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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
Two Rhymes.

Sir William Drllmmond, finding him.
self one evening outside a tavem-per-
haps the historic Mermaid-peepcd in
to see if by any chance "wit combat"
as Fuller has it, was in progress. One
Of the company spied him and dragged
him into the room, where he found as
sembled round the table Ben Jonson,
Michael Drayton, Sir Robert Kerr and
Sir William Alexander In such excel
lent company he passed several hours,
and when the time came to pay the reck-
oning the company fell to rhyming
about it. OF all the rhymes the follow
ing by Sir William Drummond was vot-
ed the best:
l, Bopeep,
Saw you four sheep,
And each of you his fleece.
The reckoning is five shilling;
If each of you be willing
It's fifteen pence apiece.
More than 100 years afterward Allan
Cunningham tells this story Of Robert
Burns. Strolling one day in Cumber-
land, the poet lost his friends, and think
ing to find them at certain tavern he
popped his head in at the door. Seeing
no one there but three strangers, he
apologized and was about to retire when
one Of the strangers called out, Come
in, Johnny Peep" This invitation the
convivial poet readily accepted and
spent a very pleasant time with his
newly found companions AS the con-
versation began to flag it was proposed
that each should write a verse and place
it together with two and six under tho
candlestick, the best poet to take the
half crowns, while the unsuccessful
rhymers We're to settle the bill among
them. According to Cunningham, Burns
obtained the stakes by writing:
Here am I, Johnny Peep;
saw three sheep
And these three sheep saw me.
Half crown apiece
Will pay for their fleece,
And so Johnny Peep goes free.
London Standard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE
Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile, ILL.,, says: "To DIR. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and ried all the physi-
clans for miles about, but of no avail,
and was given up and told | could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry in my store l sent for bottle and
began its use and from the first dose
began to get better, and after using
three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or house without it,"
Get a free trial at c. Blakely's drug
store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

~ HAVE used Hoods Pills with great
benefit for headache, dizziness and
stomach trouble. "--Miss Bertha Aus
tin, Box AZ, Wells River, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

RUBBER STAMPS made to order by the
watchman Publishing Company.l
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19
GREAT VALUE for LITTLE MONEY
w e e X LY N EWS,
OF the World for a TrifIe
THE
New York
Weekly Tribune

twenty page journal, is the leading
Republican family paper of the United
States. 1t is NATIONAL FAMILY PAPER,
and gives all the general news OF the
United States. 1t gives the events Of
foreign lands in nutshell. Its "AaRI-
CULTURAL" department has no superior
in the country. Its MARKET REPORTS"
are recognized authority. Separate de-
partments for THE FAMILY CIRCLE"
OUR YOUNG FOLKS" and "SCIENCK AND
MECHANICS" Its "HoMK AND SOCIETY"
columns command the admiration of wives
and daughters. Its general political news,
editorials and discussions are comprehen.
sive, brilliant and exhaustive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-06-19

THE Duchess of York has more than
q hundred psrasols.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06

The answer of Lord Salisbury to our
governments inquiry if Great Britain
will arbitrate the dispute with Venezu-
ella in its entirety, that is, with reference
to the territory in dispute on the British
Guiana side of the Schonburg line as
well as to that on the other side of it,
has not yet been received, though it is
said to be on the way. The statement
rs to its contents is merely guess, but
it is good one probably. When Sir
Julian Pauncefote said last summer that
the British government would not admit
any cloud upon it's title to the territory
on the British Guiana sideEof the Schon-
burg line he spoke doubtless by authori-
ty, and the reply Of Lord Salisbury may
II the British answer is refusal, what
is our government going to dosabout it?
The administration has committed itself
apparently to the doctrine that refusal
TO arbitrate will be a violation of the
Monroe doctrine, and it has expressed a
very firm intention to maintain that doc
Urine as far as in it lies. But it cannot
go beyond diplomacy without the consent
Of Congress. It cannot use force unless
1t gets authorization from the national
legislature. What will Congress do? Mr.
livingston says fight, but it is not at
oil probable that his advice will be taken.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06

The statement that the Powers will in
gist on sending more war vessels through
the Dardanelles whether the Sultan likes
it Or not seems to be pretty we'll anthem
ticated. Presumably the desire to have
more war vessels is due to the fear of an
outbreak in Constantinople, and the belief
that more vessels will be needed for the
protection of the property and persons of
foreign residents, and it may be thought
too that the presence of a large force will
have tendency to prevent any outbreak
at all. Less we'll authenticated is the
story that if the Powers insist the Sultan
will proclaim holy war and rouse Mus
suimans all over the globe AS the head
OF the church and successor to Moham-
med he might under favorable c1rcuIn-
stances be able to do what he is said to
threaten, but it would now involve an ele-
ment of personal danger which he would
be hardly likely to take the risk of. Long
before he could get his religious war IN
derway he would be seized probably by
the Powers and held as a hostage for the
peaceful behavior Of his Mussulman SUBJ
jeets If he had been convinced some
months ago that he would be held person
ally responsible for the Armenian ou-
TRACES probably none would have oc.
CURED, though very likely the situation
in his Asiatio dominions at present
is beyond his power to control.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06

it it did so because of new value it had
received for it. The process by which the
greenback goes out and comes in to the
treasury is this: The government puts 1t
out in payment of services rendered, or
supplies furnished or work done. The
receiver takes it, and if he happens to pre-
fer gold he carries it to the treasury ana
exchanges it for gold dollar. The treas
ury takes the greenback and pays it out
again for new services, supplies or work.
1t is exchanged again for gold, and again
is paid out for things the government
needs Now it is true that that greenbaok
has been paid several times over and We
still owe for it. But it is also True that the
reason it has peen paid several times over
is that it has been used by us to pay sew
eral different debts, and the reason that
we still owe it is that we are STU using
it to pay debts with. In tb.s process no
debt has been pail more than once. Ii
we had paid gold directly we should have
depleted the gold in the treasury just
as much as we did by using the green
back. The government is not paying
it's debts over and over again, as one
might infer from the Presidents way OF
putting it, The Presidents statement is
technically true, simply because instead
of issuing new note for each new debt,
the government issues the same one, but
as matter of fact every time the govern
ment reissues note that has come into
the treasury it makes new promise for
a new consideration. though it makes
use of the same piece Of paper.
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CURRENT COMMENT.
HE WILL HAVE A WALK-OVER,
(Westbrook Globes tar.

(Westbrook Globes tar.
Whatever the next Republican conven-
ton may do ii the matter of naming a
Presidential candidate, there is no more
doubt that the foremost man in his
household of political faith in the United
States today, is Thomas B. Reed. We
predict, however, and make no charge for
his service, for we feel absolutely safe In
rendering it, that he will have a walk
over in the convention, just such as he
has had in the caucus Of his party for the
Speakership He now has mors than a
merely national reputation; he is all in
tegral part Of the great body politic, such
as was Webster or Clay. half a century
ago; and unless the signs of the times
are wofully misleading. the people of the
party will come up, with one accord, and
demand his nomination and election to
the Presidency as the foremost Ameri.
can, never once thinking or caring for
the fact, that he owes his present position
to the suffrages of congressional dis
trict in one of the smallest states of the
Union
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06

In other words the governm emit has
paid in gold more than nine tenths of it's
United States notes, and still owes them
all. 1t has paid in gold one half of it's
notes given for silver purchased, witho ut
extinguishing by such payment one dollar
of these notes.-President's Message
This is a good specimen of the mislead-
ing statements contained in the. Presi-
DENTS message. One who knew nothing
Of the method by which the greenbacIz is
got into circulation, would infer
that the government had redeemed
the greenbaok in gold, and then with
out Consideration had put it again in
circulation to draw more gold upon.
The President forgets to explain that
every time note has been reissued it
has been reissued for value received, and
hat every tims the government redeemed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06
THE PRESS =
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6.

The field is clearing for Uncle Scion
Chase. Senator Allen has declined to be
considered candidate for the Populist
nomination, and Simpson is understood
not to want it,. PETER has yet to be
heard from. With PETER out Uncle Scion
will have 8 walk-over, provided he
doesn't conclude not to walk
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-06

Senator Chandler has introduced bill
for the free coinage of silver at the ratio
of 151a to one, but it is only to be under
taken in connection with other CONNER
cial nations. Mr.. Chandler's bill can be
passed without doing any harm or good.
The only danger in it is that it may set
the silver men to talking, and that Is a
serious matter in the present condition
of the revenues
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
ADJUSTMENTS.

IA BREEZY TIME The attraction
at tho academy cf Music on next Mon
day aud Tuesday viii be tiiH amt Wet
strr in ~ Breezy Time" Those who
attend this show Viii lind Il world OF
amusement.
BILLY VANS MlNSTRELS.- Man
ascr DurSbury OF the Academy OF Mn
sic, has by Special arrangement secured
the new organization. Billy Vans Min
Str"lS, Tor tomorrow ana Saturday af-
ternoun and night This will be one OF
the treats of the theatrical season. ms
MIR Van is a universal iHVurite. having
mad" several telling Impressions ON uu,
theatre EorrS while her" with Al G..
Fields. German l:rothers and Primrose.
and Vests Nmstr"iS. His PORTRAYAL
OF the Southern negro is am art in itSrli 90
says the Brooklyn Eagle "th. chur,.r.
ter style and general aspect rulnindiug
on" III III" caricnturGS drawn la Xini-
mcrman for Judge" Mr. Van will h,.
ably supported ny half Il hundred ar
fists many uf whom represent The leAd.
Ing attractions and theatres of this
country ana Europe
IN" sale OF reserved seats VIII OMEN
this morning. No advance i'm prices
Maiinr" prices: Adults. DOC. children
25c
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
INFORMATION WANTED.
P"simnstcr ncasc Notified oI The
Death OF n Doctor

Postmaster Degge yesterday received
the following letter:
savannah, Ga, oct. :. 1895
To the Postmaster. Norfolk Va:
Dear STA man known here as
DIR. Robert Graham died at the CITY.
hospital yesterday after a short III
ness from fever. lie was a travelling
man. but visited Savannah frequently
and was esteemed 10y those VINO knew
nm. lie occasionally SPOKE OF Norfolk;
as his old home. aud mentioned that
u" had relations living in your city
| write now, AT request to ask Won
I" hay" his death mentioned in your
local papers in order that II u" has any
Surviving relatives in your HGil,hbor-
hood that they may h" informed ur his
death. lie WAS buried in the strangers
Lot In Laurel Grove Cemetery | am in.
formed that his personal effects CON
sisted of u medicine case md wcarine
appat'l nl triillhS value. Your attcn-
ton VIII obliG". yours respectfully.
w. NJ. Hf.NWAHD
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10

from behind a tree. He thought the
man was going to kill him and turned
and ran as fast as he could in an OPP
rositc direction.
Then where did the man go?" asked
MIR. Tilton.
Didn't go nowhere. 1 was the one
who went" answered the witness. as
the spectators joined i'm Il burs, of
laughter.
DR. f.. V. Newton. one of the Norfolk
CITY Coroners. testified that he made
postmcrtcm examination of Ialc's
body and described the injuries. in
Guiding the pistol shot wounds and the
wounds beside the head He exhibited
the bullet extracted from Hale's body
me prosecution here rested its case
when Judge Brooke arose and asked
that II man who had claimed to he M,
eye witness to the affair be placed on
inc stand by the Court, not as Il witness
Tor the defense or Commonwealth
George +. Dozicr was the man refcrr-
cd 10. He was called and sworn. He
saad' IN answer Ia questions by the
court That on August Sd he was at
Jones store and SAW a difficulty be-
tween Brock ana Hale. He said he
was under II bench In front of Jones
store ana was awakened by two men
thiklhI- one said. Il will shoot him -
othcr words followed and he saw Brock
shoot Hale and soon after fired another
''''''' ~ 'I'' il'i ItlllttnDt when lie
went under the bench. but some one ha d
toid MN he was Knocked down and
dragged under ii. The witness was
closely questioned and said ne had
heard that he was to get $50 and 500
FOR appearing in court He did not
create Il favorable impression
THE DEFENSE
William Hughes. one Of the men Joint e.
~ indicted with Brock. was tn" first
witness Tor the defense. lie said he
was with Brock on the night Of Au-
gust I'd. tn" might on which Hale was
Killed II" SAW Brock after he was
knocked down by Hale. during the
light In Jones place. Was later in the
barber shop when Hale and Rraith-
waite came in. Brock came along and
called for him ana Braithwaitc They
| Went out and Hale came w with a
chiS"i in his hand. Hale used very
violent language ana struck Brock
twice. lirock then drew his pistol ana
| ilrcd twice at him. lie then went 10
J. The magistrate and surrendered him
self
| Before concluding the direct ,Xamina-
non "f Hughes court adjourned until
| inns morning AT 10 o'clock
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
roenhnn1ns Cnnmcil no,ni Arcnuuu,

The late rain has brought vivacious-
ness to many of the menu crs of this
council and Tonight the famous Poca
hcntas of The Arcnnum will h- in her
holiday attire The genial and hand
some orator. MIR. II. l.. Thompson. wha
is also tn" secretary of the Iarboi Com
missi"n"rs. Will give IN entertainment.
which Will be in the place of the ON.
mat the secretary would have given. int
hRd 10 u" postponed ON account OF sick
ness. IN" entertainment Tonight lis;
called tn" Highest Bidder and IS pro
NoGatlNc of great mirth ana mtrrimpnt
as we'll rs profit to the members Wis
ltlha brothers are expected ana as This
Its 10 he sort OF opening Of the winter. 5:
caMpaIsn with this council. it is cx-
pectei that all tn" live members will he
present with their good advice and zeal
BUSINESS. Don't forget that the nicotine
VIII commence at 80 o'clock The. col.
icHtor VIII be on hand To receive assess
inents and dues. There is a prnsu.et
mat some time this wint-: The supreme
Feseni may visit this Jurisdiction. All
the officers Of this council an. ,ynnrf.;
10 Ill their stations Tonight
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
Dctrcti,r stighnrd,Ym lnaictod.

Pei hupS the mos; futrr.si,,p. nm.
LII found hy the grand jury during this
term is that found against Detective
Charles L. richardson 1t VIII lac re-
IurmEel"d that when the matter Went
before the grand jury on previous
''thHI"n' th"N were unable to return
u true hlll on account of an error i'm
tn" wonan's name Tho indictment re-
turned as iru" yesterday charges that
ih" drt""tiN" "nu the .91th dav Of
June. in The wear 1875, in the said city OF
NnrIolk. with Il cri tutn pistol, then ana
there loaded with gunppwdcl and lead
en- shot. unlhwiully, maIiciouslN. and
ieipnouslN, did shoot uGC Saiic Brew .
-. then AMI there To MAIN. dlsneurr.
disable. and kill. against the peace ana
dignity at tn" Commonwealth of Nir-
Cinia.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10

Yesterdays Baltimore sun saws: yes.
ierday committee from Erautlcy
church waited on Dr. Wharton with an
oi1er to furnish Il parsonage il he would
consent to remain permanently with the
coHEr"sattpn. He told the committee
tha' ne would he willing to do 50 provided
thc present assistant. Mr.. J. Henry
Cross, is retained, ana that the parson-
age be paid for by private subscription.
ana not made Il charge upon the church
This. il is said. would nccessitate his Civ
ing up eVanEclistic work entirely"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
Winter NIerino Underwear.

The Cheapest Line ever shown in
TINS city, for Ladies. Gents and Chill
uren Good, Heavy Underwear for the
httie ones, TO- 10, 20. 20, 81 - and Sue
Ladies Jersey Ribbed and plain
Merino Underwear. 20. 371-2. so 75c,
and 81. Best value ever offered.
Mems Winter Underwear biggest
assortment. Lowest Prices. Cotton
Underwear, 25c., was 40c Half Wool
shirts and Drawers. Soc; was 75c. and
90 on upward LEVY BROS
Modern Bargain Store.
Ii Main sfrnnt
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
Specialtles We offer.

Gents Patent Leather Shoes. 4l-a
Gents Dongoia Congress, 3 tot l-2 3S
Gents Solid Leather Shoes. TO IL. 10
Gents Oil Grain Working CATERS. As
tents BucksEln Working Shoes. l 80
tents tents Ked Working shoes. ! 80
Child's Kid Button. to l1 SO
Chld's Solid School Shoes. sig to
.:.......... ............... 70
Boys Solid School Shoes. l2 TO Sc
Misses Solid School Shoes, l3.to2 IS
Boys Solid School Shoes. 3 10 Z IS
HELLER'S ONE-PRICE SHOE
STORE. 4S Bank street. opp. Court
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WEATHER. tEPO &c &.
Forecast for To-day.
Washington. d. c.. Oct.

Washington, u. c.. oct. @
- VirGina-F'air and slightly
EEhlR warmer weather. with frosts
"'' Thursday morning: winds shift.
- ing to southerly.
North Carolina-Fair; slightly
warmer. preceded by light frost in the
interior; nottheasterly winds.
The area of high pressure covers the
region east of the Mississippi. The ba-
rometcr is lowest north OF Minnesota
The pressure is increasing TO the west OF
Rocky Mountains. Fair weather prevails
III all districts. 1t is warmer Throughout,
the Central Valleys and colder on the All
laniic and Eulf coasts. Fair weather will
continu" from the Atlantic coast vest
ward over the Central Valley. with slow
~ rising temperature.
PORT CALENDAR
Sun rises. G:G9: sun sets. 5:3,; liicl,
water. 1:il: ia: low water 1905: sos.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
meteorological Datn.

U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Weather Bureau, Norfolk. Va. Oct ..
Local meteorological data for the
twentN-four hours ending at D. M
last night:
MaNiinum temperature ......... -
Minimum Temperature. ....... ~
Normal temporal ure ucduced from
II years observations " e.,
Departure from normal " IL
Departure since January lst l3I
Rainfall for n hours O
ltainfall since first of month 40
j. j. GRAY, Observer
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-10
Dcnih of MIR. II. q. pruu,u.ud

The many friends. OF Mr.. r. G. Drum
mond will be panied To learn of his
death yesterday afternoon AT his resi-
deucc. No II Dartmouth street MIR
Drunmond was one of NorfoH's old
est citizens. having reached Sthu age OF
- years. The funeral Will take place
from St Luke's p. L. Church this af-
tctGocn ut o'clock
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Norfoik. ~. OctoLer !. I.g4.
TO THE CITIZENS OF NORFOLK :;

W" ar" in th" midst Of tho greatest
ui"usAt ~" nav" experienced Tor many
N"ars The lakes on which rh- city is en-
tir"N dcrrni.nt To-. supply of water
nave mover been SO low as noW since
Lake Bradford Was purchased rigid
inSp"' non Is curiulliuS waste ANA The
stree. Sewer ANA Draiu Department IL
.!dtnt us no littl" In snyina M. watol.hUt
"" ir"l II our duty and 90 iuos' earnest
~ appeal to AN water takers TO save all
the water possible. Lawn fountains and
wash pay" uoS" should hc dispeusrd
with az, az most. used SpariugiN ITO
lclS ana bar rooms aud all larger supplies
are requested TO lis" only what rs ;,hSulu-
iriN necessary. livus.kcepcis are r.
Iu"st.d L" watch bath room Kitchen ana
"u'Sid" closets. To prevent continuous
running az water aui iauudri-s and
""ShcEWoW"u al" urged to use 40 NOR.
than necessity requires
th"i" l. Yet no prospect for rain nor
q" y" know there viii Toe sufficient to fiIl
The lakes when II comes. W" feel ,hlt
'NviN GOOD citizen viii heed This arpr.i
TO &c, 60 Mn"t ne or she can 10 ward on the
Sy order 81 tho Board ul Water Com
iniSstoners
IL. Y ZACHARY.
"NN-l" Superintendent
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Tim, Joyful Feeling.

with III" cXhiiiarating sense of re-
he"ed health and strength ana in
trrnal cleanliness. which follows the
use OF syrup of Figs. is Unknown to
inc i"" VINO hay" not progressed be-
Nnhd the old-time medicines and the
cheap substitutes sometimes offered
out never accepted by the we'll in
formed.