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The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

a new and simple source of power IS
proposed for engines and is declared 10
be not only practicable, but advan-
tageous in respect to the latter, it be-
UNCLAIMED that the material producing
the power can be used continuously
without the necessity of renewal. Ae'
aording to this idea, originating Win
Hermann Pope, OF Hamburg, Ger
many. a mixture is employed of am
monia vapor and carbonic acid gas,
eventually under access of steam.
which, however, is not essential, and
thus, by the expansion of the gas mix
ture, cooling of the vapors in the
cylinders of the engine is produced.
In this way salt OF ammonia is formed
by a smaller or larger part of the gas
mixture. and this salt, as provided IN
the subsequent operation, is returned
to disintegrating apparatus, work
ing under pressure, in order to-be DIS
integrated by heat into its volatile com
ponents, which latter are again utilizea
for power purposes. r. Philadelphia
Press
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03
A LITTLE f,oNsENsr

IA Change of Base.-Mrs. Benha
You used TO say that our life wa4,,
be one grand sweet song Benh..
THAT was before had to sine Il tss
twins. Truth. VIC
Her Preference.-Pater Ito 19.,.
old daughter)-"Nina, when Won sal,
married III have a bishop perform s 81
ceremony NO, papa. fdratber ~ Wy
a cheap little clergyman and plentv !.
ice cream" Life. VI
Visitor lin Washington)-aIs,..4.#
unusually dark this mornings No.
ocratic Congressman with much fesa
ity)-"Yes. The sun is rising sery ~
mctantiy. 1t is afraid Speaker pa0a
won't recognize Chicago Record
pittsburgh is acquiring anite !
reputation as a convention cityp "a
marked the Horse editor. at isa d
sented the Fashion editor; "but. then
YOU know it has been a natural.co'
city for number of years. Pits
burgh Chronicle Telegraph
He (tremblingly)-'I have one las,
wi-wish to ask you before we part N
an-anger forever" She (sobbinplvl-
"Wha-what is it, Geo-George?" H.
"Wi-will you me-meet me next IT,.
Thursday, as usual?" She-"I wi-wiO
George. n-Tit-Bits.
She (letting him down easy)-"rm
sure, Mr.. Hardleigh, that you can find
plenty of girls right here who can make
you much happier than l eould.p He
(mournfully)-"Yes, hut you see, that,
Just the point. Eve asked 'em ALL You
are my only chance. Harlem Life.
DO you think your sister likes me
Tommy" Eyes. She stood up for yo,
at dinner "Stood up for me! Wa
anybody saying anything against meg
mo, nothing much. Father said h
thought you were rather donkey
but sis got up and said you weren't
and told father he ought to know bel
ter than judge man by his looks.'-
Household Words.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03
THr HERBS or LONG AGO.

II stands urzH the wooded hi
Among the TrurHaurIHg leaves.
Ar ancient house with shinEle roof
and messes On its caves
Around is NfaIher-hsstan door
The running reses climb,
Ard al the weedy garden beds
are sweet with bex and thyme.
In dreaming fancy once again
mount the creaklng stair,
And breathe beneath the massive beams
The earref's fragrant air;
For there along The dusty walls
And from The Faffers loT,
They hung in dainty punches tled-
Tie herbs OF long ago.
The balsam with its fluffy buds.
The roots Of sassafras.
Tie catnip. and the peppermint
That loves the meadow-graE
They held a cure for every H.
8 balm for every pain.
When gathered IN the silver dew
or after summer rain.
Across the smoky ehimney-t8ps
And up The city street
/ smell again the withered herbs
That made the garret sweet
And scent Of erumbiing lavender
IT yeIlowing linen laid,
ks II a ghost Of oiden times
Along the pavement strayed
] close my eyes-they fade away,
These gloomy office walls.
No more upon my weary soul
The din Of traffic falls;
But where the aardy trumpet flowers
Their cups Of scarlet spill.
Il cricket tunes his violin
Beside a lonely sill
-aiiuna Irving. In ~ I. Independent.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03
Trg SKIN AND DIGESTION.
CEtancaux Ailments spring from tae
Stomach


Several skin diseases occur N eonnee-
non with digestive disturbances. ard.
in fact. appear 10 be largely cause. .
them.
This Is particularly true Of acne
disease IN which the sebaeeous glands
If the skin are fnfamed. and which Is
characterized by the formation Of PIN
pies. generally upon the face and Shout
5ers. The disease occurs mostly IN
Young adults. and IS always associated
with a disturbance of the digestive or
gans. Dyspepsia and constipation arc
Invariably present, and so long as they
continue the condition OF the skin does
not improve.
The diseased condition OF the skin
known as hives or snettle-rash," 5
also associated with disturbance in the
alimenIary canal. By far the most
common cause of this affection IS the
presence in the stomach or intestines
of some irritating article Of food.
Indigestion not infrequently occurs
in connection with eczema, or salt
rheum." In infants, particularly. dt
gestise disturbances due to improper
feeding often leads TO the development
OF eczema.
A common form of this disease &C.
ours in infants who are well nourished
and unusually fat, and is character
lied BY the appearance upon the skin OF
red patches covered entirely or in part
with a yellowish crust. This affection
results from a lowered state of the Vi
taIity of the skin. caused by an over
faxed digestion.
The eczema which occurs in adults.
though perhaps less often caused by
digestive disturbances. is certainly ag-
grayated by them. and for this reason
persons who are subject to eczema are
advised TO abstain from food that is
stimulating and difficult to digest.
Indigestion and constipation are fire.
9uently associated with an itching OF
the skin OF the entire body. an affec-
ton which sometimes attacks middle
aged persons.
The treatment of all such skin dis
eases should include measures looking
to healthy digestien-a careful diet
and regularity IN the action of the
bowels. These, with appropriate ex.
ternaI treatment, will restore the skin
to ashealthy ondition-Youth's Com
| panion.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03
Summer Iurnishinrs.

Physicians say that the fashion of
simplicity in summer homes is in direct
cousonance with craving Ct human
nature. The heavy furnishings of win
ter drawing-roomsa and living-rooms are
1istasteful for systematic causes when
The breath of July is over the land.
For this reason the summer houselleep-
ing should be simple. Pine floors, COW
cred here and there with rugs. wood
furniture with graceful curves but no
carving. plain, almost unpictured walls,
the thinnest draperies, if any at all. are
10 positive remedial agent to the spirit
worn with the winter compleNity of
city residences as well as city life and
cares.-N. &. Post.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

a specimen Of the extinct bird with
teeth. called the hesperornis, was recent
v discovered in Kansas, so perfect in
preservation that It's feathers were still
in place These feathers, Prof. Marsh,
of Yale, says, are the typical plumage
Of an ostrich Remains of the hesper-
ornis were first discovered by Prof.
Marsh about p years ago. and he was
led to assert that the bird was proba.
bly, 'carnivorous swimming ostrich"
The recent discovery confirms his origi-
nal opinion. while showing what won
derIul changes have occurred in the
living forms inhabiting y nth America.
--lcuth's Companion,
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

The horse has a strong sense OF smen'
He win leave musty hay untouched in
his bin, no matter how hungry Neither
will he drink Objectionable water, how
ever thirsty. His intelligent nostril WIN
widen, culver and query over the dam
test bits offered by the fairest hands
Blind horses will gallop wildly about q
pasture without striking the surround
tng fence. The sense of smell informs
them of its proximity. Others Will
when loosencd from the stable, go 10
the gate or bars opening to their accus'
toned feeding grounds. The horse, IN
browsing, is guided in its choice OF
proper food entirely by its noStrlls'
Blind horses do not make mistakes IN
their diet. In the temple of Olympus
bronze horse was exhibited, at the
sight of which real horses experienced
the most violent emotions. 1t is SAID
that in casting the statue a magician
had thrown hippomanes upon it, which,
by the odor of the plant, deceived the
horses, and therein is the secret of The
miracle.-Tit-Bits
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

lrate subscriber Gn thunder tones) ~
Where's he editor of this sheet?
Smart Boyle just stepped in next
door. Come along and I'll show you.
tLeads the way TO a building occupied
by several dentists.)
lrate Subscriber (stopping in hall
vay)-Eh? What's that yelling up
stliIs2
Boy Guess the eaitor has caught the
mar be- WAS after.
Subscriber thurrisdly) -In-ln cali
u-ain-N. y. Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

\ French gentleman who had been
acting suspiciously was arTaigned os-
fore New York justice.
what is your occupation asked gre
magistrate.
AT 70 present time ! ann h"r'Y !"
fnd re rich American giti.' replied W.
count. Tammany Times.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

One eupful of boiled rice, one cupfuI
OF sweet milk, two eggs. two table
spoonfuls of melted butter. one tea
spoonful of sugar, two of baking pow
der, aud enough -four to make "a bat
ter; beat hard and add the bakinp
powder last thing ia, n muffin
rings BOSTON budget
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

After the man who had just bought a
bicycles had got so that he could 20
twice around the riding academy with
out falling off, the instructor suggested
that it was important that he should
learn the rules of the road
Learn the what?" he exclaimed.
"Rules of the road" repeated the in
structor.
Are there any such rules for BIZ
cyclists?" demanded the novice.
Certainly" answered the instructor
The man with the new bicycle began
TO get mad
That's just my luck, he said. "Hcrc
I've been lodging bicycles that were
trying to occupy both sides OF the road
al once for two or three years, and do
ing my best to keep out Of the way OF
people of both sexes, who would not rec
cgilize law If they were introduced to
il after they once get astride Of wheel
and when | finally made up my mind to
learn to ride the bicycle because Eve
| never seen a man on a wheel who fol
lowed any rules Mt all, I'm told that
must learn the rules of the road. Whe1
did they adopt these rules yesterday
OF to-day Y'-Chicago Post.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

James-Do you always write a letter
In such large script as you are using
now2 / could not help noticing IL.
Henry-No; but this is to a girl. You
know they always size fellows re-
rard for them b. the number of pages
he Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

Curious facts have lately come to light
concerning the island of Sakhalin,
which lies off the eastern coast of 81
IBERIA Cold winds and sea currents cir
culate around it. and produce ON the
island reversal of the ordinary course
OF nature respecting The arrangement
of temperature. Usually the air is
warmest near sea level and coolest on
highlands and moiRtains, but in SAX
halin the coolest air is found near the
sea, while i'm the lofty interior of the
island the climate is mild. and even
subtropical plants flourish on the
heights-N Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

During the week about 10000 let
tcrs on which the postage has not beea
paid. or insuilicienty SO, sre discoVerel
in London. and they are axad TO 10 e
amount of about 4 50e
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-03

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
The Bachelor Basket.

The /" bachelors basket" is the new
est gift from a girl friend to a college
man, and the girls find much pleasure
in making these really useful as well as
dainty toilet accessories for his lord
ship, as explained in the New York
Tribune. Usually a small, low, round
basket with no top is chosen. 1t is
lined smoothly with some bright, pretty
silk. Several tiny cushions are made
and stitched to the inside of the basket
brim, and black and white pins and
needles are stuck therein in plentiful
array. A pair Of small scissors, a little
silk bag for buttons and several spools
of white, black and colored cotton and
silk thread go to complete the bachtl.
or's sewing outfit, and, whether or moi
be ever takes the basket out of the box
in which it is received, the giver feels
assured in her own mind that Jack has
every needful appliance for an emer-
genty and is consequently happy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Rural Free Mail Delivery,

The report of the first assistant post
master general, made October %, for
the fiscal year ended June 30, has this
to say about rural free delivery:
"Rural free delivery has been put to
test of practical experiment in twenty
nine states and over forty-four different
routes. The cooperation of the CON-
munities served has in every instance
been effectively given. The generally
satisfactory results suggest the FEAST
bility of making rural delivery a per.
manent feature of postal administra-
ton in the United States; not immedi-
ately or in all districts at once, but in
some gradual and graduated form regu-
lated by the present experiments. Pub.
lie policy requires some advancement
to be made and that the postal service
should be brought more into line with
advancing prosperity and increasing
population. Sooner or later the United
States will have to follow the lead OF
the more densely populated countries
and establish a delivery service over all
the settled portions of its vast territory
Under wise restrictions it can be ex
tended with great advantage TO a class
of our citizens who rightly or wrongly
deem themselves neglected in legisla'
tion-the agricultural class-and with
out serious detriment to the revenues
Ohio Farmer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
A Story Of Lincoln.

President Lincoln, when he wat a
young lawyer practicing in the county
of Illinois, was once engaged in a case
in which the lawyer on the other side
made a very voluble speech full of wild
statements to the jury. Lincoln open
ed his reply by saying: "My friend
who has just spoken TO you would be
all right if it were not for one thing,
and l don't know that you ought to
blame him for that, for he can't help
it. What l refer to is his reckless
statements without any ground of truth.
You have seen instances of this in his
speech to you. Now, the reason of
this lies in the constitution OF his mind.
The moment he begins to talk all his
mental operations cease, and be is not
responsible. He is, in fact, much like
a little steamboat that | once saw on
the Sangamon river when l was engag-
ed in boating there. This little steamer
had a fvc-foot boiler and a seven foot
whistle, and every time it whistled the
engine stopped"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Hall Furniture.

A good old oaken settle is not a bad
thing for halls, with its sheer severi-
ties of paneled back and it's sturdy
plank footing-not easy to be sure. We
do not want any cushioned luxuries in
a hallway. 1t is rather a good place to
receive "bores," if we must receive
them at all, and an oaken settle of old
ish and homely rectangularities does
not tempt a long stay. Decorator and
Furnisher says much the same concern
ing overweight oaken chairs with
great bulges of uneasy and recreant
carving. The hal is a good place for
such, except they be Inhibited by too
palpable a nonagreement with other
fixtures, but there is always this good
in a hal, that it takes a "jumble of
things more justly and carries them
more easily than other rooms.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Mrs. Hayes and the Veteran.

A group of visitors entering unan-
nounced the blue room at the White
House about twenty years ago, were
surprised to find the beautiful mistress
of the place on her knees upon the
floor, needle and tbrea in hand, while
before her stood a feeble old soldier in
the uniform of an orderly sergeant.
The callers were about TO retire, when
Mrs. Hayes caught sight of them and
begged them to remain. She rose from
the floor, shook hands warmly with the
old man, and skilfully parrying his
thanks and assuring him that his uni.
form was now whole, handed him over
to the care of her SON.
The story is one of many of her
kindly, self-unconscious acts. One of
her family, visiting the hospital in
Washington, had examined the list of
soldiers received there, and discovered
one veteran of the wal of 1912, who
had participated in the defense of Fort
Stephenson at Fremont, o., the home
of the Hayes family. 1t was a notable
battle when, under Major Georgia Gro
CHAN, a youth of twenty-one, 1860 men,
having but a single small cannon, de-
feated 500 English soldiers and 500 In
dian warriors; and this was followed
by Perry's famous victory on Lake
Erie a month later.
An act was passed BY Congress that
the old survivor who had since served
many years in the regular army, should
be created an Orderly sergeant. Then
a uniform was ordered for him, and
word was left that at a certain time the
presidents carriage would call for him
and take him to a photographer.
But the old man trembled with weak
ness and excitement, had discovered
that the stripes for the seam of his
trousers had been set loose, to be used
at the wearer's discretion, and greatly
troubled, he had begged to be driven
first TO the White House. There 10 the
blue room, the scene of so many bril-
liant receptions, he had poured out his
grievance, and Mre. Hayes had
promptly assured him that she herself
would sew them on. A ~work-box was
sent for, and it was in the act of finish
ing the stripe at the foot that the visit
ors had found the first lady of the land,
and seen the mingled pride and delight
of the old veteran as he turned TO leave
her.
1t was little, this thing, she had done.
Nothing" she herself said, gayiy;
but il transformed the rest of life tor
F, an old men.
"How good you art?" exclaimed a
young girl who had witnessed the
scene in the blue room.
"Oh, no." she returned, II I'm not
good; but l do try" she added, more
seriously, "to do unto others as ]
would have them do unto me."-The
Youths Companion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
POLITICAL.
Spain Must Lose Cuba.

Hon. Hannis Taylor, late Minister to
Spain, reviews the Cuban question in
the North american ReUiew. He re-
marke:
Spain herself has demonstrated that
she is powerless to conciliate Cuba or
to conquer it. Her sovereignty over it
il, in my humble judgment, now ex-
tinct " for all purposes of its rightful
existence" and the hopeless struggle
for establishment has d%egenerated
into a strife which means nothing more
than the useless sacrifice of human life
and the utter destruction of the very
subject matter of the conflict Itself.
This deplorable state of things is not
only shocking to humanity, but it is a
special and grievous burden TO the peo-
pie of an island 20 near to our coast
line as to be almost a part Of our terri.
tory. Our commerce with Cuba,
amounting annually at, the beginning
of the present war to 100000 600, has
been nearly wiped out. The millions
of American capital invested in the
island have been either destroyed or
rendered unprOductive; many of our
citizens, reduced TO tctual want, have
been forced TO APPEAL TO Congress for
aid; while TOO many have found their
Way into Spanish dungeons from which
some have been able TO escape only
through the door of death.
But last and worst of ell, our peace
as a nation is broken and dit quiet
ed by an endless strife that enters as a
potent factor into our internal politics.
With patience almost uneXamplet we
endured all such evils during the pc.
riod Of the great war that began in
Yara in 1868 and ended ten years later
with the treaty of Zanjon; then came
the little war; and finally, the last
great war that has now been in prog
ress for more than two years and a half.
Thus we have been called upon to
witness nearly fifteen years of war in
Cuba out of the last tweDty-nine.
Throughout the present struggle, apart
from our commercial losses, we have
been in a state of semi war with Spain;
a large part of our fleet has become a
coast-guard; and our diplomatic rela-
tions have been so strained that for
more than a year the Spanish Gov
eminent deemed it necessary TO guard
my place of residence with soldiers
night and day. Since my departure
this impossible state of things has be-
come still more acute, and the uncer-
tainty thus produced is the n obstacle
in the path of the long hoped for pros
perity just dawning upon us. Bust
ness men are plainly stating to each
other that such uncertainty now hangs
like a cloud over all future transactions.
1t is a great folly 10 suppose that the
Cuban question is something we can
set aside if we will and go about our
own business. 1t has intruded itself
into our national affairs with all its dis.
turbing consequences, and it is here to
stay until we take hold of it and solve
it wisely, not only in our W interest,
but in that of humanity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
The HOUSEHOLD,
Crown Worcester China.

Crown Worcester has the preference
nowadays among china for the table.
In making this announcement a writer
in the New York Sun explains that it
is the Crown, not the Royal Worcester.
This china is heavy and to the unac-
customed eye ugly, but it grows in fa-
vCr, and you soon like its odd shape
and prim decoration. There is no sus-
picion of gliding or ornate work about
this Worcester. The scallops of the
dishes and plates may be edged about
with green, or they may be left plain
and the one pattern of flowers sprayed
over the surface is in rigid, set
bouquets, with never a leaf or tendril
strayipg out from the main bunch.
The colors used are what are called
strong, natural c%olors, real reds, unde-
WAITING blues, undoubted puppies and
greens. There is 10 blending. Every
thing is stiff, set and prim on a luster-
less surface, yet this china makes the
fligreed latt ce-work and delicate color.
ing of the shining French porcelain
look common and o%verdone. At least
this is what you think after the new
old English type has grown on you and
you have noted its beauties.
Of all the quaint shaped p~latters, Gu
riousiy curved coffeepots and mysteri'
Gus looking mt fin plates, each with an
eyeleted cover to let the steam escape
this cid English china appears to have
the monopoly. Ponderous is the wore
best suited to the great meat dishes
and tie handles to their covers once
seen will not be forgotten.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Origin Of Desserts.

We are indebted to the French sys-
tenn of gastronomy for the dessert
courses at meels. They had no place
in the early English dinner and were
first introduced into that country in the
time of the Stuarts, when the French
revival took place under Charles /. AT
first they were simply accompaniment
to other courses, being composed of
various sweet things, designed, accord.
ing to an old Norman writer, "to take
the taste of the horrible cookery out of
their mouths" In the course of time
the sweets were put in a course by
themselves which stimulated theFrench
cooks to put forth their constant en-
deavors to invent new dishes. Louis
XIV had a cook who invented new
desserts for his masters dinners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Household Hints.

A feature of the times is the increas-
ed displacement of the baser metals
with silver in the arts.
For the "house beautiful comes
ornamental china, showing jeweled
decoration in which colored gem are
simulated.
Art cabinets increase in numbers as
the seasons come and go. These bor-
row st1 les from the antique, Sheraton,
H%epplewithe and Chippendale being
favorite models.
Glass toilet articles afford an infinite
variety in shapes and lies. Square,
globe, cylinder and fancy shapes are
all represented in cut, engraved, sculp-
tured, enameled and colored glass.
Banana Float.-Boil three pints of
milk and two teacupfuls of sugar and
thicker with three ta~blespoonfuls of
cornstarch dissolved in cold milk. AS
it thickens stir in several sliced banan.
as. Pour it into a large bowl to cool.
When ready to serve, turn it into a
glass dish and pour over whipped
cream, sweetened and favored with
vanilla.