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The sun., 1893-02-23
HOODS PILLS do not purge pain or grippe,
but act promptly, easily and efficiently. IS.
Curious Marriage Ceremonies in
Brittany.

Curious Marriage Ceremonies in
Brittany.
The marriage customs in some parts
of Brittany are very curious. In Corn
vile the village tailor is the important
parsonage to whom the candidate for
matrimony applies for a list of eligible
girls. Having selected One, the tailor
at once proceeds to the Claiden's faith
er, carrying a wand of broom. He is
dressed for the occasion in official
stockings, one of which Is Of velvet
color and the other red, and with him
is. the suitor and his nearest relative.
While the family chiefs are making
their arrangements the lovers retire
to the other end of the house and dis
course their OWE Sweet music" 1t
is necessary that the engaged pair
should put an end themselves to the
term of the negotiation. They ap-
proach, holding each other by the hand,
the table where their parents or rel
atives are seated, when bread, wine
and brandy are brought in. The
young man and the maiden eat with
the same knife and fork and drink out
of the same cup, and the day for the
union is then agreed upon.-Million.
The sun., 1893-02-23
WHY WILL YOU SUFFER.

When you are nervous, i'll at ease,
sick, tormented with strange fancies
and worried over tribes, it is a sign
that you are in the agonies of indi-
gestion. If this be thefact, get box
of the Laxative Gum Drops at once.
These gum drops are mild and gentle.
They are not violent cathartic, but
they will cure the worst case OF indi-
gestion. They are particularly good
for ladies, regulating the digestion,
correcting any irregularities and giving
the complexion that clear tint that
only accompanies perfect health. II
your druggist does not keep them,
send to the SYLVAN REMEDY CO.,
Peoria, Ill. and get sample box by
mail free. Always mention the name
of this paper.
The sun., 1893-02-23
Building a Steamer on Novel PLAN

A new idea in shipbuilding has been
developed at Belfast, Ireland. There
is an immense vessel on the stocks
there which has no keel for about 120
feet from the sternpost, while six feet
Of the sternpost is cut away, the hull
Of the vessel sloping from the horizon
tai for the 120 feet, until level with the
curtailed sternpost. The bottom OF the
sternpost and the actual stern OF the
vessel are not connected In any way.
The vessel is a twin screw and the
propellers viii work through a small
aperture with nothing between them
and the water beneath. They will
therefore always be In unbroken wa
ter-RoSton Journal.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and act
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial In ita
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, ita
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known. ..#
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fie syrup co.
SAW FRANCISCO. oAL.
G0cHSvyELE. Az. AEw EORE az
The sun., 1893-02-23

THAT unrivalled complexion" said .
prominent New Yorker, alluding to lady
tccqaintance, was the result OF using
Garfield Tea"
Send for free sample to 319 West 18th
Street, New York City.
The sun., 1893-02-23
He Was Greatly Surprised.

els the doctori M" asked the tramp
at the door of an Arch street physi-'
cian
A few minutes later an oldish fe-
male came to the door.
81 jist wanted to see il the doctor
wouldn't give me a pair of his old
pants" said the tramp.
t'I'm the DOCTOR" said the lady.
The tramp had several attacks OF
vertigo as he dropped down the
steps.-Ph Philadelphia Times.
The sun., 1893-02-23

A number of Ontario grain exporters
are buying up Canadian barley to hold
for export to the United States after
the Mckinley act has been repealed.
Extra barley is now selling at 30 cents
in Ontario. against 10 cents five years
ago.
The sun., 1893-02-23

A Woman's Lonely Half-Century
A strange romance was ended by the
death near Stonersvllle, Pa, recently.
of Mary Reis who for fifty years led
lonely life because her parents for
bade an early marriage She was sew
enty-eight years old, When girl she
fell in love with young man whom
her parents did not admire, and they
forbade marriage. This broke Mary's
heart. and her home had no more
charms for her She preferred to live
by herself and she refused to accept
the hospitality of friends or neighbors,
saying that all the world was against
her Twenty years ago she moved into
the little stone house. and after that
she rarely saw anybody. On Monday
a friend called and offered to help her
In any way, but the aged lady refused
aid. Her body was discovered on her
kitchen floor and $50 was found in
the little house of the recluse. Phil
adelphia Record
The sun., 1893-02-23

Right enough. But II you so to 3 malaria
troubled region, protect yourself against the
prevalent scourgs in bottom lands and new
Clearings. Row. With Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters The answer comes clear aAd unani-
nous from thousands of new ssttlers and
pioneer emigrants, whom the great preventive
ma Use the Bittsrs for kidney, liver, bowel,
rheumatic and stomach difficulty.
The sun., 1893-02-23

table Mr.. Widgery, like a sensible fel-
low, took Flincher's hand, and while
he held it drank to Flncher's wife's
good health and wished them both
every happiness.
THE END.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Bestremedy for sprains and pains. Mr.:
]. NJ. Spring, Bennings. D. g., writes: II
have been using Salvation Oil and have OBJ
tanned great relief Among so many rsm-
edies tried. Salvation Oil is the best for
sprains and pains in the back" It kills all
pain,
The sun., 1893-02-23

Ask your druggist for a bottle of the Quak-
er CatarIh Cure. Different from all other
remedies. 1t is applied directly to parts af-
fected and gives immediate and permanent
relief 1or all forms of catarrh, colds in the
head, influenza, &c. A guarantee can be had
with each bottle to refund money if not sat
isfactory. Ifyou will send us your name
and address on postal card we will send
you sample bottle free of all expense
Address QUAKER MED. Assn, st. Paul, Mimi
The sun., 1893-02-23

The mental vacuum from M.-.ch tn,
suggestion has emanated that United
States senator's should wear gowns
should have It's leak plugged at once.
If anything of the kind is to be done.
divided skirts are suggested. They
would enable old ladies of that body
to show their dexterity sufficiently on
all occasions.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Never be without it. Mr. Chas. Vissoher,
A Lincoln Ave; Springfield. O., writes:
Five doses of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
cured me of severe cough. 1 shall always
keen IT,
The sun., 1893-02-23

For Coughs and Throat Troubles use
Browns Bronchial Troches.-"They stop
an attack Of my asthma cough very prompt
W. Z. Falch MEANWHILE, Ohio.
The sun., 1893-02-23

A case of CataFrh that can't be cured by
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy is so rare that
the makers of the medicine are willing to risk
this offer: If we can't cure your Catarrh,
perfectly and permanently, no matter what
your case is, wen pay you $500"
The sun., 1893-02-23

A pamphlet describing home treatment
for all chronic diseases sent free. Address
st. Paul Medical & Surgical Institute Mer-
ril Building. st. Paul, Mimi.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Turned-in toes are often found with pre-
occupied, absent-minded persons.
The sun., 1893-02-23

A Southern Oregon farmer last year made
$2,0S0 from ten acres raising prunes.
The sun., 1893-02-23

permanently cure Constipation, Biliousness,
Indigestion, Sick or Bilious Headaches, Jaun-
dice Sour Stomach, and Dizziness. All de-
rangements of liver, stomach, and bowels are
prevented, relieved, and cured.
They're guaranteed to give satisfaction, or
your money is returned.
The sun., 1893-02-23

An Englishman wishes to exhibit him
self at the Worlds Fair as the Messiah.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Ice made at zero temperature will last
longer than that made at 1Se or 200.
The sun., 1893-02-23
4 VEST. POCKET

American lard sells for 25 cents a pound
in Mexico.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Pupils at the Salida, Col, school struck
because there teacher was discharged.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Tragedy was first represented on a wagon
by Thespis, at Athens B. c. $50.
The sun., 1893-02-23

Nebraska will send 300 cowboys to the
Worlds Fair.
The sun., 1893-02-23
Go WestI

Lake Champlain is entirely frozen over.
The sun., 1893-02-23

a FhSS1 OSnE4
remedy = DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. Put up
In little glass walls, handy
and convenient. Sealed,
too, so that you know
they're always fresh and
reliable, unlike tho ordi-
nary pills In wooden or
pasteboard boxes.
There's nothing in the
way of pills as small or as
easy to take as these little
Pellets. There's nothing
SO easy and natural in &C
tion-nothing that can do
The sun., 1893-02-23
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
The Tomb Of MOhammed ii.

The temple of Mohammed II is close to
his mosque in old STEAMBOAT. The con
querer is alone in his palace of peace-a
splendid composite of Greek and Italian
architecture, exquisite in proportion and
detail and rich as a jewel case. The inte-
rior is brilliant with tiles of vivid color,
blue and white arabesques, and the letter.
ing of the Koran done in gold. Priceless
mosaics inlay the floor beneath rugs of bro.
caded silk. There is no earthly smell, no
CHASTITY suggestion in the light and lovely
chapel. The raised bier points toward
Mecca, and instead Of a sable pail is draped
with Persian shawls bright as feather
work. Candles in great silver standards
cheer the pleasant place, lusters depend
from the ceiling and ostrich eggs swing
from gilt ropes, emblems of death and life
undying. In the long sleep Mohammed is
not stretched on the warriors "steel
COUCH" but lies as we fancy princess
might slumber-softly pillowed in her lux
urious chamber, awaiting the call of the
angel of the resurrection Mrs Leu Wal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Madame Necker's Conversations.

A curious anecdote was told me lately
about Nine. Necker, the clever mother of q
still more illustrious daughter-Mme. de
Stael. 1t seems that certain M. de Chas-
tellard was invited by her to dinner party,
and he, by some mistake, arrived at the
house too early and sat down in the salon
to wait till the hostess appeared. While
waiting, he wandered about the room, and
presently found behind cushion little
book, which he took up, supposing it to be
book of extracts copied in. But, to his
great surprise, he read long resume of the
subjects upon which Nine. Necker intended
to talk that evening, and they were actual
ly labeled, Talk with Nine. So and So on
such thing" every expected guest being
mentioned by name, with the particular
topics suited to the tastes and caliber of
each.
M. de Chastellard's own name was of
course in the list, and he had just time to
see what he might expect in the way Of
conversation at dinner, when the mistress
Of the house came in and he quickly put
the book back whence he had taken 1t. No
enc would think for a moment that q wom-
an so much above the average in intellect
Is Nine. Necker required such aids as the
small pages of manuscript contained, and
h only shows that it does not do to get too
much behind the scenes under any circum-
stances whatever.-London Gentlelcomdn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Where Is Paris !

Most persons are under an impress
sion that they know where Paris is.
1t is just as likely as not that they are
mistaken. Indeed, it is open to some
question whether anybody can say
exactly where it is.
1t is very well known that when
the longitude of the French capital
was determined some years ago there
were discrepancies between the two
parties of observers engaged in the
business. The discrepancies were
never reconciled, and the difficulty
was got over by adopting the result
which seemed most likely to be cor
rect.
One thing, however, is pretty GER
tain, if we are to believe the state
ments of scientists, that in 3, 900 years
or so the gay metropolis, or the best
part Of it, will be covered by the sea.
For the mathematical observations
of the French engineers prove that
the south of France, especially in the
region of the Pyrenees, is gradually
rising, while the north of France is
undergoing a process of depression at
the rate of two-fifths of an inch per
annum.-AnndteS Scient'fqueS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Society i'm Alaska.

Visitors to Sitka pronounce it not
a bad thing at all to be a girl in
Alaska society, for girls are long
way above par in the social swim.
There are card parties and recep-
tons. There are teas and dinners
on the trim little gunboats, with men
to preside at the urn and show how
badly even the best of the sex do the
things woman does so gracefully.
There are balls in the Russian castle
on the hill, where in the old days the
Muscovite governors brought their
high bred wives and held carnival
through the long Alaskan winters.
Like the japanese, in case of COM
pany, everybody borrows of every
body. The governors wife is served
from her own china at the captains
dinner, and the lieutenant's bride
may eat from her own wedding
spoons at the paymasters party, but
there is less strife and envy and all
uncharitableness than in social cir
Giles at the great centers of civiliza-
ton, where everybody is striving to
Guido everybody else.-Sitka Letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Disadvantages Of an Even Temper.

1t is usual to envy the even tenn
pered people-those who are never
unduly elated or cast down, who
"knit on plain" all the time If one
likes that sort Of thing, it would be
equally natural to envy the animals
COWS and pigs, for instance-whose
serenity is seldom disturbed. For
my part think those even tempered
people lose nine tenths of the pleas
ure of existence. The depths of grief
and gloom into which impulsive peo-
pie are thrown are amply made up
for by the equally unreasonable and
unreasoning joy into which they
spring at the slightest possible ex-
cuse, and the sorrow of a quarrel
with a dear one is paid for in the de-
light of making up" Parents are
very apt to impress on their children
the beauty of this even disposition,
but so far as l can see the only ben
eft derived from it is an unwrinkled
complexion. -Dondhoe' Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Lost and Found.

A man in this city recently found
a S. goldpiece in store, and a clerk
endeavored to persuade him to turn
it over to the proprietor. The man
refused to do so, and the foorwalker
showed him a rule of the establish
ment relating to lost property The
man still refused, claiming that the
proprietors of the store might make
for their employees what regulations
they pleased with regard to lost prop
erty, but that such rules could not be
made binding on the public. Alb
stractly he was right. Property that
has been lost belongs to the finder
until the owner appears and proves
his ownership. 1t does not matter
SO far as the merits of the case are
concerned whether the property be
found in a store, in the street OF in
the desert The finder has a right to
1t that precludes all claim but that of
the proved owner.-,St. Louis Globe
Democrat,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
The Husky Whip Trick.

Crack! crack crack!
"Say, Jimmy, has Jack got pistol?"
asked Joe Hickey of his companion,
Boundless Jimmy Atwater, as the two
turned into the gate of Jack Pral's
house one November afternoon. Crack!
crack crack! GA pistol? Why, he's
got a regular arsenal" said Jimmy.
But you don't suppose his father'd
be letting him fire 'em off in the gar
den, do your" What was that noise,
then?" inquired Joe. "Oh, that
noise?" said Jimmy. 81 don't know,
but it sounds like the swapping of big
teamster's whip-and that's just what
it is, ",he continued, as they turned the
corner of the house, and saw Jack swing
ing a whip with tremendous long
lash over his head, then with quick
twist of the stock snap the lash straight
in front of him, so that the extreme end
of it hit the ground about eighteen feet
distant, raising little cloud of dirt, and
making sharp, loud sound, not unlike
that made by firing a pistol. "That's
good trick. Where'd you learn it?"
exclaimed Jimmy. cat the Worlds
Fair, Chicago, Illinois," replied Jack.
"I'll teach you, if you like. It's not so
easy as it looks, but it's rare sport. It's
an Eskimo game. You know they had
a village on the grounds. One of the
guards told me about the Huskies-
that's the nickname they gave the Es-
kimos. He told me that they drive
their dogs each harnessed to the sledge
by a separate trace, and they guide
them entirely by the whip; and there'll
be from six to twelve dogs in team.
They get very expert with their long
whips, and can pick bit of skin right
off them when they want to. When
was there | just went in for few min
utes with my uncle, and a crowd of
them were making little extra money
with their skill. One of the visitors
would throw quarter of dollar into
a little hole in the ground around which
the Eskimos were standing, and they
would all try to flick it out with their
whips. One would succeed, and would
snake it right out of the hole, and snap
it back almost into his hands. 1t was
great sport. Sometimes one would get
il, and sometimes another. / thought
it would be good game out here at
home, so i got an Eskimo whom
know to teach me. | can't do it very
well yet, but l know the principle, and
l am practicing so as to be able TO know
enough to show the rest of the boys,
then we could have fun swapping at a
mark, or picking pebbles or marbles
out of holes in the und."-Harper's
Young People.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
A Very Sly Dog.

One day lady and her children we're
driving in their carriage in one of the
parks at Boston. They were accom-
panied by a pet dog, which grew so
troublesome that it was put out for a
run. After trotting for about mile
the dog wanted to be taken up again,
but the children, liking his room better
than his company, paid no heed to his
request Pre- sently shrek was heard,
and the dog was seen to be limping
along on three legs and holding up the
fourth as if in great distress OF course
the carriage was stopped instantly, the
dog picked up and gently placed on a
cushion. When its leg was examined,
however, no injury conld be traced.
On the contrary, there was sly look
in its eyes that said quite plainly that
the whole thing was sham, the trick
being played to force the children to
allow it once more in the carriage
Boston Paper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
What TOtsy Said.

Totsy's Uncle Edward had come to
visit her papa and mamma, and he had
with him his phonOgraph. He asked
papa and mamma to speak into the
photograph, so that he could hear their
voices in it when he was far away from
them. Totsy is hardly three years old,
but she is quite chatterbox, so mamma
proposed that she should talk into the
phonograph, too. cit will be 80 nice
when she has grown up" said mamma,
" to hear her little soft voice jabbering
Bo Peep" Uncle Edward took his
little niece on his knee. "Now,
Totsy," he said, "tell my machine
about the little girl that lost her sheep"
But Totsy just screwed her face in the
most doleful Fuckers that you ever saw,
and all that she said was, " Boohoo! l
do-on't wa-ant top Wasn't it pity?
For when Uncle Edward comes again
Totsy will be young lady, Then if
she asks to hear how she talked when
she was little girl, how surprised she
will be when the photograph answers
her, L" Boohoo! l do-on't wa-ant top
Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
A Profitable Joke.

Near Shasta City, Cal, a gang of
gold miners were toiling in gulch
when a ragged stranger, evidently
ignorant of mining, came along and
looked on.
The miner near him took out IS
nugget, and anxiety overcame the
ignorant stranger.
Say" he asked, "where can l go
to diggin to find it like that3"
The hardy miner stopped his
work, and giving the wink to all the
boys so that the joke should not be
lost pointed up to the barren rocks
where no gold had ever been found.
"You see that rough lookin place."
"Yes, said the new hand,
"We1l, thar it is rich Jes' you
ytake out a claim an go to work, an
when we finish here we'll come up
too"
The new hand thanked the miner,
and the boys all grinned their ap-
probation of the joke. That after
noon a solitary figure was seen pick
ing on the rocky hillside, and every
time the miners looked up they roar
ed with laughter.
But the next day the new miner
struck pocket and took out several
thousands of dollars in gold. Then
he came and thanked the miner who
had sent him up there and went down
into the valley and bought farm,
while the other miners dotted that
same rocky hillside for days without
finding a pocket. They agreed that
it was a joke, but not exactly of the
kind that they had intended Youths
Communion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
Go to Church.

1t is great and blessed thing to
once week into a meeting house
leave the world outside; to 90 oricS
week and to see the best side of YOU
neighbor and your friend; and hear
the silent voices of the sainted dead;
and hear the sacred influences inter-
preted by voices of choir and by voice
of preacher; and have your own better
nature interpreted to yourself; and
yourself think for little while of the
highest things, and live in the highest
and divinest and noblest light And
yet all these are nothing compared
with the one supreme blessedness OF
where? Yes. Equally everywhere
That is not go certain. The heaven of
heavens cannot contain him, but he
dwells in the hearts of such as are con-
trite and broken at his Word; and if
we come into church where are men
and women who are contrite, or
ever have little contrition, we come
into an atmosphere that is divine-we
come into the presence of God himself.
We counsel, then, our non-churcb-
going readers to go to church; not
with laggard and delaying feet, driven
by duty, but with glad expectation that
they may meet sacred associations of
the past and sacred fellowships of the
present; that they may have devel-
oped their own higher and better
selves; that life, the true life, may -
interpreted to them by the voice
poetry, by the voice of song, and
the voice of the preacher; above
that they may meet the God and Fat
who is the life of all that is goc5
life, the secret and the source of
and faith and love.-EGchange
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-27
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Too Busy.

Never should we be too busy to pray.
Some one has rightly said that Jesus
devoted himself specially to prayer at
times when his life was unusually full
of work and excitement. His was a
very busy life; there were nearly al
ways "many coming and going" about
him. Sometimes, however, there vast
such congestion of thronging objects
that he had scarcely time TO eat. But
even then he found time to pray. In
deed, there appear to have been with him
seasons of more prolonged prayer thah
usual. Thus we read: $50 much the more
went there a fame abroad of him, aid
great multitudes came together to hear
and be healed by him of their infrm-
tiles; but he withdrew himself into the
wilderness and prayed" Many in our
day know what this congestion of oc-
cupation is-they are swept off their
feet with their engagements, and can
scarcely find time to eat. We make
this a reason for not praying. Jesus
made it reason for praying.-Presby-
ter and Herald.