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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
Royal Bills.

1t is the etiquette of the Paris TRADE
never TO send a bill to kings or queens
until they have lost thoir thrones AMI
joined the ranks of the kings in exile "
One celebrated Paris dressmaker employs
a secretary at $4,000 year for almost the
sole purpose Of reminding ladies of high
rank, whilo seeming not to do so, that
they owe money and that payments are
desirable. Most of the queens, however,
pay with reasonable promptness, but the
best customers of French drcssmakers and
milliners are the ladies of the Egyptian
seraglios, who never complain about the
costumes sent them, and who pay the bills
without protest.-New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
Fear of Thunder and Lightning.

Girls who are terrified by thunder
and lightning lose great deal OF en-
joyment during the summer, when we
have storms as well as sunshine. 1t
may not be quite possible for every one
to help being afraid when the sky is
black with clouds and the lightnings
flash, but it is within the power
of most people to control the express
sion of fright. Once or twice having
resolutely refrained from showing your
terror, you will be surprised and pleased
to find the terror itself lessenine. I
know people who go through life in a
sort of bondage to fear of various kinds.
They tremble and turn pale, or grow
hysterical and cry, when the dark
clouds gather and the thunders roll.
There is pretty German hymn which
begins:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
Marriage of the Adriatic.

1.-THE Marriage of the Adriatic" was
instituted i'll commemoration of naval
victory won by Sebastian Ziavi, doge
of Venice, over Otto, son of Frederick
Barbarossa, 1174. In consequence of
this victory Pope Alexander III, who
had been driven to take refuge in Ven,
ice, gave to the doge the sovereignty off
the sea, and every year the doge used td
go i'll grand procession in his state barge
and throw u gold ring into the Adriatic,
saying, with this ring | thee wed.
Flowers were then thrown into the sea,
and the procession returned The SEN
tence delivered By the doge on the &C.
casion was literally, Despousamus te
Mare nostrum in signum veri perpetu-
ique domini. brooklyn Eagle
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

MARVELLOUS REsULTs.-From a let
ter written by Rev. j. Gunderman of
Dimondale, Mich, we are permitted to
make this extract: 81 have no hesita-
ton in recommending DR.. Kings New
Discovery, as the results were almost
marvellous in the case of my wife.
While was pastor of the Baptist church
at Rives Junction she was brought
down with pneumonia succeeding la
grippe. Terrible paroxysms of cough
ing would last hours with little inter-
ruption, and it seemed as if she could
not survive them. A friend recon-
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery; it
was quick in its work and highly salts
factory in its results" Trial bottles free
at G. Blakely's drug store. Regular
size 80 cents and 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Johnny on Easy Writing.

don't believe twas hard to do,
When Homer wrote Of Troy;
There were no rules for him to watch,
No grammars to annoy.
He had no slang to guard against
He spelt the easiest way;
The subjects were not threadbare then,
Because he had first say.
And Dante had 1t easy, too
In Florence when he wrote;
lie made each phrase as he went on;
There we're no words to quote.
The common talk of every day
Was good enough to use;
" Too trite " was something never heard
There were no terms to choose.
Old Chaucer had no task at all,
He wrote what anne along;
He put down Just what people said
And couldn't spell words wrong.
You see, no one had tried before
To write this brand-new speech,
So Chaucer fixed 1t his own way
For all the schools to teach.
1t wasn't bad when Shakespeare lived;
The right no one could tell;
There were no dictionaries then
No wonder he wrote well.
Now 1t gets harder all the time;
Each word must mean Just so,
The very turn you'd like the best
Is one that will not go.
journal of Education
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
Miss Katherine Draper.

Miss Katherine Draper, who is still
handsome and healthy, though past 80,
had the honor to be photographed at the
University of New York in 1871. Miss
Draper was then "a young lady in society,
and the fact that a sun" picture had
been made of her was widely discussed by
the bellies and beaux. The picture, which
was the first of its kind ever taken, was
sent to England TO Sir william Herschcl,
from whose son it was procured for the
World fair. Miss Draper remembers the
process wildly, and ENJOYS telling all
about it. ~ go,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

In the office OF the Des MONIES Regis
ter is the best barometer in the state. 1t
consists Of an ordinary rope attached to
the carrier box between the first and
fourth floors, making it nearly 60 feet
long This rope is wonderfully sensitive
to changes i'll the atmosphere. AT least
"a hours before the average rain it be-
gins to tighten by the absorption of
moisture Its predictions nearly always
come true
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
MISCELLANY.


When age steals on, and youth is fled,
Shall Joy, shall hope, be banished2
Shall heights we labored to attain
Torment our souls with constant pan2
Or feeling quite have vanished?
Shall hearts that with sharp grief have bled,
Shall eyes that burning tears have shed,
Find these, alasl all, all in vain,
When age steals on2
Nay, God Forbid our spirits, led
By love, shall be diviHely fedl
Our courage quickened, and a strain
From strenuous souls on heavens high plain
Hallow the path whereon we tread,
When age steals on.
Joseph A. Watson.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
1t thunders. but tremble not,
My trust is firm in God;
His arm Of strength I've ever sought
Through all the way I've trod,

l advise all of you who need the adj
vice to remember that God rules in the
heavens, and his hand sends the storms.
Trust in God when you are afraid
really trust, and you will grow calm and
be happy. Another grain of comfort
may be found in the fact that when you
see the bright zigzagging fash and hear
the rumbling thunder, the danger for
you is over. You will never see or
hear the electric current which hurts or
kills. 1t is far too swift to wait and
warn you in that way.-Harpers Round
Table.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

RUSSIA retains consular representa-
ton in 261 foreign seaports and in
ninety eight interior towns and cities
abroad. The service includes thirty
three consul-generals, seventy eight
consuls, 2l3 vice -consuls, and forty-five
consular agents. OF this total person
mel 112 are Russians and 800 foreigners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

IN France, in feudal times, the barons
who held of the king, when summoned
to attend him in time of war, were called
the ban, and the tenants of the secon-
Diary rank the arriere ban.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

LIGHT travels from the sun to our
earth, a distance of about $4,000 900 of
miles, in about eight minutes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
TlG Amy Proctor Sanat0riuIn!
BURLINGTON, vt.
DIR. L. III. BINGHAM, Mumuger
An abiding place for the needing special care and
nursing, and those requiring surgical treatment.
DIR. L. III. BLNGHAM,

delightful
burlington few minutes walk from the railway 1t is HOME
Tor the SICK with all the advantages weconducted hospital The
rooms are spacious nicely furnished heated ouhey
exposure From the windows
Adirondack Mountains areoh
resident physician and trained OF
diet and treatment have the personal supervision of the Manager
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

In 1S9Ot he center of population in
the United States was twenty miles
east of Columbus, Ind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

/" MY father suffered with night
sweats, but is much better since taking
Hoods Miss Eta Loomis, Al
banY. Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
OXYGEN

plant the manufacture
curative agent
Cylinders charged with
half the in the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

CHILDREN Dry for Pitchers Castoris.
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Csstoris.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24
For Sale at a BARGAIN

House, Barn and Building Lot on Mechanics st.
One acre of land, partly covered with fruit trees,
On Mortified street: House and small Building
Lot. Firstclass investment. A. j. HOWE,
Real Estate Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

The following letter from Henry
Ward Beecher to his son Herbert was
published some time ago in the New
York Tribune:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
It Was Q Surprise.

Two sweet young things met in a steam car. They hadn't seen each other for ages. and they had to retail the ages accumulation of news.
 "Oh, do you know. said tho one in brown, "that Harry Filters is to mar " Blanch Hilton?" "I hadn't heard of it, said the one in gray. Tell me about it."
 Well, I've heard it from several sources, and l must say that 1 don't think Blanch is to be congratulated.
 "Why uot?'
 "why, don't you know what a wretched flirt MT. Filters is?''
 The one in gray shook her head.
 "Well, it is SO And that isn't the worst of it.'
 What else?" He's awfully fast"
 "RealS?"
 "Yes, everybody knows it Goes with Gambles, bets on horse races, drinks. "
 ''Oh, surely notr'
 Fact Drinks like a fish. Was car ried home in a very mellow state one night last week"
 "I can't believe it.
 "Oh, it's true. They say Blanoh won't believe it either. Aren't you sor- " for herr"
 "No"
 well, perhaps she doesn't deserve any sympathy for marrying such fel. low. don't sympathize with her my self. !"
 "I don't believe she is going to be married to him." said the one in gray.
 Don't you? Why?"
 Because am to be married to him myself next month. This is my corner Goodby."
 And the sweet young thing in gray ] stepped of the car, leaving the sweet young thing in brown gazing after her fin wide eyed amazement Chicago Times
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
Kissing of stones.

Around the center of Jerusalem, where the religious growths of centuries gather like crystals around n rod, half sedentary, half floating population is to be found, whose chief object is the pur- suit of piety and the veneration of the traces of Jesus, the Nazarene. Here is a world within a world. Christian picture in Moslem frame. In this city. where the religion of Mohammed, 13 centuries ago. overcame that of Christ, and where at present its followers pre- vent the rival Christians from fighting for the possession of the venerated spots, we have a little area of ground which has been arranged by the sects of Chris tianity to suit the brief descriptions of the Testament, but in which no single place exists that can be proved to have been the scene of the events ascribed to it.
 All things which are offered for ven- eration are venerated in this place of faith, where both native and European Christians become seized with what l am constrained to term a lithophilemat- io mania, since they are seen to be constantly engaged in kissing enshrined stones of the most doubtful authenticity. -Fortnightly Review.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
Stealing His Own Propertv.

A reckless man left an apple in n bag on his desk i'll a room where several people sat. An office boy ''peeped'' into the bag, hovered longingly around it, finally brought another boy ound to share the temptation, asked if anybody owned the apple, and then asst red that the apple belonged to nobody in the world promptly fell. There seems to be something in the theory that crime, like misery, loves company, for tho young ster divided the apple with the other boy, making him party to the theft. Not content with this. he placed piece of coal in the paper, closed the top and replaced the bag on the desk. The right ful owner of the apple came in min. ute later, and seeing the office boy and the bag containing the apple, as he sup posed, he picked up the latter and held it out
 Here's an apple saved for you, !" he said, and he handed over the bag to the boy.
 Honesty is the-but everybody knows what it is, and that office boy looked truly conscience stricken that he had di- vided the apple when he might have had it alll-New York Tribune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
a,sclPLlNIN sIsf.4 BROWN. :

shet up dat nOtse. you chiileni Dar'ssomeo one
 at de do. Dribe out dem dogs You. 'Rastus. tek Linkum
 off de fol Des mach yo'se'f right in. sahi CJane. tek
 dem ashes outi Dis house look lak UT hogpcn. You. M'randy.
 jump erboutll Wy. bress my soul. hits Efrumi Wy. Efrum.
 how you dof An Temple an de chillenH I hopes dey's all well
 too. Hyuh. M'randy. bresh dat stool oil. Now.
 Efrum, des sot down. Wut's de news fun off de Ridge, an whut's de
 news in townf Now, doan' you tink dem niggahs he'd Susan
 fo' de chu'ch Bout dawncin at de patty. Dey call dat sinnin
 much. Dey up an call UT meetin tur 'scipiine sistah But de night dey hOl de meetin she tux herself
 ter town. Dey sont dc bod Ob deacOns. de pahstor at de Ter wait upon de sistah an pray wid her. dsy
 said. But Susan mighty stubbo'n. an wen dey Tiff UT She up an tell de deacOns she des Sa'ntswine ter cyar. An wen .. de s reS'sen Ter. Pa'sOn prayed about UT An bout 'de DO bac'siidah" she gin her head
 UT tOssI seed de debbil raisin in dc white ob susan's Fyear she blow dat deacon bod ter ''mAnsiOns
 in de skies" aea tph doxrr rnv lax-nisr an den I ,vinu an "come dy founs ob ebbry blessin. chune my
 hat ter sing dy praise" Do pa'sOn an de deacons dey tined me booty
 soon. Lawdl Dat bawnier shuk itser up playin Ob
 de chunel An wen dey mos wus shOutin I frightened up
 UT string, Drapped right inter ''MOney Musk" an gin de
 chune full swing. De "Debbils' Dream come arter-de debbn
 wus ter pay, Dem niggahs fell ter pattin-I larf mos ebbry
 dayi Deacon Jones got on his feet, de pa'son pulled
 him down. played UT little fastah. an sho's my name am
 Brown De pa'son an de deacOns lined hans right on dis fio', su'cled right an su'cled ief'-it sutny wus UT
 show. Dey 'naded up an down de fio', m wen hit como ter swing Dc pa'son gin hisse'f nirt an cut de pidgin wingi An wen uric de meetin dat snittee med it's pot Bout Sistah susan's dawncin des cut il mighty shot. De chyuhsman. Mir. Pa'son, said fin tones SC mil and sweet, Sistah Brown want guilty. caze-she nebber crossed her feet! -J. E. Campbell in Kate Fields Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
some Innocent Remnrlxs.

sat next to a very pretty girl in a her die yesterday, and quite without meaning it 1 overheard what she said to friend who was with her.
 No" she said, 'he hasn't been to sec mo for month, and I reckon he'll never como again. He is lovely, too-awfully swell and as sensitive as n girl. It's all mammals fault, and I'm heartbroken over it. You sec, tho last time he came over was the evening after Julia's wed- ding. You know what lovely account of it there wns in The Post. We'll, mamma had been too busy all day to read it, SC just a little after 10 o'clock sho cnme to the head of tho stairs and called down to mo. Jennie, please bring mo up the morn ing paper.
 He wns talking beautifully, but he stopped, marched ous into the hall and snid to her, It hasn't come yet. Thon he took his hat and went haven seen him since but I almost want to b0 sn orphan. g
 That reminded me of a man hero in town who stays outrageously late when ever he pays visits in tho evening. He went to see n young woman upon Capitol hill once this winter, and he staid and staid till the poor girl felt like getting up and killing him. The conversation drag ged, hut that didn't disturb him. He droned on, talking about everything on earth. Finally ho began to talk of his ex- periments in hypnotism. Why" said he, T could put you sound asleep in ten minutes
 "Oh, said the girl. "it wouldn't take half that long,
 And at that he departed. ton Post
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29


 AGRoUP or EASTERN SPEAKERS.
 Mir. Fish as one born to social position it should be borne in mind that he comes honestly also by whatever polit- ioal proclivities he possesses, for he is the son of the statesman of the same name who was so prominent in state and national affairs from 1s40 to 1877, serving successively as representative in congress, governor of New York, United States senator and secretary of state The present Hamilton Fish has been prominent among New York Republic. ans for years. He is man of middle age and has more than once been counted as the leader of the anti-Platt forces, though he is this year understood to be in full accord with the ex-senator.
 Conneoticut's choice for speaker, Hon. Samuel Fessenden, known to his jnti- mates as Sam, an accomplished politi- cian, is big in person and right good fellow. He is a native of Maine and was born in ls4T. He was preparing for Harvard at the Lewiston academy when the war broke out, but, like so many other youths of that period, he gave up college for a course in the stern school of war, entering the northern army at r.. By the time hostilities were sus- pended he had risen to the rank of cap tain and was serving on the staff of Gen. eral A. P. Howe. He took part in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and Petersburg. When he returned north. he entered the Harvard law school, from which he was duly graduated, was admitted to the Connec- ticut bar in 1869 and has since lived in Stamford. In 1874, when he was only 26, he was elected to the state legisla- ture and has been a member of that body moro than half the time since. He has also been states attorney of his own county and a prominent member of both the state and national Republican com mittees.
 Hon. Henry F. Walton, speaker of Pennsylvania's lower house, was born in Stroudsburg. Pa, in 1858. but is to all intents and purposes Philadelphian, since he was taken to that city, when a mere child, by his parents and has re- sided there ever since. His education was obtained in the public schools, but he was given the advantage of private tutors as we'll. When be was old enough he began the study of law in the office of Wayne MaoVeagh and George Tucker Bispham. In 1884 he was made an as- sistant to the city solicitor and held the place till 1890. when he was elected to the legislature. In 1899 he made very
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29

who is in i'll health or ailing.
 In the case of Mary E. Campbell, of Albion, Noble Co.,, Ind, her suffering was so severe, her relief so suddenly real ized, and her gratitude so great, that she wishes the circumstances published, in the hope that others may be benefited thereby. She says:-
 My physician told me had dTopsy and falling of the womb. My stomach and bowels were so bloated l could not get a full breath. My face and hanls were bloated badly. Ihad that dreadful bearing-down pain, backache, palpitation of the heart, and nervousness.
 "0ne of my physicians told me had something growing in my stomach; and the medicine that took gave me relief only for a short time. I thought must die. Ibegan to take Lydia E. PiRkham's Vegetable Compound, and it worked like 8 charm. After taking the first bottle could walk across the street, now 1 aD we'll I advise all my friends to take it.e MARY E. CAMPBELL, Albion. Noble Co
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
How He Proposed.

The late Professor Aytoun was uncom- monly diffident when making proposals of marriage to Miss Jane Emily Wilson, who afterward became his wife. The lady re- minded him that before she should give her absolute consent it would be necessary to obtain her fathers approval.
 You must speak for me, " said the suit or, flor I could not summon courage to speak to the professor on the subject"
 Papa is in the library, said the lady.
 Then you had better go to him." said the suitor, and I'll wait till you return"
 The lady proceeded to the library, and taking her father affectionately by tho hand mentioned that the professor had asked her hand in marriage. She added: Shall I accept his offer, papaS He is so diffident that he won't speak to you about 1t himself"
 Then we must deal tenderly with his feelings, ' said the hearty old Christopher. ''I'n write my reply on Q slip of paper and pin 1t to your back"
 "Pnpa's answer Is on the back of my dress, said Miss Jane as she entered the drawing room. Turning around, the de- lighted suitor read these words: with the authors compliments. New Orleans Picayune.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
"GoIlr!" crcIatmed Mc bop.

TDGD.' GICtubIffCu JUG DUH.
 for cyclone to blow dust in the eyes of those Confedcrates! God grant that the stupidity which prevails in war may seize those southern generals now; that they may not reap this offered advan tagc. May they be blinded! God, this is terrible!
 There! They see it. They are pre- pairing to march through it. There they go. Hear those cheers-that rebel yell. They re near it. They re in it. Our men are breaking on the right of the gap There goes regiment, a whole brigade on the left. Heavens, how those gray coats leap forward! It's a splendid sight if they are Confederates. They know it's all up with us. The whole right of the army is giving way, broken, scat tering pellmell over the field, chased by the southerners pouring volley upon volley after them.
 Stop and rally! No! No one could rally troops on the breast of Niagara. But there's a crumb f comfort-those men nearest this way are bending back like wrought iron. They are not break ing. Good. There's faint hope for the left. But, O Lord, what's the left with the right and center gone?''
 And now comes a spectacle, contrast which must always stand out a splendid monument of heroic endurance in the great cemetery of war-the spectacle of an army, one half routed, gone. driven like dry leaves before the wind, the re- maining half holding in check for more than half Q day force against which the whole had found it difficult to con- tend. Standing in the center of the horseshoe, :" the fortification of which his wisdom has constructed during the night. General Thomas. intent upon guiding the troops of his own corps, with no word from his commander in chief, for 0 time not knowing, or at least not admitting, that the army is by all tho rules that govern the science of war defeated, goes on fighting as if land. and that composed of the troops under his command.
 The right put to flight, the Confed- crates prepare to crush the remainder of the army. All around the ''hors, shoe | they gather their forces and hurl them against the blue coats. The first onset fails There must be another. A second waves goes rolling on and dashes against the logs behind which the one armed Army of the Cumberland is fixed. Il recedes without making a breach. Ii will need moro such waves--a constant, ly beating surf. Surely that curve, with Hanks bent almost in circle. almost touching, cannot be called line of bat. tie. It may be curve of battle. but how can such a curve stand against the whole Army of the Tennessee?
 But this curved array of bayonet' ie too tough to be broken in front Ii
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-29
SOUTH oAKoTA's LOSS.

It is understood that the South Dakota legislature will pass a law requiring the state treasurer to wear hall and chain. Chicago Mail.
 Who can blame Treasurer Taylor for leaving South Dakota whom the thermome- ter crawls down to 20 degrees below zeros Toledo Blade.
 The wound which Mir. Taylor has given South Dakota finances Is not as deep as a well or as wide as church door, but 1t will serve--Sioux Falls Argus-IIcader.
 No .aooner was New Works $354, 600 Seely locked behind the bars than South Dakota's $3T0, 900 Taylor makes break that startles the natives and detectives alike The wild and wooliy west Is d. ways in the lead. ad.-Kansas City Times.