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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17

and l ecently read an article in which
the author spoke of the dog as the
" breeder of hydrophobia. The 30
c.eties will do good by publishing ac-
tual statistics and other details bearing
on the nature of this dreaded disease.
have also read arguments for the COM
plete extirpation of dogs, based on the
fact that some sheep were worried.
The plain preventive for rabies is the
proper care and management of dogs;
and for sheep worrying, the coniine'
ment of dogs at night, which would be,
indeed, proper proceeding if no sheep
existed. A roaming dog is no more
desirable than human tramp; but no
one has advocated the destruction of
the human race to get rid of tramps.
In attempting to spread sound views in
regard to diseases that are common to
man and our domestic animals, such as
rabies, indirectly much information will
be given to the public about the care OF
dog, with view to avoiding conditions
tn It stimulate this terrible malady.
The mad dog" of the streets is, we
know, rarely rabid, and usually only
needs little judicious and kindly as
sistance to restore him to health. 1t is
just about as reasonable to pounce on
and kill human being that falls in an
epileptc fit as on the majority of the
dogs attacked and killed by an excited
crowd.-Popular Science Monthly.
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If You Were on the Moon.

Iflunar conditions are favorable to hui
man existence-and it is not certain that
they are not-and you could be trans
ported to the top of Pico or some other
tall peak or rock on the surface of our
"silvery sister world" how do you sup
pose things would look from such van
tage ground? You would probably first
turn your eyes in the direction of our
earth-the world you had just quilted
but to you it would be a stranger. In
place of the somber globe you would
naturally expect to behold your eyes
would be greeted with most wonderful
sight. The earth would appear to you to
be 81 times larger than the sun appears
to the residents of this mundane sphere.
This because the earth has eight times
the diameter of the moon; therefore she
must necessarily show the moonites Ga
times as much surface as the moon
shows US.
The sun, on the other hand, would ap-
pear no larger to you from your observa-
tory ON the moon than it does from our
globe. The earth's atmosphere being blue,
it has been decided that the earth must
appear as blue ball to all outside on
lockers. What a glorious sight it must
be to our lunarian neighbors to look upon
bright blue, swift revolving ball Ga times
larger than the sun!-St. Louis Repubtac.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Position of the Feet in Walking.

There is but one opinion among physi-
ologists as to the proper position of the
feet, and that is thoroughly opposed to
the opinions of the dancing master or the
drill sergeant. A study of ancient sculp-
ture will show that no such conventional
method of standing or walking was
known among the Greeks. Here the feet
are turned straight ahead, with no in
clination to the right or left. This is the
position which our sculptors prescribe
for their models as the most natural and
graceful one in standing and walking
DR.. Thomas Ellis, one of the highest
authorities in monograph on this sub
ject names the fair, square position in
walking as the most easy and natural one,
giving the greatest support to the body
with the least exertion. In this position
the feet are placed straight ahead and
the lines of the footsteps are slightly apart
and are parallel. This is the light, alert
walk of the Arab and is different from
the stealthy step of the Red Indian"
While the Indian holds his feet straight
out, he steps so that single line could
be drawn through his footprints.
DR.. Ellis goes so far as to attribute the
deformity of fiat footedness to the habit,
ual turning out of the toes. He calls
attention to the arched foot and fine car
riage of the Arab as the result of his
manner of planting his feet on the
ground.-Chicdgo Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
The Danger from Matches.

We wonder how our ance stors man
aged to get along at all before the in
vention of matches; they are so in
dispensably handy that we keep them
in every room of the house, the "men
folks" Carry them in their pockets,
leave them hanging in their " other
clothes in dozen closets in all por-
tons of the house; we have handful
resting within reach while we sleep;
they are dropped here and there as we
attempt to handle them; if it is light,
and we readily see them, they are
picked up, otherwise they are left till a
more convenient season-which gener-
ally does not come, simply because they
are forgotten, being {" only match y
we can get plenty more for cent, and
time is too valuable to be wasted over
so insignificant a trihe. The moral is
obvious; familiarity has bred contempt,
and in the use of these dangerous little
conveniences we have become eX-
tremely careless. 1t is time to turn
over new leaf. Keep matches in but
few places in the house or the office.
Let those few be fire-proof receptacles,
in which the matches could burn to
ashes without endangering anything.
Remember that combustion cannot go
On without supply of air, and for that
reason, as well as to prevent accidental
scattering, the match boxes should al
ways be kept covered. -GoOd House
keeDing
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How Marion Crawford Writes.

l asked Marion Crawford the other day
if it is fact that he averages 5000
words day when at work upon novel,
as the newspapers have reported him as
saying. Yes" ne replied, Il often
write that number in day. never sit
down to write Il story until it is perfectly
and clearly outlined in my mind. know
precisely what / am going to say and
what | am going to have my characters
do; hence it is only the transfer of what
is in my mind to paper, and that is very
easy to me-"
docs it not tire you" asked.
"Of course" said the novelist, "just
as any work tires "A man.
But literature is "A pleasure to you, is
it not?"
mot at all, came the perfectly frank
reply, "only so far as it gives me a good
living. write novels because it pays
me to do so, and that is why | essayed
literature in the first place 1t was not
from choice, assure you. That is the
reason, l presume, why l read so few
novels. | have to write them. and that
is enough. "-Atlantd Constitution.
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A Funeral and a Reception.

81 went this afternoon said a
woman recently, "to reception aud
funeral, and really, looking back at
the two events, they have curious
similarity. The funeral was that of a
dear old lady, who had lived her allotted
time-a beautiful life, full of good
works and loving kindnesses. The end
came naturally, and she went TO meet
her reward. Her family, who loved
her fondly, seem to regard her going as
a happiness for her and only tender
sorrow for themselves to miss her pres
ence. To-day when went to the house
the members of the family were stand
ing, unbonneted and without the usual
garments of mourning, in the parlor,
near the entrance door. They greeted
quietly the friends who came and spoke
without tears of her who lay dead in
the room beyond. Such as wished
walked on and looked for the last time
on the placid face in its halo of flowers.
Presently a silence fell, clergyman
stood up, and there were few hopeful
and comforting remarks, prayer and
an almost triumphant song. Then !
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A Good Dish For Supper.

Boil one.half cupful of rice in a
quart or more of sailed water. When
done pour in a strainer so as to drain
thoroughly. Line dish with it, then
fill the lined dish with chopped meat
which has been heated through. Beef,
left from soup, or the scraps of roast
or stew, are as good as anything. They
should be chopped and boiled minute
or two in a very little water. If the
meat is all lean, add bit of butter.
When this is done pour over it the fol-
lowing described sauce, which should
be in preparation while the rice and
meat are cooking: Stew half a can of
tomatoes and half small onion until
well done. Rub all the pulp through a
strainer, cook one tablespoonful of but
ter and one heaping tablespoonful of
flour in granite sauce pan. Add the
tomatoes gradually, one saltspoon of
salt and little pepper. Serve hot.
You can add to the attractiveness of the
dish by covering the meat with bit of
rice before pouring on the sauce.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Nurture and Physical Development.

We may ask, Has any actual difference
been ascertained between the growth Of
the children of the favored class and
that of the less favored childp Do fresh
air and good food and exercise and the
absence of exhausting labor tell not only
upon the general health and happiness of
our children, but upon their height and
weight and the development of their
chests? Does nurture tell in actual tg-
ures upon the size of a man? To this we
may answer yes.
1t should be remarked in this connec-
ton that in regard to their actual origi-
nal endowment of bone and muscle, ma
ture is impartial in her favors, that her
children are born free and equal in this
respect, and that circumstances as re-
CARDS poverty or wealth or class, whether
Of king or peasant, have little or no in
fuence upon the size of the new born.
1t is also noteworthy that the tendency
in the beginning is always toward the
normal symmetrical development of the
body, and speaking of the rule) that
children are not born deforned, or with
the deficiencies and irregularities we
sometimes note in them later. Out Of
q, 200 infants observed by Chaussier,
only 1879 were found to present any de-
Walton from the normal, and these ex-
ceptions were actual monstrosities, while
from 5,229 cases observed at mater
mite in Paris only 40 were deformed.-
Mary Il. BisSeI, M. ID.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Sensible Talk.

The graduating class of the Charles
City, Iowa, high school, received good
sensible talk recently from the superin-
tende nj of the schools there. Among
other things be said: "Girls, in pre-
senting you these diplomas, if, by their
significance you ale led to allow moth
ers to do all the work, bake all the
bread and sweep all the floors because
you can read Latin or demonstrate a
theorem in geometry, then has your
school training been a most unfortu-
nate course, and in all teachings you
have ever received at my hands L trust
that there has been no lesson that has
weaned you from the dishpan. Boys,
if fro IN this graduation you go out into
the world too nice to carry wood and
swill the hogs, if need be, then has our
school failed in its purpose and sown a
wrong seed"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Salic Law of Succession.

M. Violet has written an essay upon
the causes which led to females being
Of France. According to him, the prin-
ciple was elaborated in the period of
about 1870 years comprised between tie
death of Louis X and the final triumph
of Charles VII and became funda-
mental law of the monarchy when the
daughter of Louis X, the daughter of
Philippe lie Long and the daughters of
Charles lie Bel were deprived of their IA
theirs succession. These precedents es-
tablished the law on the subject, but it
is not generally known that the history
of the disputed SUGGESTIONS to the French
throne commenced by the indirect recog-
milton of female rights. Times.
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The Woman Preacher.

There seems to be no objection what.
ever TO women taking control of Sunday.
schools, benevolent institutions, church
fairs, festivals and all other means of
caring for the flocks and filling the
ecclesiastical exchequer, but when it
comes to women in the pulpit there is
trouble at once. This is only another
of the relics of barbarism. In old times
if the church could get control of the
women and little children they felt
pretty sure of their ability to manage
the rest of the human family. Halt a
century agoa woman doctor was scarcely
recognized in reputable circles and a
woman lecturer was monstrosity.
Contrasting that date with the present
and taking note of The change in senti-
ment from one decade to another, il is
scarcely too much to expect that by
another fifty years we shall see most
wonderful revolution in matters of this
sort. 1t is safe to predict that before
the end of the first decade of the next
century the woman preacher will be no
more of novelty than tie woman doc
tor now is. Woman is specially fitted
for such work, and even were she not
80 it would be only the strictest kind of
justice to give her some of the honor
as well as most of the hard work of the
church. When once it dawns fully
upon the minds of the people of this
generation that there is no sex in intel
lect or moral achieve ment, the first and
more difficult part of this knotty prob
lem will have been solved. BY all
means open the pulpit doors to the
wome n as we'll as those of the Sunday
school room, the hospital and the execu-
tive committee.-NeD York Ledger.
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The Independent Style.

A newspaper man from the west Wis
tied New York on one occasion and
called on great editor there, with
whom he had had some correspondence.
He called to pay his respects mostly,
but he was after job if he could get
one. He sent in his card after the Gus
tom in New York, and in minute or
two the boy returned.
"What is your business% asked the
boy.
mo business; pleasure" he wrote on
the card, and the boy took it in and
came back.
"He wants to know your business or
pleasure" said the boy.
"To pay my respects" the visitor
wrote and sent it in.
Call at the counting room to pay any
thing" came back the answer.
Thanks" he wrote. 1.-The amount is
SO small that it will not justify me in
stopping"
The boy took it in, and the visitor
started off III no pleasant frame of mind.
"Here," said the great editor, appear
ing at the door of his den, "come here"
The visitor changed his course.
"I'll meet you half way" he said, stop
ping at about that distance.
The great editor came forward and
took him by the hand.
"Come in" he said grimly. Come in
and sit down. like your style"
II don't like yours" responded the Wis
itor frankly as he sat down.
"Some do" said the great editor, with
smile.
Perhaps they do, but it is an acquired
taste"
The great editor seemed to enjoy it.
"Some of the acquired things of life
are very excellent" he ventured.
Eyes, my services on this paper, for
instance" said the visitor plumply, and
after half an hours further talk he went
away with commission to do some
work preparatory to a regular sit on the
staff.-Detroit Free Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Every Man Enjoys:

FINDING his wife out occasionally;
there's such thing as too much omni-
presence.
CALLERS that never wear out their
welcome; they know that short visits
make long friends.
LOOKING the home over, from kitchen
to attic, for his other half when he
comes in, and, after calling her num-
Der of times, receives no answer.
ASKING his wife for a bit of apple,
when he sees her making pies or apple
sauce; he likes to get it also, and then
he is happy eating it. Such is man.
Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17

Wishes to speak through the RegtSter of
the beneficial results he has received
from regular use OF Ayers Pills.
He says II was feeling sick and tired
and my stomach seemed all out Of order.
| tried a number of remedies. but none
seemed to give me relief until | was in
duced to try the old reliable Ayers
Pills. | have taken only one box, but
feel like a new man. | think they are
the most pleasant and easy to take of
anything | ever used, being so finely
sugar-coated that even child will take
them. ! urge upon all who are
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17

The following unsolicited letter is from
the wife OF John G. Harrington Of Brock
ton, Mass. Her husband was cured Of
dropsy by Kickapoo Indian Sagwa after
Seven Physicians had Given him UP to
Die and his Friends had been Summoned
to his Dying Bedside.
It was then he heard OF Kickapoo
Indian Sagwa, and took 1t. The case
was hopeless to all
Kickdpoo Indian Sdgpd proued
Greater Remedy than AL these Doctors
KnetU Of
1t Saved his Life and in Few Short
Weeks he Was q Well Man, and his
cure was wrought by Kickapoo Indian
Sagwa onlu, the Greatest Discovery the
Medical World has ever Known.
The story OF his cure has been pub
lished far and wide. Now his wife,
Mrs. Nettie Harrington, writes as fol-
lows in regard to what Sagwa has done
for her. cts value is priceless" she
says. Here is her letter in full:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
Chocolate Cake.

Make and bake the cale as for Jelly
cake. Then take one square of Bakers
chocolate, add to it one heaping table
spoonful of sugar, Lut these in a small
bowl, and set this bowl in little sauce
pan half full of boiling water, and set
the two together on the stove. When
the sugar and chocolate have melted,
add two tablespoonfuls of milk and
one-half a teaspoonful of vanilla, boil
for five minutes and then spread be-
tween the layers as with the jelly
Good Housekeeping.
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The following well known and
REIIA8 LE FIRMS
Till send upon application
CATALOGUES

and price lists, and give Information in regard to
their goods. When a price is charged 1t is men
toned below.
BICYCLES.
CEO, r: B!DWELL CYCLE co, New York. The
W Tourist" High grade. Fitted with the
Bidwell constructive tire-the perfection of bicycle
riding.
ID EMINGTON ARMS co. sl5 Broadway, New
IL York Manufacturers OF Bicycles that are
equaled by few and exceed by none Catalogue free.
DALEIGH CYCLE CO.. LIMITED. corner Bank
III and Greenwich streets New York. Y. Y. Zim-
norman rides "A Raleigh. Good agents wanted
A MEXICAN ORMONDE CYCLE COMPANY, l24th
N Street and 18th Avenue, New York, have 900
bicycles from S25 to sl6O Cash or credit. Cata-
logues free.
DREMlER CYCLE co, New York. Helical Tube
i Premiers. Detachable Tires. For ladies and
gentlemen. Lghtest, strongest ls to 80 pounds.
Art catalogue cents
GOLUMBiA-PoPE MFG co. Boston. Oldest
~ and largest manufacturers. Catalogue free at
our 2Q0 agencies. By mail for two-cent stamps.
:MUSIC.I
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC,
~ Founded by DR.. l.. Tourjee. Carl Faelten, Di-
rector. Send for calendar. r. w Hale, General
Manager Boston, Mass,
PIANOS.
TyERS a POND PIANO co, ls3 fremont Street,
L Boston. Easy terms. S25 down and $40 month
will buy frstcass piano. Write for fullinformation.
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Make Childhood Happy.

Some day the little face so round and fair,
win be lined with many a care
Some day the little feet so free and gay,
win find distractions in their way;
Then smooth the path
Speak not in wrath;
Make childhood happy.
Some day the little child will tempted be,
And sinful ways too soon will see,
Some day the little hands, so full Of life,
VIII be lured surely into strife;
Then guide Alright
Live in his sight,
Make childhood happy.
oh, mother dear, this gift of thine
Was given thee by one divine.
Some day he'll ask: "What hast thou done
To train for me thy little one2"
Then. wisdom found,
Let grace abound;
Make childhood happy. - Union sigma
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MISCELLANY.
Not q Boston Girl.

l seal the letter, write her name
It's very dear to me-
And then add beneath the same
Two letters-M and ID.
l see you smile in quick disdain,
You think of glasses, too.
And little curls. It's very plain
What M. D." means to you.
But she is neither stern nor cold,
As you perhaps may think.
She's Young and fair, not grim and old,
Nor does she scatter ink
On notes of lessons that are said
Before learned class.
And from her dainty lips of red
No long orations pass.
The only studies that she reads
Are letters that write.
The only lectures that she heeds
Are those that 1 indite.
You wonder how it all may be
And do not understand.
She lives in Baltimore. md"
Means simply Maryland"
James c, Burnett, in The Century
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pressed my friends hands again, said
goodby cheerfully, and in strangely
exal ed frame Of mind went out from
the house of death. in twenty minutes
| was at the reception, and, as said,
there was a similarity between the two
affairs-indeed the funeral seemed to
me to have in it more of living touch
than the reception. "-Lady Core
spondent of Ne,D York Times.
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whole of one bottle before began to feel
like n new woman. | have now taken
three bottles and am entirely cured Am
as well as ever was in my life.
NETTTE VI. HARRINGTON,
% Court Ave, Brockton, Mass.
Such testimony speaks volumes for
the virtues of Kickapoo Indian Sagwa.
1t proves that, after all, roots, barks
and herbs Of good old Mother Nature
will heal the sick and suffering far
easier, safer and better than all the
mineral medicines extant
The Indian, by his life and training,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17

LOVE does gladly and joyously all il
can for it's objects, and grieves that it
cannot do more. 1t counts no load
heavy, no road rough, and no hour long,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17

IL Will All Diseases of the Stom-
CID ach, Liver and Kidneys,
~ ~ ~ :. Dyspepsia, Catarrh of the
Stomach, Torpid Liver, Congestion Of
the Liver (Pains in the Back and Sides),
Inflammation of the Liver or Kidneys;
and Overcomes All Forms of Weakness.
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For Sale!

The well.known Bates property, consisting of
dwelling house, livery stable and outbnildngs, sit
uated Stowe street In Waterbury, VT between
the old Methodist church and railroad. With the
above property viii be sold my entire livery outfit
my engaging In business IN Brooklyn, N. Y.
CHARLES kEENE.
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al cannot say
too IN UGH for
Kickapoo In d ian
Sagwa and what
it has done for me
and my husband.
In caring for him
during Ii Is long
HIN ess l got all
run Il wn an d
became a great
y IA # rer from
biliousness, CON
slip ation, an d
finally n + II V o u s
= II . ) L II j. I'll o n.
Having seen the
effects of Sagw a
upon my husband
/ began taking 1t
and the result was
marvellous. l had
mot tnk en- 1 N a
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-17
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DIR. T. II. HosBINs, Newport. VT, or di.
rectly to THE wAToHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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PRICELESS VALUE"
Kickapoo Indian Sagwa Again
Proves a Blessing.

A Devoted wife Worn out and Breaking
Down from Anxiety and Overwork, Is
Saved, strengthened and Cured by This
Noble Remedy of the Red Men.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. salary and ext enses
from start steady work: good char for advance
ment BROWN BROTHERS CO., Nurserymen,
Rochester, ny
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TRUSTS and combinations are IN
popular. But there is one form of trust
against which no one has anything to
say. That is the trust which the pub
lie reposes in Hoods Sarsaparilla. and
the best of it is the trust is fully justi
fed by the merit of the medicine. For,
remember, Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
HOODS PILLS are purely vegetat lie,
and do not purge, pain or grippe. Sold
by all druggists.