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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

The only constitutional office that was
materially affected by the recent conven-
ton was that of probate judge. In all the
counties, except Charleston, this office
will hereafter depend upon statutory en-
actment. Its provided, however, that be.
fore any changes are made, all officers
elected under the old constitution must
serve out their respective terms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

ALL appearances now indicate that
foreign Intervention in behalf of the Ar
menians will soon be unnecessary. Late
and revised reports are to the effect that
since 1891, fully 100000 Armenian Christ
ians have either been massacred or starved
to death, and at this rate, it will not be
much longer until there is nobody left in
the country to intervene for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11
that Smith had never shown himself
able to make a living, and declared
that if the couple did not receive help,
they would starve.
The atprkrille Gnqairer.
YORKVILLE, s. G. !:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMB'R II, 1895.

The new constitution does not change
or affect any act passed under the old con-
stitution that was constitutional at the
time of its passage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

The Columbia State says that it has an
estimate, on competent authority, that the
corn crop of South Carolina for this year
is not less than 10000, 600 bushels. The
largest previous corn crop i'll the history
of the State was only 100000 bushels.
There was surplus of corn last year,
and this year that surplus is bound to
be great deal larger. The cotton acreage
this year is estimated at 1857 900, and so
far, 639,l4S bales have been put on the
market. Taken altogether, the size of
the crop and the prices that have been
received, the State winds up the year in
better condition than at anytime during
the past decade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

In this issue we give our readers a
pretty complete synopsis of the new
constitution. 1t occupies about one-sixth
OF the space that would be occupied by the
whole paper, if printed in full, and we
think it will prove more satisfactory to the
lay reader than would the whole. Some
portions of the synopsis, particularly the
article on corporations, is rather obscure.
That is because the original paper is OBJ
scure and involved, and the synopsis could
not be otherwise. Upon the whole, it is
generally conceded that the new constitu-
ton is very good one but all the lawyers
are of the opinion that it will admit of no
end of litigation, and the prediction made
sometime ago to the effect that it will en-
sure at least dozen years of good legal
picking, does not seem to be far amiss.
However, this would likely have been the
case even with new constitution as plain
as the A B CPS, and on that score we have no
occasion to grumble. We will all have to
just content ourselves with the belief that
we have a much better fundamental law
than we had before, and let it go at that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

49, ----------
There is never any real excuse for
lynching. There is no real justification
for it. The only thing that can he offered
in extenuation Of it is that sometimes the
provocation seems to be very great. There
is no real difference between lynching
and murder; but occasionally there is an
apparent difference. When whole com
munity feels itself grievously outraged in
the preparation of some specially heinous
crime. and arises in its wrath for the
purpose of visiting summary punishment
on the offender, the act is properly de-
nominated as a lynching. Such an act
constitutes a crime and is punishable ;
but as rule, not by any human agency.
Human agencies are necessarily too weak.
Trial, conviction and sentence must gen.
orally be left to higher power. When
four or five individuals take itupon them
selves to inflict punishment on other
individuals, on the merest suspicion,
without even the form of trial, the act
looks dangerously like murder. 1t cam
not evensaspire to the dignity of lynch
ing. 1t is murder Of the most brutal and
bloodthirsty type, and its perpetrators are
more dangerous to the peace, welfare and
lawabiding spirit of community than
the worst Of their victims. We know
nothing of the recent horrible affair that
occurred in Colleton, except what was
published in the papers but if these re-
ports are true, the perpetrators of this
crime cannot get justice except at the
end of a rope, and they will hardly
get it there for the reason that the honest
indignation of their fellow citizens will be
so great against them that they cannot get
"fair and impartial trial" The case
seems to be one that is especially calculat-
ed to prove the weakness of the law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-11

the constitutional convention last week.
Measles has made its appearance in
town; but has not spread a great deal
vet
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Dead Doll.


You need not be trying to comfort me- tell
you my dolly is dead;
There's no use saying she isn't with crack
like that in her head.
It's Just like you said il wouldn't hurt much
to have my tooth out that day,
And then when the man most pulled my head
off you hadn't word to say.
When my mamma gave me that rbbon-I was
playing out in the yard
She said to nae most expressly, Here's rib
bon for Hildegarde,"
And went and put 1t on Tabby and Hide
garde saw me do it,
And said to myself: ooh, never mind. don Z
believe she knew it,"
But know that she knew it now, and just
believe do,
That her poor little heart was broken and so
her head broke too.
Oh, my dolly, my little baby wish my head
had been hit,
For I've hit it over and over, and it hash t
cracked bit.
But since the darling is dead she'll want to be
buried, of course
We will take my little wagon, nurse, and you
shall be the horse,
And I'll walk behind and cry, and we1l put
her in this, you see
This dear little box, and we'll bury her then
under the maple tree
And papa will make her tombstone like the
one he made for my bird,
And he'll put what tell him on it-yes, every
single word
! shall say: "Here lies Hildegarde, beautiful
doll, who is dead;
She died Of q broken heart and a dreadful
crack in her head"
Home Queen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Like a Ride on an Earthquake.

Nothing but a ride on an earthquake
could be compared to the.sensation of be-
ing run away with by an elephant.
Nothing stops his wild rush, and he does
not swerve for an obstacle, but goes
straight at it, A few shakes fling off
everything ON his back, ard the rider
has but second or two in which to
make up his mind which overhanging
branch he will cling to or if hs will risk
throwing himself off. A broken neck
would be the certain consequence Of re-
naming. As for stopping him, some
body has well said that you might as
well try to stop runaway locomotive
by pulling with your walking stick on
the funnel as to seek to check an ele-
plant at such a moment with the goad.
By stroking an elephants lip in GER
tain manner you can make it pur like
a huge grimalkin till the earth shakes
beneath your feet. When it is afraid or
angry, it squeaks like an unoiled hinge.
But when it suddenly jumps aside like
a flea you imagine for a moment that
the ultimate terrestrial cataclysm has
gone off.
The Malays never wholly trust their
elephants and were nervous at my ia
miliarities with mine, sweet tempered
old female on which 1 rode hundreds of
miles During the midday halt 1 used
to call her up, and she would come and
stand with one foot on each side of my
chest as l lay on my back and fed her
with bananas. l was never angry with
her but once, when she tried to kill the
cook.
On one occasion little elephant of
our party, running behind its mother,
leased her beyond endurance, and she
turned and gave him shove that land
ed him feet uppermost at the bottom of
deep brook. For two hours he scream
ed like steam whistle while we were
all engaged in getting him out.
Every night when we reached camp
and the loads were taken off each driver
would hobble his beast by tying its front
legs together with rattan so that it could
only hop with both together Then a
huge wooden bell was hung around its
neck, and it was turned loose to wander
in the jungle. All night long the faint
dong, dong of these bells made mourn
full noise around the camp. At daybreak
each driver tracked his elephant by the
sound, often going many miles for him.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Adventure with a Mummy.

A French archpologist travelling
among the Andes in search of knowl-
edge and specimens had a great desire
to explore some caves i'll the sides of the
precipices. They were doubtless ancient
tombs and would probably yield him
treasure. He selected favorable spot,
therefore, rugged n sort of chair or seat
between two leather cords and engaged
two Indians to let him down from the
brow of the precipice. "A descent of
800 feet made in this way" he tells us,
"is extraordinarily long"
However, he reached the cave in safe
ty, and on forcing passage into it was
rewarded by finding two skulls and a
mummy, thoroughly dry" he says,
land pretty solid" He passed string
through the eyeholes of the skulls and
attached them to his belt. Then he took
the mummy in his arms and signaled to
the Indians to draw him up. With his
heels he defended himself against the
jutting rocks, and in a few minutes was
almost on an even with the top. The
Indians knew nothing about his load
Just then the yellow skull of one of
their ancestors appeared before their
eyes, and the idiots gave start of sur
prise. The Frenchman thought they
must have let go the cord
''It was the affair of second" he
writes. "What passes in the brain of a
man at such an instant is indescribable
did not drop yard, but l experienced
all the horror of man in rapidly fall
ing through space. My hands let go the
mummy, and while, covered with
cold sweat, / was helped over the edge
Of the cliff by the Indians, the mummy
bounded from rock to rock and landed
in bits at the bottom of the chasm.
He overwhelmed the Indians with in
vective, but to no purpose. Such dead
men, they assured him, if disturbed in
their sepulcher had the habit of kissing
the Indians, who persisted infallibly I'M
der their deadly breath. One of the two
declared that his own father had died
in that way.
The other assured the Frenchman that
at the moment when the head of the
mummy showed above the edge of the
rocks it opened it's mouth. If it had not
luckily fallen into the abyss, it would
have cursed them forever. -Pittsburg
Dispatch
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Making Up a Bed,

At aunty's in the mountains help is
hard to get, and aunty and her daugh-
tiers make their own beds, and do much
of the Homework outside of the kitchen.
Do you know how to make bed? 1t
looks very easy, yet there is an art in
doing it well.
In the first place, you must thor
oughly air your bed every day. Pull
the bedclothes apart, set the mattress
on end, if it is in two pieces 30 that you
can manage it, and open the windows
widely. Leave bed and bedding this
way, exposed to air and sunlight, for
at least an hour. Then spread your
under sheet smoothly on the mattress,
tucking it we'll in at the top. Similarly
tuck the upper sheet in with great care
at the bottom of the bed, 80 that it will
not work loose and leave the feet of a
restless sleeper exposed. Be sure in lay
ing on your blankets that the open end
of them is at the top of the bed. A
person often requires second thick
ness of blanket before morning, and
can arrange it as he wishes if the closed
end of the blanket is at the bottom of
the bed.
Now comes your dainty upper spread,
to be folded up and laid aside at night,
your bolster, and your pillows.
would enjoy sleeping in bed made by
one of my girls if she folio we'd these
Observation-Disclosures Round Table.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
A Story Of Great HerOism.

l recall to mind story of an officer in
the emperor's army who were beseig-
ing fortress. The number was small,
and relieving army was coming up.
1t was of immense moment that they
should know how long the fortress could
hold out. If it must capitulate for want
of supplies within week they could
stay and win the campaign for the en-
peror. A young Japanese noblemsn
volunteered to 60 into the fortress and
ascertain how long they could hold out.
He disguised himself, and in passing
learned that they had food and water
for only two days more.
AS he was going out with this pre-.
cious information he was detected, and
the enemy said to him: "We are
going to cruelty you, but we will let
you off on one condition-that you go
to the wall and tell your people that we
have supplies for week" He said {:
Every WE'LL" and went to the wall
His wife and children in the besiegers'
camp saw him, his friends were there
also, and he held up both his hands
and said to them: There are sup
plies for but two days. Continue the
siege and you will take the place." He
died by hundred spear-points, but he
had done his duty TO his general Sir
Edwin Arnold.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
The Spent Cannon Ball.

General Sherman "reminiscences OF
wartime are very entertaining. One OF
the most magnificent specimens of man
hood / ever saw, said he, was a soldier
who was constantly laughing at the poor
fellows who became fatigued by long
marches or who sank under seemingly
trifing wounds. His courage, health
and strength seemed invincible One
day heavy projectile from the enemy's
COMMONWEALTH we call spent ball
came rolling along The temptation to
put out ones foot to stop such ball
was irresistible. The soldier have men-
toned yielded to it. With merry smile
he put out his foot and in an instant it
was cut off, and he sank to the ground
a MANNED, shattered cripple for life,
weeping like child at his awful mis-
fortune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Stevenson's Pity for Beggars.

Stevenson pity was a very marked
quality, and it extended to beggars,
which is, 1 think, to go too far. His op-
timism, however, suffered a rude shock
in South Audley street one summer aft
ernoon. We met a stalwart beggar,
whom l refused to aid. Louis, however,
wavered and finally handed him six
pence. The man pocketed the coin, for
bore to thank his benefactor, but fixing
his eye on me said in loud voice,
"And what is the other little gentleman
going to give me?' "In future" said
Louis as we strobe coldly on, II shall
be the other little gentleman. ~
Personal Memories of Stevenson, by
Edmund Gosse, in Century.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Central Vermont RaiIrOa d.
Commencing June 80, 1895

Trains Going South and East oiH Leav Mont
pelter as follo,os.
8: SO A. M MAIL. for Fitchburg. Boston Spring
field, New London and New York
lie: 80 p. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low.
ell. and New York via Springfield
6;O5 p. M: PASSENGER, for White River
junction and Windsor.
and ali points in New England, Sew YORK and South.
Trains Going North and West:
1880 A. N. EXPRESS. for Montreal Ogdens.
I0:I5A. M. PASSENGER for Burlington St.
Adams, Richford; Highgate Springs and Ogdens.
burg, mai Ing connections for Rutland. Troy, Al
$40 r. M PASSENGER for Buransto, St.
Adams, Montreal: Ogdensburg and Rlchford. Wag'
parlor car to Montreal. Connecting at Swanton
with Wagner sleeping car for Norwood. Niagara
3:bS p. M. EXPRESS, for Burlington. Con
Meeting with Q. t. Co.'s boat for Plattsburgh, ar
t 8: SS +. M EXPRESS for Burlington, st. Al
bans Rouses Point and Montreal. Pullman sleeping
Montpelier TO Chicago without change. Due
Chicago $500 P. NJ, next night. Connects at Essex
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
sale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7;l5. 9;l5. 1850, A. M, |; TO-
$3.50, 1900 p. N. Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
after leaving tiRe
Leave Barre at s;lO $50 A NJ, 10; 90 NJ sos $40
$3.50. ?. N. Arrive at Montpelier twenty min.
Trains leave for Wiiiiamstown Al l:iO p. n. an
Daily, Sundays included. ! Sundays only
All passenger trains will stop at the Pionet Works
to take or leave passengers when signaled
E. w. THOMPSON. Agent
y. W. BALDWIN, General superintenae.
3. W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger AGENT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Police in Russia.

The Russian godovoy (policeman) Is
usually very small policeman indeed.
he makes up in department and dignity
what he lacks in size. His countenance
bears evidence of unbending severity ;
he is never seen to smile; he is minute,
but majestic; dirty, but dignifed.
His dress is long HAITIAN, which the
ignorant would unhesitatingly pro-
nounce to be dressing gown A sword
ornaments the left side, while his legs
are incased in huge Wellington boots.
On his head he wears small military
cap.
The policeman lives in his own little
house, about the size of a moderately
large dog kennel, one of which is plant
ed at the corner of each principal thor
oughfare. Here the little godovoy sleeps
and eats his meals and disposes of the
spare time upon his hands. Buffalo
Times
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

ELECTRIC BITTERs.-Thisr remedy is
becoming 30 we'll known and 30 popular
as to need no special mention. All who
have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song of praise. A purer medicine does
not exist and it is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will
cure all diseases of the liver and kid
neys, will remove pimples, boils, salt
rheum and other affections caused by
impure blood. Will drive malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all malarial fevers. For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction
guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
fifty cents and 81 per bottle at G.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Bad Handwriting.

One of the most important things for
boys and girls to learn to do is to write
plainly, so that those who have to read
what they write are left in no doubt as
to their meaning. Several amusing
stories of the embarrassment which has
followed not learning to write legibly
are told. One of these is of Massa-
chusetts clergyman who nearly got
himself into peck of trouble because
of the bad quality of his handwriting.
1t was more than century ago that
this clergyman had occasion to address
letter to the general court of Massa-
chusetts upon some subject of great in.
terest at that time. When the letter
was received the court ordered the clerk
to read it, and were filled with wrath at
what appeared to be these words in
opening:
81 address you not as magistrates,
but as Indian devils"
"What!" they cried. Read that
over again. How does he address us?''
"Not as magistrates, but as Indian
DEVILS" repeated the clerk. That's
what he says"
The letter was passed around, and the
JUICES Wero ny uo medus pleaecu WueH
they saw that the clerk had apparently
made no mistake. Very angry at wha,
they believed to be an insult, the judges
passed a vote of censure upon the
clergyman, and wrote to him demanding
an apology. He came before them in
person, when it turned out that where
the judges had read Indian devils he
had written individuals - which, Of
course, made an apology unnecessary
but the reverend gentleman was ad
monished to improve his handwriting
if he wished to keep out of trouble
| Harper's Young People.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
General Thomas.

General William 1.ahone Of Virginia
sat in Chamberlain deeply interested
in we'll bound volume of substantial
size, To a reporter who ventured to ask
the title of the book the general cour-
teously said,
sit is made up of Papers of the Mill
tary Historical Society of Massachusetts
and contains critical sketches of some of
the leading Federal and Confederate
generals. Twas at that moment engaged
ON the sketch devoted to General Thorn
as. 1t is very fair and interesting &C
count of his character and services,
Il knew Thomas personally, for he
was born and reared in my section of
West Virginia He was military man
of excellent parts, rather slow to act,
but never able to grasp the idea that he
had been whipped. His bulldog tenacity
was strong characteristic.
81 know good deal more than this
book about Thomas prediction for the
southern cause. In passing through the
state ON his way from Texas to New
York at the time that the legislature
was celebrating on the question Of Sc
cession, Thomas said, with emphasis,
There is nothing for the south to do
but to fight 1t was we'll understood
that his sympathies We're with the peo-
pie Of his native section.
81 was empowered by the governor
of Virginia to offer him AN important
position created for him and rendered it
with the full expectation that it would
be accepted He married Miss Marcy
of New York, and it is no doubt true
that his wife's influence had much to
do with keeping him on the Union
side. Washington Post
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
ASSigneeS' Auction Sale

1 will sell at public auction, at the Railroad Sta.
1898, at ten o'clock A. M, the following described
real estate, situated in the town of Bolton:
Lots No. ITO. Ill, Ill., 1885, 1873, the eastery half Of
Nos. 49, 1885, rs acres from No. l24; "a acres from
No. 22s 50 acres from No. q Is acres from No. l5,
This sale offers fine chance for anyone who
wishes to invest in timber land either invest
ment to engage In numbering, It nearly all lays
up what ia called Pneo brook and but short dis
lance from the River and the steam mill of George
W. Randall and Albert Crandall.
Also, at same time. about $4,000 feet of one and
one eighth hardwood lumber. a quantity Of elm
lumber about the mill formerly occupied by Z. L.
White Co.. Also full set Of backsmith's tools,
consisting of anvil bellows, plates, hammers.
tongs ETC.. etc. Also any other property that may
belong to said 4. L. White & Co.
K. w. HUNTLEY, Assignee.
Duxbury, VT, August s, 1895
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
IN GENERAL,
Memories.

little window and a broad expanse
OF sky and sea.
little window where the stars look In
And wa yes beat ceaselessly;
Where, through the night, across the silvery foam
The moonlight falls, like blessed thoughts of home
little space within crowded ship.
A restless heart;
little time to pause while and think
Ger lives apart;
To pause and think while others pray and sleep,
little while to bow the head and weep.
A little window, but haven of rest
Bent over ALL
Where through the silence of the starlight dusk,
The angels call.
Where the dead faces of the vanished years
Look in and smile across sea OF tears.
quiet room-a quiet heart at peace
with earth and sea;
A little corner but glimpse of heaven,
An angels company;
o steadfast soul, o fioweret pure and white,
Still on my lips feel thy last GOOD night"
Chambers Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

Women know the influence of beauty
on men; men rarely admire a beautiful
invalid, but they do admire a woman in
whom is blended good features and per-
feet health -. ~ "a
There is no secret about woman's
beauty; 1t all lies in the care she devotes
to herself, to removing from her system
all poisonous impurities, and keeping at
bay those fearful female diseases.
The flashing eye, elastic step, and bril-
liant complexion are never companions
of womb trouble; only the distressed
expression and aches, pains, blues, faint
ness, dizziness, bearing-down feeling,
ETC., keep it company.
Lydia f. Pinkhana's Vegetable Com
pound removes female troubles promptly,
and cleanses, invigorates, and conse-
quently beauties, the form of woman.
Women, the world over, pay homage to
1t, and praise its discoverer. Your drug
gist sells more of it than all other female
medicines.