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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
When Baby Cries.

Long before the baby lips have
words the baby mind will have discov-
cred difference between Yes and
"No," as those all important mono
sylables fall from mothers lips.
Make up your mind from the first never
to say NO " unless you mean it, and
having said it let nothing persuade you
to alter it. Attracted by the shining
blade OF a knife, the glitter of bright
pair of scissors or some other article,
the little one reaches out its hand to
possess the dangerous toy. You say,
"No, no, baby mustn't have that"
knowing that the desired object is dan.
gerous, or, it may be, too fragile to be
entrusted TO the wee hands. Then the
little lips go down, and disappointment
is very naturally followed by an out
burst of grief. Too often does the mis-
taken mother yield to the pleading
tears; the coveted thing is given over
to quiet the cries, and the baby learns
two important things: First, that moth
er's "No" does not mean "No":
secondly, that if it wants thing very
badly, the best plan is to cry for it.
Now, admit that it is very difficult, if
not impossible, to teach an infant that
the article it longs to play with is not
fit for a toy; but it is comparatively
easy to teach it that when the article is
refused it is no use desiring it any
longer. This can be done very firmly,
though very lovingly, and the lesson
once learned will never be forgotten
EGcbdnQe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
A Dangerous Table.

eff there is one part of II kitchen equip
ment that | stand in dread of it is the
dropleaf table that so many women seem
to think an Indispensable auxiliary to
that portion of the household" said an eX
perenced maidsorvant, one of the sort
who always seem to absorb most of the
sense of their class. "Whcnever l go into
a house where there is one l ask as a spc-
cial favor that something be done to make
1t secure. Three times have | seen almost
an entire china dinner service go to smash
because the dropleaf in the kitchen gave
way. These leaves are usually put up with
common iron hinges that get wet and
sometimes stay wet from days end to
days end. After awhile they get rusty
and weak, and some day. when the best
china is all out, they give way, and great
is the disaster Give me good sized shelf
or kitchen table every time."-Nelo York
Ip1Upr.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

A bottle of lime water in the house is a
great convenience. TO make it, put about
a pound of unslacked lime in large bowl;
pour over this three quarts Of boiling wa
ter. Let it stand for 10 minutes, then stir
well with stick. Place the bowl in cool
place for or 10 hours, AT the end of that
time pour off the clear water, letting the
sediment remain in the bottom of the
bowl. Bottle the clear water and keep in
a convenient place. A tablespoonful of this
limewater may be added to glass of
milk to be given to a patient with an acid
stomach. In case of burns cover the burn
ed parts with cloth wet in limewater
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
Fun Among Authors.

A number of Mark Twains friends who
had been victimized at various times re-
solved to give him an unhappy quarter
hour one April fools day. George W.
Gable, knowing Mark had special horror
OF the chronic autograph collector, ar
ranged with couple of hundred well
known people to come down on him 81
simultaneously for u specimen Of his hand
writing. Some of the demands were very
funny. Edmund Clarence Stedman's let
ter was good burlesque of the average
schoolgirls. Many Of the words were un.
derscored, and Mr.. Clements was tickled
with such phrases as "my favorite Amer
lean author" your well known kind
ness" etc. Mr.. Stedman not only solicit
ed different kinds of signatures but want
ed n sentiment in Marks handwriting or
q few pages from "Roughing 1t, +" THE
Prince Abroad or THE Innocents and
the Pauper." John Hay wrote from Cleve-
land asking Mark to take a leisure hour
or two and copy for him few hundred
lines of "Young's Night Thoughts" and
an equal amount from Pollocks Course
of Time" Thomas W. Knox's request
came from the Lotus club. He had royal
commission from the king of siam, he
said, for autographs for the kings 25S
children, but begged to suggest that the
order be filled for 300, as the kings fam
lily was increasing. stephen Fiske wanted
q Mark Twain autograph for friend who
was going abroad and wished to take it
along as a mascot, and Mrs. Fisko modest
ly spelled the name Clements and sole.
tied 100 autographs for church fair
booth.
II. c. Bunner Of Puck wanted an auto
graph for his 2weeks-old granddaughter,
adding THE little innocent abroad IN
this strange world of ours will value your
gift when she is old enough to appreciate
it." Joe Howard, Jr., recalled meeting
Mr. Clemens 2 years before in front of
the New York city hall and appealed for
an autograph on that ground. G. G. Buel
of The Century wanted humorous article
for publication with Mr.. Clemens sigma
ture attached to every paragraph, SO that
the copy" could be sold to advantage.
While Robert Underwood johnson applied
by postal card as follows: Gould you let
me have an autograph for a lame boy
whose mother has interested him in things
spiritual by encouraging him to make an
autograph collection to be rallied for at a
fair, the proceeds to go to the Society For
the Suppression Of Toy Pistols2'
Mark gave his prosecutors something Of
a fright in return He published an inter
view in which he stated that he intended
to make up pamphlet of their letters,
with various humorous and satirical ammo
tations of his own, have it illustrated and
issue it in suitable form for sale at the
newsstands and on the railroad trains
The profits, he declared, he should pocket
entirely himself, and if he found, when
the book was ready for the printer, that it
did not seem sensational enough to catch
the public fancy he would enlarge it by
the addition of II lot of the private letters
he had received from time to time from
these ladies and gentlemen, dressed up
with cancellations from his own pen which
would make them more spicy. He never
carried out his threat, however. - Kat
Fields Washington.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Day of Days,

It's day we all remember and its scene of solemn
state
Still casts gloom of sadness, when at home we
congregate;
For baby form is missing, and no childish pratle
grants
It's music sweet refreshing, since the baby put on
pants,
Twas transformation truly, and it marked an
och grave,
1t took away dear babyland and boyhood to us gave
The change could be discovered with the slightest
kind of glance
At the prde.fushed face of baby-that day he put
on pants.
1t closed the doors of lullaby and opened wide the
gate
That leads from arms of mother to the hill of mans
estate;
The light of dawnng future cross the fragrant path
way sants
OF baby, and enthralls him the day he put on
pants, atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

ride ten miles and charge $50, but she
remembers that the last time she was
at church she heard one of the society
speak of patent medicine that helped
her last spring, and she will send for
the medicine. Or else she writes to
the household paper (price fifty cents
Year, which she takes, asking the ed
itor's advice. What pathetic and sug
gestive things are the correspondence
columns in these humble Journalist
How the ineradicable womanly longing
to be attractive comes out in queer pre-
scriptions to prevent the hair from fall
ing out, to remove freckles, or to make
over old gowns with small sleeves into
the hamboyant style of the day; how
the woman's heart peeps through its
thin disguise in those pitiful letters de.
scribiDg lonely lives and love that the
strong years conquer, and the daily jar
and fret of disillusioned toll, and all the
rest of the dismal story. / seem to see
the broken woman, who was joyous
and ambitious girl, Juggling ever more
YEARLY at her Sisyphus stone of duties,
growing more irritable, more complain
ing as strength and heart fail, until the
day shall come when the tired mother
will not creep down stairs. Then the
neighbors will watch and nurse by
turns, and the doctor, who might have
helped years ago, will be called in to
witness properly the end he cannot
avert Octave Thanet, IN Scribner'S.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
Household Notes.
Foes to Beauty.

ITO be as good looking as possible and
to be physically well one must, in general,
be happy" is one of the tenets of gospel
of health recently preached by an author
ity. Another, IA Frenchwoman, goes even
further and forbids weeping sulking and
getting angry as foes to beauty and in
viters of wrinkles and disfiguring lines in
the face Vanity undoubtedly impels
much of the enthusiasm over hygienic mat
tiers among women, but one can forgive
the cause in the advantageous effects
Habits strike in. A woman who finds it
is not good form to get in a rage watches
herself that she does not at least betray
that she is in one, and presently the calm
expression in reflex action begets a calm
spirit.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
A Real Botanical Rarity"

In Professor Englemann's late work, en-
titled Botanical Raritios," l find the fo!-
lowing account of a wonderful East India
vegetable curio which the English resi-
dents of Madras have given the common
name of electrical plant ITO attempt
to pluck a leaf from this marvellous plant
is to invite all electric shock equal to that
produced by an induction coil, and If
compass be held within six meters of the
lightning charged oddly the needle will
act rs strangely as If it had been brought in
direct contact with the magnetic pole it.
self But its electrical qualities do not
astonish the student of nature to as great
"a degree as do the wonderful intermis
sions ana variations of It's peculiar powers.
These are most manifest at 2 O'Clock in
the afternoon, gradually diminishing UNI
til midnight, or between midnight and
o'clock n. m, when its magnetic proper
ties are hardly noticeable. Day after day
these wonderful changes take place, the
plant gradually losing its magnetism as
the evening approaches and increasing
rapidly as the darkness becomes more in
tense, only TO have the mystic current shot
through its fiber with seemingly increased
vigor rs the sun mounts the tropical skies.
a thunderstorm augments its qualities
hundredfOld, and, even though sheltered,
IL drops its leaves and branches as though
shiyering with death stroke. Birds and
beasts as we'll as the natives shun the
dreadful thing as do the Javanese the dead
" upas tree One would naturally sup
pose that this wonder of electric vegetation
would be found growing in a region
Astounding in magnetic metals. The con-
trary is the case. "-St. Louis Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
He Sniffeth the Earthquake"

1t Is well known fact that horses can
hear sounds that are not perceptiblo to
human ears. For days previous to the
great earthquake in the Riviera the horses
of that locality showed every symptom Of
abject fear, which continued without
change of character (unless it was in the
direction of greater frenzy till the fury Of
the great CONFUSION broke forth. Not
until q few seconds, however, before the
earth began to tremble did human beings
hear the subterranean rumblings. One
writer from the scene says that in his opin-
ion the horses knew that the great quake
was on the way from ~ to 100 hours he.
fore their masters heard or felt the first
jar.-St. Louis Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

GUARANTEED CURE.-We authorize
our advertised druggist to sell DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, upon this condition
If you are afflicted with a 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. Bakely's drug
store. Large size, fifty cents and one
dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
MISCELLANY.
4 Very Busy Woman.

She pronounced in sounding platitude
Her universal gratitude
For men Of every latitude
From the tropics to the poles;
She felt a consangunity,
A sisterly affinity,
A kind of klth and klnity,
For all these foreign souls.
For Caledonlan Highlanders,
For brutal South Sea Islanders,
For wet and moist and dry landers,
For Gentle, Greek, and jew;
For Firms and for Siberans,
For Arabs and Algerians,
For Terra del. Fuegians,
She was In constant stew,
oh, it worried Miss Sophrona
Lest the men of Patagonia
Should die with the pneumonia,
with the phthisis or the chills;
Yes, indeed, she worried daily
Lest the Group or cold should waylaY
Some poor Soudanese or Maylay,
Dying for the lack of pills.
And she toiled on without measure,
And with most unstinted pleasure,
For the good of Central Asia
And the pagan people there;
But meanwhile her little sister
Died of a neglected blister,
But Sophrona never missed her,
For she had no time to spare.
Hudson gazette
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

a twenty-four page Journal is the leading
Republican family paper Of the United
States. 1t is flied with interesting reading
matter for every member of a country fam
lily. 1t is a NATIONAL FAMILY PAPER, and
gives all the general news of the United
States and the world 1t gives the events
of foreign lands in 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 departu ents for " THE FAM
lily CIRCLE" and "OUR YOUNG Folks"
Its "HoME AND SOCIETY" columns COM
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, 1894-08-08

A principal of private school for girls
in one of the Hudson river towns makes
1t a condition Of admittance that all of the
pupils shall wear during the hours of reel
tation and study suit consisting of short
skirt and easy, comfortable waist The
principal says she has no fear of girls re
sorting to tight, boned waists after they
have enjoyed the freedom of more sensible
clothing
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
Warmed Over Eggs.

1t is fact that eggs that have been
ooked-boiled-three minutes or less can
be reboiled the next morning, and will not
only be fresh, but as soft and palatable as
though cooked but once. After an egg has
been heated and cooled, you could cook it
till doomsday and it would not get hard.
Some property in it resists the hardening
process after it is once heated, if only to
the soft boiled point Some will turn up
their patrician roses at the idea of warm
ed over" eggs, but they will find them
even better than warmed over meat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
A Hammock In the Sickroom.

A hammock will often prove boon to a
sick person who has grown weary of the
bed. 1t can be strung across room from
a door frame to the window casing and
may be even hung right over the bed
where the patient can slip into it at will.
There are light cotton hammocks that are
Fight pretty, and they are soft AS silk to the
touch. A hammock adjusts itself so per
fectly to every inch of the body that it is "A
wonder that tired women do not try their
resting properties oftener.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
A Story Far Too Common.

l can see her, faded, haggard, sal
low woman, tired from the weary ris-
ing in the dark winter mornings, to the
crawling from the unfinished pile of
mending to the cold room upstairs, at
night. Her husband is kind to her, but
he has his own work; and her back
aches, she is dizzy and faint, and life
grows heavier load on her shoulders
every day She does not consider that
her health is part of her homes capital;
and she is sure that they cannot afford
to hire help, behindhand as they are ;
they can't afford doctor (who would
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
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Z Mothers
Look
Has your Baby any of
these symptoms /?

Are its cheeks wan and pale9
Is it losing weight?
Is it puny and feeble
Does its flesh lack frmness ?
Is it fretful and peevish ?
Does it sleep too much
Does it pass its food undigested ?
Is it not doing we'll
Does it throw up its food?
Is it backward i'll teething ?
Is it recovering from illness
In all these conditions
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
GIVE THEM A REST.
The Only Restorative for Tired Men and
Horses.

Is tired horse which has worked all day lashed
because his strength is tagging? Sometimes when
a savage or a fool drives him. wise man let's
tired horses rest. Tired organs in the hu man body
are often dashed with so.called tonics," that are
supposed to be strengthening Nothing gives
strength but food.
Paskola is a food. rich in nutritious elements. II
is predgested, and requires no work of feeble
stomachs. s. Benjamin Helms Of Bridgeton n. j.,
found out after medicines had failed to relieve him
of Indigestion. He writes May 4, 1884,
&C. felt beneficial result from the very first Dose
am gaining In strength daily and have q ravenous
appetite. In fact eat the most hearty and rich
food that has been repulsve to me for year past.
My heart is much stronger, and I am free from
sinking spells"
He could eat rich food after a time because Pas
kola had given his stomach a chance to rest
Mrs. Charles +. Latham, of III West 45th street,
New York City, writes.
" For five years have suffered from gastric indi.
gestion, and have tried all the so.caed remedies for
Indigestion, besides courses of treatment from
physicians all over the country, from which re-
ceved only temporary relief.
my symptoms were heartburn, flushing heat
dizziness, bloated feeling after eating depression OF
spirits, and acute attacks of cramps and in
Illumination, and chronic constipation.
after taking small bottle of Paskoa, I felt
very much better. / have now taken only seven
small bottles and have felt better in my fe
have gained ten pounds and now eat anything my
appetite Graves. My friends say How fat and well
you looki what have you been doing2' My answer
is, Paskola'"
You can buy Paskola at any d uggist's. A descrip-
tive pamphlet, free, if you apply to
THE PRE- DlGESTED FOOD CO., 80 Reade ST., NJ y
w. E. TERRILL & CO.
state Street. Montpelier, vt,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

SCRoFULA humors and all diseases
caused or promoted by impure blood or
low state of the system, are cured y
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castorla
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
For Sale at a Bargain !

House, Barn and Building Lot on Mechanics st.
One acre of land partly covered with fruit trees,
On Northfied street: House and small Building
Lot, Firstclass inv, stment. a. j. HOWE,
Real Estate Agent.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16

tSy-Bring your bucket and ; cents
and get five oysters at Julius Kahns's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16
ARDMoRE, TUESDAY, Ocr. Gi.
APPROACHING Anniversary

On October 2S the ARDMoREIrE
will be one year old. The near
ness Of that important occasion
which notouly marks an interest
ing epoch in its destiny, but
which will proclaim tJ the world
that Ar1mors has arrived at that
stage OF progre5siycncas which
makes it possible for a live local
daily to maintain an existence in
her midst, has caused manege-
ment TO decide on the issuance
on that day of a mammoth souve-
nit' edition. II will be devoted to
a history of the improvements
and changes during the past year
and forecast OF TIE c.ty's flu
ture prospects. 1t viii in every
way be such paper rs will re-
dound to the benefit of the city
and rs an advertising medium
will be uneXcolled by any thing
o, the kind ever attempted in the
past.
IL is the desire of the ARD
MoREIrE that every business man
in the city should be represented
and to that end contracts for
space should be secu. ed at as
eayly a day convenient. You
need not hold back TO be waited
upon by the solicitor but call at
the office at any time during bus
mess hours and secure yourplace
on the band wagon.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16
A RARE OFFER.

In the near future the ARD
MoRErrE will be published daily
and weekly. The price of the
daily will remain at fifty cents
per month and that ofthe weekly
will be one dollar per year. As
an inducemelt TO subscribers for
the weekly we offer the daily
from now until the commence
ment of the weekly ana then the
weekly for the remainder of the
year for the small sum of one
dollar payable strictly in advance.
The Weekly ARDMoREITE will be
seven column folio, all home
print and will contain all the
more important news happenings
published in the daily. Now is
your opportunity to get the full
court proceedings in the daily
and afterwards the best weekly
in the Territory. Don't delay
but walk right in and enroll your
name ar oag the elect.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16
WE always supposed the

WE always supposed the side
walks of Ardmorc were for the
usage OF the public as travelling
thoroughfare, but it seems the
organ grinders, begg. r and
street vendors have cnnliscai d
them to their private interests.
The ARDMoREITE says clean them
out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16
Finest fish in town at Pyeatt's.
How ..sires" Vary.

When you speak Of mans hat be-
ing "about two sizes too largo tol
him." you do not mean that the proper
At would be hat two inches smaller
In either circumference or diamsteri
with his coat, however, when you say
"size" you mean an inch. The follow
ing may be of interest 70 those likely
To get mixed on the question of "si1es"
and inches. A size" in q coat Is ex-
actly an inch, in underwear il is tive
inches, in a sock an inch, in collar
one-half inch. shirt the same, in
shoes one-sixth of an inch, in pants
one inch. in gloves one fourth of an
Inch and in hs s's one-eighth OF an inch
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16

Troieand Pike fish at Pyeatt's. II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-10-16

PROFESSIONAL.
SOLOMON Il. JACKSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
nsy"O Office up stairs just across the
street In front of court house
ArdmOrc, I. i,
RENNIE Z ", LURE,
ATTORNEYS At LAW.
seyOnicc opposite ,ouri Ilouse. cor
Dcr Main aud Court streets
Ardpiore. |. r..
------------------->
o. q. BARRY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
rlyOnce in Williams Il Pennington
Building. Ardmore. I. T.
u. c. rotierf Henry Hnrdy.
Cornelius Hardy, stcnograph,r
POrrErF y HAEDY.
ATTORNEYS AZ LAW.
t@y' O0icc over Hardy Building. Ard
mIrr. I. Y. Notary in office wi
practice in al Fcdcrnl and stat,
Courts.
ARTHUR wALCo1T,
At OHNEI AT LAW.
szy-Odice with Moran Scott, 4. s..
Commissioner, Arimurr. / r.
'. c. THOMPSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
t-y-OGlcc over Joe +. Robinson Ard
more, |. T.
bltk BONN,
Att ORNkNS AT LAW.
wy ONCE M stairs. iu Smith build.
ing, corner Main aud Court sts.
JOHN l.. GAIT,
NOTARY PUBLIC AND CON.
VEY NCER,
BAY Office at lr"n Store, ArGmure,
|. +.
j A. MAYS.
FIRE ms URANCE > GENTAND ID
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office W stairs in Wilmington
building.
.------s.------. -------sa---'s---
W T. noGIE.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
GeS' Office at Alexander's Drug
Store, AIdmOle, !. !.
WALLER HARDY,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
sss' Ofllce rear Of City National
Bqnk ArGmore |. Y
-. -.
Il. n. ALNls,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
a=y-Oilice over City Drug store, Ard
more. l. T.
AID Mrs D.,
o. 70
Dentists, "
Over Randol's tore,