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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Glass Shelves.

A set of hanging corner shelves that hold
bric-a-brac in dainty boudoir are of glass
joined and suspended by gilt chains The
shelves, three in number are triangular
in shape. The bottom shelf is the largest,
and the other two each somewhat smaller.
They were cut at the glazier's and pierced
at each end and in the center of the angle
that fits into the corner of the wall. The
gilt chains at each end and one in the mid
die of the back connect and support the
shelves. AT the ends of each shelf bows
of satin ribbon are tied about the chain
to keep it from slipping and also for orna-
ment, Though these shelves are very pref
ty, n more secure resting place for orna-
ments is a set of hanging shelves of white
enameled wood, with the ends of the mold
ings that form the framework capped with
brass. These shelves, which have irregu-
lar compartments, some for books and
some for ornaments, plate glass mirror
overthe upper shelf and some of the shelves
with low spindle railing across the front,
arc sometimes sold for 50. 80 or 49, They
are pretty when hung over cheap mantcl
that has no overmantel, or in any other
place, They look well in bedrooms where
tho bedsteads are of white and brass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
A Pillar of the Pantheon.

The late Richard Vaux of Philadelphia
was believer in progress and had little
reverence for antiques as such-his hat to
the contrary notwithstanding a relative
told recently how Mr.. Naux received a
well preserved section of one of the pillars
of the Pantheon at Rome.
1t was sent to him by a friend who had
some trouble in securing it and considered
it an interesting relic He expected, on his
return to America, to find the broken col
umn standing upon the lawn of the Naux
residence, perhaps covered with ivy and
looking down the ages rather scornfully at
the degenerate civilization of the nine
teenth century.
He was Mortified to hear, however, that
Mr.. VauX not being in need of broken
pillar just then, had turned it into a lawn
roller. 1t did duty in that capacity for a
long time and is still in possession of the
family.-New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
The Dowager Empress of China,

The dowager empress of China is said 60
be the greatest woman sovereign who has
ever rcigncd I'm the east. She was an cx-
trcmcly beautiful girl, the daughter of u
poor home situated in the suburbs of Can
ton Whom the family was starving, she,
knowing her commercial value, persuaded
her parents, though against their wishes,
to sell her as n slave. she was purchased
by renowned general who, delighted
with her beauty, disposition and general
clcycrncss, adopted and educated her as his
daughter When later, the general was
summoned to Pcking, he could think of
no finer gift TO offer his sovereign than his
daughter The emperor found her SO
charming that he made her his wife
When her husband died in 1861, this slave
empress became regent, the present emper-
or being only 7 years old. she found
China crippled by debt and torn by inter
nal rcbellions, yet five years ago, when she
handed over the governing power to her
son, peace and prosperity reigned through
out the vast empire.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Rosin Soaps.

The practicabiity of obtaining rosin
soaps possessing any required degree Of
hardness and quite free from water is the
claim put forth by DR.. klimsch of Wen
ma He says that in his improved method
of manufacturing soap the longer the
grinding or kncading or the better the sew
erul ingredients of rosin soap are mixed
and pressed the less is required of the bind
ing agents, for during the mixing and
grinding of the several ingredients a spon-
tancous heating Of the material occurs,
which favOrS thc union and enables excel
lent hard rOsin soups to be produced. The
special advantages of DIR. kliIn,ch's proc
ess, rs explained by him, include the sup
preston of every kind of boiling and the
customary preparation Of liquor; an al
most dry odorless, easy and rapid opera
ton, which has no dclctcrious effect upon
the work people or the vicinity of the
works; the possibility Of producing on II
very large scale cheap white and colored
hard rosin soaps of any kind and for any
uses, and the easy production of soaps
which may bequite free from water, there
fore Interchangeable during transport and
storage economic in use and effective, dis
solving well even in cold water
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
The Corner.

An excellent way to treat "a corner is to
have it fitted with a low, broad seat, com
posed of a strong wooden framework,
across which are nailed at intervals lengths
of stout webbing On these rests a mat.
tress. The cover may be tapestry, cordu-
roy, cretonne or what is preferred. If
economy must be closely studied, the wall
at the back of the seat can be covered by u
piece of the same material strained tightly
by means of tacks and Unframed by a mar
row wooden molding that can be painted
to match the other woodwork, but it is
better at slightly greater cost to have a
properly stuffed back, surmounted by a
narrow shelf New York Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

AN ASTOUNDING BUsINEss.-So large is
the demand for Moxie, after eight years
there is not room enough in the new twelve
acre union station in Boston to make it, if
it should be used as a factory. There are
now twenty factories in the United States,
all in charge of the Lowell office. The com.
pany had over thirty bushels of testimonials
sent to them voluntarily last year Scores
of helpless people from malnutrition of the
brain and nerves many people who be-
came insane from overwork thousands of
cases of nervous exhaustion, and az many
of weakly cpnyalescents, were recovered
after medicine had failed. Thousands of
people write from all over the United States
to congratulate the company, and state that
viii using it they can do double the work
they on hit TO and not break down. What
are its possibilities in the future II eight
years will win it's present conditions? There
is no surprae that the stock of the company
is not for sale. There are two reasons for
its popularity, i. O., it's harmless, luscious,
useful character, and its value compared
with the price-sixteen cents per bottle II
bought by the case of twelve bottles and the
empties are returned. Signature OF A.
Thompson, M. d., on label over the cork
on the genuine. Will send a case to remote
sections OF the country, freight free, for
$500 per case, and pay back sixty cents for
the empty bottles and case. Address Moxie
Nerve Food Company, Lowell, Mass, or
apply to any druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Mrs, Bellamy StOrer.

Mrs Bellamy Storcr, the wife of Con-
gresham Storer of Cincinnati is said to
have the most complete private pottery
possessed by any woman. When the Storer
house. on Rhode Island avenue, in Wash
ingtOn, was remodeled, Mrs. Storer had
the two upper stories of wing turned
into studio and pottery, where she spends
all her leisure time. She was the origi-
nator of the Rockford works in Cincin-
natl and the pottery studio in Washington
contains everything from the clay mix
lures for those works. which stand about
in great jars to the finest tools for the
business. Mrs Storer casts her own
pieces, fires them in beautiful kiln, dec
crates the clay in original designs, glazes
and fires to IA finish. New York Tribune
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
A Turkish Dessert,

If you would some day like to try Turk
ish dessert you will find the following
dainty and nutritious: Heat n pint of milk
in double boiler, moistcn 3 tablespoon
fuls of rice flour with n little milk or cold
water and use to thickcn the milk. Add
tablcspoonfuls of granulatcd sugar, cook
until a smooth, thick paste; then flavor
with a teaspoonful of rose water and 2 TIA
blespooonfuls of chopped nuts Use al
monds, English walnuts or the two nuts
mixed. Pour on flat dish and sprinkle
with whole almonds, If you wish to be
very truly Turkish, cut the almonds on
top in crescent shape.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEEs.-'

KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEEs. The
state commander writes us from Lin
coin, Neb., as follows: "After trying
other medicines for what seemed to BIZ
very obstinate cough in our two
children we tried DIR. Kings New Dis.
covery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, as our expe-
rience proves that it cures where all
other remedies fail. "-Signed F. w.
Stevens, State Com. Why not give
this great medicine trial, as it is
guaranteed and trial bottles are free at
G. Blakely's drug ..store. Regular :size
SOC. and 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
women's Speech in Classic Literature,

DR., Barker Ncwhall Of Brown univer-
sity in a paper on Women Speech In
Classic Literature, ~ says:
Disconnected thought and inconse-
quent expression are characteristic of the
female mind, and are cXhibited-e. e, in
Grafton BE- of Lysas--by the lack of con-
nectton between the sentences in one place
and by the excess of il in another; while in
Terence the insertion of parenthesis Of
ten breaks the continuity. Again, we mo-
ticc the proliXity of style as shown by use
less repetitiOns or such ditfusencss and gar
rulity rs are familiar in Chauccr's Wife of
Bath. Plato and Cicero tell Us that wom-
en- are conservative and keep many anti
quated phrases Such are found in Corn
dias letter and elsewhere, while proverbs
abound in Theocritus' fifteenth idyl
Women also show their emotion by pathet-
ic repetitions and exaggcratiou, as in tho
speeches ascribed by historians to certain
Roman matrons and in Alciphron's love
letters.
swearing was once quite common
among English women, so Juliet's nur
and Dame Quickly swear very freely, while
Hotspur reproaches Kate for using the
weak oaths of women. In classic antiq-
uity the weaker sex swore the more fire.
quently and matrons most of all In
Greece, as men swore by no goddess save
Demeter, so the women by no god but
Zeus while oaths by Aphrodtc were espe-
cially characteristic. In the best period
Roman men never called Castor to witness,
nor the women Hercules Similarly GER
tain interjections We're the exclusive prop
erty of the women, as among some savage
tribes they have peculiar names for many
objects "-Philadelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

1T MAY DO AS MUCH FOR YoU.-Mr.
Fred Mi Her, of Irving, H., whites that
he had asevere kidney troubled or many
years, with severe pains in his back
and also that his bladder was affected.
He tried many so-called kidney cures
but without any good result. About a
year ago he began use of Electric Bit
ters and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters is especially adapted to cure of
all kidney and liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One trial
will prove our statement. Price only
fifty cents for large bottle. AT G.
Blakely's drugstore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Curtains.

To make your curtains . Gclicare cream
color proceed thus: Wash thcm carefully
in the ordinary way, rinSln9 them several
times in clean water, so that they will be u
perfectly good color. ProcCre a penny
worth of saffron from a chemist, put it in
IA cup and pour over it a small quantity Of
boiling water. Add sufficient coloring to
the last rinsing water to make the cur
tains just the shade of cream color which
you require a small amount of starch in
the rinsing water is also an improvement,
London Gcntlcwoman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
"GOOd-..Like YOu."

When reproved my little girl,
Her clear, gray eyes were grleved and wet;
She owned her fault for pardon plead,
And spoke some words ! can't forget
"If you were little, just like me,
Would ever you he naughty, too2
If were only all grown.up,
could be always good like youl"
She meantitl Her sweet innocence,
Which sent so sharp and sure dart,
Knows nothing of the wicked moods
That sometimes sway her mothers heart.
Wrath envy, folly, discomfort,
The selfish impulse-not withstood-
These things accuse me, yet my child
Believes that am always good.
On Sabbath days the man of God
Reproves me often, unawares;
Ashamed, hear his earnest voice
My own unworthy deeds declare.
And nobler lives rebuke my own;
But none had ever shaft so true
As she whose loving faith declared
81 could be always good-lilSe you"
Boston Journa
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
A Hint About the Hair,

Now that women are again parting
their hair in the middle TO an extent that
has not been done before In this genera
ton, they should keep in mind that con-
slant parting will inevitably wear the hair
away at that place, and so make the white
line, that ought to he so fine, broad and
ugly. The hair should be combcd back
straight at night and during the privacy
of morning hours. Some women vary the
place of parting, parting to one side and
then again to another, but this does not
suit all faces
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
MISCELLANY.
Our HOme-M aker.

Where the mountains slope to the westwar
And their purple chalices hold
The new made wine of the sunset,
Crimson aud amber and gold
In this old. wide.opened doorway,
With the elm. boughs overhead,
The house all garnished behind her,
And the plentiful table spread.
She has stood to welcome our coming,
Watching our upward climb
In the sweet June weather that brought us,
oh, many and many timel
To-day, in the gentle splendor
OF the early summer noon
Perfect in sunshine and fragrance
Although 1t is hardly JuAe-
Again Is her doorway opened
And the house is garnished and Sweet
But she silently waits for our coming,
Aud we enter with silent feet
A little within she is waiting;
Not where she has met us before;
For over the pleasant threshold
She is only to cross once more.
The smile on her face is quiet
And lily is on her breast,
Her hands are folded together,
And the word on her lips is rest"
And yet 1t looks like welcome,
For her work is comprised and done
All things are seemly and ready,
And her summer is just begun.
1t Is we who may not cross over;
Only with song and prayer,
little way into the glory
We may reach, as we leave her there.
But we cannot think of her idle;
She must be home maker still:
God giveth that work to the angels
Who fittest the task fulfill.
And somewhere yet in the hilltops
OF the country that hath no pain
She will watch In her beautiful doorway
To bid us welcome again.
--Adene d. Z. Whitne
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
A Wardrobe Trunk.

The English lady of fashion travels with
a wardrobe trunk. 1t is the invention of
an ingenious Englishman.
1t is shallow and made so that the skirts
lie in it at full length.
A row of brass hooks is fastened into one
end of the box to which the skirts are at
tachcd.
When in n room, the trunk is stood on
end, forming a miniature wardrobe, in
which the gowns can hang.-London Let
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Benefit Derived from Bathing.

Bathing is conducive to health, because
there are in the surface of the human body
millions of small openings called pores
which must be kept free in order that they
may properly do their duty in removing
the waste matter of the human system. 1t
is calculated that there are three miles of
perspiration tubes in the human skin and
that these remove three or four pounds of
water and salts from the system in every
"a hours
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

To keep the hair in curl mix IL grains
carbonate of potash with pint Of warm
soapy water. Froth the water by beating
1t with the hand, dip a brush in it and
damp the hair well; then curl with ordi
nary curlers
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

1t has now been discovered that womens
lives can be insured at no greater risk than
mems Indeed discrimination is in favor
Of women, owing to the supposition that
they are freer from anxious and wearing
business care than are men. Women have
been in the habit of thinking they have as
much care as men, but perhaps 1--WE have
changed all that as the French say
Womankind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Various Notes.
Strengthening a Child That stoops.

mother, whose little daughter is in
clined to stoop, is gradually breaking the
habit by revival of an old custom. She
makes the child wear book on her head
during some hours in the house each day
The woman's own mother was brought by
like treatment to possess most majestic
and beautiful bearing, which also counter
acted narrowness of the chest, which OK
banded under the rigidly enforced rule.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
Domestic.

THE city council of Chicago has under
consideration an ordinance to prevent
women from wearing boomers or knicker-
botkers within the city limits. The ord-
such proportions that it menaces the public
morals of this good city; that sit is un-
healthy, un-American and unladylike for
women to appear in such costumes"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

According to Mrs Burton Harrison, q
Girton girl remarked not long ago that the
woman question would soon be solved if
we could only have three generations of
single women
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

Place some fresh skimmilk in basin
and with a clean cloth dipped in the mill
wipe over the floor, and the linoleum will
look rs good as new
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

THE largest gold coin in existence is
said to be the gold ingot, or " loot" of
AMMAN, fiat, round piece, worth
about 1925, the value being written on
it in india ink.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

THE japanese begin building their
houses at the top. The roof is first
built and elevated on a skeleton frame.
Then it affords shelter to the workmen
from storms.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

"WE have used Hoods Pills and find
them the best we have ever taken."-
Mrs. j. e. Bulley, South Walling-
ford, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

Orange tnds, saved and dried, make the
best of kin ling, owing to the volatile oil
contained ia the skin
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills.
BiliOusness, Indigestion, Headache.
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
The Amy Proctor Sanat0riun!
BURLINGTON, vt.
DIR. L. N. BINGHAM,
An abiding place for the sick needing special care and
nursing, and those requiring surgical treatment.

TlS Sanaoum pleasantly situated delightful part OF
Burlington, walk railway 1t HOME
welconduced hospital The
spacious nicely furnished heated and have souhey
From the windows delightful Champan the
Adirondack Mountains
resident physician and trained attend the sick All matters of
diet and have the personal of the Manager
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05
WITCk HAIL OIL
For sale!

The residence of the late Frederick McDuffee
situated in Cabot Village, on Main street, three
minutes walk from post office, stores, churches
school, telegraph office, etc, Twostory house Of
twelve rooms well supplied with pantres; cup,
boards, closets, etc; hard and soft water VIII be
sold furnished or unfurnished. One half acre Of
land. immediate possession given II desired. En-
quire Oh the premises of the owner,
FANNIE T. MOI UFFEE.
Cabot, VT, May 8. 1898.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

THE island of Formosa controls tea
trade of 100000 pounds year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-05

Some of the advantages of the A. D.
Moore Water Motor over others are:
It's even speed, silence in running,
simplicity and durability; no leakage
through the box on the case. Should
the ports become clogged they can
be cleaned byremoving plug shown
in the cut, MI Moore has also new
method for pumping Church Organs
and for applying power for the use of
farmers His NEW COFFEE MILL
AND MOTOR combined, nickle pla-
ted hopper and wheels, noiseless,
making it compact and very hand
somely finished piece of mechanism
to place in a show window. Its
stiffness while grinding cannot be
surpassed
For Prices, Circulars and Testimo-
malls; apply to
A. u. MOORE. Montpelier, Vermont
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OXYGEN


the manufacture attached the Sanatorum
This curative employed that benefited by it
Cylinders charged with furnished physicians and dugg
about half the charged the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-25
LITTLE GIRLS DRESSES.
Costumes For Everyday Wear-Daini Party Gowns of Taffeta, Silk and CrepOn

Costumes For Everyday Wear-Dainty
 Party Gowns of Taffeta, Silk and CrepOn.
 Children's fashions have assumed i'm portance for the old days, when little people wore the clothes which were given them without protest, have passed away and brought troublesome times as to the fashioning of their garments. Meek children arc fast going out of fash ion, and in their stead We find assertive young men and maidens ready with their criticism and decided opinions as to what they will or will not wear, and quite up to date in all matters of dress. Children's gowns were never prettier than they arc this season, for there Is such variety i'll the soft, clinging ma terials, in tho fascinating art colors, and the full skirts, large sleeves, wide col lars and full berthas are especially be- coming to their little, slim figures. The fashion writer in the New York Sun tells that fine nainsooks, cashmeres and thin, light colored silks. with rosebud patterns, are used for the little guimpe dresses worn by the little danes from 4 to years old. and lace embroidery and narrow velvet ribbon and tiny braid are used for trimming on tho waists, while the skirts are quite plain, with a broad hem.
 Cancels hair, serge, quaint plaids, and all sorts of wool fabrics, including the rough boucle goods, plain or fecked with color. which are worn so much by