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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21

A QUARTER CENTURY TEsT.-For
a quarter of century DR.. Kings New
Discovery has been tested, and the
millions who have received benefit from
its use testify to its wonderful curative
powers in all diseases of throat, chest
and lungs. A remedy that has stood
he test so long and that has given so
UNIVERSAL satisfaction is no experiment.
Each bottle is positively guaranteed to
give relief, or the money will be re-
funded. 1t is admitted to be the most
reliable for coughs and colds. Trial
bottles free at G. Blakeley's drug store.
Large size fifty cents and 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
A Solemn Dance.

They have a singular kind of dance
conducted on the green's of country
villages in Russia. The dancers stand
apart, knot of young men here, a
knot of maidens there, each sex by
itself and silent as crowd of mutes
A piper breaks into tune, a youth
pulls off his cap and challenges his
girl with wave and bow. If the
girl is willing, she waves her hand
kerchief in token of assent. The
youth advances, takes a corner of the
handkerchief in his hand and leads
his lassie round and round. Noword
is spoken and no laugh is heard. Stiff
with cords and rich with braids, the
girl moves heavily by herself, going
round and round and never allowing
her partner to touch her hand. The
pipe goes droning on for hours in the
same sad key and measure, and the
prize Of merit in this "circling," as
the dance is called, is given by spec
tators to the lassie who in all that
summer revelry has never spoken
and never smiled.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
A Years Religious Celebration.

A movement is on foot to girdle the
earth with series of religious con-
ventions on the nineteen hundredth
anniversary of the Christian era. A
great expedition will start out, mum
bering, it is thought, some 1000
persons, who will go entirely around
the world holding rousing religious
services at every important stopping
place. The first service will be held
in San Francisco and the last in New
York. Bombay, Jerusalem, Rome
and London will be taken in on the
way The services are to be entirely
nonsectarian. Several weeks will
elapse between each service, and it is
calculated that the expedition will
take a year in making its rounds, and
that it will cost each of the crusaders
about one thousand dollars.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
How GulIs Can Fly.

On trip in coasting steamer from New
York to Jacksonville few winters ago
had a favorable opportunity to prove that a
gull could follow a vessel for a great dis
lance Soon after passing Hatteras we
noticed one of the gulls in the good sized
flock which followed the boat to have an
injured leg. The foot hung so that the
passengers could readily identify the cripple
When we reached Charleston harbor, the
crippled gull was still picking up scraps
thrown overheard from the galley, but was
soon lost to us in the fog which surrounded
us for hours while we waited to cross the
bar. The next morning when the passen-
gers went on deck there was our gull, which
had met the vessel on coming from the
harbor, whether by accident or design
cannot say. The cripple followed us up the
St. Johns river and was often remarked
upon by the passengers who had come to
know it, This bird, which was one of he
larger gulls, but cannot be positive in re-
gard to the species, followed our steamer
fully 500 miles,-Science.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
The Earth's Crust.

One of the most interesting con.
illusions to which biologists now as.
sent is that the major portion OF
the earth's crust consists of granite,
gneiss and mica slate, and that these
as q rule are not only crystalline in
structure, but never contain remains
of organized substances-p plants and
animals-or portions of other stones.
The gneiss and mica slate are com
posed Of the same materials or min.
erals as the GRANTEES, only arranged
somewhat differently-that is, in
gneiss thequartz and feldspar are very
closely aggregated, while the mica
appears in scales between strata of
the same Thus it is that gneiss is
really a stratitied rock, and if a sec,
ton or break be made at right an.
giles to the strata it presents astriped
appearance, the quartz and the field
spar being nearly white and the mica
a narrow band of green. The gneiss
is intermediate between granite and
mica slate, and is often found be-
tween these rocks, lying over the
former and under the latter, though
sometimes the transition is so gradu-
al as to be hardly perceptible. -Neu
York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Central Vermont Railroad
Commencing November 10, 1898.

Trains Going South and East ,otH Leave Nom
pelier as follotos.
900 A. M. MAIL. for Fitchburg, Boston, Sprinp
heid New London and New York.
I2;26 T.. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
ell and New York via Springfield.
junction and Windsor.
and all points In New England, New York and South
Trains Geing North and West:
$3.50 A. M. EXPRESS for Montreal. ogdens
1000 A. M. PASSENGER. for Burlington, 8,
Adams, Richtord and Rouse g Point mah ing cenneo
lions for Troy Albany and New York.
A;2O p. M. PASSENGER, fer Burlington 81
Adams, Montreal, Ogdensburg and the West.
6:6B T.. M. FAST EXPRESS. Pullman SleeI
ing Car to Chicago.
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West 70
sale at the principal stations
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7;l5, si5, l0hS, An. a;@
ASS, 7:+5 ?. NJ. Arrive at Barre twenty Ave min
utes after leaving tiHe.
1880. P. M Arrive at Montpelier, twont, i've
minutes after leaving time.
train leaves for williamstown AZ t;sSP.N.
Daily Sundays included Sundays only.
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneer Work
&C. W. THOMPSON, Agent
n. w. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
r.. W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Beyond the Reach Of Science.

High as a man is placed above the
creatures around him, there is higher
and far more exalted position within
his view; and the ways are infinite in
which he occupies his thoughts, the
fears, or hopes, or expectations of flu
ture life. l believe that the truth of
the future cannot be brought to his
knowledge by any exertion OF his men
tai powers, however exalted they may
be; that it is made known to him by
other teaching than his own, and is re-
ceived through simple belief of the tes-
timony given. Let no one suppose for
a moment that the self-education am
about to commend in respect of the
things of this life, extends TO any con-
siderations of the hope set before US,
as if man by reasoning could find out
God. 1t would be improper here to
enter upon this subject further than to
claim an absolute distinction between
religious and ordinary belief. L shall
be reproached with the weakness of re-
fusing to apply those mental operations
which think good in respect of high
things to the very highest. | am con-
tent to bear the reproach. Yet even in
earthly matters, believe that the in
visible things of him from the creation
of the world are clearly seen, being I'M
derstood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead ;
and have never seen anything incom-
patible between these things of man
which can be known by the spirit of
man which is within him, and those
higher things concerning his future
which he cannot know by that spirit
Prof Fdrdday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
The Use of Lent.

The Churchman thus wisely concludes
it's remarks on "The Use of Lent":
IS Even as literary and historic study
the Bible furnishes materials for peren-
NAL delight. But it does more than
his, for it speaks to the moral nature
8 no other human volume has ever
lred, or has ever had the power, to
eak. 1t has raised the world by it's
pcepts and warnings to own a higher
sMSydard of right than Eastern or
Wtern sage ever knew before its ap-
Pea1g. If it is studied as it ought to
ne, will not only inform but elevate
C1e 5 nd. A knowledge of this book
n neu' the comfort and happiness of
ne 49, d no better way of using some
nouls Lent will be found than that
~ ~ oa, honest and, as far as posi-
pie' seArstive study of some one of
TnH A ); ospels, or an epistle of st.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
QuibbIes OF the Law.

A man was indicted for burglary,
30 the story goes, and the evidence
clearly proved that he had cut hole
through tent in which several per-
sons were sleeping and then. insert
ing his head and arm through the
hole, had distracted from the tent
several articles of considerable value.
1t was argued by the prisoners
counsel that inasmuch as the man
had not actually entered the tent
with his entire body he had not COM
mitted the offense charged and there
fore must be discharged.
The judge, in his charge to the
jury, told them that in case they
were not satisfied that the whole man
was involved in the crime, they
might bring in verdict of guilty
against as much Of him as was thus
involved. The jury, after a short
period of consideration, found the
right arm, the right shoulder and the
head of the prisoner guilty of burg
larry.
Thereupon the judge sentenced the
right arm, the right shoulder and the
head of the prisoner to Imprisonment
at hard labor in the state prison for
two years, remarking, with a half
glance at the discounted counsel,
that as to the rest of his body he
might do with it whatever he pleased.
Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Disease Germs.

The explanation of the bacterioio
gist as to the difference in the effect
of disease germs on the human or
ganism is simply that of the Bible.
Some germs fall on good ground and
multiply, others on stony ground and
fail to grow or wither at once. When
a typhoid germ is breathed into the
lungs, it perishes just as do the myri-
ad of other germs which we daily
breathe. 1t is far otherwise if it is
swallowed with the food or drink,
and finds after running the gauntlet
of the juices of the stomach suita-
BILE place for growth in the intestines.
The germ grows and multiplies, and
the ordinary phenomena of the dis
ease result.-Baltimore Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Jaffa Oranges.

A special feature of Jaffa oranges
is that they will keep from 80 to 40
days, and if properly packed for two
months and even three months. New
orange groves are being laid out con-
tinually, and now there are 400 as
against 200 Is years ago. Jaffa itself
now contains $4,000 inhabitants in
stead of $4,000 as formerly. Unfor
tunately the Jaffa oranges are com
paratively dear, owing to the cost Of
production. Orange growing in Syria
is conducted exclusively by natives.
Each orange garden contains about
1900 square feet of planted area,
equal to about !, 800 trees to the hec-
tare (nearly 81 acres).
The trees begin to bear the fourth
year after planting, but it is estimat-
ed that it takes seven years and
sometimes eight years before an
orange orchard yields remunerative
crop. During all this time and even
afterward the orchards have to be
watered continually, and this irriga-
ton is the most difficult and the most
laborious part of the work in con
nection with orange growing, mas
much as the water has to be drawn
by means of more or less primitive
waterwheels from wells 100 feet deep.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
George Washington Post.

The New York Advertiser, referring
to the George Washington Post of New
York city, says: The popularity of this
post is that the little Ratchet is dis
played everywhere. 1t is the official
post badge, and every comrade of the
post wears a little silver Ratchet on the
lapel of his coat with evident pride. 1t
is considered sure safeguard against
lying, and before any comrade can tell
a lie he has to remove the badge, and
then he may go it as strong as Ananias
and without fear. The Ratchet is used
by the officers in place of gavels and on
the altar in place of swords. The
Washingtons have beaten their swords
into hatchets, and the boys are all the
better for it.-Troy Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Hopeful View.

80" ling the numerous at
sa @ COZ time, so unfriendly to
I lua @ 3, what multitudes of
.hn 4 9,+noas re being satisfied with
o ore oonSd eTS h! housew Never, we
~ o0 whora Ws 1.-THE privilege of sit
u; NY h;s San sonctrarvt h and beauty are
a ~ naS a than' Seen more widely
hppa oraotar mmrn1e present. Never
a n h;S oonrt. in the aggregate
with joyful hearts, ",0 da Ao ~ th,,
courts is better than 10y IL 'uy
rather be door-keepe, u ssu -. haa
my God than to dive 'a ~ u .u 81
wickedness." Many so; u rhe censor sen.s o,
and heather lands not otsn Sn 1ls;l
in Gods earthly temple ; inu uelign'
ticipate with joy an entry ,, a,sO t an-
heavenly city. In the m . IpUn c Sa
scription given by the reve,,lous ae.
abode the temple of eartf Oh thas
away, and God becomes ev on
in all: r." 1 saw no temple thoeIle an
the Lord God Almighty and thu, III
are the temple of it," We clataahmn,
the world is coming to see the vtn ~
religious truth as never befor, "a
bright, hopeful view of Christ's "a
dom is fully justified by the facts.
preston should never rest upon
spirits. The hour calls for men a
women of buoyant faith, for those wi
rejoice even in the midst of obstacle
thankful that all over the earth mul
tudes assemble stately for worshi
and have the truth of God sealed upt
their hearts for editication as they {
together in earthly temples. Christie
41poc0fe
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
A Clock without Works.

In the courtyard of the palace of Yer
sailles is clock with one hand, called
I'll Horloge de la Mort du Roi." 1t con-
tains no works, but consists merely of a
face in the form of sun, surrounded by
rays On the death of king the hand is
set to the moment of his demise and re-
mains unaltered till his successor has join
ed him in the grave. This custom origi-
mated under Louis XIII and continued till
the revolution. 1t was revived on the
death of Louis XVIII, and the hand still
continues fixed on the precise moment of
that monarch's DEATH Yankee Blade,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
The Biggest Shells.

The biggest shells are found on a
large barrier reef of the Indian ocean,
1900 miles long, east of Australia
Here the monsters come up on the
rocks, which are almost inaccessible,
and grow to weigh over 300 pounds.
The Smithsonian has one of these bi
valves in its collection which stands
over 3 feet high. 1t has saw tooth
edge and inside large muscle scar
The natives stand IN as much fear of
them as they do Of mad elephant,
and many traditions are common
among them of how arms and legs
have been bitten off.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
Easter Hymn.

Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates,
For lol your Prince of Glory comes;
What means these pierced hands and feetr
What means this crown of thorns7
For me. for you, for all mankind,
He shed his blood, the thorns he wore;
For you, for me, for all mankind,
The cruel cross he bore.
Lift up your heads ye heavenly gatesl
All heaven shall welcome back It's own,
And angel choirs in matchless song
Shall make his glories known.
Because he liveth, l shall livel
Because he rose, my dead shall risel
Immortal life he bought, and gives
To earth the priceless prize.
-Jdrs. E, A. Hdwkins.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
IONATHAN A. wOODBURY's ESTATE.

u STATE OF VERMONT, Washington District. ss,
In Probate Court held at Montpelier in and for said
District. on the 5th day of March, AID. 1894;
Charles ii. Woodbury., Administrator of the estate
of Jonathan A., Woodbury. late of Berlin in said Dis
trict. deceased. makes application to said Court,
with the consent and appreciation in writing OF the
heirs of said deceased residing in the state Of Yer
mont for license to sell all of the real estate of said
deceased, TO wit; Dewey farm, so called; home
place. brick house farm called, situated in said
Berlin. also about five of pasture and timber
land, situated In Williamstown. in the County of
Orange and State of Vermont, except the widows
right of dover therein, but including the homestead
and reversion of said dover, representing that the
sale thereof would be beneficial to the widow and
heirs of said deceased and those interested In ms
estate in order to convert said real estate into
money. whereupon, it is ordered by said Court
that said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at the Probate once In said
for hearing and decision thereon and 1t is further
ordered, that all persons interested be notihed
hereof by publication of notice Of said application
and order thereon three weeks excessively in the
Vermont Waterman d State Journal, newspaper
published at Montpelier in this state, and which
before said time of hearing that they may appear
at said time and place, and If they cause object
thereto. BY the Court.-Attest
66-88 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
GOOD ADVICE.

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
LEGAL NOTICES,
CHANDLER BRADIsH,s TATE Es

Trto NOTICE
r, me undersigned, having been appointed by the
i nonoIaDle Probate Court for the District Of Wash
inR . commissioners to receive, examine and ad
3 AZ Claims ana demands of all persons against
une eS!hte OF Chandler Bradish late Of Cabot
ons n, thereto hereby give notice that we will
t ior he purposes aforesaid at the town clerks
on s, the erS SIst day of March and AN day Of July
each of said days, and that six months from the
bt .s gay Of January A. d. 1894 is the time limited
claims to us for examination and allowance.
1894. r. IT. LANCE VI N"i'n' ne ~
1879 UIRA Wells Commissioners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
JOSEPH b, sILLoWAY's ESTATE.

- STATE OF VERMONT. Washington District, 49,
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in said Dis
trict, on the 5th day of March, A. ID. 1894
Zed S. Stanton, Administrator of the estate OF
District, deceased. presents his admnstra
ton account for examination and allow
tribution and partition Of the estate of said de.
ceased. Whereupon, IL Is ordered by said Court
that said account and said application be referred to
q session thereof to be held at the o, Probate st
of March, A: d. 1894, for hearing and decision
thereon: And, 1t is further ordered, that no
tice hereof be given to all persons interested by
publication of the same three weeks successfully in
the Vermont Waterman State Journal, newspaper
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at said
time and place. and show cause, If any they may
have, why said account should not be allowed and
such decree made.
BY the Court-Attest.
s6-Ss HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
DAVID r. GRAY's ESTATE.

The undersigned, having been apr lid ID Nv re re
Honorable Probate Court for the Dis itof Xaah
ington Commissioners to receive, ex On "a ana %
Just all claims and demands of all 1901 auains,
the estate of David r. Gray, late of M6nSaIda as'
in said District, deceased and all claims eibita1
in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that meet
for the purposes aforesaid, at the market OF
Pearce, In the town of Montpelier. in said D rio,
on the 18th day of March and 18th day. ofune
next, from one o'clock PM. until four O'Clock ~ :
each of said days, and that six months from thfth
day Of December A. d. 1893 is the time limite,v
said Court for said creditors to present their cSs
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier this 3lst day of January,
ID 1894. G. o. BOYCE. lc....,..,.a -
S6-sS G. w. PARMENTER,i COMMISSIONERS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
IN GENERAL.
To March,.

Loud trumpeter of spring.
Blowing the wintry notes
From out the tune of things,
That warmer tones may float
Through music's honeyed realm.
Soon to thy blare so bleak,
The flower flutes shall reply,
And up and down their stems
Sing forth their leaf notes green,
Then shall the cello bees
Buzz into uni son
with piccolo of bird.
While zephyrs draw the bow
Ger strings of twig and bough,
Making sweet violins
OF all the budding trees.
Blow, trumpeterl blow out
The frozen chords of sound.
Blow in the warmth, the life,
The harmonies of heat.
-Youth's Companion
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
CHEsTER W. H. DwINELL,s ESTATE.

Tr,.a OJHNISbIONFKS' NUTTUE,
r, Ihe undersigned, having been appointed by the
honorable Probate Court for the District OF Wash.
iinRton commissioners to receive, examine and ad.
Just all claims and demands of all persons against the
state OF Chester w. II. Dwine late of Marshfield
aid District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
fo thereto hereby give notice that we will meet
%aaSar purposes aforesaid at the hotel of II. II.
trict mi the town of Marshhed, in said Dis.
na1t from goth day of April and 5Oh day Of July
aech 81 aaid O'Clock A. NJ. until four O'Clock p. M,
Ystb AZ ". sou lays, and that ak months from the
th ua3{ " Dslnafy, A. ID. 1885, Is the time limited
" saiu OouIt for said creditors to present their
ciains 70 us for Examination and allowance.
,oa, ae1 at elier this 18th day of March, A. D.
8789 GEO. II. CRY Commissioners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
HEMAN A. HAICoCK,s EsTATE

II EN- ~ Al 4 ~ Al i, HHEAniCOCK'S ESTATE.
- STATE Of G wEfh Ont, Washington District 49,
said District, on the It'll Nv ~ Narcb n ,soI io'
An instrument purpor19 70 he TIC iast Iii ~
testament of Heman A. Hcocb Iata ~ po ~
in said District, ,beina nresentad t bn
Court for Probate II Is orde,d iS 1aid Snurt
persons concerned therein pctiGad 20 =, oo ~
session of said Court to be ,id az a. pnhat ~
fice in said Montpelier. "a an Sav 81 All,
A. ID. 1894. and show cause, I'm tbeaymox hPPra'
against the Probate of said in8 ,yoant foyy ,rh,nn
purpose 1t is further ordered, Nat notice Of this
order be published three weeks 'ocaasyaiv II az
Vermont Watchman g. State Jouy al a neys an ys
printed at Montpelier In this stattprevious Ia AHA
time appointed for hearing ~ " ~
BY the CoHrt-Attest
87s9 HIRAM CARLhoN rus.o
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-03-21
For a Nerve Tonic
Use Horsford's Acid Phosphate.

DIR. H. M. Harlow, Augusta, Me-,
says: 4" regard it as one of the best
remedies in all cases in which the sys-
tenn requires an acid and nerve tonic.
l have used it freely with most excel
lent results"