water. A teaspoonful
Of powdered boraX to a quart of water is
the proper proportion. Use very soft
EnOnpe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
HEAD OF FOUR CHURCHES.
rs IT Any WONDER MINISTRIES
BRLAH DORM?
Bishop Phillips Brooks Died as the Result
of Overwork-Rev. Henry Langford, the
Eminent Preacher, Just Saved from the
Same Fate.

Overwork kills.
The great Bishop, Phillips Brooks, was
stricken down in the prime of his manhood
and usefulness as the direct result of physi-
cal and nervous exhaustion brought on by
overwork
Now comes the news that Rev. Henry
L"ngford, the eminent Baptist divine, of
Weston, West Va, has just escaped utter
nervous and physical prostration.
He is pastor of four churches. Is it any
wonder that he broke down in health?
The reverend gentlemen gives very in
teresting account of himself and his
troubles:
" For ten years." he said Z" / have been
nervous and growing worse all these years
During the last four or five years [ became
so nervous | could scarcely sign my name
so it could be read. / was so nervous that
| could not read my own sermon notes after
they had been laid aside a while.
| was unable to hold my head steady in
the pulpit, nor could 1 hold or handle my
books and papers without embarrassment
owing to the trembling and weakness of my
hands and arms. / was 80 nervous that
could scarcely feed myself. In fact my
nervous system was wrecked.
" | tried many remedies recommended by
physicians, but found no permanent relief
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22

Cut the shells of about so chestnuts
and roast them in the oven until they
are done. Then remove the shells, or cut
the nuts and take out the soft, mealy
portion. Or, instead of roasting, the
chestnuts may be shelled and blanched;
then boil in Just water sufficient to cover
them for half an hour In either case
add tablespoonful of butter, level
teaspoonful of salt and third Of tea
spoonful of pepper. Toss up lightly I'M
til well mixed and stuff the turkey with
them. If preferred, the chestnuts may
be coarsely chopped. A pint of oysters
would be nice addition to this stuffing
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
Slumber Song.

Adown the twilight river we float,
Baby and together,
Gliding along in our little boat,
Baby and together.
Down to the wonderful land that waits
Where the river flows through the sunset gates
While the silvery stars keep watch aud ward
As we drift beneath their loving guard,
Baby and together.
Adown the river we softly glide,
Baby and 1 together,
As the day goes out on the ebbing tide,
Baby and together.
The twilight river is broad and deep,
30 close to the shadowy banks we keep,
While drowsy peoples nod and sway,
And sleepily beckon us to stay,
Baby and together.
To Sunderland our craft we steer,
Baby and l together,
Slowly. but surely, our port we near,
Baby and together.
Where the Dream.tree spreads its branches wide
And scatters rare fruit every side,
Down the twilight river we float along,
While tapping waves Groom tender song
Baby and | together.
A fair little head is dropping low,
Baby and together,
Gently into the harbor go,
Baby and together.
Have reached the shores of Sunderland.
BY whispering breezes softly famed,
Amid the fleet that are anchored fast
Hushl we are safely moored at last,
Baby and together.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
IN GENERAL.
In Autumn.

like. the first cold day Of fall,
TO have my study windows down,
Although the robins CHEEKY call
Comes from the tree tops dun and brown
The golden butterflies have fed;
No sweet buds rouse the bees glad song;
For all the flowers are closed and dead,
And winters heralds round us throng.
And then before the open fire.
Where great logs burn and snap and blaze,
Come gentle dreams of high desire
Not dreams Of past but future days.
We build not of the whitened ash
which mark the steps of days of yore,
But by the oak logs rudy flash
Discern the path which lies before
p. $. Mines, IN Hdrpe,'s BGtar
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-22
A Clergyman's Error.

A clergyman had married lady with
$40 600 and prospect of more. The
next Sunday he gave out hymn, read
the first four verses and commenced to
read the fifth, when he said: "Ahem
The choir will omit the fifth" and sat
down in great confusion. OF course,
every one read the verse and smiled
almost audibly as they read:
Forever let thy grateful heart
His boundless grace adore,
Who gives ten thousand blessings now,
And bids us hope for more.'