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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
COlOrs for Autumn.

Black is still steadily pushing itself
forward into general favor, and is es-
pecially popular in combination with
white. Black gowns trimmed with
white ribbon, white gowns trimmed
with black satin or velvet or ribbons;
black hats with white trimmings, white
hats with black trimmings, are among
the things rarely found wanting in the
wardrobe of those who try to have the
latest styles. And this is not only true
of the late summer wardrobes now in
use, but the indications are that the
same combinations will hold during the
autumn, and that no trimming will be
more sty lish than bl ok satin, velvet,
MORE antique, or even black watered
ribbon. The most conspicuous shades
among the new colors ale blue and
brown, though green will not lose its
standing in the new goods. There are
at least six or seven new shades of
brown, all more or less of the yellowish
order, the deepest of them being but
little darker than chestnut. OF the
blues, the very dark shades are falling
somewhat into disfavJr with the ex-
tremely fashionable, probably on ac-
count of the almost universal popular
ity of navy blue serge, and the shades
most shown are of that indeterminate
kind which suggest tinges of green or
gray.-DemoreSt' Magazine for Sep
te1lber,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
Fried Fish.

All kinds of fried fish are improved
by Tartar sauce, but if one object to
oil, here is good sauce to serve instead
Beat to cream four tablespoonfuls of
butter. Add to this the unbeaten yolks
of two eggs, and beat the mixture for
three or four minutes. Now add, grad
ually, two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice, and beat until smooth; season
this with one teaspooonful of salt, one
tenth Of teaspoonful of cayenne, one
teaspoonful OF mixed mustard and one
teaspoonful each of cucumber pickles
and capers, chopped fine. This sauce
is to be served cold on the hot fish.
Boiled fish may be served with any of
the following named sauces: Egg, Hol-
landaise, Bechamel or any cream sauce.
The sauce for boiled fish needs to be
highly seasoned. The water in which
fish is boiled should be well seasoned
with salt and vinegar. For many tastes
the fish is improved if there be boiled
in the same water with it, one onion,
one small carrot, one bay leaf and a
sprig of parsley. These seasonings may
be tied loosely in coarse piece of net
ing.-Maria Pdrloa, IN Good House
keeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
The First Wedding Ring.

The wedding ring, according to Henry
Swinburne of the seventeenth century, was
first designed by Prometheus and fashioned
out of adamant and iron by Tubal Cain.
He says that it was given by Adam to his
son to this end that Herewith he should
espouse wife" Men were, as all women
know, deceivers ever, and some of these UNI
scrupulous creatures were wont to wed
with rings made of rushes, imagining them
to be less binding than a strong and valu-
able ring The bishop of Salisbury, how
ever, stepped in and forbade this practice in
1911
Silver was more frequently used than
gold for wedding rings, and they were
made in all kinds of shapes, some twisted
like two joined hands, or "A pair of hearts
stuck through with an arrow Often they
were adorned with precious stones and
had "posies is, scraps of verse-in-
side, such AS:
Fortune doth send you, hap it well or i'll,
This plain gold ring to wed you to your will.
In these days II gold ring is considered so
essential to the validity of "A marriage that
tradesman in a market town some years
ago materially added ~ his income by let
ting out rings to the poor people for their
wedding day.-New York San.
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The Little Armchair.

Nobody sits in the little armchair,
1t stands in corner dim,
But white.haired mother gazing there,
And yearningly thinks of him.
Sees through the dusk of the long ago
The bloom of her boys sweet face,
As he rocks so merrily to and fro,
with laugh that cheers the place.
Sometimes he holds book in his hand,
Sometimes pencil and slate,
And the lesson is hard to understand
And the figures hard to mates
But she sees the nod OF his fathers head,
SO proud of his little son,
And she hears the word so often said
No fear for our little one"
They were wonderful days, the dear, sweet days,
When Il child with sunny hair
Was hers to scold. to kiss and to praise,
At her knee in the little chair.
She lost him back in the busy years,
When the great world caught the man,
And he strobe away past hopes and fears
To his place in the battles van.
But now and then in wistfu dream,
Like picture ont of date,
She sees head with golden CLEAN
Bent over pencil and slate.
And she lives again the happy day,
The day of her young life's spring.
When the small arm. chair stood just in the way,
The center of everything.
Margaret L. SdpGster in Harpe,'s Botar.
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SOLDIERS BUDGET.
A FOur-Legged Union Veteran.

had dog that followed me all
through the war and was of great
service to me-" said Captain Fred
Smith to St. Louis Globe. Democrat
man. "He was just common, 'ornery'
looking yaller dog, but he had the
heart of woman and the courage of
lion. | enlisted at Nation and the
dog followed me there. / sent him
back home, but he wouldn't stay. The
Captain took liking to Zip, and when
we were ordered South he went along.
Zip participated in several of the bat
ties of the war and in any number of
skirmishes. He would take up his po-
siion near our battery of field pieces
and bark defiance at the enemies Of his
country. AT Shiloh a shell exploded
within ten feet of Zip, cutting off three
inches of his bushy tail. That angered
him, and he advanced on the enemy
barking furiously. The lines were
about live hundred yards apart, and
shot and shell were flying thick as hail.
Zip ran forward fully three hundred
yards and gave the Johnnies to dis
tinCtly understand that he allowed no
tampering with his tail. The confed-
ate battery also had dog-a big, black
mastllt-and he came out TO see about
it. They didn't waste any lime spar
ring for an opening, but took hold in
dead earnest. The Johnnies stopped
shooting aud began to cheer their dog.
We did tie same. For full ten minutes
those batteries stood silent while the
gunners watched the contest of the
canine knights, who fought as
though the fate of nations depended
on them. Sick him, TIgel Give it
it TO the Yankee son of-a-gunp yelled
the confederate cannoneers, advancing
in front of their guns. Go it, Zipl
Rip him to ribbons, Zipp we yelled,
also advancing well in font of our
lines. A confederate sergeant threw
rock at our dog, and that brought
on trouble. Keep your hands off that
dogV yelled the captain of our battery,
as he hurried back and trained gun
on the confederate group. That set
both batteries to roaring again, and be-
meath the flood of iron those dogs
fought on. | am sorry to say that Zip
got the worst of it. He was out classed,
and though he put Up as game fight
as ever dog did, he was sent to his
corner loser. How the confeds did
yell and boot and how'll But we had
our revenge. We threw six-pound
shell into their dog and blew him into
sausage meat"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

Stories of children are always interesting.
Parents often vie with each other in seeing
which can tell the best story or most inter-
esting anecdote about their children.
But here is story told by one mother
which, while it may awake echoes of sad
ness in the minds and hearts of some pa
rents, will be to others message fraught
with hope and Joy.
The child whose short history of mingled
sorrow and gladness is here given is the
daughter of the well-known Mrs. j. Lear
month, who resides at 776 Broadway, South
Boston, Mass.
4" AT ten years of age" said Mrs Lear
month, "my daughter became affected with
a nervous condition which soon developed
into st. Vitus dance. 1t was pronounced
by the attending physician to be a very Sc
we're attack.
The mouth would be drawn spasmodi-
cally far to one side, the hands and arms
were restless and constantly twitching.
Her limbs also were weak; her ankles bent
under her so that it was almost impossible
to walk
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
Basis OF COmpaniOnship.

One cannot but regret that the neces-
sity of business and household duties
compels breakfast to be so often bur-
ried meal; in most homes it becomes
itself part of the necessary business Of
the day. And yet much of this might
be prevented by determination on the
part of each responsible member Of
the family to allow one half hours time
to what might be called the courtesies
of the breakfast hour. Every member
of the family knows how much pleas
anter it is to have the brea kfast-
bear some signs of the touch of mis-
tress' hands, when each member comes
in as if he were coming to enjoy the
companionship as we'll as the food, and
not as if he were coming to the lunch
counter of way station on railroad
forced to eat and run. The secret Of
beautiful home life lies in the COM
mand of leisure for those amenities the
absence of which from the family life
marks the difference between an
aggregation of individuals and a
family. Without leisure there can
not be the interchange that is
an imperative cause of sympathy.
Intercourse demands leisure; if there
is no time for intellectual exchange,
there cannot be that intimate knowl-
edge that sympathy demands, which is
its necessity. To separate from the
family at the beginning of the day with
sense of camaraderie is to go out into
the day with consciousness that its
close will find waiting ears and hearts
for what the day has forced upon ones
attention, into ones life. A day that
begins in the atmosphere of love finds
US prepared toumeet the temptations
and trials with mental and moral
strength. But love cannot sway a
group that lives, even for the breakfast
hours, with its eyes on the clock Sc
lected.
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to walk.

She was so nervous that sb would
scream almost like maniac and then have
fits of crying. After two months treat
ment without a cure, I concluded to try
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve rem
edy.
"Three bottlefuls entirely cured her
She is now thirteen years old and has been
health.
Children are prone to have weak nerves
and delicate health. Neglect of nervous
condition, pale look, disordered diges-
ton or general lack of health and vigor
in child may result in fits, st. Vitus'
ease.
Give your infants and children this glo-
rious children's remedy, DR.. Greene's Ner-
vura blood and nerve remedy in the begin
ming of the disease--when yon see them
nervous, restless, wakeful, pale, spirtless,
without appetite, or with appetite irreg-
ular and with bowels constipated. 1t will
make their nerves strong their blood pure,
their sleep sound, natural and refreshing.
In fact, it will make them well and strong.
1t is purely vegetable and harmless and
all druggists sell it for $1.00. 1t is the dis
covery and prescription of a physician, DR..
Greene of 81 Temple Place, Boston, Mass,
well.known as the most successful special,
list in curing nervous and chronic diseases.
The doctor can be consulted free, personally
or by letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
Method in Housekeeping.

Want of method is the cause of most
of the trouble of overworked, nervous
mothers in the nursery, and their SLOW
emily, Unframed servants in the kitchen.
Double the amount of energy required
to do the work properly is wasted by
the unskilled worker, while the task is
but indifferently accomplished. A sys-
tematic cook will plan an elaborate
dinner, lay out the materials needed,
and having mastered the happy art OF
dovetailing" the different steps of
her mornings work into one another,
will have her dinner served promptly,
leaving in her orderly kitchen no debris,
except the necessary pots and pans that
are soaking in the sink. Herein lies the
st cret of good housekee ping. This art
is of greater value than mere physical
strength in the Accomplishment of those
tasks which fall to woman's lot to
perform. And no less failure is the
houe ekeeper who INDUCES in brilliant
flashes of industry, letting her work
slide between times, than is the over
energetic housekeeper who has not
learned the wisdom of the adage "tO
let her head save her heels" but takes
dozen steps where half the number
would suffice, and in so many ways
uses up the strength that should have
gone to accomplish necessary tasks. In
housekeeping, as in everything else,
success hinges upon complete know-
edge of the right methods. The I'M
trained mind of the "help" in the
kitchen cannot be expected to under
stand these methods, but her mistress
should make them her study, aud after
repeated showing and telling, even the
most stupid girl will in time naturally
fall in with the ways of a systematic in
structress.-Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

water and other liquids as lubricators
is not to be tolerated. On the other
hand, if we bear in mind the whole
mechanism of digestion, it will readily
be seen that, in cases of weakness or
want of tone on the part of the muscle s
of the stomach, when every part of the
food cannot be properly presented to
the action of the digestive juices, the
introduction into the stomach of a mod
crate amount of water may be of no
slight benefit. The mass of food will
become more pliable, and so more
easily operated upon by the weakened
muscles Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
The TremOr of Battle.

The tremor OF battle is a queer,
strange thing, writes an old veteran.
Had 1t not been so general in the late
war, it would have been mistaken for
cowardice. 1t came not only with the
first battle, but with the second, third,
fourth, with each and every one down
to the last. The veteran was afflicted
as strongly as the raw recruit-the
officer as we'll as the private. Aud vet
men knew not Of themselves that they
were afflicted. They saw it in others
other saw it in them.
We have been sitting on our horses
for an hour or more. We have lost
five or six men and as many horses by
stray bullets and fragments of shell.
When we were wheeled into position
here men were joking and laughing.
We have not been under fire, but the
suspense has been eating away at the
nerves. We know why we are here.
The enemy's right flank is opposite US,
sheltered by the woods. 1t is flank
against flank. We are watching each
other.
am not afraid. This is my ninth
battle. have been twice wounded.
| have been promoted for bravery in
the face of the enemy. And yet am
apparently suffering that mental and
physical agony endured by constitu-
tional coward. My teeth chatter. Ny
chin qulvers. l feel so weak in the
knees that | should fail down if out of
the saddle. l am trembling from head
to heel, and my breathing is hoarse and
labored. Is it fear? No! 1t does not
occur to me that l am in the slightest
danger. The suspense has simply re-
Taxed my nerves, and my mind cannot
control them. iThe trooper on my
right is as pale-faced as dead man
the one on my left shakes like a man
with the ague. 1t is so with all the
others. We are waiting. 1t is the
suspense.
- Attention."
Alb! that's relief TO both men and
horses. A body of the enemy's cavalry
appears on the edge of the forest. Each
man draws a long breath. The sus-
pense is broken
Draw saber!"
Better and better! My teeth no longer
chatter, but find my jaws hard shut.
The fingers gripping the hilt of my
saber have found their strength.
Forward-trolW
At last we have something to dol
The enemy are forming to charge the
battery. We are moving out to fall
upon them. The terror has vanished.
| feel the strength of a giant in my
sword arm, and my horse moves as if
on springs.
Gallop-charge- hurrah-'rah'
There are no laggards as we charge.
Every man is using the spur-every
voice cheering. We are laundering on
to certain death for some, but there is
no fear-no care. With naked sabers
flashing in the cloud of dust-wilh every
trooper bending forward in his saddle
we strike the enemy as a wave rushes
against shore, and only brave men
will be lying dead when the melee is
ended. Afraid? Why, man, those of
US who return to the flank curse the
enemy that he did not give US longer
hght-curse our own officers for check
ing the pursuit before it led us into
ambush and humiliation! That was
to be expected. Tremor comes before
the charge-eXultation after it. The
soldier has no control over either.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
The Bravest Battle that Ever was
Fought.

The bravest battle that ever was fought,
Shall | tell you where and when?
ON the maps of the world you will find it not,
Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
with sword or nober pen;
Nay, not with eloquent word or thought
From mouths Of wonderful men.
But deep in a waledup woman's heart
Of woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part
Lo there is that battle field.
No marshalling troop, no bivouac song
No banners to CLEAN and wavel
But oh these battles they last so long
From babyhood to the gra
Yet faithful still as a bridge of stars,
She fights in her walled-up town
Fights on and on in the endless wars;
Then silent, unseen-goes down!
o we with banners and battle shot
And soldiers to shout and praise
l tell you the kngliest victories fought
Are fought in these silent ways.
spotless woman in a world of shame
With a splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came,
The kingliest warrior born
joaquin Miller
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BIDS FOR CONTRACTS.

Sealed proposals for bids for the erection of a
Methodist Episcopal Church in Barre, VT, exclusive
of foundation, heatngland glazing will be received
at the store of George r. Boyce In said Barre. until
October 49, 1888. where plans and specifications may
be The committee reserve the right to reject
any and all bids. BY the Building Committee.
W. u. BARNEY, Secretary.
Barre, VT, August 20. 1898
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

ACCORDING to the method which is
now adopted for reckoning leap years
in England, December, January and
February will be the summer months
about 100000 years hence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

ARE you nervous, are you all tired
out, do you have that tired feeling or
sick headache? You can be relieved
of all these symptoms by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which gives nerve, mental
and bodily strength and thoroughly
purifes the blood. 1t also creates "a
good appetite, cures Indigestion, heart
burn and dyspepsia.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

DUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by G. Blakely,
Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06

THE continent of Europe is said to
contain 4,095, 900 more women than
men. The female sex preponderates
most strongly in Portugal and Norway.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
BIDS FOR CONTRACTS.

Sealed proposals for bids for the construction of
the foundation for new Methodist Episcopal
Church in Barre. VT will be received until Septem
Der IT, 1888 at the store of George r. BOyce In said
Barre, where plans and specifications may be seen.
The committee reserve the right to reject any and
all bids. by the Building Committee.
W. l.. BARNEY, Secretary.
Barre VT, August 20, 1893.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
sither to DIR. T. II. HosK1Ns, Newport. w. OF di.
eectly to THE wAToHMAN PUBLIsHINe COMPANY
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THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
ANNUAL REPORT or THE
DIRECTOR.

Comparative Value of Ensilage and whole
Corn Fodder Result of peiiments-
Cost of Harvesting and Grinding.
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RUBBER STAMPS made TO order by the
Watchman Publishing Company
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HOODS PILLS are easy to take, easy
in action and sure in effect. Twenty
five cents box.
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CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
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AN ATTRACTIVE CHILD.
THE UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE
or HER LIFE.

And How 1t Came Near Making Her EN-
istence Unhappy Her Mother Tells a
story Which Will Greatly Interest All.
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STATIONERY at the WATcHMAN office.
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ALL kinds OF job printing done by the
Waterman Publishing Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-30
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-30

w york net receipts, 157 bales gross, 321l bales
n aoi bslcs: forwarded. jI3 bales; stock, 'oo
Sses The port receipts to-day were 80 cs as, WEEK.
exports Grt Ba 4soi bales Contnsnt Sns % far
v9 eoI az III bales exports Great britain lo.o
Saies France 551 bales Continent, 2l2'i oaes "'Ai'
liverpool cable come IS follows s eR00' middiins.,
ST31ed sales 1000 bales receipts 1000 D1c "a AVN
Ing pales American fS Sene opes 40 D. M ID
as p nj The e cSs 1Sy'nf LIVERPOOL ps quota
ions were March 4Ila4t2 MarehArn 4 ians.tny
Iiuly August 4!I5aiie; August september Lilo
GAG: Scptember.October. 4n b.; October'NoVemocS'
The estimated Of cotton for the week is as
follows: ,
Port receipts. 33Ov 2v v'ccHi i6OOa
lnteyor receipts. 4,VVV ii'ooi
Subject daily revision. .. o soo ho,es