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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Scriptural Event In Wrath.

An exchange credits this to General
Sherman: 81 think the funniest incl
dents observed during the Civil War
were some of those that occurred
among the colored people during my
march from Atlanta to the sea. Many
of the negroes hailed the coming of
the Yankees, bringing the freedom of
the colored people with them, as a GER
tain indication of the near approach of
the judgment day and the end of the
world. Consequently there was great
religious excitement among the darkies,
and by many of these poor creatures
protracted or revival meetings were
held. The incidents that occurred at
some of these meetings beggar de-
scription. l remember on one occasion
the preacher tried his utmost to induce
one o.. buck negro. to come to the
mourners' bench but without avail.
At length, losing all patience, he ex-
claimed: By de holy apostle, de word
OBJ de Lohd done smite dat man. Suit
ing the action to the word, he felled the
buck senseless to the ground by ire
mendous blow on the head, delivered
with ponderous volume of the Scrip
tureS,'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
The Limitations of Youth.

I'd like to be cowboy an ride a fiery boss
Way out into the big an boundless West.
I'd kill the bears an catamounts an wolves come
across,
An I'd pluck the bal'head eagle from his nest
With my pistols at my side
would roam the prarers wide,
An to scalp the savage min In his wgwam would
IL darst, but darsen'ti
I'd like to go to Afriky an hunt the lions there.
An the biggest ollyfunts you ever saw.
would track the fierce gorilla to his eaua torial
lair
An beard the cannibul that eats folks raw.
I'd chase the pizen snakes
An the 'pottimus that makes
His nest Down at the bottom of unfath enable
lakes
II darst, but darsen'tl
I would I we're pirut to sail the ocean blue
With a black flag afyin overhead,
would scour the billowy main with my gallant
pirut crew,
An dye the sea equity, CORY red
With my cutlass in my hand
On the quarterback I'd stand,
An to deeds of heroism I'd incte my pirut band
II darst, but darsen'ti
An II darst, I'd lick my pa for the times that he's
licked me;
I'd lick my brother an my teacher, too;
I'd lick the fellers that call round on sister after
tea,
An I'd keep on lickn folks till got through
You bet I'd run away
From my lessons to my play,
An I'd shoe the hens an tease the cat an kiss the
girls all day
If darst, but darsen'tl
Eugene Field.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Sending Money by Express.

OF course there is no profit in carry
ing a single shipment of 81 900 at the
rate paid to the United States Express
Company. The profit is in handling
very large sums in one shipment. The
largest haul ever made by the COM
pany was 100000 taken from Wash
ington to New York in 1889. 1t was
in bills of very large denomination,
which were contained in two wooden
boxes. Though special guard went
with this shipment, the expense of the
haul was not much greater than if the
boxes had held 81 900 each. And for
this work the express company re-
ceived 50 $50. This was very profit
able shipment The express COM
pany would have liked to have the
contract for carrying the $20,000,000
shipped from San Francisco to New
York few years ago. The United
States Express Company does not
handle any currency or coin west of
the Missouri River. If the shipment
had been in territory east of the Mis-
souri, the company could have insisted
on carrying it under its contract. But
as it was outside the contract territory
it was optional with the government to
make its own arrangement for the
haul. The secretary of the treasury
asked for bids for the hauling of this
vast sum, and the best rate he could
obtain was 100000, from the Wells
Fargo Express Company. Figuring
the haul at 1926 miles, the regular rate
for hauling the money would have been
S65, 320 but on so large sum such
rate would have been absurd. The
secretary of the treasury got ahead of
the express companies by having 500
wooden boxes of special design made,
and shipping the gold across the CONT
nent by registered mail. The entire
cost of the shipment was about 50 800.
-Harper's Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
How LOngfellOw Got His "Jack the
Giant KiIler.V

Some time ago l read little anec-
dote of Longfellow which illustrated his
love for children. 1t seems that one
little fellow in particular was fond of
spending his time in the great poets
library. One day, after long and pa
tent perusal of the titles Ito him great
cumbersome works) that lined the
shelves, the little chap walked up to
Longfellow, and asked in a grieved
sort of a way, Haven't you got a
Jack the Giant Killer'?" Longfellow
regretted to say that in all his immense
library he did not have a copy. The
little chap looked at him in plying
way, and silently left the room. The
next morning he walked in with
couple of pennies tightly clasped in his
chubby fist, and laying them down, told
the poet that he could now buy
sack the Giant Killer" of his own
Harper's Round Table.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Queer Bicycle Costume.

Some OF the Japanese women have
adopted queer bicycle costume that
is a animation of the bloomer
with the native dress. 1t Is neither
Japanese nor European. Combined
with the upper part of the Ramona
costume, the Japanese ladies olothe
their neither limbs in what are
neither kniokerbookers, trousers,
Eouaves nor boomers. The ludiorous
effect is heightened by the girls hav-
Ing the national habit of turning the
toes in developed to it's fullest ex-
tent. Woman Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Pasteur's Carefulness.

Once when Pasteur was dining with
his daughter and her family at her home
IN Burgundy he took care to dip in
glass Of water the cherries that were
served for dessert and then to wipe them
carefully with his napkin before putting
them In his mouth. His fastidiousness
amused the people at table, but the sol
enlist rebuked them for their levity and
disooursed at length on the dangers in
microbes and animaoul@. A few mo-
ments later, In f1t Of abstraction, he
suddenly seized the glass in which he
had washed tho cherries and drank the
water, microbes and all, at single
swallow,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Making Beds,

The practice oi having beds made in the
early morning. though exceedingly tidy, is
one which should not be encouraged for IL
Is bad. Constantly we sec bed made balf
an hour after the sleeper has left the room.
wherefore all the exhalations from tho
skin during the night arc confined beneath
the sheets and are inhaled again when the
bed Is next used 1t Is an excellent prac.
tice and one which ought to be encouraged
In all young people to turn off the clothes
OF the bed Immediately on rising The
mattress, too, should be turned back, so
that all may be properly aired and quite
cold before being remade.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
M oTI 10 IA.

Notice is hereby given that application and petit.
ton will be made TO the next session OF the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
(d) For street railway charter granting the right
TO construct and operate street railway In the
County of Washington and State OF Vermont, in the
city of Montpelier the town of Berlin, and the city
and town of Barre, and other towns In said county.
and to extend said line, among other routes; from
into the city OF Barre with the right to Issue bonds
and do and perform what Is ordinarily necessary In
% Also for power TO transfer the franchises and
rights now held by the Consolidated Lighting Com
pany to construct and operate electrical railways to
such corporation, or TO q corporation 20 be formed
chises or for building and operating street railways
Dated at Montpelier, Vermont, August Is, 1896.
The Consolidated Lighting Company, by
CARROLL +. PIrKIN, Its President,
u, @. KENNEDY,
A, o. HUMPHREY,
j. j, FLYNN,
j. y, PIERSON.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Baby Fingers on the Pane.


From the music SOFTLY stealing
Down the dim arcade OF years
Come the melodies treasure,
Hallowed by my Joys and tears;
And amid their magic numbers,
Reaching down golden chain,
can hear baby's fingers
When my hands with toll were weary,
And the twilight shadows fell,
And wandered slowly homeward
To my cot within the dell
Then my weary steps grew lighter,
AS there foated down the lane
Music sweet Of baby's fingers
Tapping on the window pane.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

their physician, and not till they oan
suffer no longer, will they think and
act for themselves.
The following testimony is straight
to the point, and represents the ex-
perience of hundreds of thousands of
now grateful women; "For six years
l was great sufferer from those in
ternal weaknesses SO prevalent among
our sex. After having received treat
ment from four physicians of our city,
and finding no relief whatever, con-
cluded to try Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and it has proved boon to
me. 1t can truly be called " Saviour
of Women."-MR b. A. PERHAM,
Waynesboro, Pa.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

CURE FOR HEADACHE.-As a rem
edy for all forms of headache Electric
Bitters has proved to be the very best.
1t effects a permanent cure and the
most dreaded habitual sick headaches
yield to its influence. We urge all who
are afflicted to procure bottle, and
give this remedy fair trial. In cases
of habitual constipation Electric Bitters
cures by giving the needed tone to the
bowels, and few cases long resist the
use of this medicine. Try it once.
Large bottles only fifty cents at c.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE

THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE
Mr.. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile, Ill.,, says: "To DR.. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and red all the physi-
clans for miles about, but of no avail,
and was given up and told 1 could not
live. Having DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry in my store 1 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 free trial at G. Blakelv's drug
store,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Hew to Live to Great Age.

The latest fad in England is to insure
longevity through the use of a special diet
The promise is held out to those who inn
plicitly follow out TIE prescribed regimen
that they may attain to the age of 10
years. This among the most melancholy
people of the globe, and to whom one
would fancy that life were the less worth
living, has aroused considerable enthusi-
asm. Cooks and Kitchens are to be abol-
ished; meat, bread and vegetables are for
hidden. Existence is to be maintained ex-
clusiyely upon nuts and bananas If we
compare this with the dietary system of
Dickens, which rel resents that of his peri
cd, his comparatively early decease will
excite no surprise. According to English
standards, he was an accomplished CASTRO
nome. Beefstcai budding was his ideal
a horrible coLcoctiOn, only fit for n crude
or debascd palate. His highest conception
of u dinner was IL baked leg of mutton, with
with stufling of oysters and veal. This
was accompanied with gin punch, in the
making of which Dickens took especial
pride. 1t was made as follows: A brass
kettle of water was heated over a spirit
lamp. When the water came to boil, it
was poured into n jug, with bottle of old
gin, Jumps of sugar and chips of lemon
peel. The mouth of the jug was then closed
with napkin and the mixture allowed to
brew for a certain number of minutes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
Using Hot Applications.

Have you ever tried to wiring out hot
oloths-boiling hot cloths-for neuralgia
or other sort of patient9 If you have and
have had your hands burned in the process,
you will be glad to know that II you
plunge them first into cold waterloo cold
IL possible-they can stand an incredible
amount of heat. Even boiling vinegar the
hottest of liquids may be approached with
calm nerves under such conditions
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

THE skin of the whale is from two
inches to two feet thick, and the skin
of large specimen weighs thirty tons.
The rhinoceros is the thickest-skinned
quadruped, with hide so tough as to
resist the claws of lion or tiger, the
sword, or the balls of the old fashioned
musket.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
NOT ICE.

Notice is hereby given that a bill win be pre-
sented by o. f. Clough and others to the Legislature
of the State of Vermont at its next biennial session
in October A. D. 1886 for the granting of charter
for a Savings Bank and Trust Company, to be To-
Gated in Waterbury, in the County of Washington
and State of Vermont under the name of the Water
bury Savings Bank and Trust Company.
Dated at Waterbury, VT, August 7, 1896
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

tiny bridesmaid at n wedding the 9th
er day surveyed the departing bride and
groom with gloomy brow. ooh, dear,
she pouted "Sister was going to get mar
ried today and have lots of fun. And now
that mans taken her away. New York
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that application will be
made to the next session of the legislature of the
State of Vermont for the annexation, to the city of
Montpelier, of part OF the town OF Berlin, lying
contiguous to the said city of Montpelier.
Montpelier, Vt, August IS, 1896.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
NOTICE.

Netice is hereby given that application will be
made to the next session of the General Assembly
for charter Incorporating as village that portion
of the town of Berlin included in the former School
District No. 5 and part of School District No. 6.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

IT costs $3.50, 100000 every week to
run the worlds railways.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

FOUR miles of SPIDERS thread would
weigh only one grain.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

HOOPS PILLS are the favorte family
cathartic. Easy to take, easy to OPP
crate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

FEED the nerves upon pure, rich
blood and you need not fear nervous
prostration. Nerves are weak when
they are improperly and insufiiciently
nourished. Pure blood is their proper
food, and pure blood comes by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is thus the
greatest and best nerve tonic. 1t also
builds up the whole system.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
A WOMAN'S STORY.
1t Should BE of Interest TO Every Think.
ing Woman.

Women who reason well know that
no male physician can uuderstandingly
treat the complaint known as female
diseases" for no man ever experienced
them.
This, Lydia E. Pinkham Taught them
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02

twenty years
when she di.
covered in her
Vegetable
Compound |
the only sue |
cessful cure \
for all those
ailments pecu
liar to the II
sex. Many Z
women have .
a fatal faith il
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
MURDEROUs NIsoREANTs.
Bent on Train Wrecking and Rob-
berry They FaII In the Last.

Washington, Aug. ia Chesapeake
and Ohio train, which left Washington
at midnight, ran into an open switch about
twenty miles south Of here, ditching all
but the two rear coaches. Only one man
was injured and no only slightly. The
track was cleared this morning.
The wreck was the work of tramps or
other miscreants whose objection evident
ly was to wreck, and then plunder the
train. They broke the switch lock, opened
the switch and removed the signal. The
Southern railroads Jacksonville express
passed over It safely only half an hour
before Fortunately the engineer noticed
the absence of switch lights and slowed
his train down so that no material damage
was done, and the passengers in the
sleeping cars were not even awakened.
The train was got on the track and left
Ravensworth four hours late, with no one
injured except the baggage master Il. S.
Coffman, whose back was slightly sprain-
ed.
Not satisfied with this effort. the scoun-
drels made a subsequent attempt to com
init murder. A few minutes after the cars
came to a stand still a hagman was sent
back to hold other trains that might ap-
proach. As he was walking along the
track he was startled by the sound Of a
pistol shot, and a bullet whizzed by him.
In the darkness he could discover no one,
and the would-be wreekers will probably
escape detection and arrest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
ENDORSED By REPUBLICANS.
POpuIists I'm NORTH Carolina Taken
to the &. u. p. Bosom.

Raleigh, n. C. Aug. 15.-The republican
state committee met here this morning.
A. Z. Holton presiding. and decided to
endorse all the populist state nominees
save W. A. Guthrie for governor. and Hal
Aver for auditor.
This step is taken TO force a fusion
which the populists really favor Resou-
tiOns endorsing Mckinley were adopted
and signed by each member OF the COM
miTtee, including James Fl. Young. who
had bolted for Bryan and Watson. The
members Of the committee say they be-
lieve there will be three electoral tickets,
and also three tickets for governor in the
field.
A majority Of the comm ttee think SEN
the republicans, but say positively that
many populist leaders aud majority of
the rank and file favor IL.
Republican headquarters We're ordered
established here Immediately with Pat
terson, Holton and Hyamdn i'm charge
The democrats are SUI risel at the DOW
erful combination thas made against
them.
one Of the republican objects is TO split
the populist party. Senator Pritchard
says this state will certainly cast It's vote
for Mckinley.
The. republican state comnittee to-day
issued an address to the voters Of that
party in the state declaring ahat the new
election law, which was enacted hy the
populists and republicans h fusion. must
be kept in force, their fusion should DE
maintained, and republican voters are
urged to fuse with the ropulists in all
counties where practicable on county and
legislative officers, with the understand
ing that the members of the legislature
OF both parties shall support the nomi-
nee of the republican caucus for United
States senator, so that each party shall
nave one senator. Urging the immedi-
ate formation of Mckinley ana Russell
club; declaring that owing 10 the ill-feel-
ing likely to be engendered there ought
TO be a Joint canvass Of leading candi-
dates; that Russell must be supported in
his candidacy for governor, and the party
OF the state; that, Russell will not be
withdrawn in the interest Of any other
candidate: that as testimony Of good faith
with the populists ag3d their nominees. with
the exception OF governor and auditor, and
are accepted, and abiding and uniting
support; urged them to heartily in
dorse the national platform, and the ac-
ton Of the national convention in select
ing Mckinley and Hobart, and pledgine
them and the platform their earnest sup
port and declaring the firm belief that
by wise and property management they
will be given North Carolinas electoral
vote.
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WOULD ADD CRIME TO CRIME.
Desperate Criminals COnspire 20 DO
Murder and Break jail.

Murder ana break jail.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 15-As indicated in
these dispatches last night there was
plot made by Tom Delk. Arthur Hayne.
and other desperate prisoners in the Full
ton county JAN to secure their freedom.
The conspiracy was formed last Sunday
and was to have been carried out on
Monday night, but the plot was discov-
cred just in time to prevent It's execution.
Delk was the ringleader, and Hayne was
In collusion i'm plan to overpower or
murder the assistant jailor and, after se-
curing the keys Of the jail, to release the
balance of the prisoners, and all walk out
together just before the hour appointed
for the break for liberty Jailor Eubanks
found Haynes cell door unlocked and fas-
tened on the inside with wire. A latter
search also revealed several murderous-
looking weapons, which were 10 have been
used In putting the assistant jailor and
night watch out of the way. All Of the
prisonefaa'siu We're concerned in the con-
spiracy were removed to other cells at
once and chained securely to the floor
This completely destroys any chances
which Hayne might have had for Glenn
ency at the hands Of Gov Atkinson. An
effort will be made by the Atlanta Young
Mems Prayer Association to secure the
commutatiOn OF Hayne tomorrow, but
there Is not one chance in ten thousand
that they will succeed in II,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-16
ORGANIZE FOR VICTORY.
Chairman Black Issues "A Call to All
Democratic Clubs.


Washington Aug. 15.-The following call
was issued this evening by Chauncey F.
Black, president of the national associa-
ton of the democratic clubs.
"The second quadrennial convention of
democratic clubs is by direction of the
executive committee. hereby called to
meet at St. Louis, Mo-, at noon, on We'd
nesday, Sept. 80. 1896
Each democratic club, league or dem
ocratc society on the roll of the national
association will be entitled to one dele
gate for each hundred members in good
standing, but no club or society will be
entitled to more ''qn five delegates.
Wherever the clubs or societies of any
state or territory, including the District
of Columbia, no less than ten in number,
have formed state, territorial, or district
associations, or shall hereafter propose to
do so, such an action will entitle them to
eleven delegates-at-large.
This call is respectfully addressed to
all popular organizations under any name,
which support Bryan and Sewall or fusion
tickets in behalf of the democratic can
didate for the presidency and which
may seek enrolment with this association
for purpose of intelligent and general CO.
operation in the pending campaign.
1t may be announced, from information
received at these headquarters, that the
present campaign viii be in a large meas
approaching convention, to be held in the
heart of the controlling states, will be
one of greatest political assem- blages in
the history of the world. 1t will show
the power of the people in their home
organizations, and demonstrate in advance
the overwhelming triumph of their cause,
despite the mighty interests openly syn
dicated upon the other side to crush and
destroy it.
Organized Bryan clubs of every name
and description are cordially invited to
escort their delegates TO the city and
convention hall. where ample accommO-
datious for such bodies will be reserved
outside the seats occupied by the dele
gates
"Parades, mass meetings and entertain
ments viii be under the management and
control of st. Louis committee in coop
GRAFTON with the executive committee of
this association"
The following letter from Senator Jones,
chairman of the national committee, to
Hon. Chauncey f. Black, under date of
Aug. T. was made public to-day anent this
call:
My Dear Sir-I note the great services
rendered to the democratic party in the
past by the organization of which you
are president. l take the liberty of writ
ing you to urge that you push the or
ganization of clubs with all possible en-
eTgy in all the states of the union. If
you can have clubs organized in every
township and school district in the coun-
try, and in every ward in the cities and
towns, you will, in my opinion, accom-
plish great results for the democratic
party.
please give immediate attention to this
most important matter and urge upon
your state and county organizers in all
sections of the union the necessity for
prompt and energetic action.