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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
She Got a Bargain.

A lady surrounded the bargain coun-
ter of one of the big retail stores on
Sixth avenue the other day and cap
tured fragment of china silk with
which she wanted to make a screen.
To accomplish this required degree of
strategy and physical exertion sufficient
to equip a college eleven for active serv-
ice on the gridiron. But she got there.
81 spent the whole afternoon, said
she to friend, land when I got home
l figured the whole thing up. l could
have bought the samestuff up stairs at
the regular counter for 80 cents yard,
and I wanted only 81 yards. Well,
that mean little clerk sold me four yards
for 80 cents-it was remnant, you
know-so | found | had been trodden
upon for about two hours and squeezed
black and blue ard had lost just cents
by the operation.
but, law, that's nothingl What do
you s'pose? Why, when l examined
that silk the next day, l found hole in
every fold.
Mad? Well. think l was mad! My
husband laughed at me. He says wom-
en- were born to be fooled, don't you
know-that most of us haven't sense
enough to spread an umbrella when 1t
rains.
"'What would you dor asked him.
"Do, says he, I'D throw that away
and never go back to that store again.
" Not much, says 1. I'm going to
make them take that back if l die for
1t. Now there! And if you should miss
me when night comes, you II find my re-
mains at the foot of the china silk coun-
teri
II went back. After another two
hours of shutting and crowding | got a
chance to confront the young man who
sold me that silk. | was prepared to
make him ashamed of himself, now |
tell you. But he merely looked at it and
said in a bored sort of way, oh, yes,
that is the same piece of silk Mrs. Blank
returned last week.
eyes, | was stricken dumb. If there
had been room enough, I'd have drop
ped. But that's nothing. Let me tell
you. While he was making out my re-
bate check another lady glanced at the
silk had just laid down.
That $ real pretty, said she. How
many yardst'
-Four, ma am, says he.
"'How muchf'
Forty cents, says he, with the
most unblushing face. It's the last piece
of that shade in the house. says he.
"'I'll take it, says she, pulling out
her purse just as he gave me my ticket
for the return of that identical piece
Well, then l knew that young man de
liberately cheated me and was going t.
cheat that lady right before my face. Blu
l got my breath quick enough to tell her
And did. l said: Madam, I've jus
this minute brought that back. IT.
damaged. Look at these holesl H
knows it's damaged. Here's my tickle
for the rebate for its return.
"Well, if you could have seen tn
look she gave him! Then she turned o.
her heel and went out. Yes, SHOULD
say I'm about even with that house
one Of the finest stores In town too. "
The NeW York Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

whole ONE and bitter, lhough one can
cultivate a liking tor 1t.
DON'T be afraid of free but judi
cious use Of coHceutrat'd I've about the
kitchen. 1t can be made to tighten
labor in many ways; but care should be
taken not to leave it on sinks, pipes, or
anything metal, az it will eat them and
cause them to leak.
CoAL-oTL spilled on a carpet need
not distress a housewife, for if she
will wait in patience for perhaps a
week, or sometimes little more,
it will entirely disappear without
having anything done to it, Hay
ing the door or windows open will,
however, help to hasten the evapora-
tion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
Useful Household Hints.

USE carbolic acid as an antiseptic,
but not for disnfectant.
PUT silver spoon into glass jar be-
fore filing it with hot water. 1t will
keep the glass from cracking.
A LITTLE -four dredged over cake
before icing it will keep the icing from
spreading and running off.
MANY fruit-stains which would other
wise be ineradicable can be removed
while the stain is still fresh by pour
ing boiling water through the spot
until it disappears.
BETTER than benzine for cleansing
kid gloves is new milk and white soap.
Rub the gloves with a flannel cloth
dipped into the milk and then rubbed
against the piece of soap.
AIR your pillows often in the shade
and in the wind, but never put them in
the sun if they are made OF feathers.
The sun makes the oil OF the feathers
rancid, and renders them unpleasant
and unwholesome.
A SMALL piece of alum dissolved in
the starch used to stiffen ginghams,
muslins, and other washable goods,
greatly improves the appearance of the
goods and keeps it fresh longer than il
would otherwise remain.
IN maxim tea, if you wish to get the
true flavor of it do not make it strong
Two minutes is sufficient to draw ties
and will bring out the full flavor. TC
draw it any longer only extracts The
fannie acid, which not only deaden'
the real taste of the tea, but is un
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

ELECTRIC BITTERs.-Thisr remedy is
becoming 80 well known and so popular
as to need no special mention. All who
have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise. A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the liver and kid
neys, will remove pimples, boils, salt
rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood. Will drive malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all malarial fevers. For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
fifty cents and 81 per bottle at G.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
A Little Bit of a Boy.

There was never a smile in weary while,
And never CLEAN of joy,
Till his eyes of light made the whole world
bright
A little bit of boyl
He came one day when the world was May,
And thrilling with life and joy;
And with all the roses he seemed to play
A little bit of a boy
But he played his part with human heart,
And time can never destroy
The memory sweet of the pattering feet
OF that little bit of a boy
We had wondered how he could play all day
with never dream OF rest
But once he crept in the dark and slept
Still on his mothers breast
There was never smile in weary while'
And never a CLEAN of joy;
But the world seems dim since we dreamed Oh
him
A little bit of boyl
Frank L. Stanton, IN Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
7 @ Preserve

The richness. color. and beauty of the
hair, the greatest care is necessary,
much harm being done by the use of
worthless dressings. To he sure of hav-
ing a iirSt-claSs article, ask your drug
gist or pcrfumcr for Ayers Hair Nigor.
1t is absolutely superior to any other
preparation Of the kind. 1t restores the
original color and fullness to hair which
has become thin, faded, or gray. 1t
keeps the scalp cool, moist, and free
from dandrun. 1t heals itching humors,
prevents badness, and imparts to
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
MISCELLANY.
Say It..

When you've got thing TO say,
Say it. Don't take half day.
when your tales got little 1t,
Crowd the whole thing In minute.
Life Is short-a feeting vapor-
Don't you fill the whole blamed paper
with tale which at a pinch
Could be crowded in an inch.
Boil her down until she SINNERS;
Polish her until she glimmers.
When you've got thing to say,
Say 1t. Don't take half day.
Atlanta Constitution
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

CATARRH in the head is undoubt-
eddy disease of the blood, and as such
only a reliable blood purifier can effect
a perfect and permanent cure. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier,
and it has cured many severe cases of
catarrh. Catarrh oftentimes leads to
consumption. Take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla before it is too late.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

A SURE cure for Group. Keep it
handy. Mr.. Clinton Campbell, Ches-
ter, Pa, says: " / can recommend DIR.
Bulbs Cough Syrup as sure cure for
Group. We have kept it in the house
for the last five years and would not be
without it,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

IN the northwestern part of Colorado
there is region several hundred square
miles in extent which is vast deposit
of petrifed fish.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
For Weak Nerves


1t is particularly useful in making
weak nerves strong, as it contains nee
essary elements of nutrition for the
nervous system, obtained from natural
sources.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

HOOPS PILLS do not purge, pain or
grippe, but act promptly, easily and
efficiently. Twenty-Five cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
THE HOUSEHOLD.

Contributions to this department may be sent
either to DR.. t. II. HosKINs, Newport VT, or di-
rectly to THR wAroHMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31
US (:

Ayers Hair Vigor, and now my hair is
growing rapidly and is restored to its
original color" Mrs. Annie Collins,
Dighton, Mass.
81 have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
nearly five years, and my hair is moist,
glossy, and in an excellent state of pres
ervation. | am forty years old. and
have ridden the plains for twenty-five
years WIN. Henry OFT, alias Mus
tang Bill" Newcastle, Wyo.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-31

A TON of diamonds is valued at $685.
100000.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
How an Az Is Made.

On entering the main workshop, the first
step in the operation which is seen Is the
formation Of the a1-head with the plade'
The glowing fiiate iron bars are Withdrawn
from the furnaces and are taken 10
powerful and somewhat complicated ma
chine which performs upon them four dis
sinct operations, shaping the metal 10 Iorh
the upper and lower part OF the ak, then
the eve and finally doubling the piece over
co that the whole can be welded together.
Next the iron is put in powerful natural
oas furnace and heated to a white heat.
Taken out it goes under a tilt hammer ana
ie welded in a second. This done, one dow
from the drop and the poll OF the ak Is
completed and firmly welded. Ihree crews
of men are doing this class of work, ana
each crew can make 1900 axes per DAY.
When the axes leave the drop there Is
some superhuous metal still adnerlng to
the edges and forming what IS Technically
known as Fin" To get rid or the I'm
the ak is again heated in furnace ana
then taken in hand by sawyer, VINO
trims the ends and edges. The operator
has a glass in front of him to protect his
ewes from the sparks, which fly off by the
hundreds as the hot metal IS pressed
against the rapidly revolving saw. The
iron part of the ak is now complete. Inc
steel for the blade after being heated, Is
cut by machinery and shaped. 1T is then
ready for the welding department. A
groove is cut into the edge of the iron.
the steel of the blade inserted and the
whole firmly welded by machine nam
merS
Next comes the operation of temperng.
The steel portion of the ak is heated by
being inserted in pots Of molten lead, the
blade only being immersed. 1t is then COOL
ed by dipping in water and goes to the
hands of the inspector. An AK is subject to
rigid tests before it is pronounced perfect.
The steel must be of the required temper.
the weight of all axes of the same size
must be uniform, all must be ground alike,
and in various other ways conform to an
established standard. The inspector VINO
tests the quality of the steel does so by
hammering the blade and striking the edge
to ascertain whether it be too brittle or not
An AK that breaks during the test is thrown
aside to be made over.
Before the material of the ax is In the
proper shape it has been heated five times,
including the temperng process, and the
AK, when completed, has passed through
the hands of about forty workmen, each OF
whom has done something toward perfect
ing it. After passing inspection the axes
go to the grinding department and from
that to the polishers, who finish them upon
emery wheels. :'F'-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
THE sOlTh Is MOVING
While other Sections Are Quiet-NeW
ministries for the Week.

baltimore, Md, June 2l.-The Baltimore
Manufacturers Record, in it's weekly sum-
mary of industrial conditions in the SOUTH
says:
''The completion of the reorganization OF
the Richmond and Danville railroad, backed
bv the greatest financial interest in Amer
lea. must prove of inestimable value to the
entire south 1t will attract renewed at
tention to this section and help to start Win
increased vigor the advancement or every
business interest of the whole south Ike
ports from all parts of the country snow
that increased attention is being given TO the
question of immigration to the south, Whlle
on the part of the southern people there is
greater activity than ever before in deVls-
ing ways and means to attract men, money
and manufacturing to this section. taking
a general look over the situation the pros
pect for the solid, substantial development
of the south was never more pfomlslnS'
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

in the loins or.emall of the back. 1t is pos
sible that the has kidney worms II
so, nothing will remove them, or relieve
her.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

the land least, that require the highest
skill and intelligence to produce and that
bring the highest price in market. -Four
pounds of butter take nothing from the
soil and will sell for one dollar while
100 pound bale Of hay will fetch only
dollar and has taken at least 80 cents from
the SOIL The bale of hay has required some
hard (but unskilled) labor, while the butter
is the finished product of moderate ana
pleasant labor and higher degree of Skill
r T. REDDING.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
A Race of Wonders.

Summing it all up, I can only say, how
ever" remarked DR.. Beal, that the upward
and better tendency is astOnishingly large.
Regard for the unquestioned truths of pre-
natal influences, for the laws of heredity
and wider study of the science of rational
choice in marriage will bring race of phys
zeal and mental wonders in the future. All
these things are coming. People are think
ing, writing and talking about these extra
ordinary problems, and the result will be
felt | saw that Mrs Eliza Archard Conner
announced il one of your recent interviews
that if the breeding of the human race We're
as carefully considered is the breeding
of live stock, the perfect physical man and
woman would result in five generations.
think | can, with as great confidence say
that If the already discovered laws Of ra-
tional marriage were observed, the perfect
mental man and woman would result in no
greater time"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
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FreiEhts Discontinue

Noblesville Ind, June 1S.-The effects Of
the coal strike reached this city Saturday.
The Lake Erie and Western discontinued
it's local freight trains. The shipment of
large quantities of small fruits and vtge-
tables to this point is stopped and srccers
are in a quandary how to supply The de-
mand. The American straw Board pls MT
stopped it's ponderous machinery Saturday.
Enforced idleness of large -orce CT hands
is the result.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
FARMS AND FARMERS.
SHORT TALKS WITH TIE MEN WHO
GUIDE THE PLOT.
Many Questions About the Farm Answered
by the Agricultural Editor OF The
Weekly Constitution.

Please look ahead and send in inquiries
extraordinarily an answer may not be ex-
Dected under three weeks. Never request
an answer by mali; the editor has no time
to spare for writing private letters.
Never ask where an article can De nau OF
the nrice Editors have no better sources
of Information about these than other PEG
pie. The editor has nothing for safe ana is
not interested in anything advertised III
the paper.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
Essentials of Happy Marriage.

1.-THE most common mistake IN marriage
is failure to secure comradeship on moral
and intellectual planes. Nature exerts her
self first of all to maintain the physical
type and neglectS morality and intellect,
Physical strength is, of course, the foun-
dalton for everything that is good in the
human race, though not necessarily the
accompaniment. You can't have house
without a foundation, but it a mighty
easy thing to have q foundation without
a house. In the majority of marriages
husband and wife physically compat-
ible. Mental compatibility, however, is
much less frequent This is caused, first,
by the fact that brain contours are usually
concealed by bonnetS or hair and are not
made the objects OF inspection and con-
sideration; second, by the fact that vanity,
TO say nothing of anything else, makes
most of hide our worst points from our
best friends, and, third, by the fact that
if the brain contours We're examined and
the worst points were not hidden, most
people so ignorant that it wouldn't
make any difference.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
LincOln's Marriage.

"In the United States especially careful
marriage is necessary. We have number
of national diseases, such dyspepsia and
catarrh, and sectional temperamentS, such as
the New England, the southern, the west
ern, etc, are much more universal than IS
ordinarily the case in other countries. Our
most common type is the lank, lean, motive
temperament. In men and women of this
sort there is almost certain to be a de-
iciency of culture and polish although
there may be OF intellect. Abraham
Lincoln is a striking instance or this, with
which we are all familiar. His was an eX
IRENE case. If Abraham Lincoln had mar
ried d woman of like temperament, the re-
suit to the children of the union would
have been most dreadfully disastrous. Lin
coin was man of fine Intellectual develop
ment. The faculties of the forehead were
all there and large, although the forehead
was not high. This due to the fact
that the wreath of faculties which some
times tops the intellect-wit, eloQuence, cul-
ture etc.-were almost entirely missing.
Lincoln not witty man, but he
humorous man. His fun came from be-
hind his ears instead of from his forehead.
He was not refined. AS Ingersoll said:
He would use anw common word that
fun could disinfect.' A man of this tenn
permanent should invariably marry wo-
man reasonably rotund in figure and of
rather yielding physical fiber. One of the
simplest Indications is the hand. Lincolns
was hard, bony and big-jointed The
fingers could not be bent back a sixteenth
of an inch. Had he married woman with
a hand like his their children would have
been inclined to excuses OF appetite. The
hand of the wife OF d man like Lincoln
should have tapering, comic fingers, small
jointed and easily bent back.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
Tho Skill md knowledge

Essential to the production of the most
perfect and popular laxative remedy known
have enabled the California Fig Syrup Com
pany to achieve great success in the
reputation of its remedy, Syrup OF Figs, as
# is conceded to be the universal laxative.
Tor sale by all druggists.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

,s Of course after the elimination
- a,;,k &C q cause there will still exist
mental worriment and anxiety, the PEI pi .
~ that is certain to come TO al ci'1Asa
people But their unlmportahce as Z. 49, 49,
;s comma ra lively unmportant ana IL hluet
ha remembered that if we are increasing
~ nbvsical strength as rapidly as SO many
graa+ snec;alists declare that we are theH
we will constantly grow less ana leso 20, 80
ceptible to the unfortunate eHects o1 'ne 81
things 1 do not think that INSANITY WV
ever be wiped out; accidents alone VIII see
49, +bore are always a few crazy ones
among us. but 1 do believe that there VIII
no visible in future years great decrease
A Scientific Phrenologist.
DIR. Edgar c. Bea originally from the
west temporarily a German ana no"
New Yorker, has given as cafeIul Sluuy ~
matters of the brain as any American Inc
fact that his studies have carried ms oplh-
ions away from the beaten track uoeS NO.
make them less interesting or less I'M
portant. There are many who disagree
with the theories of the school to when
DR.. Beal belongs, but there are many WIN
look upon it's discoveries as among the most
wonderful that have been made ny 1hoo-
ern science.
Right Marriage Is Paramount.
called DR.. BeaPs attention to the opln-
ions of the English authorities concerning
the drink habit. To some extent he agreed
with them.
."They have put the cart before the
horse, however" he said. "They speak OF
drink first and marriage afterward. Tney
should speak of marriage first, and every
thing else afterward. When the pupllc
conscience is awakened thoroughly on the
subject of marriag e-and that awakening
has already begun, unquestionably-a great
stride will have been made toward better
physique and better mentality. When the
public vanity is awakened on the subJct or
marrage-vanity is infinitely more potent
than conscience--then the battle Will nave
been won. When people know enough
about this subject TO realize that 1t is
blame and not pity that the
parents of incompetent or I'M
developed children deserve, the
awakening will be complete. Men and Wo-
men then will be ashamed to be recognized
as the fathers and mothers of anything
but perfect children. Widely extended
knowledge will leave no excuse for 1gno-
rance and will bring condemnation ana
ridicule upon those who disregard the laws
of parental influence or heredity.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

w. S. H., Carrollton, Cal have a SOW
and pigs. Sow seems to be weak in back
and cannot walk. Her hair is long. She
is in very good, order. Pigs look well. L
eats hearty. Any information will be glad
ly received. Please write, as she is a fine
hog.
Your treatment is very good fer weakness
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25

Questions of any character concerning une
farm will be cheerfully answered by the
editor of this department. Inqnirers VIII
please make their questions clear ana 10 me me
point. The editor of this department. VII!
give all questions close research ana VIII
give the readers of The Constitution tn'
benefit of any information that can DO oo
tanned on all questions prOpOunded.
Address communications Tor tins uePars-
ment to THE CONSA11 !OiS'
Farm and Farmers Dept) Atlanta Ia-
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