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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
Sport for Daring Men.

If there is any one who has tired of the
tame sport of shooting deer, moose, pan
thers Wildcats brown and grizzly bears
and of catching little trout, black bass and
salmon and has longing for sport with
swing to it let him go to Cuba. He
will find there n sport which, for real live
danger, is unequaled, even by the killing
of a roaring, wounded tiger, the charge of
herd Of angered elephants, and besides
which even wounded bull moose are no
longer charming.
According toa Cuban now in Brooklyn,
shark fishing Is sport to be dreamed
about. Tho Cuban shark fishermen take
chunks Of beef ard throw them overheard
beyond the reefs, where the dorsal fins of
sharks are 10 be seen cutting the wate
with vicious swish, like the plunge of
modern rifle bullet into u stream. In
stantly there is rush, fit to make ordi-
narily brave men blanch, for the eagerness
of the sharks to rend the bloody meat is
something to think twice about. Now is
the time for She sportsman to do as tie
Cuban fisherman does. Stripping off his
light clothes, grasping long, keen knife,
he leaps among the fish and thrusts the
knife to the nearest shark 5 heart. y
quick wrench opens wound that spurts
blood, and then the sport fairly begins. 1t
is death TO man who then loses his nerve.
There is hopL for the buck feverish man
who is facing II wounded tiger, but mono
for tho man among the sharks.
The Cuban expert watches his chances,
and as the sharks, attracted by the blood,
come to tear their mate to pieces, he strikes
them one by one, and soon the water IS
filed with sharks Tapping their last in
the water red with blood When shark
comes for him, he glidos to one side, and
as the shark rushes past on its side he
strikes it dead. Bags of 20 or 30 man cat
ing sharks may be captured thus in few
minutes.
The teeth are the trophies To get them
the head is boiled in big iron soap cal
dron. a tooth of a healthy shark is ivory
white, with u hard, porcelain finish, and
could be worn as trophy. There are sew
eral rows of these teeth. One row Of them
out out would look like saw, the teeth
being obtusely triangular, each exposed
edge of u single tooth being cut into mi
mute teeth. The sharks bite a mans leg off
and do not tear it off, as is generally sup
posed. Indians make long strings out of
these teeth for beads that the squaws may
think much Of the hunters, and one would
suppose that string of them would not
be unacceptable to "a paleface's sweetheart
The sharks may be taken in variety Of
other ways-rihes, spears, harpoons, las
SOS (snares) or tishhooks foot long.
And they are taken often in nets, but MT
because the netter wants to take them, as
they tear and tangle the nets for rods. -
New York sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
Pebbles.

STRANGER: What's the quickest
way TO get to the Emergency Hospital2"
Policeman: "Try to cross Broadway
alone"
PILLS Do NOT CURE.-Pills do not
cure constipation. They only aggra-
vate. Karl's Clover Root Tea gives
perfect regularity of the bowels. For
sale by W. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
peier, Vt.
THE subsistence of big sleeves will
be regretted by two classes - dress
goods manufacturers and newspaper
photographers.
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED by
the use of Shiloh's Cure. This great
cure is the only known remedy for that
terrible disease. For sale by w. E.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
A THOUGHTFUL observer remarks
that there are two classes of people
whom it is hard to convince against
their will-women and men.
NERVES ON EDGE was nervous,
tired, irritable and cross. Karl's Clover
Root Tea has made me well and happy"
Mrs. Z. B. Worden. For sale by W. E,
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
WAITER Cat club restauranD:
. Ready with your order, sah?' City
Sportsman (back from weeks fishing):
"Give me some fish; Pm tired to death
of other things"
A BABY's LIFE SAVED" My baby
had Group, and was saved by Shiloh's
Cure" writes Mrs. j. B. Martin of
Huntsville, Ala. For sale by ". E.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt,
REED: 81 see that the bicycle BUSH
ness is giving employment to seventy
thousand men" Wright; 81 wonder
if that includes the fellows who are
writing the bicycle jokes?"
THE BEST CoUGH CURE is Shiloh's
Cure. A neglected cough is dangerous.
Stop il at once with ShiIoh's Cure. For
sale by w. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier,
VT.
THE Siamese have such a supersti-
tious dislike of odd numbers that they
studiously strive to have in their houses
an even number of windows, doors,
rooms, closets, etc.
Miss MAUD: "They say it changes
the expression of the face to chew gum
great deal | don't believe it. Do
you?" Her Brother: " No. Its i'm
possible. On the face of gum chewer
there isn't any expression to change"
BANNER: 1.-the foreigners are get
ting an awful hold on this country"
Crosby: "They are indeed Why, l
read over list of men naturalized by
the court yesterday, and, by thunder,
every one of them was foreigner"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
High Tea.

The high tea is peculiarly an English
institution. 1t is "a meal at which much
OF tho formality which attends a dinner is
dispensed witn bur the menu is of "a moro
satisfying character than that OF the usual
o'clock tea with its thin bread and but
ter, waters and cakes.
The high tea is particularly favored in
the hunting season, when the sportsmen
return from the field two or three hours
before dinner time with appotites sharp
ened by long gallop in the fresh air
Then it is that the high tea affords the
hungry ones something to tide over tho
time until dinner and gives them IL chance
to rest before taking off their scarlet coats
and hunting boots
AT many country houses this hour Is
considered tao pleus2ntest OF the day. The
ladies appea. n their prettiest tea gowns,
the conyersa.,on IS usually interesting and
spirited, the nour is that charming one
between til dark and the daylight, and
everything tends to make the participants
linger long .tOund the table.
Tho meal purtakcs of the nature Of
breakfast, luncheon and dinner without
being too J. arly like any of them. Tea,
of COURSE, is ,orved and is made at tho
table by the lostoss, being kept warm I'M
der dainty coy
ClAret ana even beer are allowable for
the tired aid thirsty sportsmen, though
the latter is lorely asked for The table is
we'll furnished with substantial oatables
for the mon and with dainties for the
ladies.
a cold boiled Yorkshire ham is often in
evidence. 1t appears on the table in Il
dress suit, as it were, highly glazed and
ornamented After it has been well boiled,
skinned and thoroughly cooled, it is treated
to two or three coats of melted glaoe
which gives it dark and shining appear
ance. Then it is ornamentod with buttor
which has been worked with fork till
soft, but not oily. 1t is applied so as to
outline pattern on the glace with small
white paper funnel The shank of the
ham has frill of paper or fringed dolly
arranged around it, and little fresh
parsley garnishes the whole.-Philadel
phia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
FACT AND FANCY.


The minister adjusted his glasses and
read from the notices as follows:
The regular Wednesday ming
Wheelmens Church Guild will meet in
the chapel at eight o'clock. All are
cordially invited to attend.
There will be meeting of the tan
dem auxiliary in the vestry room at
half after five this afternoon. The SUBJ
ject to be discussed is The True and
Only Ball Bearings" and visitors are
welcome.
On Thursday next, at half past four
O'Clock, there will be held, in the bike
pavilion adjoining the church, an ex-
perience meeting. All who have pune
tured their tires during the past week or
broken down in any way, and are able to
be present, are earnestly desired not to
neglect this important meeting.
The Young Ladies' Boomer Sewing
Circle will meet at the house of Mrs.
A. B. Scorcher at two O'Clock on Fri
day afternoon.
There has been a noticeable falling
off in attendance at the young copies
century-run class, and | most earnestly
hope that the coming season will show
more activity than in the past With
the present good roads, there is no rea-
son why the greatest enthusiasm sh ould
not prevail.
Those of the congregation who de-
sire will remain after the service and
view the chainless Wheel that has b cen
left in my study by the agent du ring
the past week.
We will now unite in singing the
189th hymn; Hymn 169.
When we have reached that heavenly shore
VIII ere all is love and peace,
Cleared up to nuety-sx more
Wen coast without surcease.
Therell be no hills to climb up there,
No punctures to annoy;
All things unite to make us shas,e
The wheels divinest joy.
oh, in that happy land above
No scorching will there be, =
But with our hearts attuned &c o.e
Wen bike eternally Jf'
All sing
r.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
Silver for Farmers.

The man who is cheated worse than
anybody else in the raid of silver mil
lionaires upon national prosperity is
the farmer. Prices OF most other prod
ucts may be fixed in this country, but
the prices of wheat, cotton, cattle and
hogs are largely fixed abroad, because
our surplus can be sold only at prices
which foreign markets will pay, and
the price of the surplus determines that
of the whole crop. The farmer is told,
with tifty-three-cent dollars you will
get nearly twice as many for your prod
uct." But how SO? Europe would
draw supplies from Russia, the Dan
ube, Egypt, India, Argentina, just as
cheaply as now, and far larger supplies
If our surplus were advanced in cost at
Liverpool. The Liverpool price, the
cost of ocean transportation, insurance
and shipping charges are all reckoned
In gold, and by putting up the premium
on gold-that is, depressing the value
of silVeT-foreign markets will control
our own quite at their pleasure. No
one could expect that the gold value of
wheat at New York would be advanced
the exchange would be easily controlled
to put the price lower than it is now,
for by driving out our gold we should
give entire control of the exchange to
foreign bankers.
With wheat about sixty-three cents
In gold at New York the farmer now
gets about forty cents and at many points
less. The difference of twenty-three
cents between farm and ship would be
increased not merely as much as the
depreciation of currency, but more.
The railroads, banks. shippers, specu-
lators, all would be constantly protect
ing themselves to the utmost, not
against ordinary risks only, but against
the risk of further change in the value
of money. This allowance against
further depreciation, when we had
paper huctuating in value during and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
Mckinley to the Veterans and Tin
Plate Makers.

II am glad to meet the representa-
tives OF labor who are assembled here
this morning. ! congratulate them
upon the advance that has been made
in the tin plate industry, TO which
Colonel Tay Tor has referred. | am glad
to know that republican legislation
gave to this country an industry that
gives work and wages to American
workingmen and brings happiness to
American homes.
- am glad, my fellow citizens, to
meet my old comrades OF he Grand
Army Of the Republic. Their step is
no longer as steady and as firm as it
was thirty-fve years ago, but their
hearts are just as loyal to the Old flag of
the Union.
LOYAL TO NATIONAL HONOR.
"And they are just as loyal to ma
tional honor to-day as they were loyal
to national unity then. When the war
closed there were two great debts rest
ing upon this government. One was
the debt due to the men who had
loaned the government money with
which to carry on its military oper-
atoms. The other debt was due to the
men who had willingly offered their
lives for the preservation of the Amer
lean Union. The old soldiers waited
on their pensions until this great debt
of the government was well out of the
way. They waited patiently until the
! government of the United States had
raised nearly two-thirds of that great
money debt. They wanted every dol
| In ,f ha Aoh in 20 i'm
known to the commercial world-and
every dollar of that debt up to this hour
has been paid in gold or its equivalent,
the best recognized money of the
world, and every dollar of that debt, my
comrades, yet to be paid will be paid in
the same unquestioned coin.
Most of that debt is out OF the way
The great debt of this government now
is to the surviving soldiers of the re-
public, There are go 900 pensioners
on the honored pension roll of this gov
eminent to-day, and the government
pays out of its public treasury in pen
sicns over $40 100000 every year t
the soldiers and sailors, their widow
and their orphans. Every dollar o
that debt must be paid in the best cur
rency and coin of the world. There i
nobody more interested in maintaining
a sound and stable currency than tn,
old soldiers of the republic, their wild
ows and their orphans.
GRANTS COURSE ON FINANCE.
Your old commander, Genera
Grant, whose memory is cherished b,
all of you, performed two great AM
conspicuous acts while president of tn
United States, one vetoing the initiation
bill, that would have cast us upon tn
sea of a deprecated currency, and tn
other was the signing of the act for tn
resumption Of specie payments tina
placed every dollar Of our money upol
the sound foundation of financial homo
and unquestioned national honesty
and the old soldiers this year, as in al
the years of the past, following thei
old commander, will stand by the finan
cial honor of the government and vii
no more permit our nation's integrit
to be questioned than they would pei
nit that flag (pointing to an American
flag) to be assbiled"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

FREE PILLs.-Send your address to
H E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get
a free sample box of Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. A trial will convince you
of their merits, These pills are easy
in action and are particularly effective
in the cure of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved inval-
liable. They are guaranteed to be per-
fectly free from every deleterious sub
stance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action,
but by giving tone to stomach and
bo wells greatly invigorate the system,
Regular size twenty-five cents per box.
Sold by G. Blakely, druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
MISCELLANY.
Her Commandments.

/. Remember that am thy wife,
Whom thou must cherish all thy life
@ Thou shalt not stay out late at night,
When lodges, friends or clubs invite
g. Thou shalt not smoke indoor or out
or chew tobacco roundabout.
4, Thou shalt, with praise, receive my pies,
Nor pastry made by me despise.
5. My mother thou shalt strive to please
And let her live with us in ease.
6. Remember its thy duty clear
To dress me well throughout the year.
I. Thou shalt in manner mild and meek
Give me thy wages every week.
s. Thou shalt not be drinking man,
But live on prohibition plan.
8. Thou shalt not firt, but must allow
Thy wife such freedom anyhow.
TO- Thou shalt get up when baby cries
And try the child to tranqulize.
These my commands from day to day
Implicitly thou shalt obey.
Boston Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12
Labelling the Socialists.

In the Interest of accuracy and fair
ness it is proper to say that II is libel
upon the socialists to call The free
silver democrats by their name as a dis
paraging epithel. The socialist party
in Germany, splendidly organized and
ably led, numbers over 2 900, 900 voters.
1t is made up largely of intelligent
artisans and workiDgmen and is de-
voted to their interests. And yet the
socialist party in Germany is opposed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

ALL FREE.-Those who have used
DR.. Kings New Discovery know its
value, and those who have not have
now the opportunity to try it free. Call
on the advertised druggist and get a
trial bottle free. Send your name and
address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chi
cago, and get sample box of Dr..
Kings New Life Pills free, as we'll as
a copy of Guide to Health and House,
hold Instructor free. All of which isl
guaranteed to do you good and cost you
nothing. Go to G. Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

THE Yale lock manufacturers have
proven that in a patent lock having six
" steps, each capable of being reduced
in height twenty times, the number of
changes of combinations will be Sc 400.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

A GREAT GERMANS PRESCRIPTION.
Diseased blood, constipation, and
kidney, liver and bowel troubles are
cured by Kar's Clover Root Tea. For
sale by w. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier. Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

ARE You TIRED all the timer This
condition is sure indication that your
blood is not rich and nourishing as it
ought to be and as it may be if you will
take few bottles Of the great blood
purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla. Thou
sands write that Hoods Sarsaparilla has
cured them of that tired feeling by Civ
ing them rich, red blood.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

WINDSOR COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that application will be
made to the General Assembly of the State of
Vermont, AZ its next session to be held at Mont
peier in October 1886, for the grant of charter to
certain inhabitants of this state for the formation
of a company for the purpose OF constructing, main
tanning and operating railroad for public use in
the conveyance OF persons and property to be
located in the town and city of Rutland, IN the
towns of Chittenden Mendon, Sherburne, Pitts
field, Stockbridge, Rochester, Hancock, Granville,
Warren, Waits field, Moretown, MiddleseNt Berlin,
and in the city of Montpelier
Dated at Rochester, July 3lst, 1896
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

HOOPS PILLS act easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure sick
headache.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

rectly to impurities in the blood, and can
be cured by eliminating item with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The
FIRST thing il does is to put tie whole diges-
tive system into perfect order. 1t stimu-
iates The appetite. eXcites a copious secre-
ton of the digestive fluids and promotes
assimilation II searches out disease germs
wherever they may be, kills them and forces
them out of the system The Golden
Medical Discovery" has been used with
unvarying success for over 80 years :,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

The world now uses $500, 900 steel
pens every day in the week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

The sick man knocking
al the door Of health gets
in If he knocks the right
way, and, stays out if lac
doesn't There arc thou
sands Of ways of getting
sick but only one way to
get well Do whatever
you viii. If you do not put
your digestion in good
order, and make your
blood rich and pure, you
will not get well. Rich,
pure blood Is the only
thing that can bring per
feet health. Constipation
is a disease Of the blood.
VA large part of all dis
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-12

He is wise who talks but little.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-12
LlTHeOW LIBRARY
Will Be Visited. Thursday. by Members Of
Maine Library Association.
all concern,

After the regular programme of discus
sions, the visiting members of the Maine
Library Association will be shown the
Lithgow library by the librarian, Miss
Julia NJ. Clapp, and her able assistant,
Miss Jennie Patterson.
The beautiful building is one that the
city and likewise the State may well feel
proud, and the visitors have rare treat
in store for them.
The library has been open since Feb. 4,
and during that time the librarian esti
mates that the patronage has increased at
least six times over that under the old
conditions, when subscription was re-
CURED.
During the montt of February, 1864
books were given out to subscribers.
One can seldom if ever visit the rooms,
at least during the afternoon and even
ing and not find applicants for books, or
some using the reading room, delving into
books or periodicals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-12
CONY HIGH BASE BALI.
Association Elects Officers for Ensuing Year
New League Proposed.

The Cony High School Base Ball Asso-
citation met, Tuesday afternoon, and
elected the following officers for the en-
suing season: President, Roland Serb
ner; secretary Charles Downing; treas
urer, Blaine Owen; manager, Charles
May; captain, Warren Sanborn.
The school already has caught the base
ball fever and great interest is taken in
the coming seasons prospects. There is
much good material In the school. with
plenty of the right kind of support, and
the boys will hoist flag, this coming
season. beyond the vaguest suspicion of a
doubt.
A league has been suggested which bids
fair to be a most satisfactory one, to be
composed of the Waterville High school,
Oak Grove seminary, Gardiner High
school and Cony High school. These
schools are Of easy access one to another,
and a league between these schools is one
that will doubtless meet the approval of
all concerned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-12
Gully Eeuathee yaaraaI.
City and County.
GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH.
Records for Revolutionary Socie-
lies. Prepared by Miss Fairbanks.

Miss NJ 3. Fairbanks of Pennington,
who for the past few weeks has been as
ss:ing at the State library, has for some
time been making deep study of gene
illogical research, and the collection and
arrangement of evidence for eligibility to
the patriotic societies Of the Revolution.
Genealogical investigation includes re-
search of two branches, ancestry and mill
tsry service In tracing the descent for
these purposes, Miss Fairbanks says, one
is often confused by finding in various
works discrepancy of Information, which
sometimes affords situations which de-
mand considerable Judgment to decide.
In an interview with journal reporter,
Miss Fairbanks said:
Eyes, find the work deeply interesting
and very instructive, especially from a
historical point of view.
For instance, l have recently been
looking up the record Of the late General
Henry Sewall, to determine the eligibility
Of descendant of his who resides out OF
the State. My Investigations have dis
covered that he was born in York, Me-,
Oct. "a, 1859.
He early entered the army and dis
tinugished himself in the war for indie
pendence, being participant in various
battles of the Revolution and a witness OF
the surrender of Gen. Burgoyne at Sara
toga.
He also spent that memorable winter
If privation and suffering with Gen.
Washington at Valley Forge. He was an
original member of the Society of the
cincinnati and major general in the
militia. He came to HalIowell, soon
after the Revolution, and for half a CEN
fury was leading citizen and frequently
employed in municipal affairs.
Hon J. Fl. Manley traces his lineage
directly from the gallant general and is
therefore entitled in prominent degree,
to membership in these patriotic societits
of the Revolution.
sit may not be amiss to state, in this
connection, that the date of Gen. Sewall s
death, as given in North's History OF
Augusta, occurred In the year 1915, on Sept.
and Sept. II, respectively, and that re-
cent careful Investigation has shown
Sept. to be the correct date. Will all
subsequent historians therefore take nc.
tice and avoid the error?'