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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
A Courteous Emperor.

Oar Vienna correspondent learns
from Ischi of the following incident,
which is reported to have happened
few days before the Emperor Joseph
left the loy ely mountain city for the
mai puvres in Galicia, Two American
ladies in |; chi have a maid with them
who is a quadroon, speaking imperfect
German, aud whose duty it is to lead a
beautiful little dachshund by chain.
When the ladies were out walking one
morning the dog tore himself away aud
disappeared inc thicket. The girl
guessed that The dog had entered pri-
vate grounds, but jumped over tle
h, dge and followed him. Suddenly an
elderly officer stood before her and
asked her what she was looking for.
She told him, and he said 1--WE must
call him: Il at will bring him back faster
than running after him. What is his
nome?" "Waldu ann" was the reply.
The officer took a silver whistle out of
his pocket, and alternately called and
whistled for the dog, who did not re-
spond, though he was heard barking at
a d stance, Then forest guard came,
and the officer told him to find the dog,
aud asking the quadfoon where the
ladies lived, told the man to take it 10
the hotel she named. He then bowed
politely and went his way. The quad
room asked the forest guard who The
gentleman was. When he told her
That was our emperor" she left him
to look for the dog by hims elf and ran
back TO tell her ladies. In the evening
an imperial servant appeared in the
hotel to ask whether the dog lad been
found,-LOndon Daily News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-Tbe
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
cent? 'r boz. For sale b. c Blakelv
Nor eler. Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

THE French standard measure of
length is founded on the measurement
of the earth from the pole to the equa
tor on the meridian of Paris. This to-
tai die lance is divided into 100000
equal parts, each of which is IN eter."
The meter is 1904 English yards.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
Miss TaYlOr's Mission.

Miss Taylor, who recently returned to
this country from Thibet, is endeavor-
ing to beat up missionary recruits for
that mysterious land. AS she found that
the Thibetans, unlike the Chinese, are
ready to take medicine and associate the
English with skill in drugs, she consid-
ers it of the first importance that those
who may volunteer should have a med
ical trait Jog II philadelphia Ledger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
The Children's Room.

How peaceful at night
, he sleeping children lie,
Each gentle breath so light
Escaping like sigh
How tranquil seems the room, how fair
To one who softly enters therel
Whose hands are those, unseen,
That smooth each little bed2
Whose locks are those that lean
over each pillowed head?
Whose lips caress the boys and girls?
Whose fingers stroke the golden curls2
Whose are the yearning eyes,
And whose trembling tear
Whose heart is this that cries,
Beseeching God TO hear?
Whose but the mother's, in whose face
Love shows its sweetest dwelling place?
Her hopes in beauty bloom,
And heaven sends down It's light,
Which fingers In the room
Where mother says " Good night"
Soft treading by the sleepers there,
Her very presence seems prayerl
-BUgdio Commercial
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

THE advertising of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is always within the bounds Of
reason because it is true; it always APP
peals to the sober, common sense of
thinking people because it is true, and
it is always fully substantiated by en-
dorsements which, in the financial
world, would be accepted without mo-
ment's hesitation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
A Kansas woman's Scheme.

1t remained for a Kansas woman to
find new way to take quinine clear
without leaving bad taste in the mouth
She had the rheumatism in her left leg
and she tried rubbing it with "a mixture
of quinine and lard. The absorption
process cured the rheumatism, and the
woman is going to get patent on it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

everything else had failed and he had been
given over to go to the hospital and die.
Mr.. Rodd makes this statement volun-
taiily and cheerfully out Of sincere graft
tude for what the remedy has wrought for
him. LUCIEN ROOD.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of January, A. ID. 1893, and L
certify the affiant to be credible and re-
liable person, whose statements may be
accepted with confidence and implicitly re-
lied upon, having known him personally
for the last twenty-five years, and that 1
have no Interest, direct or indirect, imme-
date or remote, in this matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

Margaret Sidney, the popular writer
for children, is a sweet faced, simple
little woman, with sunny hair and laugh
ing eyes. Since the death of her hus-
band, Mr.. d. Lothrop, the publisher, she
has given close attention to his business
and is at the Office by s o'clock every
morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

Miss Eugene B. Hedden of Norfolk,
bedridden invalid, lately won the prize
offered by New York daily newspaper
for the handsomest design for an outing
suit and for the most beautiful idea for
an Easter hat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to Dr.. T. II. HosKINs, Newport, VT, or di.
rectiy to THR wAToHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

DIR. Greenes Nervura blood and nerve
remedy is purely vegetable and is sold by
druggists for S100. AS is proven by the
wonderful cure Of Mr.. Rodd, it is the very
best medicine possible to take for the blood,
nerves, liver, kidney, etc. 1t is the dis
covery and prescription of DR.. Greene of "a
Temple Place, Boston, Mass. the most
successful specialist in curing nervous and
chronic diseases. The doctor can be con-
suited free, personally or by letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

THE Victoria railway bridge over the
St, Lawrence. al Montreal, Canada,
contains 100000 cubic feet of ma
sonry work and 10000 tons Of iron.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

You cannot be out of style if your
skirt trimming describes vandykepoints.
The outlook in trimming is literally be-
sieged with points on waist, sleeves and
skirt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

HOOD PILLS cure liver ills, constipa
ton, bliousness, jaundice, sick head
ache, indigestion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

Among the four girl pianists winning
the highest recompense at the Paris con-
servatory, Mile. Ballet, "a little woman
just past her twelfth year, shared the
honor of her companions, playing the
second concerto of Chopin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

Every one who has any regard for the
beauty of the human countenance will
regret to hear that earrings are coming
in again. The hideous pendant is not
yet shown. but something which re-
sembles shirt stud and gives the ear
the appearance of being neatly buttoned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHrpRRN CRY for Pitchers Castoria.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

II your dinner distresses you, try it,
1t aids digestion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

Hon. WILLIAM III. TEFFT,
( Notary Public in and for
said County and State, re-
siding at Whitehall, where
this deposition was taken
and executed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25

RUBBER STAMPS made TO order by the
Waterman Publishing Company"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-10-25
For Indigestion

Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate;
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
INGENIOUS SMuGGLERs.

The Post OfIeo rs an instrument for
Their Illegal Traffic.
The post Office inspectors keep q
sharp lookout for, smuggling through
the mails, says Washington letter to
the Boston Transcript. About 75O
scaled packages are seized annually in
the New York post Office. In an aver
age year $4,000 unsealed parcels are
confiscated at the same Office and re-
leased on the payment of fines wIIfclp
are equivalent to the duties. Some
very ingenious methods arc employed
for transmitting dutiable articles by
post. Not long ago a package from
Germany was found to contain q small
roll of butter. A wire passed through
it met with an obstruction, which
proved to be tin box filed with vaIu-
able iewelry. Probably dozen silk
handEcrchiefs are found wrapped up.
in newspapers in every mail from
China. The skill exhibited. by the
postal clerks in detecting aueh contra
band Enclosures is wonderful. It seems
to paHtalle of the nature of intuition.
They say they do not know themselves
how they do it, but that a newspaper
with n silk handkerchief in it has a
sort of guilty feeling when munipulat-
cd. Silk stockings are mailed from
France in the same manner. An odd
kind of smuggling is the sending of
mushrooms by mail from italy. They
are of peculiar kind, dried, and are
much rehshed by natives OF that coun-
try in the United States. They come
in small bags and are easily dis
tinguished by smell.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
ELKO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1898
AIR m SOLID FORM. !
Scientists Relieve Hydrogen VIII Some
timo Be Shown to He a Metal.

Scientists Believe Hydrogen VIII Some
timo Be Shown to Ee q Metal.
Speculation continues to multiply
and flourish around the mysterious sub
stances which Prof. Dewar lately ex-
hlb1ted as solid Dir, says the Pail Mall
budget : 1t will be remembered that
Prof. Dewar could not himself saw
whether the frozen mass contained
both solid oxygen and solid nitrogen,
or solid nitrogen alone with liquid oxy-
gen interspersed. Substances which
possess the property of retaining
liquids in an apparently solid form
like gelatine, for. insstance-are known
as. ''collids," and it would be hazard-
Gus as yet to assert that nitrogen. could
belong to this class. 1t has been sug-
gested that. the greater volatility of
nitrogen might enable the oxygen to be
sotidifed, though It's own evaporation
cannot; In this case it ought to be pos
sible to solidify pure oxygen by sur
rounding it with a vessel containing
liquid nitrogen, and exhausted in the
usual manner.
technical contemporary strikes
boldly at the climax of these expert
ments, and says: ''If Prof Dewar con-
tinues his researches with the energy
and success that have hitherto char
acterized them, we do not despair of
announcing in few weeks time that
trial casting of liquid hydrogen has
been made, and that on solidification
and removal from the mold it has been
proved to possess o fine lustcr, high
tensil strength and sonorous qualities
quite in accordance with its known
metallic character"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
Ont of His Element.

A rather vulgar parsonage, who had
been creatsd q marquis few II nths
previous to this story, managed to get
himself invited to court ball in Italy
Tho new-hedged marquis could not
contain himself for joy, and exhaied
proud satisfaction at every pore. Cast
ing an Olympian glance around the
room, he chanced to spy among the
Indies the tall, angular figure of IN
elderly matrUn, with compressed lips,
as though afraid of wasting her breath,
and as lean as lath. She was leun-
ing on the arm Of young gentleman
''Who Is that nnnny-goat?" said the
noble lord to a gentleman who was
standing beside him. And the latter
replied with q knowing smile: THAT
nanny-goat Is the embassadruss of
S., the mother of the kid who is CIV
ing her his arm, and the wife of the old
buck who has the honor of spealtinS
18th your excelle4toy." ILL.,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

VIII be made as low as is consistent with
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CO for terms.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-06-20
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
A Loup-Garou.

The people back of Houma have
been somewhat stirred up lately
by the nightly perambulations of a
strange being that cannot be loca-
ted in the material world. The
superstitious say that the being
proceeds from the grave yard, is
about eight feet high, and seems
to be a white ghost robed in a
long black dress and wearing a
white veil and carrying a big
knife. There are many theories
about this object that is alarming
the colored portion of the town.
The more sensible portion of the
community are positive that some
mischievous or dangerous fellow
is at the bottom of it. A number
of the citizens Of Huma have been
watching for the spook and it is
very probable that the spirit will
wake up one morning the sorest
wanderer from the neither world
ever recorded. 1t is a pity the
spook cannot be Gagged while the
criminal term of court is under
Roadway. The white jury that is
making a reputation for bringing
in verdicts of guilty will be just
the jury to handle spook.-Houma
Courier.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
Lottery OFF For Honduras.

The officials of the Louisiana
Lottery have announced that on
January 1st, 1894, that that con-
Germ will be removed to Honduras.
The Lottery Company has per-
sistently claimed that its charter
did not expire until Dec. 31st,
1895, and advertised that it would
do business at the old stand until
then, but its managers have re-
Gently changed their minds about
remaining and will soon he off for
more congenial climes. Let the
thing go and well may Louisian-
ians congratulate themselves upon
so fortunate radiance. -Ibberville
South.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
FOR SALE.

A small farm. two miles from st. Mar
tinville. measuring about SO arpents
Arabic land, and II arpents of timbered
land. The prairie land is all fenced in,
and is well improved. all buildings be-
ing new. II is not subject to overflow,
and is well drained. Conditions.
$500 cash. and the balance on easy
terms to suit the purchaser, for further
particular apply at this office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
War Going Out of Fashion.

Peace societies are frequently
meeting and calling for the aboli-
ton of war and the settlement of
all international disputes by means
of arbitration, but these societies
have never gone further in this
matter than a distinguished naval
officer, Com'r Jewell, who, in re-
cent address before the United
Service Club (the military and
naval club) Of New York on 1.-The
torpedo in naval warfare" declar-
ed that a period had been reached
in the worlds history when war
was practically impossible, be-
cause of the terribly destructive
character of the implements of
modern warfare. For this reason
he expressed grave doubts wbeth-
er there would ever be another
great European conflict. The int
provement in military science, in
explosives and projectiles, and in
naval architecture and coast de-
Tense had been so great, that few
war today could be settled by a
engagements, whereas i'll olden
times it would have fingered on
for years. But whereas the wars
had become shorter, the destruc-
ton of human life and property
had become SO great that few ma
tons were disposed to take the
chances of a struggle and prefer
red to seek settlement of their
differences by means of arbitra-
ton. Wars are becoming more
infrequent each year with the de-
velopment of military science, and
as that science has made a more
remarkable advance in the last
few years the chances of conflict
today has been greatly reduced.
These predictions are all the
more remarkable because they
come from a man whose business
is warfare. We might have expec-
ted them from a peace society. but
scarcely from a commander i'll the
navy, and yet everyone must re-
cognize the truth of what Com'r
Jewell says. 1t is strikingly
shown in the large number of in
ternational issues and disputes now
settled by arbitration. Two such
great powers as England and the
United States can, by their exam
pie, do much to make arbitration
more popular and more generally
employed to settle all differences;
but this is also likely to be brought
about by new inventions and dis
coveries which will make war even
more horrible and destructive
than it is today, and brighten ma
tons from it-Times-Democrat.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
I!literacy In City And Coun-
try Compared.

mere are llol VI wv WIN Ni"ihi
10 know. from actual residence III
both city and country, that there
is proportionately more illiteracy
existing in the city than i'll our
country parishes. For ourselves
we are not prepared to discuss the
intellectual side of the question.
but we have often observed that
in political matters city voters APP
pear to he less shrewd and more
easily cajoled than the country
"haysecd," as we are wont to dubb
him. Now if city folks are more
illiterate than country folks, If
true, it must prove surprising to a
great extent, while again many
good reasons can be assigned to
account for it. 1t is true that in
the city we have public schools
and other institutions of learning
such as are not to be met with in
the country, where the only sys-
TEN of education-the public
schools are very irregular and
generally inefficient because of the
too great number of pupils in at
tendance; but to make up for this
the country people enjoy almost
total immunity from all sorts of
dissipating allurements, allowing
the young mind full scope to di-
gest what little they do learn.
The city people are not so fortu-
nate. as there IRE to be found
many youths who should be at
school, but who are too weak to
abstain from pitfalls innumerable,
in frequent contact with which
causes them to become oblivious
to the cultivation of the ennobling
traits of economy, industry and
literature. Another disadvantage
attaches to city people, and it Is
more responsible for the growth
of illiteracy in the city than per-
haps any other. 1t is the fact
that life, being much more diff
cult in the city than in the coun-
try, many youths and girls strick-
en- with poverty are compelled to
relinQuish the school for the fac
tory or the store. Night public
schools would undoubtedly prove
a great boon to this class of our po-
pulation. Other countries France
notably-with the double pur-
pose in view of stimulating the
fastdiminishing population to grea-
ter fecundity and aiding the poor
to educate themselves, a law exists
which guarantees n liberal educa-
ton, at the expense of the govern
ment, to the sixth or seventh born
of any family. A similar law in
Louisiana would not be any more
of an obstruction here than it is in
France, and it would doubtless
have the effect of arresting the
growth of illiteracy in the city.
Without betraying selfshness,
such IA law, backed in every house
hold by two or three newspapers
the greatest of all practical edu-
Gators would quickly accomplish
the work expected of them the
raising of our educational stand
ar,l.-The n. o. Herald.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22

The New Orleans Picayune II one or tho
ncwsest and most reliable papers pub
lished. Its Editorials arc jndirions and
timely: it gives all the news without fear
or favor; its Associated Press and ,>ncciaI
Southern kilograms cover all important
Foreign and Domestic News: ITS Com
mcrcial and Market Reports are complete
and arc accepted standards; its Letters
from New York and Paris. and tho
Special Contributions of Pearl Rivers,
Cafharine Cole. Mollie Moore Davis,
Jennie June. Marie Points and others are
unfa''ing sources of interest and infor,na-
tion and are Of 4 high order of literary
merit. The Pirayune is printed in clear.
new type. of size sufficient to be read
without straining the eye.
To keep abreast of the times and know
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
For Sale.

The Dittmann farm-as nice a loca-
tiOn as there is on the Techp, not sub
ject TO any overflow-good roads situat-
ed one quarter mile from st. Martinville
and close to st. John refinery-cOntain.
ing $50 arpeDtS in area besides he wood
land. For price and terms.
Address ROBERT MAhrIN.
st. MartinyiiIe. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
FOR SALE.
Land For Sale.

We are requested to offer for sale, &C
acres Of first class land, adjoining the
limits of this corporation.
Also, one fine property. with good bull
ding, out houses, stables etc For fur
ther particulars, terms etc.
Address this Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
BRICkSl RRICkSi!

DrGAS AND BAKER.
Bricks in any quantity at their Brick
Yard, back of the jail.
First choice brick at s. per 1900.
Second choice at 50 per IOoO.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
LADIES

LADIES
Needing Il tonic. or children that want building
M. should take
BROWNS IRON RiTTERS.
It is pleasant To- take, cures Malaria. 1nuiGe'-
don. and BiiolsncsS. All dealers keep it,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22

Ripans Tabules cure hives.
Ripans Tabulcs cure dizziness.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-04-22
Many Persons

Are broken down from ovcrwors or household
cares Browns Iron BitterS
rchuilds the system. aids digestion, removes ex-
cess of bile. and cures malaria. Get the genuine.