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Genius Superior to Conditions.

1t might he conjectured perhaps that
Scott's and Byron's genius was favored by
the circumstances of their birth; that the
wild scenes in which Scott's infancy was
passed and the local legends with which his
head was filled determined him to ballad
writing, and that the ballad writing led
naturally in it's turn to romance, and that
the high station and undisciplined liberty
of Byron's childhood fostered that passion
ate self will and brooding imagination
which showed themselves in his fierce,
scornful and moody verse. This, we say,
might perhaps be conjectured with some
probability, and the like might be said of
Wordsworth's infancy. But how shall we
maintain that the conditions of Keats
cockney birth in livery stable or his edu-
cation in dissecting room favored the
growth of that most delicate and rich type
of almost Hellenic clearness and beauty of
Imagination?
And how shall we maintain that Dickens
mental tasks in the corking of backing
bottles fostered the growth of that wonder
full humor and that microscopic accuracy
of vision which filled the world with laugh
ter and with inimitabe carcature such as
no comedy, not even Mollere's, had antici-
pated? Again, who would have ven
tured to predict that Wild despotic Irish
evangelical like Patrick Bronte, banished
to the bleakest of Yorkshire moors, would
have been the father of children so eager,
original and vivid in their reveres as those
who eventually produced the unique pas
sion of Ellis and Currer Bells genius?-
London Spectator.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

ers-and, presumably, pleasure to others
in seeing beauty charmingly adorned
and ingenuity and good taste may have
ample scope in A" freshening them up
for the supplementary season. A little
lace or ribbon will work wonders If
artistically employed "where it will do
the most good in hiding the summers
ravaees, and the ways in which they
may be employed are innumerable. A
bib yoke, bretelles, sleeve-caps, or a
FIGARO jacket of cream or black lace
will transform the India silk or bengaline
gown that one hates to relinquish till
the weather makes it imperative; or
velvet or satin ribbon disposed in bib
or yoke-shape, or in corselet effect, will
invest the favorite dress with new
charm. In selecting ribbon for this
purpose, velvet is most effective, giving
a deeper color more in keeping with
autumn; and if the color contrast with
that of the dress material, all the bet
ter. Deep ruby red and emerald green
are especially popular, and harmonize
with most of the summer colors.
Shoulder-knots, placed just above the
sleeves, are becoming to most figures,
and are much used both with and with
out lace bretelles. They are made with
the usual two loops, two ends, and a
cross-piece, and are arranged to stand
up or lie fiat, whichever is most becom-
ing .-DemoreSt'S Family Magazine.
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Two Ways of Preventing Moths.

Two women recently discussing moth
preventives or protectors found safety
in different methods. One packed her
winter clothing, after thoroughly air.
ing and looking over, in clean barrels,
whose crevices, if any, she carefully
pasted over with newspapers; when
the barrel was filled newspaper was
securely pasted over the top, and the
parcel was moth proof. The second
used old trunks, with any broken places
carefully protected with newspapers,
and sprinkled naptha over each gar
ment as it was laid in, finishing with
layer of newspapers at the top well
doused with the naphtha. Each had
''never had thing eaten by moths"
The naphtha advocate urged caution in
its use. No match or light must be
brought near while the sprinkling pro-
cess is going on, nor till the place has
been well aired.-Her Point Of Vieao,
in NelU York Times.
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The Giggling Habit.

A serious aspect Of the giggling habit
is that it is so nearly incorrigible.
Mannerisms of all kinds strike their
roots deeply, but He! he!" and Ha!
hal" become part and parcel of the
offenders against reason aud taste.
That which makes the listener nervous
to irritability, fretting the amiable into
a desire to smother the meaningless
cackle in the throat that gives it birth
if he can not escape beyond hearing of
il, is practised Involuntary by the ha-
bitual laugher. Like the famous but
ton on the learned advocates coat with
which he fumbled necessarily while
pleading, the giggle would, if suddenly
taken away, deprive its slave of the
power of speech. To command gravely
temperate articulation would be to
strike dumb.
The origin of the obnoxious trick is,
of course, in youth and inexperience,
and almost always in native diffidence
or temporary embarrassment. When
the girl has no fitting words at call she
giggles. When the lad is oppressed by
weight of bashfulness, and would
swagger it off, he outlaws. In the
tyro's opinion laugh outdoes charity
as cloak for every defect, and eXtri-
Gates him from the most trying posi-
ton. AffectatiOn is an active ally in
the evil work, and the ambition to be
agreeable brings up the rear guard.
The interjectional damsel is usually
giggler as well. Surprise that both
faults are not cured by educators before
they are confirmed passes before the
recollection of the fact that education
nowadays is accomplished by means of
textbooks. And textbooks do not
teach the noble art of conversation.
Forgetful of the edAcere which is the
genius of their mission, the makers Of
manuals and those who apply them to
growing minds drill and cram and
lamp" as if blasting, and not perme-
alton and growth, were the business in
hand. Our girls and boys come out
from the schools with vocabularies
narrowed rather than enlarged by the
curriculum. The girl who took the
Latin prize last year at Wellesley gig
giles and makes giggle with the first
honor man from Yale as effusively as
Robin and Jenny guffaw and litter
over the music books at the village
choir meeting. Seda ely cheerful or
animated consecutive discussion of any
topic appears alike impracticable to
each and all. The" obs" and "ah's "
that round rosy mouths are separated
by hyphens of giggles, and fractured
sentences are bracketed by little
shrieks, oftener sharp than SOFT
Marian Harlond, IN Harper'S Bdzar.
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Skirts and Pockets.

Persistent discussion and common
sense have restored the short walking
skirt to its rightful place. Every skirt
intended distinctively for street wear
carefully clears the ground. Even the
pocket, that indispensable adjunct to a
woman's comfort, is reinstated, and is
snugly hidden under buttoned lapels at
each side. For house.wear, the trained
fourreau skirt is still preferred, and
rightly, for its gracefulness cannot be
gainsaid; and ingenuity is taxed to
devise pretty trimmings for the
edge. Bows placed at intervals, in
dropping or standing effects, pufiings,
frills of the material or ribbon are used.
The waists which accompany these
skirts are irregular in design, differing
little from those worn in the summer.
Marguerite gowns, in princess style,
with the skirt looped over petticoat OF
a lighter shade, are noticeably popular
for house wear. The neck is cut out
square and guimpe inserted. A gown
in this style, of Gobelin blue over a
lighter shade, with braidings of silver
is especially artistic, and cannot fail tC
be becoming to blonde. DemoreSrs
Family Magazine.
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MISCELLANY.
The Old Country Road.

Where did it come from and where did it go2
That was the question that puzzled us so
As we waded the dust of the highway that flowed
BY the farm, like a river-the old country road.
We stood with our hair sticking up through the
crown
or our hats, as the people went up and went down,
And we wished in our hearts, as our eyes fairly
glowed,
We could find where It came from-the old coun.
try road.
We remember the peddler who came with his pack
Adown the old highway, and never ent back;
And we wondered what things he had seen as he
strobe
From some fabulous place up the old country road
We remember the stage.driver's look OF delight,
And the crack of his whipas he whirled into sight,
AS we thought we could read in each glance he be-
slowed
A tale of strange life up the old country road.
The movers came by like ship in full sail,
with a rudder behind, in the shape of pail
with rollicking crew, anda COW that was towed
with a rope on her horns, down the old country
road.
And the gypsies-how well we remember the
week
They camped by the old covered bridge ON the
creek
How the neighbors quit work, and the crops
unhoed,
Till the wagons drove off down the old country
road.
oh. the top of the hill was the rim of the world,
And the dust Of the summer that over it curled
Was the curtain that hid from our sight the abode
OF the fairies that lived up the old country road.
The old country road l can see it still flow
Down the hills of my dreams, as it did long ago
And wish now could lay off my load,
And rest by the side of that old country road.
Ladies Home Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09
A Good Polishing Powder.

One of the best polishing powders
that were ever used in my kitchen,
writes housewife, 1 discovered quite
by accident. The range was being
cleaned out, and in the flue under the
oven there was a quantity of gray dust,
sort of smoke deposit, as fine as flour,
that was taken out with large spoon.
In washing the spoon it was noticed
that a mysterious brilliancy was &C
quired, and the credit for this was
quickly given to the smoke dust. Since
then we have always used it for polish
ing tinware. York Journal.
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Hints for Parents.

When one sees unruly, ill-mannered
or uneducated children, does it not al
ways occur to the thinking mind that
in the years to come when they have
grown to manhood and womanhood,
with all the disagreeable characteristics
likewise brought to full maturity, that
some one will say: What pity they
were not brought up differently" The
foundation of character and education
begins in child's home, therefore how
strongly it behooves the parents, no
matter how hard it may be, to do all in
their power to mould the plant mind
and disposition in a lovable and pleas
ing shape rather than let them grow
deformed and contracted through lack
of training. How can you expect your
children to be truthful if you think it
no harm to actually tell them what is
not so in order to cease the hundred
questions day that are so narrowing?
1t is thirst for knowledge that prompts
the endless interrogations, that unless
you are imbued with strong sense of
honor and answer to the very best of
your knowledge they will get wrong
impre ssions, and the day will come
when, finding them to be erroneous,
they will know that mother or father
told them deliberate falsehood. How
can you expect your children to be un-
selfish if you do not foster the germs of
self-deni- i from infancy? 1t may hurt
you to refuse them anything, but over
Indulgence will harm them more than
any denial. Think of the future, aud
though not severe, let your guidance
and discipline be such that in future
years they may prove credit rather
than a continual reproach on the home
training that has been given them
Philadelphia Times.
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Dorothy HancOck's Breakfast-Party.

Quoth the governor to his dame.
When the French fleet sailing came
Into Massachusetts bay,
" We must make n feast straightway
Spread board of bounteous cheer
For gallant admi ral here"
Nothing 10th, the three.years bride,
Fair Dame Dorothy, complied,
And with fine housewifely zeal
Planned at once a bounteous meal
Fit to set before king,
Or kingly following.
But, alas when airs complete
Comes this message from the fleet
Might the admiral dare to bring
To this goodly gathering
" All his officers. and then
Certain of his midshipmen2"
who can paint the dire dismay
OF Dame Dorothy that day?
Thirty guests she'd hidden there;
Now so late as this prepare
For a hundred more, at least?
just a moment stood she there,
In irresolute despair
just breathless mOment,- then,
She doth call her maids and men,
And herself doth lead them down
To the green mall of the town.
Where her neighbors' cattle Craze
All along the grassy ways.
There they MIXED the grazing herd
At the fair young madam's word
While the townsfolk stood and stared,
Wondering how she ever dared
Take such liberties as these
without even If you please"
But straight on the milking went,
While the fair young housewife sent
Mounted messengers here and there,
Borrowing of her neighbors' fare.
Not neghbor said her nay
on that memorable day,
Fruit, and sweets, and roasted game
From their larders freely came
Cakes and dainties of the best
At Dame Dorothy's request.
Then triumphantly she flew,
Spread her tables all anew,
Whipt her foaming milk to cream,
While just down the harbor stream
She could see tn approaching guests,
With their starred and ribboned breasts.
Long before that day was done
All the townsfolk, every one,
We're they young or were they old,
Laughed applaudingly when they told
How Dame Hancock spread her feast
For a hundred more, at least"
Moro Perry, in July 81. Nicholas
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

DESERVING PRAIsE.-We desire to
say to our citizens that for years we
have been selling DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and Electric Bitters, and have never
handled remedies that sell as well, or
that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate to guaran-
tee them every time, and we stand
ready to refund the purchase price if
satisfactory results do not follow their
use. These remedies have won their
great popularity purely on their merits.
They are sold by G. Blakely, druggist,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

SUMNER WEAKNESS and that tired
feeling, loss of appetite and nervous
prostration are driven away by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, like mist before the morn
ing sun. To realize the benefit of this
great medicine, give it trial and you
will join the army of enthusiastic admir-
ers of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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Lace and Ribbons.

AT the denai saison between summer
and autumn almost unlimited license is
allowable in the matter of dress, The
belated summer days endow with new
value the dainty summer toilets that
afforded so much comfort to the wear
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THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. t. II. HosKINs, Newport, VT, d
tectly to THB WATERMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
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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, 1893-08-09

THE most ancient coins are Of
electrum, four parts of gold to one OF
silver.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-09

MULHALL estimates that the civil
lied nations pay annually $l3,700,0 00,-
600 for food.
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STOVES, RANGES AND FURNACES.
ID OVAL HEATERS Hot Water, Steam or Hot
III Air or dwellings, offices, greenhouses, public
buildings Send for catalogue. Hart 4 Grouse,
Utica MY,
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SAVE THE NEGLECTED CHILDREN

UNHE AMERICAN SuNDAY-SCHOOL UNION
! employs over hundred missionaries to gather
the neglected children out on the frontier and else
where into Union Sunday schools and to carry the
gospel into desolate, scattered households, Funds
needed. s25,OO starts new school SSUQ sustans a
missionary for one year. Every dollar helps Con
tributions received by Addison r. Foster, d. D., Sec
rotary for New England. No. Beacon Street, Bos-
ton, Room So
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-31
CURIOSITY
A Lighted Match Thrown Into
the Kentucky River.
The Floating Oil On the Water Be-
comes Ignited.
several Explosions Follew IN Rapid sue
cession-One Man Has 40 Arm Torn on
Women shrieked and wept,F Fright
ened Oat Of Their Vita,

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 3l.-Frankfort
was thrown into a state of excitement
Sunday just as the churches were being
dismissed. Five fire alarms were turned
In. and hundreds OF people rushed TO
the northwest part of the city. where
vast volumes OF smoke were rising and
explosions following in rapid succession.
The cause 81 il all was d mans curiosity
and q match Al group Of men were
standing on the west corner at the
mouth OF a large sewer discussing and
guessing at what made the water look
50 greasy. One Of them. Sam south,
said he would see, and striking
u match dropped il down into the
oily substance. At once there was an
explosion. and one Of the spectators.
named IIaly, had part OF his band torn
off. The flames rushed on through the
sewer, exploding the oil hat had es-
capped from the gas company's broken
pipe, and one explosion followed anoth-
or. tearing up the sidewalks square
after square, and shattering out window
panes along the way. One dwelling
had the window sash torn out by the
explosion. Women shrieked and wept,
frightened out Of their wits Fire
engines were quickly upon the scene,
but could do but little good with under
ground fires AS the mouth Of the
sewer where II empties into the Ken
lucky river the flames leaped forth, fol-
lowed by great columns OF black, stencil
bearing smoke, The m~alodorous col.
umns settled over the city to the dis
comfort Of everybody. The subterra-
mean fires burned on for hours, but
abated somewhat by night, The gas
works were at once rendered almost in
operative. and Sunday night candles
and lamps had to be brought out, and
the hotels and dwellings We're gloomy
looking Ia consequence.
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ANNEXATION NOT DESIRABLE.


such says Admirable nromn. necentiy II,
Comma a q tha Pacino squadron.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Jan. 91.-Renr
Admiral George Brown recently re-
tnr0ed from coNM1no of ne If1Inn
squadron. and who Il probably more
familiar with Hawaiian affairs than any
resident Of the United States. Expresses
no surprise at the Turn nffnirn have
taken In Honolulu. In q conversations
Sunday he said;
II do not think annexation Is posai
Bile On the islands are employed sonne
40, 900 contract laborers, and these alone
would prove an insurmountable obatn-
Gle. because this state Of affnirs would
DO directly contrnry 10 the United
States Inv. / am inclined 70 the idea
that an arrangement will bo made by
which the islands will come under our
protection, but 0 BY annexation.
There Is not the slightest cause Tor
alarm over the recent overthrow 81 the
government.
1.-THE business interests are perfectly
safe. As TO the United States navy 1t
Hawaii. the Boston u there and she ~
ali that Ii needed. Ny successor, Ads
miral Skeritt Is about sailing from San
Francisco. and the Alliance Is on her
way from Samoa 10 Honolulu. The m
tive element down there Il docilc and
not inclined 70 cause trouble
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TERMeLE

M
4 Fireworks Factory n~estroyea-onc Man
Barred 10 Dcgth and a Large Nnmter
injured.
CINCINNATI. Ian sL--The niehl fire
works plant, at Reading, was totally
wrecked BY an cNplosion9at $50 a m.
and the Gre which followed. About
hfty persons were injurcd.a and one man.
Thought to be Harry Horn. a helper
IN tho star department. was burned 10
death. The loss Is $780, o0. Several OF
those injured will die for their Injuries
are frightful.
The Gre started with a mysterious
explosion In Finishing Room No it,
which was heard for miles around.
shaking the earth for many miles
around. The fire spread rapidly titl II
had enveloped twenty out of the scy-
enty.lye small houses IN The pinuG and
explosion followed exploSiun.
The shock broke window panes and
shook plnstering from hundreds 81
houses III Reading and vicinity.
Horns body was burned 10 a crisp
Il Is feared that several injured persons
are still ia the wreck, and that some
have been burned % death, as i num-
ber Of the employees are reported miss
ING.
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NEw YoRK. Jan al REV. Or. Robert
s Macarthur preached i sermon in The
Calvary Baptist church. 81 which he Ii
pastor, Sunday night, in the course os
which he said that he believed thni
jones q. Blaine had been elected presi-
dent ~ the United states Ii 1884 Dem.
ocrats, DR. Macarthur said. had told
him that they knew the polls Mt which
a sufficient number Of ballots had been
changed to give Mr. Cleveland an APP
parent majority. and also that they.
know the men who had done this decd
nr. MncArthurA ktaiemcnts caused 4
sensation anoHB hik fkSkoh0ftEa.
tim.
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HORRIBLE.
Three Men Boiled 10 Death Ii
a Wreck.
A Freight Train Thrown From ihe
q Track BY 4 Switch.


LoufsvIf1K, KY. Jan of.-A freight
wreck which had many features Of hor
ror, occurred Saturday night on the
Newport News and Mississippi railroad
at Asphalt d station about seventy
miles from this city. Three men were
crushed under tho debris while scald.
Ing steam from the engine literally
hofled them 70 death The train h
known is No. Is. and Is the FIAT freight
running through from New York % New
Orleans "a left here about Q o'clock
IN charge OF Engineer Jim Price.
Fireman Fred Tierney. Of Louisville.
and Walter Darcis. colore0, OF pnducRh,
as u of the brhkemon. Al Asphalt
Station a passenger train had passed
ever the switch oil right, only 8 few
minutes before tho freight arrived.
The freight made no stop nt this sta
tion md struck tho switch a. good
speed. The engine jumped the rail
and went blowing down between
the tive tracks, dragging the cara
withit. II Is supposed that the brake
man was riding Id tho cab and that
both hn and the firoman jumped.
But a. they landed on the ground
~ tAttA w ~ - AWLAAlM A"NIW
directly upon them. tho water tank
crushing their legs and lower part Of
their bodies 20 . jelly leaving the help.
less creatures nlise and conscious 70 be
cooked " tho escaping steam 81 the m
CLINE as the latter fell upon It's slide.
Engineer Price must have stuck Rnmely
70 his post, rs no was caught between
The cab and the boiler. and his body
badly crushed. but the flesh WINS
boiled from his bones BY tho steam
which poured full In his face.
Six cars and their contents were al
most totally destroyed and 4 number 81
others badly wrecked A relief train
scnk down early Sunday morning
and returned At noon. bringing TN frst
authentic details Of the accident su-
perintendent Ross broke his arm ID two
places on his way to the wreck.
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Arkansas Crry. Kan. Jan aL.-~The
Cherokee boomers mrs now massina on
all sides Of the Cherokee strip awaiting
the action Of congress on the present
proposition 81 the Cheroixees 10 sell the
land To the government for settlement
Mai Gordon ". Lille, aPawnee BILL,
declares that there are at least 5000 To-
Gated within a radius Of ten miles r
rounding Arkansas CITY, and he also
believes there nre AT presents 70, 600
boomers waiting on the border Of the
Cherokee strip for congress TO take
some action,
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A. Knntnrkr,a ranilnl.

FRANKEoRT. KY, Jan sI.The Ken.
tucky legislature held memorial services
Monday upon the death of Hon James
q. Blaine. The two houses mel in Joint
session, and memorial addresses were
delivered BY Representatives Hissem,
OF Campbell; cansler, Of Christian;
Bashnw, OF Henry; Hanks, Of Anderson,
and others representing all political
parties, and paying glorious tributes to
the dead statesman both as an official
and d man, Asa further mark Of re-
spect the Legislature then adjourned.