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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Women Cyclists.

American women of fashion have
been slow to adopt the Partisan craze
it can only be called that--for bicycling
but it begins to look as if the force of
its contagion has really crept across the
sea A high class print recently pub
lished Worth bicycling costume, and
by chance the writer heard day or two
ago at one of the large shops an order
for 20 cycling gowns of an approved
sort to be sent to Tuxedo These are
merely straws, but with more that are
discernible seem to indicate the way
the wind is setting. Bicycle fashions are
indeed becoming distinct department.
A golden rule for women cyclists is that
which is vigorously followed by the
thoroughbred horsewoman-allow nc
loose ends. Have everything about your
toilet secure. Loosely done hair, flying
ribbons, unnecessary furbelows of any
sort, are to be tabooed.-N. Y. Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The MayflOwer Club.

The Mayfower. woman's club in
Boston is good object lesson in club
economics to more than the sex to which
its membership is exclusively limited.
Formed solely for the purpose of afford
ing a quiet place where its members
could lunch when in the business dis
trict of the city, it has just held its Sec
ond annual meeting and look over of the
club affairs, to find that it is in most
prosperous condition financially. 1t has
1ng been considered sine qua non of
the running qualities of mems clubs
that no cafe attached to them could sup
port itself without bar, but the May
flower has demonstrated differently. II
has no bar, does not sell wines or liq-
uors of any sort, and through the past
year has paid for itself in every way and
left intact for future emergencies its re-
serve fund. To meet its growing popu-
larity its membership has been increased
to 400, which, however, does not by any
means clear off its waiting list.-Bosto'
Correspondent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Buying Titles.

In Portugal, where all hereditary titles
awe been abolished and where they are
held only for life, it is possible to become
duke marquis, count or baron by the
payment of relatively small sums of mon
ey into the national treasury There are
any number of English and other foreign
merchants engaged in Portuguese trade
who have acquired high sounding titles
in this manner.
In Italy, too, any title can be obtained
by the payment of money. There is reg
ular fixed tariff, the cash paid being de-
scribed as "registration dues" Thus ev-
erybody who does not happen to be noto-
rious criminal can buy an hereditary title
of count either from the pope or from King
Humbert for the sum of 81 ,OO0.-.St. Loui
Post Dispatch.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Swans as Weather Prophets.

A farmer on Sauvie's island, in the low
er Columbia, has three swans which are
quite tame, and he allows them to run at
large in a field near the house. A sports
man who spent a few days with the farmer
recently, enjoying duck hunting, was as
tonished on going home one evening to
hear the farmers wife say:
1T is going to storm. The swans have
been flying south all day"
He remarked that he had been out all
day and had not seen swan flying In any
direction.
"Oh, mean our swans, was the reply.
1t was then explained that when the
weather was going to be fine and spring
like the three swans in the field went to
the north end and futtered their wings,
trying to get away toward the arctic re-
gions, and when storm was approaching
they did the same thing at the south end
Of the ield.-Repie,c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
A Bride in KnickerbOckers.

! have never heard even the most
rabid advocate of rational % dress sug-
gest that they would grace the form of a
bride ON her wedding day, says an Eng
fish writer. A skirtless, knickerbocker-
ed maiden, with wreath and veil,
savors of the region of farcical comedy,
and doubt whether a reverend gentle
man would not consider himself justi-
fed in refusing to perform the ceremony
until the bride presented herself in less
manly array. However, the New Zealand
clergy are less welded to sartorial con-
ventions for one of them, said to be "a
sympathizer in the great reform of wom-
ems dress, recently united pair at
Christchurch - not, however, in a
church, but private house-when the
bride wore stone blue bengaline coat and
Knockers, long embroidered vest a
wreath of flowers and bridal veil.
Among the guests were many ladies in
the manly attire affected by fair bicycle
riders, and the bridesmaids had also dis
carded skirts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Eat Russian Marriage Customs.

A somewhat curious incident is re-
ported from the village of Nicolaef-
skaya in the province of Kharkof.
A peasant named Litvinoff, with
very handsome wife, sold her to an
other called Lukianoff for the sum of
100 rubles, giving a receipt in due
form for the money. In fortnight,
however, he wished to buy her back,
and her purchaser was quite willing,
but the woman refused. The orig
inal husband referred the matter to
the zemsky natchalink, who declined
to interfere, and the communal au-
thorities also declared that it was no
business of theirs. Consequently the
wife remains with the man who
bought her.-London Standard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Unknown Forms of Life.

Whether there is life on other planets we
do not know, but see no a priori reason fos
making scientific assertions on the subjec.
one way or the other. 1t is only at pres
emit matter of probability. Just because
we know that the earth is peoplod with an
immense variety of living beings, l myself
should rather expect TO find other regions
many peopled, and with q still more ex-
traordinary variety. Also since mental ac-
ton is conspicuous on earth should ex-
pect to find it existed elsewhere. If life is
necessarily associated with material car
cass, then no doubt the surface Of one of
the many Jumps of matter must be the
scene of its activity, but if any kind of
mental action is independent Of material
or physical environment then it may con
ceivably be that the psychical population
is not limited to the material Jumps, but
may luxuriate either in the interstellar
spaces or in some undimensional form of
existence of which we have no conception.
Professor Oliver Lodge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Senator COckrelPs Memory.

Senator Cockrell of Missouri especial
ly prides himself upon never forgetting
a name or face, and SO marked is this
trait that his friends say he can visit
the house OF any of his constituents aft
er an unlimited absence and speak to
each member of the family by name.
But no man is infallible, and this Sen
ator Cockrell discovered ON accosting
one of his constituents while at home
recently, whose name he tried by every
means possible to remember. but unsuc-
cessfully. Finally he hit upon what he
considered solution of the difficulty,
and under the guise of taking the con-
stituent's name down for the purpose Of
sending him some documents he asked
him to spell it. He was almost staggered
when he received the reply, "J-o-n-e-s. !"
"Oh," said the senator, II mean your
first name.
Then again came another stagger when
the constituent replied, "W-i-l-l.i-a-m. +"
The senator is not just at the present
time Dragging about his wonderful
memory. - Washington NeDS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Slamming the Doors,

81 don't know of any household injunc-
ton that is so persistently disregarded, "
said Mrs. Billtops, las Don't slam the
door l think l must speak to the chill
dren about slamming the door at least 40
times day, but they pay no attention to
1t whatever They don't disregard it in
tentionally, but it appears to be one of
those things that people are not able to re-
member-it makes no impression upon
them. They may perhaps remember it the
first time after they are spoken to, but as
likely as not they will slam the door as
loud as ever with the sound of the injunc-
ton yet in their ears. Even Mr.. Billtops
always slams the doors. About most things
he is very thoughtful, but about this he is
worse than any of the children" - Ne1
Tnrl Sim.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
An Expensive Cow.

There is man in Chicago who pays
SIS, 900 year for the privilege of keep
ing COW. He is sane man, business
man, man of family and generally
respected in the community. His poor
relatives declare him a freak, and his
neighbors shrug their shoulders and
murmur things about rich men S whims
The way of it is that he possesses a val
liable building lot in a choice residence
portion of the city, and having nothing
else to do with it he put nice little
fence around it and quartercd therein
his pet Jersey COW. The COW was an
artistic COW and harSlonized well with
the green turf and little bushes, so peo-
pie rather admired the arrangement
One day man came along who thought
he would like to build house on that
particular lot, so he hunted up the own
er and made him spot cash offer of
$500, 900 for the land. His offer was re-
fused, decisively and politely.
But" demonstrated a relative,
aghast, that would pay you SIS, 600
year! Why ON earth did you refuse
it?"
The rich man lit cigar and turned a
protesting face on his accuser. yes I"
he assented in puzzled way, 'but
what would have done with my cow"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The Duchess of Newcastle.

At the royal drawing room on Thurs
day many ladies wore English made ma
terial. Among them, it is said, was the
Duchess of Newcastle, stately young
matron, whose gown of mauve satin,
with wondrous lace trimming, and bod
ice "veiled in silver flecked mauve chif-
fon showing between diagonal bands of
satin, with undulating edges outlined
with silver caused the sensation of the
day, according to courtly gossipers
This is not surprising, for the duchess
is beautiful woman, and the profusion
of diamonds which she wore and her
train of dark reddish pansy purple hue
were alone sufficient to make her stand
out distinct from the crowd.-Londor
Letter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
English Female Typists."

Female typists, as they are called in
England, have at length been recogniz-
ed as a portion of the permanent civil
service, and treasury minute just is
sued lays down regulations for their
employment. Some 60 ladies are serv-
ing in various offices at rate of IA
shillings week, increasing by shil-
lings per week per year to a maximum
Of 20 shillings. They have no claim to
pension and are liable to dismissal at a
weeks notice. The pay has now been
slightly improved, the right to a pen
sion conceded and more liberal regula-
lions made as regards holidays and alb.
sence through illness. Should a woman
elect after serving six years or more to
marry she will receive gratuity of one
months pay for each year served
London Globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
The Way 1t Sounded.

At certain mission Sunday school
it was the custom for all the children
to recite the golden text for the day
in concert. This is not a good way,
as the following incident will show,
for sometimes the children fail to
catch the sense: One Sunday the
school was visited by some ministers
of a conference holding its session in
the city, and the superintendent put
the pupils through their exercises.
Repeat the golden text in con-
cert" said the superintendent, and
the school repeated in its collective
capacity as well as it could:
They went out and preached that
men should repent"
Mary" said the superintendent,
turning to a girl about years old,
you may repeat the text yourself
So Mary stood up straight and OBJ
served:
"They went out and preached that
men should wear pants"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Strengthening Slant Eyes.

The wheel of progress whizzes on,
The japanese have got the wrinkle into
their head that their slanting eyes must
straighten out like white mans. The
consequence is that a surgeon who was
doing very little in this country is fast
getting rSsh in the novel business He
has been there only two years, but he
has induced several classmates to join
him, and they are very fast compiling a
respectable bank account. The operation
for Strengthening the slant in the Jap
eye is described as comparatively pain
less. 1t is confined exclusively to the ex-
terror corner Of the eyelids.
The surgeons sharp little, blade is in
serted under that part of the lid near
the slant, an almost infinitesimal slit is
made, a fine silk thread stitches the
parts together, and, presto, chNgel the
Jap arises from his chair happy man,
with eyes as straight as those of any
white man.-BoSton Advertiser.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
A KleptOmaniac's Ruse.

Two well dressed women, whose kinshir
could be seen at glance, entered a shop
the other day and took seats at the silk
counter The assistant had scarcely com
menced his weather report when one of the
women said:
lit is my duty to warn you that my sis
ter is a confirmed kleptomaniac, and that
you must watch her closely"
After little while the "klep" moved
along to another seat, and the assistant
felt it his duty to give her his most vigilant
attention. Twenty minutes time was con-
sumed and no purchase made, and as the
women left the shop the assistant fattered
himself that the little woman with the
Grecian nose had tried it on the wrong
merchant.
"What made you watch that person SO
closelyf" queried lady who had observed
most of the maneuvering.
'Kleptomania!' he whispered.
SIS that SO? Why, l should have thought
the other one needed your eyes the most. -
She had taken 30 yards of silk and e3
worth Of fringe.-London Tid-Bits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Give the Baby Water.

1t seems strange, but true it is, that
there are yet in existence young mothers
who never give their young babies a drink
of water. Water is as necessary to child 8
we'll being as good food and its bath Two
or three times day the baby should be
given drink of water, say tablespoonful
at regular intervals. Try the little mite
and see how he relishes it. Furthermore,
1t will, If given at regular intervals, keep
by the way, q prominent physician was
called in for severe case of vomiting and
sore stomach. He prescribed tablespoon
full of water and one of milk to be taken
ed, but had the good sense to obey, and,
sure enough, in few hours she was we'll
enough to get up and attend to her work,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

CURE FOR HEADACHE.-As a rem
edy for all forms of headache Electric
Btters has proved to be the very best.
1t effects permanent cure and the
most dreaded habitual sick headaches
yield to its influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure a bottle, and
give this remedy a fair trial. In cases
of habitual constipation Electric Bitters
cures by giving the needed tone to the
bowels, and few cases long resist the
use of this medicine. Try it once.
Large bottles only fifty cents at G..
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
PEOPLE WHO CANNOT EAT.

Eating is natural necessity. 1t ought to
be pleasure Yet many people look upon
IL as task. Do you?
You shouldn't 1t is bad sign. So long
as you suffer from this, you will be thin and
sick. What you eat, you eat because you
think you must. You don't eat enough to
properly nourish yourself You are really
slowly starving.
The trouble behind it all is indigest ion
Your stomach doesn't want any food. 1t
knows II it got it, it couldn't digest it..
You must humor your stomach, or it will
break down altogether. Give it pre-digested
food. PASKOLA will help it along till it
gets better.
You cannot keep up without eating, yet
IL your stomach rebels, medicine will never
make it work right. PASKOLA will. But
then PASKOLA is not medicine.
Everybody knows that PASKOLA is a
pre-digested food, made of grains and fruits,
and that II is relished by the weakest
stomach. Everybody who has tried it has
experienced after meals that delicious sense
OF perfect Digestion exhilaration, added
strength and increased appetite that every
body knows can only be produced by
PASKOLA. Why not try what bottle
will do for you7
DR.. G. W Bsbcock OF Chelsea, Mass,
says " IL gives me great pleasure to speak
in the highest terms Of your delightful
preparation, Paskola.' One of my young
lady patients has gained six pounds, and
says she feels like a new creature"
Further particulars in free pamphlet from
THE PRE- OlGESTED FOOD CO., 30 Reade ST., NJ y
w. &. TERRILL & CO.
state Street. Montpelier, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
MISCELLANY.
Brave Love.

James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet
was recently asked the name of his favorite
poem, and responded by giving the follow
ing bit of fugitive verse, written many years
ago, and the author OF which is unknown.
He'd nothing but his violin,
I'd nothing but my song,
But we were wed when IL e skies were blue
And summer days were long.
And when we rested by the hedge,
The robins came and told
How they had dared to WOO and win
When early spring was cold.
We sometimes supped on dewberries,
Or slept among the hay,
But oft the farmers wives at eve
Came out to hear us play
The rare old tunes-the dear old tunes
We could not starve for long
While my man had his violin
And my sweet love song
The world has aye gone well with us,
Old man, since one
Our homeless wandering down the lanes
1t long ago was done.
But those who wait for gold or gear,
For houses and for kline,
Till youths sweet spring grows brown and sere
And love and beauty tine.
VIII never know the Joy of hearts
That met without fear
When you had but your violin
And l a song, my dear.
-CrJdHd, o., Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
To Destroy Rats.

A plan that will sometimes destroy q
large number of rats is to fill barrel part
ly full of water and cover 1t with an inch
or so of meal. A hole is bored in the bar
rel little above the meal, and the rats en-
ter, sink through the meal and find wa
terry grave. In catching rats in steel traps
great care is required to deceive the TO
dents. Traps need to be well covered and
everything done to avoid raising the sus-
picions of the ''varmints." Often when
rats refuse to eat poisoned bread and but
ter they may be baited with poisoned
crackers, cheese or meat Rats are shy
and gamy creatures, but it is possible to
make game of them. "-New York Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
If Love Could Rule the World.

If Love could rule the universe,
How changed would all things he.
He would remove in language terse
All bars in his decree.
No rank could ever intervene
To stay affections course,
Twould bow its head with lowly mien
Before his gentle force.
The earth would be so bright,
The radiant sun
Would shed its warmth and light
For every one.
A king might then peasant wed,
An empress love her page,
A seamstress with princess bred
Might throw her winsome gage.
Sweet sentiment would rule the earth,
With banner high unfurled,
And happiness more dearth,
Could Love but rule the world.
How happy all would be,
An Eden vale
Again the earth would see
Could Love prevail.
Home and Country
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Little Dirty.Face.

We have little maid at home,
She says my name is Dwace -
To pa and ma she's better known
As" Little Dirty-face."
You scrub and dress that child at ten
White muslin, trimmed with lace
In fifteen minutes, often less,
She's Little Dirty.face."
But smiles oft break that crust of dirt,
And smiles the dimpes chase,
And tender eyes light up with love
That little dirty face
It's naught but superficial dirt
Which scrubbing will erase,
SO ma and pa are rather proud
OF Little Dirty face.
On tots small phiz the trouble is
To find kissing place,
But stay-I see a rosebud mouth
on Little Dirty.face.
Then come and give that sweet bear bug"
Thou little toddlng Grace.
Thy souls as pure as angels robes,
My Little Dirty.face.
Boston Transcript
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

GUARANTEED CURE.-We authorize
our advertised druggist to sell DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, upon this condition:
If you are afflicted with cough, cold
or any lung, throat or chest trouble,
and will use this remedy as directed,
giving it fair trial, and experience no
benefit, you may return the bottle and
have your money refunded. We could
not make this offer did we not know
that DR.. Kings New Discovery could
be relied on. 1t never disappoints.
Trial bottles free at G.. Blakely's drug
store. Large size, fifty cents and one
dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Incidence.

Incidence is declared disease, and its
pathology is studied in The Medical Rec
ord. 1t is found an almost constant in
dication in albuminuria and diabetes. Ma
larial fevers induce it, and it is a frequent
effect of dyspepsias and indigestions 1t is
characteristic in eurasthenia so generally
that it is usually safe to say that an indo-
lent person is neurasthenic to certain ex-
tent. Hence in cases of chronic incidence
the counsels of physician are often more
in place than those of moralist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

A HUMAN face clock is on view
in the window of a St. Petersburg
matchmaker. The hands are pivoted
on the nose, and any messages spoken
into its ear are repeated by phono-
graph through its mouth. 1t is said 10
be the only clock of it's kind at present
in existence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

IT is reckoned that in the old world
there are about 430, and in the new
world at least las rivers which fall d.
rectly into the sea. =To
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

THE freight service performed by the
railroads of the United States in 1892
was equivalent to moving 9,241 ,O50, 225
tons one mile. The compen sstlon
therefor was $766, 1916 42.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27

HAS ALL PASSED AwAY.-"I have
for number of years been troubled with
dizziness, heart trouble and loss of appe-
lite. Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods
Pills have worked wonders and my dir
illness has all passed away. / have a
much better appetite than 1 have had
for years and feel no trouble with my
heart."-Mrs. F. Bailey, Cedar street,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Impure State of the Blood

1t invigorates the Nervous System, stimn-
lates the Liver and Kidneys, tones the
Digestive Organs, and imparts New Life
and Vigor TO the whole system. 1t cures
the disease by building up the system.
MERRILL'S SARSAPARILLA is the
only Sarsaparilla which regulates the bowels
fashioned pill dosing. Try it. ONE DOL
LAR PER BOTTLE, and it is for sale by
all frst-class druggists and dealers in patent
medicines. or sent, express prepaid upon
receipt Of price.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-06-27
Vermont Academ ".
sAXTON,s RIVER. VI

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both sexes. Prepares for any college. Admission
certificate. Eight large buildings. Delightful
ratories for Chemistry and Physics Home for the
Gymnasium. Military Drill under United States
army officer. Training for Character and Citizen
ship For catalogue or other information apply to
GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, PHI d., Principal.