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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
A National Vice.

An article in the North american
ReuieW for April of this year, by the
Marquise de San Carlos, on "Middle-
Glass Life in France" is most interest
ing. While the pettiness of the aim of
a middle class Frenchman cannot ap-
peal to the imagination, the wisdom OF
his economies, the unity of purpose of
the whole family, the happy co-opera-
ton to fulfill their social ideal of hap
piness, do appeal to the common sense
of the reader. We realize the false
ambition that controls the majority of
American families; the rebellion
against the small economies that lay the
foundation of the French bourgeois
fortune. The wife, with her healthful
economies, has, it may be, a business
of her own, carried on, not that the
family may live more extravagantly,
but that the yearly savings may be
more, that the period when Monsieur
may retire may be brought that
much nearer, that the home
with the surroundings that the best rep
resents their wishes may be theirs.
An American capitalists keen observer,
said recently that he did not believe
there was an Amer can citizen, whose
income represented salary, who was
not living beyond his means: and if he
had family, he was bringing up that
family to standards and wants that he
could not honestly crafty. The pro
fessional man who heard him agreed
with him. Both had travelled extern
sively, aud both agreed that no other
people e red so in judgment of what
constituted tue happiness as the
Americans. To this false ambition,
they said, was to be attributed the
passion for speculation, the temptation
to dishonesty, the tendency to sacrifice
future stability to present emergency,
in the financial and commercial world.
AS a people we overiurnished our
houses, we overdressed our persons, we
overentertained. We sacrificed the
beautiful simplicity that could be ours
in our homes. our families, our social
relations, to falsehood, desire ia
impress a public that understood our
pretenses and that repeated our errors.
There was no hope of overcoming oul
national vice except by long period OF
financial disaster, during which the
bulk Of the people would be forced to
economic. Yet we pride ourselves on
our intelligence. With the utmost
frankness we admit our national vice
but lack the courage to hold to our il.
dividual standards of expenditure and
give the moral strength of example to
our weaker brethren.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
A Necessity to Completeness.

The women of this country who have
had in their households as selv wants girls
educated in the schools of Norway,
Sweden, or Germany, have, if they take
any interest in their servants, been i'm
pressed with the much wider knowl-
edge of those girls as compared with
servants of other natiOnalities. They
use the needle in an almost expert man
ner. Every kind of sewing is familiar
to them; they knit, embroider, and
crochet in their leisure time, and, as q
rule, are much heater in apparel and
surroundings than other nationalities
in similar employment. The secret is
that sewing is taught in every grade Of
the schools of these counties. The
educational exhibits from these coun-
tries at the Worlds Fair are impressive
because of the beautiful needlework ex-
bibited. The articles shown from
grades where the average age was six
Years compare favorably with those
from our own schools exhibited as the
work of girls of ten, twelve, and even
fourteen. The freedom given to women
in the classes below those of absolute
wealth by knowledge of the use of
needle, scissors, and patterns, only
those who have been oppressed by the
awful waste because of ignorance can
appre ciate. More can be done while a
girl is under fourteen to make her an
expert with her needle than can ever
be done after that age. 1t is impossi-
BILE to make girl expert with the
needle unless she is taught under a
consecutive system-a method which
passes naturally from one step to the
next. The old system of beginning on
a garment is not scientific or pre-
gressive method, and is being dropped
by all sewiDg-schOols that are up to the
times. The stitches must be learned
on small pieces of cloth, and the gar
ment, when made, be the work of the
pupil from its first taking shape; that
is, the pupils must learn how to cut the
garment, how TO use pattern, how to
use mate rial economically. This is the
system that makes intelligent needle
women. Every intelligent woman
knows the advantage it gives her to
have practical knowledge of every de-
partment of labor connected with her
home and family; it makes her more
patient with failures; it enables her to
understand the cause of failures. Ii
the woman who can pay for service
finds practical knowledge an advantage,
how much more the woman who will
have to supply skill as well as money in
the proper execution of her household
labor Women in this country should
demand the introduction of manual
training in our public schools. No girl
is equipped for her position as woman
unless she possesses more than theo-
retical knowledge as to the execution of
all work connected with her household.
With the poor, ignorance opens the
door to suffering, discomfort, and degra-
dation. With the rich, ignorance opens
the door to cheating, to deceit, to fraud.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
Whittier With the Children.

The Anne sbury life Of Whittier was
made especially delightful by the coterie
of young friends who focked around
him. The children of the old town
called him "the man who owns the
parrot" The bird was the "Charlie "
who inspired the poem, "The Common
Question" One day member of that
class of human beings called "bores -
was seated to stay with Mr.. Whittier.
After some time had elapsed, Char
lie" got down from his perch with
great decision, and sided along the
floor until he got back of the guest,
when he gave good nip at the leg
nearest him, then sided back again,
his duty well done. The man took the
nip, the hint and his hat. One day
when | was relating to him some real
or fancied INJURY have entirely for
gotten the cause-I brought down my
foot sm artly on the floor and exclaimed,
&C. hate him!" Mr.. Whittier hastily
came to me, put his hand upon my
shoulders, and earnestly said, those
great lambent eyes full on my face,
"Child, you must hate nothing but
SIM"
The pets at Oak Knoll were many
and varied. There was Friday, the
squirrel, who brought in by the gar
dener one day, had his cage in Mr..
Whittier's study, and early ingratiated
himself, by some trick handed down by
his squirrel ancestry, into favor with
the poet. He used to take liberties
with Mr.. Whittier's coat-collar and
sleeves, while as for pockets, they were
all at Fridays disposal. Here he
would hunt for nuts be was sure would
be placed there by kind fingers, and,
drawing them forth with industrious
little paws, he would perch on the ben
efactol's shoulder, and leisurely crush
and eat his spoil in the poets very face.
And with most unbecoming diligence,
Friday would ransack the bureau draw
ers, dsputing Mr.. Whittier's right to
go there, chattering with glee when his
bright eyes espied the object of his
search hidden in dim corner, the
poets glee matching his own when the
nuts were pounced upon and triumph.
antly dragged forth. And then there
was David, 1.-the sweet singer of Israel,
the knocking bird. David had pretty
manners when the occasion required
He was very fond of singing out "Whi,-
tier, Whit tier" in the sweetest OF
calls, clear and distinct, when he de-
sired his masters attention. And he
would chirrup to the horses, so thai
they would stamp their feet, and long
to be off, until they found out the little
rogue.-Selected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
MISCELLANY.
The Last Eve OF Summer.

Summers last sun nigh unto setting shines
Through yon columnar pines,
And on the deepening shadows of the lawn
Its golden lines drawn.
Dreaming of long summer days like this
Feeling the winds soft kiss.
Grateful and glad that failing ear and sight
Have still their old delight,
sit alone, and watch the warm, sweet day
Lapse tenderly away;
And wstful, with feeling of forecast,
Task, is this the last?''
"will nevermore for me the seasons run
Their round, and will the sun
OF ardent summers yet to come forget
For me to rise and set2"
Thou should'st be here, or l should be with thee
Wherever thou mayst be,
Lips mute. hands clasped in silence of speech
Each answering unto each.
For this still hour, this sense of mystery far
Beyond the evening star,
No words outworn suffice on lip or scroll.
The soul would fan with soul
Wait, while these few swift passing days fulfill
The wise-disposing viii,
And in the evening, as at morning, trust
The An-Mercful and Just.
The solemn JOY that soul-communion feels
Immortal life reveals;
And human love- in prophecy and sign,
1nterprets love divine.
Come, then in thought, IL that alone may be,
friend and bring with thee
The calm assurance of transcendent spheres,
And the eternal years
IL &. Waiter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
A Clever ImitatOr.

Speaking of mimics now" said the vet
eran newspaper man to the new reporter
as he helped himself to the new reporters
tobacco, II have seldom seen man who
could initiate the voices of persons like a
young chap whom l knew ON the Cleve-
land Leader. Black was there in the days
of the late Edwin Cowles. Everybody adj
mired and respected Edwin Cowles. He
was man of marked individuality His
manner of speech was all his own.
Owing to some defect of the vocal or
gans Mr.. Cowles could not pronounce the
letter 81 This young chap picked up Mr.
Cowles' accent after hearing the venerable
editor talk few times, and he got the
tones SO accurately that few could tell the
difference between the voice of Mr. Cowles
and young Blacks mimicry. One summer
evening over at the Weddell house this
young chap was giving an unusually clever
imitation of Mr.. Cowles talking through
the telephone.
LAS he proceeded big crowd collected
in the corridor. Black never gave better
exhibition of his powers of mimicry than
he did that night. At every fresh sally the
crowd burst into loud outlaws of laughter
All at once Black realized that his Jokes
were not making ahit There came dead
cain III tue cOrrluor. BlacK was facing an
imaginary telephone on the wall. He
turned about and found himself face to face
with Edwin Cowles.
" Il thay, young man. said the great ed
itor, if you could initiate me handwriting
as clevahly as you can me mannah of
speath, | wouldn't have dollah in the
bank Then Mr.. Cowles turned and
walked away.
mo, he didn't discharge Black. He
raised his salary the next morning.-Neu
York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

A LEADER.-Since its first introduce
ton, Electric Bitters has gained rapidly
in popular favor, until now it is clearly
in the lead among pure medicinal tonics
and Alternatives. Containing nothing
which permits its use as beverage or
intoxicant, it is recognized as the best
and purest medicine for all ailments of
stomach, liver or kidneys. 1t will cure
sick headache, indigestion, constipation,
and drive malaria from the system.
Satisfaction guaranteed with each bot
tie, or the money will be refunded.
Price only fifty cents per bottle. Sold
by G. Blakely, Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
Rich Indeed.

| said; The times are hard. and bread is dear
when work is not,
And sad indeed is poverty, and lonely is its lot;
And faint the CLEAN Of silver is, and far the CLEAN
of gold;
The chilly winds blowing, but the hearth at
home is cold"
Then one climbed up and twned her arms-her
little arms so whtel-
Around my neck, and softly said; 81 love pap to.
night"
And as she cuddled close to me the winsome little
witch l.
The times were hard no longer, for her love had
made me rich
atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

The bank of England note is not of
the same thickness all through. The
paper is thicker in the left hand corner,
to enable it to take better and sharper
impression of the vignette there, and is
also considerably thicker in the dark
shadow of the center letters and under
the figures at the ends. Counterfeit
notes are invariably of one thickness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
"She
LOOketh
Well

to the ways of her household. "
Yes, Solomon is right; that S what
the good housekeeper everywhere
does, but particularly in New
England.
But her ways are not always
old ways. In fact she has dis
carded many unsatisfactory old
ways. For instance, to-day she
is using
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
'ither to DIR. T. II. HoeKINs, Newport. Vt, OF d.
'ectly TO THB WATERMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

Mr.. RUGG-" Why do you dislike
DR.. Curem?" Mrs. Mugg-" He cured
my husbands rheumatism, so he can
never tell when it is going to rain, and
last week l spoiled brand-new hat"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

SURE, efficient, easy-HooD's PILLS,
They should be in every travellers grip
and every family medicine chest.
Twenty-Five cents box.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

MULHALL estimates that the civil
lied nations annually pay Sl3,700,-
900, 900 for food.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

deemed too high now on account OF the
depressed condition of the mines, and
the mine managers say that it must be
reduced. San Francisco Call.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
FARM FOR SALE.

The Home Farm, owned and occupied by the
late Il. NJ. Himblett. situated in Worcester. About
one hundred acres of good land good running
spring water at house and barn. buildings good
location fine. l.. M HUTCHINSON
Executor,
l2l Elm Street
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

SUMNER WEAKNESS and that tired
feeling, loss of appetite and nervous
plostlatiou are driven away by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, like mist before the morn
ing sun. To ri alize the benefit of this
great medicine, give it trial and you
will join the army of enthusiastic admir-
ers of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
AYERS
arsapariIIa

during the past 80 years, truthfully
applies to-day. 1t is, in every sense,
The Superior Medicine. Its cura-
tive properties, strength, effect, and
flavor are always the same; and for
whatever blood diseases AYERS
Sarsaparila is taken, they yield to
this treatment. When you ask for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
For Sale!

will sell Mt bargain auy one in want of the
whole, any part, of the following described prop
erty situated the line of the Wells River rail
road in Marshded consisting of 255 acres Of land
mostly timbered, The railroad passes through II
near the center, with good siderack Al the luin.
Der shed, near mills. large boarding-house and
an extra fine barn for horses Three tenement
houses In fair condition. The machinery In the
three mills is IN good fair condition, and comprises
three water wheels, circular saw mill, two hand
edgers. slaU saw planer and hatcher, board planer
single machine chpboard mill and all attach
ments etc. etc, bowl mill also one traverse sled
Might exchange a portion for other property.
ALBERT JOHONNOTT.
Montpelier, VT. January 10, 1893.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILpREs Crv for Pitchers Castnria.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
THE FACT

That AYERS Sarsaparilla CURES
OTHERS of Scrofulous Diseases,
Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Liver and
Kidney Diseases, Dyspepsia, Rheu-
matism, and Catarrh should be con-
vincing that the same course of
treatment WILL CURE YOU. All
that has been said of the wonderful
cures effected Inv the use of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
AYERS
SarsapariIla

don't be induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes, which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest in
gradients, contain no sarsaparilla,
have no uniform standard of APP
pearance, flavor, or effect, are blood
purifiers in name only, and are of
fered to you because there is more
profit in selling them. Take
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-22
Loving Spirit In Canary Bird.

A Philadelphia gentleman hasa canary
that he calls Noah. He allows Noah an
occasional free flight in the garden. One
day when time was up the bird declined
to come into the house or be taken. but
when approached flew off space. He
would then fly back, still declining to be
taken in. At last his performance in
duced his owner to go out and follow.
At once he burst into joyful song and
flew away, keeping few feet ahead and
looking back coaxingly.
II followed. and he led me to a rose
bush at the other end of the garden, but
/ could not see what brought him until,
with series Of loud staccato notes, he
flew down beside heap of yellow leaves.
Then | saw laying there what took to
be dead canary, but when | stopped
and took it in my hand it feebly stirred.
It had evidently been out all night and
was nearly frozen. Noah was delighted
and would fly from me back to the in
valid in his bed Of coarse cotton 90
times minute, trilling his prettiest
songs and chirping, as if to say, How
are you feeling now. brother" Here is
this sweet spirit Of helpful love of Others
without desire of gain, such as would
honor any human character.--St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-22
A Valuable Team.

The man from Saginaw was visiting
the national capital to see the sights
One day, on Pennsylvania avenue, he
saw a heavy, close, dark wagon, more
like u black maria than anything else.
and asked his guide what it was.
ITS rather strange about that" said
the guide in the slowly didactic style.
you've been talking about the salaries
of officials here, from the president 8
$4,000 year down, but do you know
the horses to that wagon beat them allf'
THAT soy" said the Saginawster.
'"They don't look like they could earn
more than S. day anyhow. I've got
better horses than that to hire at So a
day and feed"
The guide looked at his charge with
pity.
''Why, my dear sir" he explained,
those horses draw millions from the
treasury every year"
The Saginaw man wouldn't have il
and said SO with profane emphasis.
But it is true nevertheless, insisted
the guide. That's the wagon they haul
the gold and silver in" and the Sagi.
pawster looked at it steadily.-Detroit
Free Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-22
WOMEN GET OFF CARS BACKWARD.



Back over the Route.
After the woman had rolled over two
or three times in the dust and made II
voluminous display of lingerie. she strug-
gled to her feet. Her face was very red,
her back hair was terribly mussod and
her draperies in most inartstic disorder.
She scornfully refused to give her name
TO the conductor, who rushed TO her as
sistance, and would not say whether she
was hurt. AS she turned TO walk away
the conductor whistled Ego ahead" and
smiles began to show among the passen-
gers.
"Shes like all the rest of 'ein. was the
contCmptuous comment of the conductor
ms he jumped on the car,
81 never knew n conductor who
stopped his train at the right place"
sneered fat woman who overheard the
conductors remark. Its the greatest
wonder in the world that more people
are not killed by the carelessness of them
conductors. They haven't bit of ac-
commodation in their souls"
"Did you hear that woinanT inquired
another passenger. "She blames the
conductor for that womans tumble and
will in all probability alight from the
car backward when she reaches her
destination. have been close OBJ
server of this perverse habit of women
who ride ON the street cars and believe
that have solved the problem.
"Why do they turn their faces the
wrong wayY | saw theory advanced
the other day in Il newspaper that left
handed women were never seen TO take
tumble because their stronger arm
aided them to retain their balance when
alighting. But it really makes no differ
ence whether woman is left or right
handed. She gets on a car and tells the
conductor to let her off at Twenty-frst
street She has been down town shop
ping and is in hurry to reach home.
"All the time the cable is pulling her
homeward she keeps thinking Of how
much she will have TO do when her jour
ney is ended. The conductor yells
Twenty-iirst street,
"She is aroused with u start from her
study, intent only on getting off the car.
You have noticed, no doubt, that n cable
tram always passes u crossing before II
stops. There is the whole secret Of a
woman's many tumbles. She would be
safe and happy if the conductor would
only stop the train so she could step off
at the right spot exactly. But the car
passes the crossing, and unconsciously
she turns her face in the direction she
wishes to 60 If she would wait until
the car stops all would be well, but the
thought that she is being carried past her
destination makes her hurry Before the
car stops, she thinks of the few extra
steps she will have to take if she is
carried any farther and jumps off.
You know the rest, and there is the true
reason why 80 women in 100 get off q
street car backward. The Tooth woman
is on the real seat of the last car and
steps off at the right lace."-Chicagc
Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-22
Spelling Comes by Nature.

In confirmation of the saying that
spelling comes by nature" the case may
be'cited Of certain little girl, @ years
old. whose parents are both good SPELL
ers. At school recently she was given
to write out a list of 7s words, which
contained many rather hard ones, such
as "hatchet," receive" 'neighbor" and
so on. She spelled every word correctly
and was the only scholar in the school
who did SO.
Now and tken it happens, however,
that the child of a famous speller breaks
its parents heart by proving an incor-
rightly bad speller. in such a case the
disappointed parent may console himself
with the reflection that the child inherits
his bad spelling from a grandparent, or
even from some more remote ancestor.
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1893-02-22

Nothing seemed to give DIR. Brooks
greater pleasure said MIR. Thomas IL.
Howard, the superintendent of st An
drew's parish, ethan TO have children
near him. He liked to get off in one cor
ner among group of little children and
play with and fondle them.
II remember one instance" continued
Mr. Howard. with faint smile, when
DIR. Brooks disarranged our plans com
pletely, and this disarrangement almost
resulted in small riot. He always at
tended our Christmas festivals and was
always eager to take an active part in
the distribution Of the gifts and in the
festivities in general This occasion in
particular was the year before he was
consecrated, and the exercises were go
ing along swimnin ly. We had regu-
larly arranged programme, which pro-
vided for the giving out Of the bags Of
candy at the very last
"Well, DR.. Brooks was surrounded by
a crowd Of the smaller children. the
babies of the mission. and about the
time that the exercises were about half
over these little ones began to clamor for
candy. and the doctor couldn't stand
their pleadings He simply got mp and
commenced to unload the tree of its
sweets, tossing the bags Of candy to the
little ones. No sooner had he begun to
DO this than the older children, perhaps
grade higher raised great rumpus,
and there was nothing for us to do but
to shut Dr. Brooks off. call halt and
restore order. Boston Globe.