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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Don't Abuse Beasts.

When was boy and lived up in the
mountains of New Hampshire, worked
for farmer and was given a span Of
horses to pillow with, one of which was
four-y ear-old colt. The colt, walking
few steps, would lie down in the fur
row. The farmer was provoked, and
told me to sit on the colts head to keep
him from rising while he whipped him,
"to break him of that notion" as he
said. But just then neighbor came
by. He said: "There is something
wrong here; let him get up and let us
examine" He patted the colt, looked
at the harness, and then said: "Look
at this collar; it is so long and narrow
and carries the harness so high, that
when he begins to pull it slips back and
chokes him so he can't breathe" And
so it was; and but for that neighbor he
would have whipped as kind creature
as we had on the farm, because he laid
down when he couldn't breathe. Il
was ,on'y the other day l heard OF 6
valuable St. Bernard dog being shot
because, having a wound on his heac
concealed by the hair, he bit person
who handled him roughly. Boys
young and old, please remember tina
these creatures are dumb. They ma,
be hungry, or thirsty, or cold, or faint
or sick or bruised, or wounded, ant
cannot tell you. Think before yol
strike any creature that can't speak
| ETchdnQe
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Brain Surgery.

Saving out sections of the skull in
order to give the brain room to develop
symmetrically seems rather delicate
and dangerous operation, but it is one
that has on several occasions been per-
formed with perfect success Children
apparently in a condition of hopeless
idiocy have been treated upon this plan
and are in prospect of developing the
faculties usual in those of like age. The
removal of the bone which has become
unduly hardened permits growth, and
the clouded intellect may become clear
and normal
Attention has been called to cases in
which calculi had formed, as was sup
posed, upon the silk ligatures used in in
ternal operations In one case an abdomi-
nal tumor was removed, and some years
later there were calculi present in guam
tity that caused great distress. 1t was
thought that some irritating property
was present in the silk, and that this
acted as a nucleus around which the
gritty particles gather.-N. Y. L'dger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Our Girls and Colleges.

l think that the average girl of six
teen is too young to go to college. The
mental training must be more or less a
forcing process for one 80 immature,
and she can scarcely appreciate the
value of such course of study as she
would two years later, nor make the
best use of it. Her physique is less
able to endure any strain, and the
liberty allowed her when so young has
a tendency, think, to make her self
willed and opinionated. 1t is time,
however, to decide whether or not she
shall go to college, and make earnest
and definite preparation for it. There
can scarcely be two opinions about the
advantages that must accrue to girl
from four years. training in an intel
lectual atmosphere, where careful at
tention is given to the moral and re-
ligious influences. If she be taught "tC
think clearly, to judge wisely, and to
act Alright" that is all the most devoted
mother can hope to accomplish, and II
there be no loosening of family ties and
the daughter can be spared from home
by all means let her go to college,
Ladies' Home Journal.
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How Old is the Earth.

Among all the means afforded by ge-
oogy for direct estimates of the earth's
duration, doubtless the most reliable is
through comparing the present meas
ured rate of denudation of continental
areas with the aggregate of the greatest
determined thickness of the strata re-
ferable to the successive time divisions.
The factors of this method of estimate,
however, are in considerable part I'M
certain, or dependent on the varying
opinions of different geolgists. Ac-
cording to Sir Archibald Gilkie, in his
presidential address year ago before
the British association, the time thus
required for the formation of all the
stratified rocks of the earth's crust
may range from a minimum of 10000
600 up to maximum of CSC, 900 900
years. Professor Samuel Haughton OBJ
tains in this way, d" for the whole dura-
ton. of geological time minimum OF
200, 900, 900 years" On the other hand,
smaller results are reached through the
same method by Dana, who conjectures
| that the earth's age may be about
4S, 100000 years since the formation OF
the oldest fossiliferous rock, and by
Alfred Russell Wallace, who concludes
that this time has probably been only
about 2S,0OO,O0O years. With these
rather than the foregoing, we may also
place T. Mellard Reade's recent esti
mate of 95,0O0,O00 years, similarly de
rived. Again, G. D. Walcott, in hi'
vice presidential address before section
E of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, at its meet
ing last August, gave his opinion, from
a study of the sedimentary rocks of thu
western Cordillerean area of the United
States, that the duration OF time since
the Archean era has been probabl.
some 45, 0O0,0 900 years.-Popular Scienc
| MOnthM.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Great Men Married.

1t seems from these and many other
instances that, Notwithstanding pop.
ular and time-honored theory that men
of genius are better off when married to
women of exclusively domestic talents,
the highest examples of happiness are
to be found only where there is some
similarity of tastes, habits, and acquire
ments. 1t will, of course, be urged in
opposition to this theory that, all through
history, superior men have been hap
PLY married to women of very mod
crate ability, which does not at all pre-
clude the possibility that they might
have reached higher degree of hap
piness had they been more congenially
mated. Men of genius, especially those
in whom the ideal faculty overbalances
the reasoning and perceptive powers,
as a rule bring but small amount of
common sense into this the most inn
portant of all choices in life. Shakes
peare told us long ago why "wing'd
Cupid was painted Bind" making
haste to explain that, although the
lover saw only "with the mind" this
same mind was bereft of judgment,
TASTE"
| And therefore is Love said to be child,
Because in choice he is so oft beguiled
-Lippinc0tt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Three Times Seven.

In the Life and Correspondence
of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D. D., !"
the author tells us that the distin-
guished preacher had an entire lack
of humor, and he cites an amusing
incident in proof thereof.
! was telling Dean Stanley that
Musician Halle's cook had lately won
a good round sum in a lottery with
the number 90.
Halle was interested and asked her
how she came to fix on SO lucky a
number.
"Oh, sir, " said she, II had dream.
I dreamt of number seven. dreamt
of it three times, and as three times
seven makes 90, l chose that number,
sir"
When l had concluded my story,
observed wistful expression on Ar
thurs countenance, as If he Were
ready-nay, anxious-to be amused
but could not for the life of him quite
manage it. Then suddenly his face
frightened, and he said but not with
out tinge of detection:
"Ah, yes, l see. Yes, / suppos
three times seven is not 49,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23

A little more pressure; some sudden
grief. real or even imagined unkindness
from loved ones, and over the brink fall
one more victim of nervous prostration.
1t came upon you so quietly, in the be-
ginning, that you were not alarmed. But
when sleep deserted you night after night,
until your eyes fairly burned the darkness,
then you tossed in nervous agony, praying
for sleep.
You ought to have known when you
ceased to be regular in your courses and
YOU grew so irritable without cause, that
there was serious trouble somewhere.
You ought to be told that indigestion,
exhaustion, womb displacements, fainting,
dizziness and backache send the nerves
wild with alright, and you cannot sleep,
Want of sleep gives birth to thousand
morbid fancies of the brain.
Lydid f.. Pmkhdm'S Vegetable Com
pound for twenty years has saved women
from all this misery. 1t is the certain cure
for all arrangements peculiar to women.
1t has saved them from torrents for years,
and it will save you. Go to your druggist
at once: soon you will be well and SLEEP
like child
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Exasperating Readers.

1t is not only true that there are per
sons who read only the newspapers,
but read them very thoroughly 1t
is perfectly amazing how long they
take over it, especially in clubs.
noticed the other day what am sure
was a naturally benevolent old gen
tleman waiting for an evening paper,
which was lin hand, D." and going
through the whole gamut of human
passion from impotence to despair.
He was one of those persons who talk
to themselves, and under the circum-
stances unnecessarily loud.
At first he was almost placid. II
suppose he will have done with it
presently" he muttered. Then,
'Why, the man must be reading the
advertisements; then, why, the
fellow must be learning it by heart;
then, 1.-THE wretch must be doing it
on purpose" and then, AT lastr
when it was put down, and he fell
upon it like tiger.
am sorry to say this was not the
end of it, for finding, after all, that
it was an evening paper OF the day
before, which, we may be sure, he
had read, he uttered a word begin
ming with very big D that electri-
fed the reading room.
The other man probably did not
care about the date Of his paper He
only wanted to read something con-
tinuously, as an insect devours leaf
without heed to the details of its con
struction. 1t is the same class of
person Though he thinks himself
very SUPERIOR who boasts that he
reads Horace or Montague every year
right through. They have not the
faculty of attention, and therefore
each time it is new to them.
When was boy, was not mis-
chievous like other boys, but benevo
: lent. One of my little amusement
was to take out the bookmarker o
: my uncle's favorite volume and pu
it back about so pages every day. b.
this means, instead of its lasting hin
y only six months or so, prolonged hi
L pleasure for perhaps year and
half.-JameS Payne, in London Illu
I trated Ne,OS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Diligence Noticed.

A boy was walking along dusty road
The sun was very warm and oppres-
sive; but, as was his usual way, he
stepped along quickly, thinking that
the faster he walked the sooner he
would reach the end of bis journey
He soon heard carriage coming, and,
when it had come up to him, the rider
refined in his horse, and kindly asked
the boy to ride, which invitation he
gladly accepted. When he was seated
in the wagon, the gentleman, good
Quaker, said, &C noticed thee walking
along briskly, and so asked thee tc
ride; but if had seen thee walking la
lilly, l would not have done 80 by any
means. "-Morning Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Where Snow is Red.

Snow is sometimes found in Polar
and Alpine regions, where it lies I'M
melted from year to year, and the an
nual fall is small, colored red BY the
presence of innumerable small red
plants. In it's native state the plant
consists of brilliant red globules on a
gelatinous mass. Red snow was OBJ
served by the ancients, passage in
Aristotle referring to it, but it at
tracted little or no attention until 1850,
when Sanssure observed it on the Alps,
and concluded that it was due to the
pollen of plant. 1t was also noticed
by the Arctic expedition under Captain
Ross on Baflins Bay shore on range
of cliffs, the red color penetrating to a
depth of twelve feet. Less frequent is
green growth on snow.-LodieS' Home
Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Great Young Men.

Charles James Fox was in parlia-
ment at nineteen.
The great Cromwell left the Univer-
sity of Cambridge at eighteen.
John Bright was never at any school
day after he was fifteen years old.
Gladstone was in parliament at
twenty-five, and al twenty-four was lord
of the treasury.
Lord Bacon graduated at Cambridge
at sixteen, and was called to the bar at
twenty-one.
Peel was in parliament at twenty
one, and Palmerston was lord OF the ad-
miralty at twenty-three.
Henry Clay was in the senate OF the
United States, contrary to the constitu-
ton, at twenty nine.
Judge Story was at Harvard at nj
teen, in congress at twenty-nine, and
Judge of the supreme court OF the
| United States at thirty-two.
Martin Luther had become largely
distinguished at twenty-four, and al
fifty-six had reached the topmost round
of his worldwide fame.
Webster was in college at fifteen
gave evidence of his great future before
| Nc Wdo IWcubJ INV, hhu az shiiNJ ~ "'-'
the peer of the abest man in congress
Washington was distinguished
colonel in the army at twenty-five, early
in public affairs, commander of the
forces at forty-two and president a
fifty-seven.
Morris of Saxony died at thirty-two
conceded to have been one of the pro
foundest statesmen and one of the bes
generals which Christendom had seen
Napoleon at twenty-five commanded
the army of Italy. AT thirty he wa
not only one of the most illustriou
generals of the time, but one of tn
great lawgivers of the world. AT forty
six he saw Waterloo.
The great Louis Y. was pope a
} thirty-eight. Having finished his aca
J demic training, he took the office o
cardinal at eighteen - only twelv
. months younger than was Charlie
5 James Fox when he entered Parlis
ment.
William Pitt entered the ministry
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
The Boy Trooper.

At nearly every drill of Troop A, the
swagger corps of the New York national
guard, a 12-year-old boy in smart uniform
takes part in all the exercises. In wres-
Ting on horseback, in the melee and in the
pursuit he manages to hold his own with
the older boys in spite of his small stature
AS horseman he has no superior in the
corps. His plucky riding and his capital
seat make him show trooper, and already
he has become the envy of his less brilliant
comrades by the way he goes through the
evolution of the troopers drill. He is the
most diminutive soldier who ever donned
the uniform of cavalry or infantry, and
his name is Paul Fuller, Jr. He comes of
distinguished family. His father Is a
prominent lawyer and member of the
firm of Coudert Bros. Frederic r. Cou-
dert of the firm is his uncle. When
Troop A gave it's annual review, the visit
ors went into raptures over Baby, who
acted as an usher He was in the full uni
form of the cadets, riding boots, saber and
all, and the tiny guardsman won more
hearts than all his taller brethren put to-
gether by his gallant conduct and his sol
dierly bearing. One evening the sergeant
In command called him to the front. He
introduced him to the captain, and Paul S
face blushed crimson with pride. His lit
tie hand went up to his fatigue cap in sol
dierly salute, gnd he rode back to his COM
rades as proudly as ever did one Of Napo-
leon old guard with the cross from the
great general hand. He now bids fair to
become the commandant Of the cadets be-
fore his time of service is over Every
member of the troop takes delight In pet
ting him. Every cadet feels proud of theii
latest and brightest recruit.
But it is down In the stable that "Ba
by's" sway is most undisputed. Here Is
his favorite lounging place every day after
school duties are over, and the grooms and
stable boys all swear by him. He Is just
as great favorite with the horses, who
know that Jumps Of sugar are plentiful II
the tiny troopers pockets.-N. Y. Journal
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A HOUSEHOLD TREASURED. w.
Fuller of Canajoharie, N. Y, says that
he always keeps DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has
always found the very best results fol-
low its use; that he would not be with
out it, if procurable. G. A. Dykeman,
druggist, Catskill, N. Y, says that DR..
Kings New Discovery is undoubtedly
the best cough remedy; that he has
used it in his family for eight years
and it has never failed to do all that is
claimed for it. Why not try a remedy
so long tried and tested? Trial bottles
free at C. Blakely's drug store. Regu
lar size, fifty cents and 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
IN GENERAL.
Lines to My Bed.

1 am not ickle, good old bed of mine'
lam not changeful in my honest loves
Absent from thee, for thy embrace pine
Warmer thy bosom than the brooding dove
NV heart is never cold, old bed to thee,
As oft thy snowy sheets have been to me.
What though lnger when the night is new,
And loiter when the starry hours wave,
And midnight pauses e'er come to You,
Throbs thy white breast with any countepaneY
Too oft am a truant from the nest
which oft my weary head with Joy had pressed.
But, when the rosy.fngered hours of dawn
Touch with prismatic colors all the sky
q. how love thee When the night is gone
How sweet upon thy restful heart to lie,
And nap, and doze and snooze, till peal on peal
Rings the third bell for mornings CHEEKY meal
All, then, how can leave thee, gracious bedY
HEALTH peace and quiet rest find In theei
Wrath and defiance hurl at the head
That would pronounce divorcetwixt thee and me
My love for thee, cold as the stars at night,
Burns like the August sun at mornings light
Robert D. Bardette
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
Diet OF the Great.

MAN is what he eats" said Feuer-
bach, the German philosopher, or, as he
expressed it in his native language
"Der mensch list was er isst," play of
words which is not without its deep
meaning. Mans food is never without
influence ON his temper nor is the choice
he makes in his meals without certain
reflection of his character. John the
Baptist's eating locusts and wild honey
was indicative of his mind and motives,
as was Zoroaster's prcdilovAion for bread
and water crosses of his elnics and doc
trines. Plato was satisfied with honey,
bread, vegetables and fruit. Mohammed
preferred mutton and milk to all other
dishes and drinks Hannibal, the Cartha-
gilman warrior, lived on olives, while
the Roman General Sulla's favorite
meats were wild ass, chickens drowned
in Falerian wine, ostrich brain and
snails-
Charles the Great was lover of veni,
son. Henry " of France had a glut'
tonous appetite for oysters; FrederlcH
the Great for polenta, sort of Italian
pudding; Emperor William l of Ger
many for Holsters and oysters. Napoleon
was passionate drinker OF coffee, O
which he took 20 to 20 cups daily.
Artists, poets and philosophers evinc'
larger variety in the choice Of thel
meals and beverages Goethe was yer.
fond of champagne, Schiller OF wine
Klopstock INDUCED in trufie pastry
smoked salmon and peas. Lessing's ia
vorite dish was lentil soup predilectio
which he shared with Kant, while Lett
nitz delighted in apple cake. Torquat
Tasso was lover of sweet things an
heaped his salad with sugar. So dl
Moses Mendelssohn, who mourned tn
impossibility Of sweetening sugar.
Byron took only one daily meal, col
sisting principally of old Chester cheese
pickles, red cabbage, wine or liquors
He used to drink great quantities Of tel
Bismarck in his younger days was yer
fond of hard boiled eggs and cogna'
which he preferred to "pretzel an
beer" a beverage which he considers IL
chief cause of German pothouse polite
and lack of resolute and harmonious a
ton.
William ii, the present emperor
Germany, loves his wine and prefers Il
sparkling juice of the Rhine, which n
infreauently loosens his tongue. Char
payne he avoids, lest lit cause his hea
to run away with his head" as he on
remarked, but probably because it is t
French for him.-Baltimore Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23
How Old Are Your Friends!

There was once wise king who was
awfully curious, says writer in Hdr--
per's Young People. He was possessed
of desire to know everything, aud
was continually asking questions. In
deed, his thirst for knowledge carried
him so far that he wanted to know the
age of every person he met. But, being
a king, he was exceedingly polite, and
would resort to strategy to gain MS
ends.
One day there came to the court
gray-haired professor, who amused him
greatly. He told the monarch num-
Der of things that he never knew be-
fore, and the king was delighted. But
finally it came to the point when the
ruler wanted to know the age of the
professor, 80 he thought of mathe-
NAUTICAL problem.
"Ahem!" said the king. 81 have
an interesting sum for you; it is trial
in mental arithmetic. Think OF the
number of the month of your BIRTH"
Now the professor was sixty years
old, and had been born two days before
Christmas, 80 he thought of twelve,
December being the twelfth month.
Eyes" said the professor.
Multiply by two," continued the
king.
Yes"
add fve."
eyes" answered the professor,
doing so.
"Now multiply by fifty"
eyes"
add your age"
"Yes."
"Subtract $685."
eyes"
Add 49,"
Eyes"
"And now," said the king, "migh'
l ask what the result is?"
Twelve hundred and sixty" re-
piled the professor, wonderingly.
"Thank YOU" was the kings re
Spouse. $50 you were born in De
cember, sixty years ago, eh?"
"How in the world did you know"
cried the professor.
Why" retorted the king, {" from
your answer, 260. The month o.
your birth was the twelfth, and the las
Two figures give your age"
"Ha, ha. hal" laughed the professor
Capital idea. I'll try it on the mex
person l meet. It's such a polite wa,
of finding out peoples ages"
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CUARDIAN NOTICE to Sell Real Estate

~ STATE OF VERMONT, Randolph District, IS.
In Probate Court, held at Randolph within and
for said District, the 18th day of May, A D. 1894:
Sarah A. Thurber guardian of Maud A. Thurber.
minor, residing in Washington, in said District,
makes application to said Court for license to sell
the following described real estate of her said ward
to wit: All her real estate situate In the town of
Washington, being her interest in the real estate
belonging to the late T. f. S. Thurber, representing
that the sale thereof for the purpose of putting the
proceeds of such sale at interest or investing the
same in stocks real estate, would be beneficial to
said ward. Whereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court,
that said application be referred to session thereof
to be held at the Probate Office, in said Randolph,
the 4th day of June, A. ID. 1894 for hearing and
decision thereon and. 1t IL further ordered that all
persons interested be notified hereof, by publication
of notice of said application and order thereon,
three weeks successfully in the Vermont Waterman
q state Journal, published at Montpelier. before Tore
time and place, and, If they see cause, object
thereto. By the Court-Attest
$3.50 WILLIAM Ii. NICHOLS, Judge.