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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Maxim's New Idea.

The celebrated inventor Of the Maxim
gun, one of the most formidable of
modern weapons is hard at work, as he
has been for a long time, upon the old
problem of aerial navigation. In one i'm
portant respect Maxim is working ON
different and less difficult lines than
those which other inventors have tried
TO follow. They have aimed at the de-
vising of flying machines which could
be operated at cost not too great to adj
NIT of their use in the ordinary busi-
ness affairs of life. The inventor Of the
Maxim gun, however, is very appropi-
ately working, primarilyy1o produce q
machine which can be used in warfare
For this purpose it is not at all neces-
sary that the expense of air navigation
should be low enough to bring it within
reach Of commerce or travel. What he
is aiming at is the creation Of new
and terrible engine of war, and every
body knows that the great powers Of
Europe take little account of cost when
they are dealing with the ornaments
which they regard as essential to their
very existence.
If flying machine or airship can
be invented which will be efficient in
ordinary weather and will enable the
power possessing it to attack the for
tresses and camps of its enemies from
above, there will be mad rush to OBJ
tain plenty of the new engines of de-
struction, no matter how much they
may cost to build and operate. The pic
ture of wholesale destruction which is
held up before the military mind when
an inventor talks of pouring dynamite
shells down upon beleaguered fortress
from great height and thus blow it
into atoms, without risk or possible de-
Tense, is too attractive to permit money
to stand in the way at all Perhaps we
shall see that wonderful dream of the
poet come true which is told in the
lines:
Hear the heavens fill with shouting, and there
rained CHASTITY dew
From the nations airy navies graphing in the
central blue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The Dinner Hour.

ut Is a curious thing" said the Grum-
bier, THAT while l have been keeping
house for 80 years and have had my wife
tell me thousand times that dinner was
late l never once knew of u time when
dinner was ahead of time. / have made
careful inquiry among my friends, and
have many who have been domestic longer
than j, and do not find single we'll au.
thcnticatod case when dinner was ever at
any time or place, ahead of time. Five
times q week the cook will do something
that she ought not to do, and dinner will
be anywhere from five minutes to an hour
behind time, but she never gets under suf-
fcient Roadway to have things on the table
before the appointed time have made
this curious and interesting phase of home
life n careful study, and intend to write
pamphlet about it.
~ guess you re right" said the Kicker
II am a married man of some few years
myself, and l have had the same expert
ence / may get home an hour earlier than
usual and be hungry as three bears but
that does not make IA particle of difference.
Dinner never comes before 6o'clock, which
Is the scheduled timo, but it very frequent
ly comes much after that time had an
old uncle once who noticed the same thing.
He was in the house one day, and he put
the clock ahead two hours to see if he
couldn't work the miracle. But the cook
fooled him"
"What did she dor" asked the Grumblor
eagerly.
"She turned on the natural gas before
she put in the match, and when the fire
department got through 1t was 0 O'Clock "
-Bufalo ErpresS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Chewing Gum.

Gum has at last found its mission.
An eminent NJ. D. recently gave it as
his opinion that i'll fevers where pa
tients were fed largely upon liquid
foods the salivary glands, from mac
ton, became partially paralyzed. To
counteract this, which was sure to
lead to indigestion and a dyspeptic
condition of the stomach, this doctor
recommends that the patient be made
to chew gum This, he said, would
make the salivary glands act and yet
not give the stomach work ON solids,
which would be the case if food were
being masticated instead This emf
nent authority did not state, how
ever, that it is not necessary to chew
gum outside the privacy of ones own
chamber.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
BARRE TRAINS.
Central Vermont Railroad

Commencing June >, 1874
Trains Going South and East ,oiH Leave Mont
pelier as follotoS:
9:OOA. NJ. MAIL. for Htchburg, Boston, Spring
field, New London and New York.
1928 p. nj. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
ell, and New York via Springfield.
GAO +. NJ. PASSENGER, for White River
junction and Windsor.
'I2:4O A. NJ. EXPRESS for Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England. New York and South
Trains Going North and West:
$3.50 A. NJ. EXPRESS. for Montreal. ogdens
1000 A. M PASSENGER. for Burlington. st.
Adams, Richford and Ogdensburg, making conneo
ago T.. M. PASSEN GER, fer Burlington, bt.
Adams, Montreal, Ogdensburg and the West.
1888 T.. nj. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman Sleep
ing Car TO Chicago
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West 70
sale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7:l5. s'l5, lOI5. A. NJ o; OS,
4;35, 7l5 p. M Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
Leave barre at los, $40 A. M, 1880 NJ, s.sO, $50
1850, p. NJ. Arrive at Montpelier twenty min.
utes after leaving time.
Trains leave for Williamstown al lO.l5 A, NJ. and
4;S5P.M
Daily, Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneer Works
to take or leave passengers when sgnalled.
E.w. THOMPSON, Agent.
II. W. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
s.w. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
A Comedy of Errors.

Talk Of Comedy of Errors' said
a woman Of society the other day. II
had an experience lately that might
have been called by that name, although
1t was anything but a comedy to poor
me- You know that am rather an old
fashioned housekeeper and pride myself
Oh my cake, which / make myself from
time to time, and of which, whan it
turns out particularly we'll, like to
send specimen to some friend. So the
other day, when l had very good luck
with new recipe, arranged my best
looking cake, all daiptily frosted, in
cardboard box, and telling my maid to
bid the ocachman take it to Mrs S.,
with my card, / went out to do some
shopping.
Ibid you send the cake?' asked on
Abigail, James made such a mistake
I told him to take the box in the hall,
and when / came down stairs / found
he had taken the big case that you
brought home yesterday,
"Well, of course it was a piece of
stupidity, but did No. really mind, for
the case contained a fine copy of an an
tique flying Victory, and as Mrs S. is
woman of rare appreciation ! felt
really pleased that she should have it,
and that l, for my part should have the
credit of remembering her tastes and
making what | knew would be an ac-
ceptable present. But was not 50 well
pleased when Mary, the overzealous,
continued, so, as soon as / found out,
ma am, what he had done, l told him
to go straight back and say that it was
"a mistake and that you would like the
case back, ma am!
"YOu may imagine how / felt! 1t
was then too late to do anything, but
all night the affair weighed on my mind
! like an incubus, and the very next
morning l wrote Mrs S. long explain
atory note, apologizing for the double
mistake Of man and maid and trying to
explain how the confusion had arisen.
1t sounded awkwardly enough, but it
was the best l could do so I sent it off
with the cake, which in the meanwhile
had been left waiting in the hall When
the man came back, / asked him what
he had done with the case, What case?'
he said stupidity. Why, the case Mary
told you to fetch back frSm Mrs s S. ,
'Shure, an / niver got it back at all,
was his most unexpected answer, which
put the finishing touch to the altogether
trying situation, for if had never writ
ten my note of explanation it would
have been all right. When, that after
noon, the expressman brought back the
unfortunate Victory together with a
polite but puzzled note from Mrs s. re-
turning the unlucky present (Which ]
afterward learned through q mutual
friend had been received with much
pleasure and given conspicuous place
in the library. my modification was
complete OF course there was nothing
else to be done about it, but could not
bear the sight of the unlucky statuette
and sent it to distant relative, hoping
never to see or hear of it again.-Ne'
York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The Wounded In the Next War.

The conqueror Of the future, if he ac-
oepts the old time conventional burden
Of his adversarys wounded, will be-
come its victim He will not accept the
incubus, Is it to be imagined that the
victor in such circumstances will think
twice even about his own wounded, let
alone the wounded of the other side?
No. He is in the field not to be hospital
nurse, but to follow up his advantage
by hammering on the enemy who has
departed, leaving his own wounded be-
hind, and who may come back again to-
morrow to strike him while clogged in
the live and dead debris of yesterdays
battle The victor will hasten away to
overtake or hang ON the skirts of the
vanquished army, leaving the wounded
ON both sides to be dealt with as may be
possible by such surgeons as he can af-
ford, in view Of future contingencies, to
leave behind, and to the ministrations
of cosmopolitan amateur philanthro-
pists of the Red Cross and kindred or
ganizations, for there will be no more
military bearer companies. In the hun
ger for fighting men the 1000 bearers
per army corps Of the present will have
been incorporated into strong brigade,
with arms in their hands and place in
the fighting line.-ArchibaM Forbes, il
Scribner'S.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Infant Wisdom.

Ayoung man, just home from college,
wishing to inspire his little sister with
awe for his learning, pointed to star,
and said: "Do you see that bright lit
tie luminary? LIS bigger than this
whole world" "No faint" said she.
" Yes, it is" declared the young COL
legian. "Then why don't it keep off
the ramp was the triumphant re-
joinder. A little fellow of five years
fell and cut his upper lip so badly that
doctor had to be summoned to sew up
the wound. In her distress the mother
could not refrain from saying: "Oh,
doctor, fear it will leave a disfiguring
scar" Tommy looked up in her tear
full face and said: Never mind,
mamma, my moustache will cover it,"
TIT Bits,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
NIERvIN ROBERTS ESTATE.

NlSTATE OF VERMONT. Washington District 50
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier In said Dis.
trict, on the 18th day of June, A. b. 1894:
George o. Davis. executor of the last will
and testament of Mervin Roberts, late of Marsh
field, in said District, deceased, presents
his administration account for examination
and allowance, and makes application for
a, decree of distribution and partition of
the estate of said deceased. Whereupon ii
is ordered by said Court that said account and
said application be referred to a session thereof,
to be held at the Probate Ofice, in said Mont.
pelier, on the 29th day of June, A d. 1894
for hearing and decision thereon And, II is further
ordered, that notice hereof be given all persons
terested by publication of the same three weeks
cessvely in the Vermont WdtchmdH d State Journal,
a newspaper published at Montpelier. previous to
said time appointed for hearing that they may ap.
pear at said time and place. and show cause II any
they may have, why said account should not be al.
lowed, and such decree made.
By the Court.-Attest.
s0O2 HIRAM CARLETON Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
In GENERAL.
IL Struck.

The thunder doomed, the lightning fashed'
The rain came pouring down,
Against the pane the torrents dashed;
A shower had struck the town
And MIR. Brown, from soundest sleep
Awakened by the din,
Got up in haste to try to Keep
The wet from getting in.
Just as he shut the window down.
There came flash and crash
Together, fit to send the town
To one eternal smash,
And Mr.. Brown, quite startled, jumped
with nervousness and fright,
His head against the sash he bumped
on twas a fateful night
Then Mrs. Brown beneath the clothes
Lightning she didn't like
Exclaimed-or so the story goes
"Oh, Amos did it striker"
And Mr.. Brown, with aching head
In both his clasped hands hid,
Swore softly to himself and said
"Well, l should say it didl"
-SomerpUe Journa'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Religion in the Trunk.

a little girl had been rummaging in
her mothers trunk. There she found
a church letter " which her mother
had neglected to present to the church
into whose neighborhood she had
moved. The little explorer rushed into
her mothers presence, shouting, 90
motherl I've found your religion in
your trunk. "-New York Observer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
EMMA L. ALEXANDER,s ESTATE.

u SdAIEU OF VEKMDNI, Washington Districti g.
trct on the 9Th day of June, A d, 1894:
j, H. Lucia executor of the last will and
testament of Emma l.. Alexander, late of Mont
pelier in said District, deceased, presents his
administration account for examination and al
lowance, and makes application for decree
of distribution and partition of the estate of
said deceased. Whereupon, II is ordered by said
Court, that said account and said application be
referred to session thereof to be held at the Pro-
bate Office, In said Montpelier. on the I'd day of
July A. ID. 1894, for hearing and decision thereon;
and 1t is further ordered that notice hereof be
given TO all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the Permonf
Wdtchmdn d State Journal, newspaper pubis he'd at
Montpelier, previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place, and show cause, II any they may have, why
said account should not he allowed and such decree
made. By the Court.-Attest
00.02 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
A Confusing Answer.

An amusing story is told of small
boy in one of Marshall Fields stores in
Chicago, who approached his employer
and asked for an advance in salary.
I" How much are you getting week
nowp" said the merchant. "Four dol
lars and half, sir" " And how old
are your Twelve, sir" Why,
my boy, at your age l wasn't paid that
much" WE'LL" replied the shrewd
lad, "maybe you weren't worth it to
the firm you was working for, but 1
think am. "-Ne,c England Homestead.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

THE largest book in the world will be
the catalogue of the British museum.
1t has been in preparation thirteen
years, but now the gigantic task of ON
pilation is nearing completion. Some
idea of its size can be guessed from the
fact that 100000 distinct titles and
entries have been printed in all sorts of
languages, and presenting no end of
difficulties, even to the savants and
linguists employed on the work.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
MARIA A. DARTS ESTATE.

vi STATE OF VERMONT. Washington District 3D.
IN Probate Court held at Montpelier IN and for
said District on the 18th day of June, A. ID. 1894;
An Instrument purportng to be the last VIII
anc Testament of Maria A. Dart, late of
monweath Of Massachusetts, deceased, being
presented to the Court for Probate: II Is or.
dered by said Court, that all persons con
cerned therein be notified to appear at a SEES.
sion of said Court to be held at the Probate ONCE In
said Montpelier, on the 18th day of July, A. ID
1884 and show cause. If any they may have, against
the probate of said instrument for which purpose
y further ordered that notice of this order lie pub
ished three weeks successfully In the Vermont
Va IN nan q SfGte journal, "A newspaper prineed AZ
rtpeer IN this state previous to said time ap.
nted for hearing.
BY the Court.-Attest.
0l.03 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
LEGAL NOTICES.
GEORGE r.. sTrcKNry,s ESTATE

" STATIC VERMONT, Washington District 49,
IN Probate Court held at Montpelier, In ana for
said District on the 18th day of June, A. u 1874;
An instrument purporting to be the last will and
testament Of George u Stickney late Of Berlin.
N said District, deceased. being presented to the
Court for Probate IL Is ordered by said Court that all
persons concerned therein be notified to appear at
session of said Court to he held at the Probate OF
nee In said Montpelier, on the 18th day of July,
A. d. 1884 and show cause, If any they may have
against the Probate of said instrument for which
purpose II s further ordered, that notice Of this
order be published three weeks successivey in the
Vermont Wqtchm0H & State Journal a newspaper
printed at Montpelier In this state, previous to said
time appointed for hearing.
BY the Court-Attest,
Oh OBJ HIRAM CARLETON. .Indge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

:, physicians generally fail TO recognize.
organ itself instead OF the cause OF the trouble
The noted specialist, Franklin Miles, NJ. ~,
to the study of this subject, and the principal
discoveries concerning It are due to his eift rt-
Dr.. Miles Restorative Nervine, the unri-
vailed brain and nerve food, Is prepared on the
principle that all nervous and many other
difficulties originate from disorders Of the
nerve centers Its wonderful success in curi NJ
these disorders is testified to by thousands ia
every part of the land.
Restorative Nervine cures sleeplessness,
nervous prOstration dizziness hysteria, sex
ual debility, st. Nitus dance, epilepsy, etc. 1t
is free from opates or dangerous drugs. 1t
Is sold on positive guarantee by all drug
glsts; or sent direct by the Dr. Miles Medi al
bottle, six bottles for IS, express prepaid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
ENos f. STEVENS ESTATE.

II STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District So
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in said Die.
trict, on the 18th day of June A. ID. 1884;
Arthur ID. Farwel Administrator of the estate
of Enos f. stevens, late OF East Montpelier, in said
District, deceased presents his administration
account for examination and allowance, and makes
application for decree of distribution aud partition
of the estate of said deceased Whereupon 1t Is order
ed by said Court that said and said applica
ton be referred to session thereof to he held at the
Probate Office, in said Montpelier, on the 18th day of
June, A. ID. 1874, for hearing and decision. thereon
and, 1t is further ordered, that notice hereof be
given to all persons Interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the Vermont
Waterman a. State JOurndi, newspaper published
at Montpelier, previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time and
place and show cause, If any they may have, why
said account should not be allowed and such decree
made. By the Court-Attest
O0.02 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

PROBABLY the largest piece of cut
glass ever made in America is on exhi-
bition in New York city. 1t weighed
seventy pounds before it was decorated
and lost about twenty pounds in the
cutting. The piece is a punch bowl
eighteen inches high and twenty-four
inches in diameter. The actual cost of
production was nearly S400
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by c. Blakelv,
Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The Human Electrical Forces |!
How They Control the Organs
Of the Body.

The electrical force OF the human body, az
the nerve fluid may be termed Is an espe-
cially attractive department OF science, as it
exerts so marked an influence on the health
of the organs OF the body. Nerve force Is
produced by the brain and conveyed by
means Of the nerves to the various organs Of
the body. thus sunnlYing the lattor with tho
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

vitality necessary TO in
sure their health. The
pneumoRastric nerve, as
shown here, may be said
TO be the most important
OF the entire nerve syS-
TEN, as 1t supplies the
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels, etc, with tho
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. AS will be seen
by the cut the long nerve
descending from tn o
base OF the brain and
terminating in the bow
els is the pneumogastric,
while the numerous lit
tie branches supply the
heart, lungs and stom-'
ach with necessary VII
tally. When the brain
becomes in any way dis
ordered by lrritabiilty
or exhaustion, the nerve
force which It supplies
Is lessened, and the or
gans receiving the di-
mlnished supply are con-
Sequently weakened.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

IN the treasure room of the mahara-
jah of Barnda is stored carpet which
cost 81 100000. 1t is only ten by six
feet, but is woven from strings of pure
pearls, with center and corner circle of
diamonds. 1t took three years to make
it, and was intended as gift to Ma
hometan beauty.
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twenty-four page journal, is the leading
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matter for every member of country fam
lily. 1t is NATIONAL FAMILY PAPER, and
gives all the general news of the United
States and the world. 1t gives the events
of foreign lands in a nutshell. Its "AGRI-
CULTURAL" department has no superior in
the country. Its MARKET REPORTS" are
recognized authority in all parts of the land.
1t has separate departments for " THE FAM
lily CIRCLE" and "OUR YOUNG Folks"
Its HOME AND SOCIETY" columns CON-
mand the admiration of wives and daugh-
ters. Its general political news, editorials
and discussions are comprehensive, brilliant
and exhaustive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

NOTICE.-This is to show that my wife, Agnes
IN l.. Pratt, has left my bed and board. without
lust cause provocation, and all persons hereby
titled not 70 trust her on my account as shall pay
no hts of her contracting after this date.
Worcester, VT, June 20, lS94. A. A. PRATT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

SCIENTIFIC men have demonstrated
that speed of 200 miles an hour can
never be attained by anything that
moves on wheels.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

HAS TAKEN HOOPS WITH BENEFIT.
North Duxbury, VT, May %, 1884,
My husbands health has been poor for
number of years. He has taken
Hoods Sarsaparilla with benefit.-Mrs.
Russell Davis.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

Time Table, In effect November 90, 1898. Trains
leaving Montpelier run as follows:
$40 II: :E :! & :.: !: :! 4:
White Mountains, and with
mail and express trains for
Plymouth, Concord and Boz
ton
ITO &
Also with express train for
Plymouth, Concord and Boo
ton, and mail train north for
Lisbon, Littleton, Whiteheld
Fabyan's, Lancaster and
Groveton.
42O ;;3$ =; #: ;
for White River Junction and
way stations, and with 40
coinmodatiOn train for all
points between Woodsvtlt
and Lancaster.
BARRE TRAINS.
Leave Montpelier for Barre at s: 80 A. M, 8; 80 A.
M, 9: S. A. NJ, IL 81 A. NJ. 1880 7. M, 3:D p NJ,
4 $50 p. NJ, 6 100 P. M, $500 PM.
Leave Barre for Montpelier at I: 10 A. M. 9: 10 A.
M, 10: 80 A. NJ. $40 p. NJ, so p. NJ, SiO NJ.
$500 P. M, s:3OP.M
W. STowELL, General Manager.
+. W, MORSE. General Passenger Agent.