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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

BALTIMORE. April 2-Faur duli. Wheat
firmer: No 2 red spot and April 72a.a73 !;
May 69AaT0; July 70l4 asked; southern
wheat by sample 76a7S; do on grade 73476.
Corn very dull; mixed spot and April 34a
34ks May 34Aa34ais; steamer mixed 22a,
a33 southern white corn a41s.. Csts steady;
No white Westerly 2ia26ls; No mi1ed
do 24Ahs2E,6. Rye dull and weak No 2 42a
a421s for nearby, and 441ha45 for Western.
Hay firm: Coffee quiet. Other articles M
changed
CHICAGO, April 2.-Wheat-May e4aa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

Alexandria Market. April Q.
The receipts of grain continue light and
the market is firm, without, however, any
change in prices. Country Produce continues
in fair demand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

BALTIMORE. April 4.-virginis IS, new,
1915 asked do. Century Gladly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-02

G44; July 64asa641s. Conway 29a. ;
July 307s; Sept 31Ts Oats Way 1873 ;
July 20ls; Sept 20Aa20as Pork-May
SO 621s July SO s21a La.d-May So 12lh
as is; July So 27la; Sept So 40. Ribs :
May 81 10; July 81 so. Wheat advanced.
Corn opened slightly higher with Wheat
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
A Sermon on That Eternal "DOn't.N

"How could you make up your mind to
send Bessie to boarding SCHOOL," was asked
of devoted mother. 81 thought you al
ways said you would never part from her?'
$50 l did, returned the other, land so 1
always thought but l have sent Bessie
away for the sole reason that | wish some
one else to say don't to her instead of my
self
There is good deal of concealed wis
dom in this simple little speech. Constant
reminders and criticisms, such as the most
affectionate children are apt to generalize
under the title of 'nagging," strain the
relations between parent and child. The
children often become callous or indiffer-
ent, or, what is even worse, grow to dread
the oft repeated admonitions and are
more at ease, and therefore happier, away
from their elders. And yet young people
are so ignorant of moral distinctions and
of the world and its usages that even the
most exemplary have to be frequently adj
monished and taught the difference be-
tween this and that.
"What is Jack doing, Maud?" said one
of Du Maurier's pretty young mothers in
Punch. 81 do not know, mamma, re-
turned the little one. $50 and find him."
rejoined the long suffering parent, speak
ing from experience, "and tell him to stop
at once" For boys especially home nur-
ture seems particularly undesirable. At
school they belong to the rank and file, as
it were, Of small army, and do their
duties without question, submitting to
arbitrary rules and regulations as matter
of course AT home these would be rebelled
against, or at least frotted over, and there
by the lads acquire habits of discipline and
self command which would be next to i'm
possible to learn without such association.
For a girl the problem is more difficult.
Certainly the daily influence of wise,
tender, devoted mother cannot be overesti-
mated, but in the press and hurry of mod
ern life how many mothers can conscien-
tiously say that they fulfill such require
ments, or that their own restlessness and
nervousness do not react on the DISPOSE
lions of their daughtersp No wonder that
many conscientious woman, feeling her
own shortcomings in the way of patience
and judicious management, longs for q
vicarious substitute on whom to lay the
onus Of saying continually, "Don't."-
New York Tribune
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont,

PENSIONS recently granted to Vermont
ers: Reissue, Henry ID. Towsley, of East
Rupert; increase, Moses @. Rumrill OF North
Springfield; original, widow, Adelaide
Worthington of Bennington.
JUDGE TAFT is authority for the statement
that only four ex-judiges of the supreme
court are now living They are Hon. James
Barrett, Hon. Hoyt il. Wheeler, Hon. III.
II. Powers and Hon. W. G. Veazey.
THE eighth annual session of the grand
lodge, knights of Pythias Of Vermont, and
the first conclave OF the uniformed rank
will be held at st. Albans on Wednesday
and Thursday, October IA and 10 Among
the prominent officers and members of the
order who are expected to be present are
Major General Carnahan Of Indiana, Major
General Abbott of Massachusetts, Supreme
Representative Lee of Rhode Island, Gov
ernor Woodbury. and General Peck of Bur-
lington and others.
AT the annual State Baptist Convention
held last week at Bristol, the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Rev. W. s.
Roberts, ID, of Burlington; vice-presi-
dent, w. Il. Baldwin of Saxton's River
clerk, E. A. Herring of Brandon The an
nual sermon was preached by Rev. II. NJ
Douglass of St. Johnsbury. The trustees
elected for three years are Rev. s. H. Archi-
bald of Wallingford, Rev. Gibbs Braislin of
Rutland, Dea. Cushman of Randolph, Rev.
Mr.. Dodge of Bellows Falls Rev. e. A.
Herring OF Brandon, j. e. Pollard Of Ches-
ter and w. w. Stickney Of Ludlow.
II don't rot clothes-Harmless Soap.
MAYOR T. II. Brown of Rutland and p.
G. Dodge, editor of the Burlington hide
pendent, were in city court in Burlington
last Thursday to relate tale of woe and
perfdy to Judge Russell. The mayor had
lent the editor 800 while ago, and some
time since the editor had lent the mayor
$25. Each of the gentlemen said he had
paid his debt, which the other denied. The
editor sued the mayor for $25 and each went
on the stand and told his story. There
We're no witnesses to the loans, and Judge
Russell ruled that, as there was no balance
of testimony, either one way or the other,
the mayor owed the editor So, the differ
ence between the loans, which he paid.
IT don't rot clothes-H Harmless Soap.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
WilliamstOwn Items.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs George
Edwards last week.
Frank Lynde returns this week to his
dental study in Boston.
Mrs. Burnham Martin, now of Vergennes
recently visited friends here
Lawyer j, w. Gregory of Waitsfeld vis-
tied his parents here last week.
Miss Lila f., daughter of Gilbert o.
Smith, is teaching in the Judson Seaver dis
trict.
We hear twenty cents per bushel spoken
of as the price orpotatoes for shipment by
cars from here.
Mckinley aud Hobart flag over the street
near his residence.
Neal b. Smith returned to Eastman's
Commercial College, Poughkeepsie, N. "
last Friday, for further study.
Charles NJ Seaver and Will Edison go 70
Boston this week for new goods--the latter
in the interests of j. X. Lynde.
Mrs. Patsy Elliott has recently had the
pleasure OF visit from her parents, who
reside in the southern part of the state.
Mrs. Julia Paine of Brandon is acting as
nurse for Mrs. Melvin E. Burnham, who is
very feeble, and, apparently, failing all the
while.
Mrs. Sarah Briggs of Rutland, a sister of
the late Mrs. Rice Davenport was the guest
last week, of her niece, Mrs. Enos f.
Walker.
D. M. Perkins, so long time an invalid
from liver and other troubles, is somewhat
better, and is thinking he will winter with
a brother in Alta, Cal,
A Photographic gallery has been opened
here, in building extemporized and set up
near the Methodist church. 1t ought to be
a convenience to our citizens.
inquiry concerning the sudden and mys-
FERROUS blindness of Mrs. DR.. Scion Briggs,
at present in California, brought out the
answer that it is, perhaps, the result of a
clot OF blood, but wholly imperceptible.
We are the recipient of ripe fig that
grew on a tree owned by our townsman,
Oliver Dickinson. One who has seen only
the dried fig can form little or no idea Of
the appearance or taste of the fresh fruit
Apropos to the complaint that the differ
ence is too great between the purchasing
and the selling prices of meat made by the
retail dealers, one of these dealers said to
US lately that he had $1,000 in outstanding
accounts for meat sold for which he would
take thirty cents on the dollar
Two heads may be better than one in
numerous cases, but we conclude they are
not in the matter of telling dog story. A
misprinted item of last week should have
read that the Scotch collie dog owned by
Ernest Riddel is the grandson of a dog
owned by the Prince of Waes-the latter
animal having cost 5000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
Washington County Court.

MRS W. l.. GEORGE " d. G. KEMP
General assumpsit Settled and discon-
tinued.
IRA Ii. FIsKE V. ESTATE OF w. G. LEWIS,
BROCK, admir-, APT.-The jury disagreed
and was discharged. The case was con-
tinued.
GEORGE FL. ALMoN v. ROBERT B. EDEs.-
SANDER According to the stipulation filed
a judgment of $3.50 damages, without costs,
was entered for plaintiff.
STATE v.GEoRGE l.. TosNEY.-Two liquor
cases. Bail for nuisance, $500; bail for
keeping, 5000. Fred A. Standish became
surety in both cases.
WHEELER & TAFT V. CLARK THORN
General assumpsit. A matter of book &C.
eled, but as Judge Taft ruled that the case
was not proper one to go before the jury it
was discharged BY agreement the case is
to be tried by court.
In RE JAMES A. CoNLIN. -Habeas corpus.
Heard earlier in the term. Judge Taft
ruled that the relator was estopped from
taking advantage OF the proceedings against
him before j. III, Lucia, who acted as Judge,
not knowing that City Judge Smile had re.
turned to Montpelier, as he did not object
at trial, Relator was remanded to custody
of jailor.
ELIZABETH LACLAIR V. PATRICK TIEnHEY.
Assault and battery. The incident is al
Barre on June 3, 1896. Plaintiff claimed
that the assault caused miscarriage. De-
PENDANT minimized the assault and claimed
that what he did was in behalf of his girl
Verdict for plaintiff to recover $50 and
costs. j. G. Wing for plaintiff; A. G. Fay
for defendant.
JOHN w. CLARK v. LEONARD E. DoTEN
| APT,-General assumpsit on a lien note of
| 1872 dated December 7, 1892, the lien being
upon traverse sled. Defendants defence
WAS accord and satisfaction and payment
by the return OF the sled in January, 1895,
Doten claiming that plaintiff agreed to give
up the note on the return of the sled. AS it
was cold and stormy, defendant did not call
| for the note on the day of delivery YER
dict for defendant. L. X. Gordon for plant
iff; f. l.. Laird and w. A. Lord for defend
ant.
JAMES M. KENT V, L. d. MILEs.-Plain-
! tiff, who is an instructor in penmanship,
was arrested October 5, 1887, by defendant,
who was then sheriff of Orleans county. At
time of arrest Kent was employed at the
Methodist Seminary Plaintiff had been in
dicted for perjury in Orleans county and
pearance at the Orleans county court.
which had adjourned September Is. He
was taken to Newport and confined nights
in the county Jail. He was discharged Octo.
Der and rearrested the same day. The in
dictment for perjury was afterwards not
|
false imprisonment. The question was as
to the validity of the warrants. Judge Taft
ruled that they were valid and a verdict
was ordered for defendant. Exceptions
were taken. L. j. Deavitt, j. w. Gordon
and w. W. Lapoint for plaintiffs W. w.
Miles and w. A. Lord for defendant.
On Friday morning as the grand jury,
! then in session, was not ready to report, all
the jurymen were excused until they should
receive notice for attendance from the clerk
of the court. An adjournment was then
taken until Tuesday morning, September 20.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
MISCELLANY.
Little May,

May was fifteen when Ter daddy
Sont Ter to tn city school,,
And we all rode to tn landin',
Me upon tn old gray mule.
When tn rest 'ad Rugged an kissed Ter
jest whispered, fierce an low;
"Swar younl stick to me forever"
An she sobbed Forever, joe"
In tn lonesome time to follow
Life warn't with tn lvin' fer;
An Their wasn't nothin' cepn'
jest to work an think of her.
Spec did some CROWN, maybe,
Whilst tn days was draggin' by,
And knowed 1t when my breeches
Got to crawlin' up so high.
When they told me she was finished
Graduated, so they said
And was comm home-temimyl
was sho' upon my head.
And we all rode to tn landin',
Geel But when heered that boat,
All my knees wuz weak as water,
An my heart was in my throte.
Then 1t stopped, an cross tn gangway
Come tlirty city miss,
III man straw nat an spendersi
And mems cuffs around er wrist.
But KEEP on lookin', hopin'
Could May disappoint us so2
When tn lady stepped up laughin
Sayin' Don't you know me, Joe7"
Well, at home it warn't no better,
All 'er clothes an ways was strange,
Yet knowed twas May, an couldn't
Pint tn reason of tn change.
And moved around in misery
Till that cloudy summer day
BY the creek burst out " Tell me,
What you done wild little May7"
Stay right here" she kinder painted,
An a-wonderin' thar I stood
Till seen my sweetheart comm,
Comm barefoot through the wood;
Cotton dress an pink snnbonnet,
Hair a-streamin', wild an free,
And she whispered as I grabbed 'er:
Now, do you believe it's me?"
Atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
London Three Hundred Years Ago.

1t is with difficulty that London life 800
years ago can be imagined, and London
itself has changed as much as the life of
her people. In those days it was no exag-
geration to speak of "silver footed Thame.
sis. " The river was place for bathing,
fishing and boating. Hundreds of water
men piled between the city and the south
ern bank. Old st. Paul's dominated the
city and provided IL recognized but insult
able meeting place for business men and
pleasure seekers. 1t was the customary
promenade for citizens and courtiers, sol
diers and poets, the fashionable and the
disreputable worlds. The citizen lived
over his shop with his family and appren-
tees. The city was the center Of an ami
mated and gayly colored life. In afternoons
there were the performances at the thea
tiers on the bankside, the Globe, the Hope,
the Rose, the Swan and Paris Garden, all
of which were in the neighborhood Of
Southwark and might be reached either
by old London bridge or by taking one OF
the crowd of small boats that were in at
tendance. The traffic between the city and
the theaters was the mainstay of many OF
these Waterman, and when, owing to the
prevalence of the plague, the playhouses
were closed, the loss of custom naturally
affected them severely. There is a curious
petition extant at Dulwich college, in
which the "servantes and plaiers' of Lord
Strange beseech the privy council to with
draw the restriction upon their theater,
and this is made one of their pleas:
"And for that the Use of our plaiehowse
on the Banckside, by reason of the passage
to and frome the same by water, isl create
relief to the poore Watermen theare, and
our dismission thence, move in this longe
vacation, Is TO those poore men a create
hindraunce, and in manner an undoeinge,
as they generallie complaine, both our and
THERE humble petition and suite therefore
to your goode HOnnors is that you WILDE
pleased Of your special favour to recall
this our restraints and permit us the use
of the salde plaiehowse again. ''-Gentle-
mans Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
Domestic.

FRANK, son OF Representative Hepburn of
Iowa, was killed in duel with saloon
keeper at Chester, Kan, week before last.
The duel grew out of joke played on
the saloon-keeper by young Hepburn. The
former is under arrest, charged with MUIR
der
REV. JAMES B. MORRISON, a Unitarian
clergyman of Laconia, N H., committed
suicide at the Revere House, Boston, last
week, by inhaling gas Grave charges of a
most heinous nature were preferred against
him, and, because of these he was forced to
flee the town, his flight being in measure
a confession of his guilt. He left letters to
his friends requesting that his body be
cremated
W. j. AND B. ARKELL, proprietors of
Frank LeSlie's Weekly, have made the fol-
lowing proposition to Clark Howell, an ad-
vocate of free silver, and proprietor of the
atlanta Constitution: We will wager Les
lies Weekly against the atlanta Constitution
more than 100000 for Mckinley We will
make you the same bet that Bryan does not
receive 100 votes in the electoral college,"
A GREAT stir has been caused at Bellefon.
tame, Ohio by the action of the city alder
men in releasing all prisoners from Jail fol
want of money to pay the sheriff for theil
keeping. The entire police force was dis
charged for the same reason and the city is
now left without any protection whatever
save the mayor and marshal Bellefontaint
has been without saloon for nine years
but last week the city council voted tc
leave the question of their return to vote
of the people.
In compliance with decree of the United
States circuit court at Philadelphia the
assets of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad and Coal and Iron Com
pany that are not covered by general mort
gage bond were sold at auction last Wed
nesday for $4 100000. The purchaser was
Q. IL. Coster of New York, member of the
banking firm of j. P. Morgan & Co., ant
who represents the Reading reorganization
company, Mr.. Coster was the only bidder
Attorney Robert L. Luce of New York OF
behalf of Mrs. Hetty Green of New York
a large holder of Reading securities
formally protested against the sale on thu
ground that it was illegal.
MANY political speakers, clergymen, sing
ers and others who use the voice exces
sively, rely upon One Minute Cough Cur
to prevent huskiness and laryngitis. 1t
value as preventive is only equaled by it,
power to afford instantaneous relief W
e. Terrill Co., Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
How the Fleet Saved England.

Much has been written about the Span
ish armada in the last few years. and those
who wish to add to their knowledge will
find valuable information in the first two
Volumes published by the Navy Records
society, 1.-The Defeat of the Spanish Ar
mazda" In them it is clearly shown that
although the war was nominally one of
religion it was in reality wagcd in the in
terests of commerce, and that Philip III
relied to a very, as it proved, unwarranta-
BILE degree on n Catholic rising. | will
quote from the second volume the answers
of some of the captured Spaniards, To
query No. Z addressed to them, What
they have heard or know of any help or
succor they should receive in England"
Vincent Alvarez captain of one of the
ships, answers: ITO the seventh he saith
1t was commonly limited among them that
a third part or one-half of the realm of
England would join their aid as soon as
they should enter on the land. " Another
prisoner says, 81 say the common report
was that in the realm there would rise
great stores of people in favor of the king
of Spain, but especially in the city of Lon
don, and the report was there should be
in all 10, 600 men" Thomas Cely an Eng
Hsh captain in Spain, writes to the queen
and Burghley, 1879; "They be not asham-
ed to say that there are daily of the coun-
Gil waiting on the queen that will be ready
to help them. =" These quotations justify
the assertion that the Spanish invasion
would never have been attempted but for
hope of aid from traitors in England
In Watson's "Philip H. are given the
opinions of Parma and Idiaquez, combating
the opinion of treason and advising strong
ly against the attempt--at all events till
the Netherlands were conquered.
The answer of Pedro Valdes, another
leader, as given in volume of the Navy
Records, will show what the tender mer-
cies Of the Spaniards would have been and
justify Raleigh's advice to prevent them
landing. "He PEDRO Valdes) saith it was
freely spoken that their place of landing
should be within the city of London, and
1t was received by the whole company, us
we'll captains as soldiers, that in what
place soeyer they should enter within the
land, to sack the same, either city, town
or village, or whatsoever Another wit
ness answers, "Thoy were determined TO
put all to the sword who should resist
them" Had a landing been effected,
whatever the final result, great misery
must have been caused but it was what
the nation must have expected from it's
knowledge of Spanish warfare in the
Netherlands From this, however, the
feet saved England. Century
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30
Shall Women Hold Public Office ?

An objection to employment in public
office good as against foUrhfths of the
female sex ought to be good as to the whole
SEX just as if it were a question of enlist
ing women as soldiers or shipping them
as seamen, or engaging them as miners or
engineers--a disability affecting the great.
en- number would be likely to disenablo the
whole
This is tho situation. The greut body of
men-thc men in the prime of their phys
ical and mental powers--havo no employ
ments or duties imposed upon them by ma
ture incompatible with the strict perform
ance of the obligations of public Office. A
man may be punctual and industrious
executive officer, a studious judge, IA com
manding general successfully conducting
a campaign, and be no whit less faithful
and helpful husband, a wise and provident
father, This very excellence in these pure
ly private and domestic virtues, while it
would add to his popularity, would never
be thought of as impairing his efficiency
as u public servant
Now it happens that women during the
same period of their physical and mental
prime are by their ruling instincts and
their dominant sentiments assigned to
duties which leave neither time nor faculty
for any absorbing and responsible public
Station. 1t might be invidious to say that
the best women are in this category of dis
ability. 1t must be said however, that
the women whom men think the best
at least the best to be wives and the moth
ers Of their children--are not eligible to
public office George f. Talbot in Apple
toms Popular Science Monthly.