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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
MARKED DOGS, EYES.
An Explanation Wanted of the Presence
of These Tan Spots.

An Explanation Wanted OF the Presence
of These Tan Spots.
Can any of your readers explain the
meaning of the tan spots seen so com
monty over the eyes in black and tan
dogs of most breeds?
Whor II Melbourne last year, went
careful; over all the dogs in show
with one of the stewards, and we found
the spots in all the black and tan ter
riers, foxhounds, deerhounds, collies,
lurchers, etc, but / could get no infor
nation regarding them from the ex-
perts.
In some of tho highly bred toy dogs,
as the small black and tan terriers, ]
found on inquiry that these spots, for
merry so very conspicuous, were being
bred out and had nearly disappeared.
Their persistence through so many
strongly marked varieties, except those
Of late date, is singular, for there is
fairly good proof that when first domos-
ticatcd the dog was red or brown, like
the pariah, dingo, etc
As far as can see, we do not find
the spots white on black or dark
ground, nor yet black or dark on q
white or light ground My explanation
is that they have arisen as a permanent
marking after the dogs "sported" to
black und,r domestication and have
been pres rvcd and developed through
natural selection Possibly they are pro
tective and simulate eyes.
One morning, Just at dawn, had oc.
casion to go ont into the garden, and
while STOPPING to examine some flowers,
near a fence partly covered with creep.
ers, | suddenly saw an animals head
looking through, and what seemed to be
two seemingly large and ferocious
black eyes garcd at me. Suspectil
that a black leopard was about to spril
over, I started back clapped my hanC
and shouted To my relief, however, |
saw tail wag and found that the spec
tator was cooly's dog | knew very
well and which recognized me. The
use of the tan spots-in this case at
least-then occurred to me.
May it not be that the spots thus
serve protective purpose and have Of
ten saved the lives of dogs (black dogs
from their enemies, the smaller feline
such as the cloudod leopard, etc? Pc
haps the M; ter is not new, but if it l.
it seems wo h looking into.
| have several dogs about here now
with black bodies and heads. The tan
spots, rather pale, are of the size of a
shilling. 1 have shot one, keeping the
skin of the head as curiosity. s. E.
Peal in Nature.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
STORIES OF DR.. HOLMES.
A Young Woman Who Didn't Like His
Literary Taste.

The story is recalled Of young Vir-
ginia country girl dining in Boston
some years ago, in the days when DR..
Holmes went to dinners. Seated next
to her was a homely, little old gentle
man whose name she did not catch. He
began to talk with her and asked her
how she passed her time i'll the country.
ooh, we read, my father and IT, she
said.
And what do you read?" asked the
little man.
"Well, the 'Autocrat of the Break
fast Table for one thing, she answer
ed.
Il should think you would not care
to read that more than once, " remark
ed the lit,le old man with sign OF dis
appointment III his tones,
"My father and may not be judges
of literature, said Miss Virginia airi-
ly and with a faint accent Of scorn,
"bnt when we get to the end OF the
'Autocrat' we generally turn back to
the beginning and read it over again. d"
The little old man smiled at this and
was disposed to be friendly, but Miss
Virginia was SO displeased with his tone
concerning the "Autocrat" that she met
him with chilly indifference
AS soon as the guests went into the
drawing room her hostess whispered
reproachfully to her:
"You didn't seem to lind DR.. Holmes
as interesting rs | hoped. "
CDR. Holmes'' shrieked Miss Virgin
la. There were a tableau and an expla-
nation.
Another story Of Holmes wit is told.
One day old DIR. Peabody was to meet
him at certain place. The venerable
professor rode in carriage. When he
got there he Vas met by Holmes, who
had walked Near by was statue OF
Eurydice. And Holmes said:
"Ah, you ride, l seeP'
Capital capital" cried Peabody.
That night he went back home and
said to his wife:
"Holmes got off q good joke today.
His wife asked him what it was.
"Why, was to meet him down al
the statue of Eurydioe, and when | ar
rived, he said quite happily, oh, you
came in carriagep
And then the genial professor wonder
ed why his wife didn't laugh.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Wells.

1t Is quite as important to wear clean
veils as fresh under linen. But can wells
be washed? some one asks. Most wells can
but when you own a mesh that will not
bear cleansing discard it when 1t shows the
least signs of soil. In certain parts of
Switzerland they use the following meth
DDS Of washing lace wells: If the veil Is
white, it should carefully be washed In
bukewarm water, loosely wrung out and
rinsed in cold water. 1t should then, be
half dried by being clapped between the
hands and finally hung out to dry com
pletely. If the veil is black mix little
OK gall in warm water and pour this over
the VEIL afterward rinsing in cold water
For stiffening purposes weak solution Of
gum called gum water" Is used In place
of starch, and the drying processes are the
same as for the white veil.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

In small lone whore pennies con n
and life 5 pTuhi, IN seems difficult to solve,
with an ailing woman to do the house
work of the fanny, and no room for Il
girl the most economical thing to do is to
hire the washing and ironing done out of
the house When you come to count the
pay and board for service of girl who
must always he looked after, it amounts
to great deal, but when you pay 81. 80 Il
week for the laundering of the clothes and
have it done out of the house the worst OF
the work is done and no worry to you and
no great cost. Even if you have to pay 81
cents more to get a woman to come and d,
the sweeping and scrubbing once a wccl
you come off winner. Minneapolis House
keeper
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt.

Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt, or Mrs.
Fred" as she is endearingly termed by
her intimatcs is the prettiest of the Van
derbilt women. She is also the youngest
She is tall and slender, with pretty blond
hair and blue eyes She has beautiful
hands, of w.4ch she takes very great care
wearing liu upon all possible occasions
Although she entortains elegantly, it is
not frequently that she gives dinners teas
or receipt IONS. There is one entertainment
which &c.. ;stituted "A few years ago at
Newport winch always takes place when
August comes round 1t is the reception
to Mrs. Bottome and the Kings Daugh-
tiers. Most of Mrs. Nandcrbilt's charities
are done SO quietly and unostentatiously
that the outside world knows little abou,
them New York Tclcgram
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Sewing n WomanIy Art.

Sewing Is IL most womanly art. A wom
an is never more feminine than when she
has needle nd thread in her hand. 1t
the right of very little girl to be taught
to sew neatly, even if it costs the mother
some self sacrifice. Very few women are
wholly exenl from the needle. On the
contrary, almost every woman must take
more or less care of her own wardrobe,
even if she Las no family responsibility
Machines cannot sew up rips in gloves, re-
place buttons or mend. Some stitches
must he taken, and how to sew neatly is
an accomplishment quite as necessary to
the happine of a majority of women as
any other. a little girl be taught early
how to use her needle, sewing will soon be-
come a sort Of second nature to her.-New
York Recorder.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

These are to be really pumpkin and
neither squash nor custard. The pump
kin should be of dark yellow skin and
heavy in proportion to its size-the flesh
thick and fine grained. Pare and cut in
inch cubes and cook it in little water
until soft, being careful that it does not
burn. Then press through colander,
put it back in the kettle with some mo-
lasses or sugar and spice and let it null
away until il is rich red amber mar
malade This must be done day or
two before t1e pies are made, for it is a
work of time. One cupful of such
pumpkin is ample for a deep pie, and
real pumpkin pie is never baked in a
shallow plate. A good proportion for n
pic is cup of pumpkin an egg, 3 to 4
cups Of milk, a half cupful Of sugar, a
little salt half toaspoonful of ginger,
fourth toaspoonful of cinnamon and Il
little nutmeg Bake rather slowly -
Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

ALL FREE.-Those who have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery know its
value, and those who have not have
now the opportunity to try it free. Call
on the advertised druggist and get a
trial bottle free. Send your name and
address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chi
cago, and get sample box of DR..
Kings New Life Pills free, as well as
a copy of Guide to Health and House
hold Instructor free. All of which is
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing. Go to G. Blakely's drug store
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Good News For Brides.

The vicar Of Cropedy, an Oxfordshire
village, has had the following notice II
tached to the church door with regard 10
rice THROWN. at weddings: " 1t is partic
larry request / that no rice be thrown at
the conclusion of weddings when the brio
and bridegroom leave the church. TIL
brides house and not the church is t
right place for observances which have D.,
connection with the religious ceremony
and are sometimes "A cause of disorder and
irreverence. South Bucks (England)
lNree Press
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
HOW A MAN GOES TO SLEEP.
Slunber Begins at the Feet, and the Senses
Become Dormant One After Another.

Slumber Begins at the Feet, and the Senses
Become Dormant One After Another.
"Order is heavens first law" and
the old truth is manifested even in the
process of going to sleep When a man
drops off to sleep, his body does not do
so all at once so to speak Some senses
become dormant before others and al
ways in the same order. As he becomes
drowsy the eyes close, and the sense of
seeing is at rest. 1t is quickly followed
by the disappearance of the sense of
taste. He next loses the sense of smell,
and then after short interval the tym-
panum becoros insensibe to sound, or
rather the nerves which run to the brain
from it fail to arouse any sense Of hear
ing
The last sense to leave is that of
touch, and in some representative peo
pie it is hardly ever dormant. Even in
their case, however, there is no discrim-
mating power or sense of what touched
them. This sense is also the first to re-
turn upon awakening Then hearing fol
lows suit, after that taste, and then the
eye becomes able to flash impressions
back to the brain. The sense of smell,
oddly enough, though it is by no means
the first to 20, is the last to come back.
The same gradual loss of power is OBJ
served in the muscles and sinews as
we'll as in the senses. Slumber begh 4;
at the feet and slowly spreads up the
limbs and trunk until it reaches the
brain, when Inconsistencies is complete
and the whole body is at rest. This is
why sleep is impossible when the feet
are cold. New York World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Shades.

In north room yellow shades are indis-
pensable. 7 y impart an effect of glow
ing sunshine nat is as cheerful if not
warming AZ real article, For vesi -
bule door tina, faces the south china silk
should not he used. The ardent sun not
only fades the colors, but rots the fabric
as well. A lace or lace and scrim curtain,
shirred top and bottom, on small brass
rod is the be in the way of service az
appearance torsuch doors. An inside linon
shade Of dark green or ecru, if preferre ',
tones the sunshine in the daytime and
an evening permits an unyiewed flight
stairs if the scclusion of a rainy nj
and an old gown is threatened by an
nouncing riE
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
aims in Chest
aims in Kidneys
aims in Stomach

Any pain anywhere, every lamcness every
where, asthma, bronchitis, colds, coughs.
catarrh, collie, Group, cramps, chills, cholcT8
motbus, cholera infantun, chronic diarrhCra,
summer complaint diphthcria, dyspeptic
pains, govt, hacking, hoarsencss, headache,
heartburn, whooping cough, influenza, irrito-
tons, inhammations, neuralgia, nervousness,
pneumonia, rheumatism, sciatica, tcething,
toothache, tonsiltis, vertigo, vomiting, sore
lips, sore lungs, sore throat and Ia grippe, are
alike relieved, soothcd, healed and cured by
this wonderful pain alleviator. II is the sover-
cign remedy for bites, burns, bruises, cuts,
chaps, cracks, corns chilblains, contusions,
deafness, freckles, fractures, humps, pimples,
ringworm, stngs scaids, sprains, soreness,
Stiffness, sWellngs, tet.er aud all aches.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Glover Blossoms.
I've read Of roses till tire Of them,

I've read Of roses till tire Of them,
or daffods and myrtle blossoms. too
I'd rather have fresh, sweet. homelike gem
Like this hold, unhackneyed, pure and new;-
My taste is rude II like not hot-house lowers
Art, more than nature, breathes in their perfume
They are unlike these children of the showers
As carmine is unlike a natural bloom
Poor exiles, city-born and city-bred,
They tell no tales of natures dewy bowers;-
Were l a bride, this morning to be wed.
I'd slight those everlasting orange flowers"
OF which, since Eve was bride, we've heard and
read,
And loop the bridal veil with clover blooms In
steadi elizabeth Akers, Mdine 1855
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

Mrs. Phebe Hanaford, in recent ad-
dress, condemned the present system OF
educating children. Making them early
risers, as she put it, in classes was produc-
tive of making them conceited all the fore
noon of lie AAd sleepy all the afternoon
the energy wl.ich should have been store,
to meet the trials Of later years being ali
dissipated in their youthful days.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

BucKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The best salve
in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers
salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chiiblains, COINS and all skin erup-
tions, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale by @. Blakely
Montpelier, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
MISCELLANY.
November Reviewed.
by 10. u. HERR1CK.

BY b' ", HERRlCk.
The melancholy days have come;
Opoet change thy key;
The harp that sings November skies
Should sound more cheerfuly.
The naked woods to robe the earth
Have given their wealth of leaves;
The meadows brown" are witnesses
OF garnered stores of sheaves.
Not "wailing winds " are these hear,
But hymns of lofty praise
For gifts of all the circling year,
Crowned in these autumn days.
The flowers are in their lowly beds;
But they shall rise again.
Their life replenished by the tears
OF :" cold November rain"
In flower and leaf new life begins
Before the old life dies
We read in letters of decay
The dearest prophecies.
November Joins the perfect bond
That makes the year complete,
The trysting place whore faith and sight,
Seed time and harvest meet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

THE leaves of several plants often
contract in remarkable way to form
lodging plG ces for young insects to be
Matched from eggs laid in he substance
of the leaf. When an egg has been
laid in leaf of the chickweed it con
tracts into globular body or excres-
cence, while the leaf of the poplar puts
forth juice that dries into red globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

a twenty page journal, is the leading
Republican family paper of the United
States 1t is a NATIONAL FAMILY PAPEn,
and gives all the general news of the
United States. 1t gives the events OF
foreign lands in a nutshell Its AsRI-
CULTURAL" department has no superior
in the country, Its " MARKET REFoRTe"
are recognized authority. Separate de
partn euts for THE FAMILY CIRCLE"
"OuR YoUNG Folks and "SCIENCR AND
MECHANICS It's HOME AND SOCIETY"
columns command the admiration OF wives
aud daul ers. It's general political news,
editorials and discussions are comprelseR-
sive, brilliant and exhaustive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

If your husband shows a goddess ma.
culne fond IS for sleeping over the
breakfast no, ON sunday, you can prc 81.
lily break hi.u Of it by senGin., Toe
tron, one BY one, to him for money ~
the contribution box.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
Pooh DIGESTION leads to nervousness,

Pooh digestion leads to nervousness
fretfulness, peevishness, chronic dys'
pepsia and great misery. Hoods Sar'
saparilla is the remedy. 1t tones the
stomach, creates an appetite, and gives
relish to food. 1t makes pure blood
and gives healthy action to all the or
gaus of the body. Take Hoods, fol
Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

A porticro which is swished back ano
forth, pushed here pulled there, by chill
dren or elders either, soon becomes {
blemish rather than decoration in I
room unless it has been firmly hung an,
Is frequently arranged.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

The very latest astronomical works
catalogue between 5000 and 1000
"double stars" When Herschel made
his initial observations only four were
known.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

HOOPS PILLS become the favorite
cathartc with every one who tries them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

No receptacle for soiled clothing, oven
If handsomely decorated should be kept
In Il sleeping apartment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

Galvanized iron pals should never be
ased for drinking water.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05
JOhnS0n'S ''I Is1o.
ANoDYNELINlMENr

Invented by an old fashioned, noble Family
Physician, to allay pain and cureinaammation.
over so years the demand for it has steadily
increased. 1t has saved more lives and
licvcd more suffering than any other remedy.
IT possesses the confidence Of the people tn
q remarkable extent. II is used and recon-
ucuded by physicians everywhere. It is not
merely Imminent, but the Universal House
hold Remedy from infancy TO old age. For
Internal much External use. 1t is used
and endorsed by all athletes. Every Mother
should have it in the house, dropped on sugar
suffering children love to take IT, It produces
an increase Of vital activity in the system,
and by its electric energy giving the power
to throw off, prevent and cure disease.
Having been troubled with a Distressing
cough and bleeding at the lungs ly me use
Of Johnson's Anodyne I.inimcnt was entirely
cured and able to labor daily. For severe
attacks Of stomach and bowel troubles never
found relief until l took Johusou's Imminent
JONI r. ATKINS, Brewer, Maine
The Doctors signature and directions every boths
Irsrd Pamp let free. Sold everywhere. Price 81 ctz.
Six bottles, S2OO. l. 5. JOHNSON q CO., Boston. hsss
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

CmLDRsN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CH1LnRFv Cry Tor Pitcber's 'as,0'ls.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-12-05

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castora.
CmLpnRN Cry ioI Pitchers Castoua.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-13
WILL BE DISASTROUS.
What the Capture of Port Arthur
Means to China.

Washington, Nov. 12.-The Japanese
legation had not received, up ito noon
today, any official confirmation Of the
capture of Port Arthur. The legation
people say, however, if Port Arthur has
fallen, lit will be the most disastrous
blow China has received. Councillor
Stevens of the legation, said Port Ar
thur has been pronounced impregnable
by the naval experts of Germany. Lii
Hung Chang had built there modern
gun factories which rivalled those of
Krupp's. 1t is in some respects similar
to the Brooklyn or Norfolk navy yards.
although three times greater. More
over, Ii Hung Chang has conferred
there the pick of the Chinese army. 1t
is pointed out that the capture, if eff
fected, is mainly important in giving
the Japanese a fortified ton inside
China from which they cannot hereaf-
ter be dislodged. The japanese SOL
diers will undoubtedly make the place
the depot of their operations, and it
will also afford protected shelter for
the japanese fleet. The gun factories,
which have been the chief reliance of
Ii Hung Chang, would henceforth be
at the service of the Japanese.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-13
DISCRETIONARY POOL CoNNEyr

1t '. sad hat fool is born
every minute in the day. In view of the
discretionary pool swlndle in Pittsburg
the aphorism appears TO be sound-Mem-
phis Courier-Appeal.
The. amazing thing is not that dupes by
the thousands can be found to support
SEch pluck me schemes. but that The
Plttsburg authorities have not sooner in
terVened to protect them from their own
avaricious. folly.-hiladelphia Record.
Discretionary pool is another name
for blind pool" such as was played by
or run by Fred Ward of New York city
several years ago. at the bottom of which
dirty pool yawned the gates of the peni-
tertiary for Ward.-Cincinnati Times
Star.
The discretionary pool system" in
Pittsburg has come to grief. The worst
feature of the swindle is that it absorbed
the money of the working people. The
law ought to step in and shut up all such
so.called pools and "syndicates" as
quickly as it would policy shops.-4Iin-
nedpolis Tribune
A get-rich-quick concern in Pittsburg
has collapsed, and 10000 people are out
$50G0,G0G. AS usual, the concern was run
by strangers. and as usual nobody thought
to ask for guarantee or for some evil
dence of things valuable to show that the
money put into the scheme was safely
inVeS ted.-Harrisburg Telegraph.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-13
FOREIGN FLASHES
Brief and Newsy Cables From All
Portions of This TerreStinI Snhcre

| Buda Pesth, Nov. ia dispatch from
Breal, Bohemia, says that twenty per-
sons We're killed in the explosion at Ores
den, Credetaulsta!t colliery, near that
place, today.
! London, Nov. 12-Heavy rains have
prevailed in various parts of Great Brit
ain, causing Hoods, which in many cases
have. brought business to a standstill.
closed on account of the floods, and
boats are used to transport people
through the streets. Considerable dam
age was done on the Isle of Wight by
the floods.
Moscow, Nov. 12.--Thousands of people
viewed the body of Alexander III dur
ing the night as it rested in state in the
cathedral of Archangel Michael. The
posing the features of the dead man.
On his breast and above the crossed
hands of the dead rested the sacred icon
of St Alexander Newsky. the late ears
allowed TO kiss the icon.
Publa, Mex, Nov. 12.-Senor PABLO Mar
tinez Del Rio, who has returned from
New York announces that arrangements
have been perfected for the consolida ton
of the Mexican Southern and lntercolo-
NAL railroads, and the former line will
be Immediately extended to Salina
Gruez, where 1t VIII connect sl with the
route from the United States TO the
Isthmus of Tehauntepec-
Amherstburg, Ont, Nov. 12.-The
schooner West Side is ashore on Point
Pelo The tug Homerule has gone out
from here to try 10 reach Ter. she carries
a crew of seven men.
Moscow. Nov. 12--The imperial funeral
train left this city at noon today on its
400 mile journey to St Petersburg.
Berlin, Nov. 12.-Advices received here
from Tangier Morocco. say that Ger
man named Franz Neuman, was murd
cred by natives on November 4. The Ger
IN no
ed TO proceed Immediately 10 Fee and de-
mand satisfaction for the murder