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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
The Last Answer.

Dying eyes, what do We see?--
I see the light that holdeth me;
The look that, lighting, leans to bless,
The little daily tenderness;
Smiles without Words the sweet, pure sign
Which says in silence, am thine,
Returning feet met at the door -
Alas, for those that run no morei
All mel for lips that whispered, " Dear,
Earth ia all heaven, for thou art here"
l see a figure like a stone;
The house where one sits on alone
o God, have pity for see
The desolated needing me.
Dying eyes, what do ye seer
see the love that taketh me.
Loud in the breakers, soft in song,
Ever the summons calleth strong,
see upon an unkn strand
The signal of dlst"nt hand
The leaf is light, the bud is out,
Floods of May colors float about.
The pulse leaps high, the heart is young
The sweetest chimes are yet unrung,
My bravest deeds never did;
And, struggling with the coffin lid,
Hopes, dreams and Joys and happy tears
Start, throbbing, to live down the years.
Almighty Listenl am dust.
Yet spirit am 1 so trust
Let come what may, of life or death,
trust thee with my sinking breath.
trust thee, though see thee not
In heaven or earth. or any spot.
l trust thee till shall know why
There's one to live and one to die.
trust thee till thyself shall prove
Thee Lord Of life and death and love.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
Humorous Paragraphs.


she may be all very well at story
telling, but he doesn't know much |
about the turf" "How do you know"
"Why, he made the favorite VIM
Pick Me-Up.
Chow do you pronounce the last syl-
liable of that word 'butterine?' asked
the customer. "The last syllable is 81
lent" stiflly replied the tradesman.-
Tid-Bits.
Fond mother" Oh, Peter, Peter, l
thought 1 told you not TO play with
your soldiers on Sunday" Peter-''But
1 call them Salvation Army on Sunday"
-Tid.Bits.
A woman in humble life, returning
from church was asked if she had un-
derstood the sermon. "Wud haze the
presumption?" she simply replied
London Tid-Bits.
"You have taken all the cushions
out of your church." Yes; we
thought If we could make the pews
seem like base ball bleachers the at
tendance might increase" ~ Chicago
Record
81 think woman should always al
low some one else to choose her hus-
band" "What is your reason?" $50
she wouldn't have to blame herself if
he doesn't turn out well."-Chicago
Record.
"Seems like you came back from
Washington without any pie?" said the
sarcastic friend. {" 1t is no use to mince
matters" said the returned office seek.
err. "My dough gave out."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Nell" Flora's going on the stage"
Bell" L didn't know she had any tai
ent." Nell" She hasn't, but her aunt,
the great actress, has died and left
Flora her entire wardrobe. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
Stranger" But l hear that your
New England climate is exceedingly
variable" Native" Not bit of it;
quite the contrary. 1t is pretty much
the same all the year round-continu
ally changing ."-Boston Transcript.
"You call him a great doctor? Non.
sense" I" But he cures people," "Sup
posing he does. 1 say he is disgrace
10 the profession" "May / ask your
business, sir?" You may. Pm ar
undertaken, SIR" - Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
"You wouldn't take that man for {
great inventor, would your" mo; il
hep" "He is. He invented an excuse
for being out with the boys that salts
fed his wife, and he's been married
seventeen yearsl" - Cleveland Plair
/, Dealer.
, "WELL?" said the assistant in
2 chemists shop to an Irishman VIII,
l pointed to pile of soap. 81 want
lump of that" answered the Irshman
' "Thank you. Will you have it scented
0 or unscented?" "I'll take it wild me.
, Exchange.
= Prof. Braintank - "Newton was
q great philosopher. By observing tn
u mere fall of an apple he discovered tn
a law of gravity" Smithers-"That'
r nothing. By simply biting an appl
v Eve discovered the gravity of law."-
i New York Journal.
Q 81 hear you have fitted up a littl
8 cottage of your own and are going t.
. get married next MONTH" exclaime
). Jones, gayly. "No; my fance ha
- thrown me over for another man,
a hopelessly sighed Brown. "He has
: tandemp-Brooklyn Eagle.
II 81 see that the scientists have foun
!, that love is disease" "Well, it seem
o to me that the scientists are rathe
q slow, if they've waited all this time t
d find it out. Haven't we always bee
7 in the habit of saying people wer
:, q vesick?"-Cleveland Leader.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Do you want anything in the line Of
drugs and medicines-no matter what9 II
80 call ON Fred A. Ainsworth, proprietor Of
the new Willismstown drugstore, on Depot
street, one door east of j. X. Lynde's store
II, perchance, he may not have exactly what
you desire, he will aim to supply it in the
honest prices and square dealing will do 1t,
he is bound to secure fair share of public
patronage. Sewing. supplies and a
popular line Of stationery are specialties.
Give him call.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Bandit-Throw up yer hands and don't
move unless ye want to lose yer brains
aveler-But stay You and l are rid
ing the same kind of wheels
Bandit (after hasty examination)-
Pardner, forgive me. Take back yer pocket
book and depart in peace, Cleveland
Ieadar
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Hobbs-"I think it was a deuced
shame that they put old Bibbine in
lunatic asylum because he went daft
over Scotch dialect" Bobbs--" Oh,
the dialect business was bearable, but,
say, when he took up the bag-pipes the
neighbors complained to the board of
health. Truth.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

PENSIONS of So to $12 month are paid
soldiers, rich OF poor, with slight disable
tiles, contracted in or out OF service, under
act OF June q, 1890. Those now pensioned
under this act can complete any suspended,
delayed or rejected claim under the old law,
and receive the arrears. Widows entitled,
without regard to cause OF soldiers death.
No charge unless successful. Address, T.
j. Deavitt. Montpelier. w.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

She-"Why is it that poets are al
ways 30 spiritual looking? l don't
think l ever heard of corpulent
poet" He Cooking at her thought
fully and sadly for a momenD-"It is
because they seldom have any other
means Of existence" Cleveland
Leader.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

lone reason why some smaht men doan
git along faster, !" said Uncle Eben," is
Ease dey loses time shown off how smaht
Jey Is, stead o. trabblin right erlong, -
Washington Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
The Average Baby's Size.

An average child measures about 1917
inches at birth if a boy and half an inch
less if girl A child increases more
rapidly in length during the first week
than at any subsequent period, and should
gain an inch during the first month of Its
life.-Ladies' Home Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
A Song of Glover.

1 wonder what the clover thinks2
Intimate friend of bob links
Lover of daisies, slim and white,
waltzes with buttercups at night
Keeper of inn for travelling bees,
Serving to them wine dregs and lees,
Left by the royal humming.birds,
VIII sip AID pay with fine-spun words,
Fellow with all the lowliest,
Peer of the gayest and the best;
Comrade of winds, beloved of sun,
Kissed by the dew drops, one by one
Prophet of Good Luck mystery
BY sign of four which few may see;
Symbol of natures magic zone,
One out of three, and three In one;
Emblem of comport in the speech
Which poor mems babies early reach;
Sweet by the roadsides, sweet by rills,
Sweet in the meadows, sweet on the hills,
Sweet in its white, sweet in its red,
oh, half its sweet cannot be said;
Sweet in lite every living breath,
Sweetest, perhaps at last, in DEATH
Oh, who knows what the clover thinks2
No onel unless the bob-o links
SAKE Holm
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

The fond mother-"Everybody says
he is such pretty baby! l am sure
the poet was right when he said that
Heaven lies about us in our infancy y"
The uncle (unfeelingly) -"But he
should have added, so does everybody
else. '"-Life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

- had the inhammatory rheumatism
so bad once," said the elderly boarder,
"that they had to call in consultation
of four physicians. "Sort of joint
commission, eh?" asked the cheerful
idiot.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
Caustic CARLYLE.

One day Thomas Carlyle went with Mil
lais to look at the latter's house, and after
gazing with wonder at all its splendors he
turned to Millais and asked in his brusque
manner, HAS paint done all this, MIR.
Millais?" The painter laughed and replied
1T has. " Then" rejoined the dweller
of the modest house at Chelsea, "all have
to say is that there are more fools in the
world than thought there were.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Mrs. Snaggs-I wonder what brought
on this cold snap. Mr. Snaggs-DOn't
you know? "No." "The traction
company has put it's open cars in SER
vice ."--Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
$1 90 CT n WarEa1te sh Solid ti G995d $1oo

You think durability the
the "Lncon" $3.50 reduced S1OO durable
ink flowing uniformly
this.ofce giving the best of satisfaction they
and business offices all classes of Mont
peer and vicinity Orders received from all the
Money refunded not satisfactory By mall postage paid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Police magistrate - Have you ever
seen the prisoner at the bar? Witness
Never, your honor, but I've seen
him when l strongly suspected he'd
been at it.-Tit-Bits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

Boleslaus III of Poland was the Bold
He was one of the most daring knights of
his time, and once, single handed, charged
whole squadron of his enemies
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

dreds Of cases OF deafness that were sup
posed to be incurable. 1t never fails to cure
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

RUBBER STAMPS made to order by. the
Vermont Waterman Company.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

In 1641 the first rope was manufactured
OF Boston.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured hE Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound,
Also Backache.

1 cannot speak too highly Of Mrs.
Pinkham's Medicine, for it has done SO
much for me. / have been great suf-
ferer from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, joints, back and shoulders
feet would swell. / also had womb
troubles and leucorrhpa. After using
Lydia f. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, and Blood Purifier and Liver
Pills, l felt like new woman. My
kidneys are now in perfect condition,
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PORTS, 324 Kaufman ST.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
SELECTED POETRY.
An Ideal Summer Honeymoon.

A couple who will shortly wed,
While other mortals roast
VIII spend their honeymoon, Ills said,
On Greenland's icy coast.
oh, happy bride and happy groom
How very wise ye are
To take your warm young love to bloom
Beneath the polar star
There, on a mammoth cake of ice,
Where nights are three months long,
oh, love will be so cool and nice
And life a grand, sweet songl
Town Topics.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
Kidney Trouble.

Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible My menstruation became ir-
regular, and / was troubled with leu
corrhpa. l was growing very weak.
had been to many physicians but re.
ceived no benefit. began the use Of
Mrs. Pinkhams medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the menses. 1t is the
best kind of medicine that have ever
taken, for it relieved the pain so quickly
and cured the disease. MIS-. LILLIAN
CRIPpEN, Box IT, st. Andrews Bay, Fla.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28

My system was entirely run down,
and l suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. l was moro
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. l had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, have gained fifteen pounds,
and l look better than | ever looked
before. l shall recommend it to all
my friends, as it certainly is a wonder
full medicine.-MRs f. F. MORTON, 1o43
Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Special Train
OLD MEXICO
Without Change Via "Port Arthur Route"

On January 18th. a personally conducted
train will leave Chicago, ST. Louis and
Kansas City. all meeting at Texarkana, on
the Port Arthur Route"
This train will consist of two baggage
cars. observatory and library car. dining
car, regular and compartment Pullman
sleepers. It will be a modern. asolid. wide.
vestibuled Pullman train. A feature will
be that this train will run special. allow
ing people to stop at points of interest at
will. They will have access to their bag
gage any time en- route.
Lyon & Healy. of Chicago. have furnished
an AEOLIAN GRAND, TO be placed in the
parlor of the observation car. furnishing
music en- route.
The trip will include most of the historic
points In the republic Of Mexico-the City,
the Palace, Orizaba. Vera Cruz; returning
via Tampico. San Antonio. Houston. Port
Arthur. thence Port Arthur Route" to
Kansas City.
The number for this train is limited to
Seventy-tive people. .
The rate from Chicago and ST. Louis will
be 5000 per passenger. and from Kansas
City $3.50.
The excursion will reach Kansas City, re-
turning. on February sd. The above in
cludes railroad fare. herths. meals in din
ing cars and at hotels, under the super
vision Of J. j. Grafton, of Chicago, OF his
26th annual tour to the republic.
Write for a4-page. pamphlet with map
concerning this trip. and If you think of
going. engage space as early as possible.
Address, H. c. ORR.
General Passenger Agent. Kansas City.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05


relief came. I could not drink enough water
to quench my thirst; If / did it would come
up in a short time and leave me with a sick
stomach. 1 could only eat corn bread and
drink milk; at night. about l o'clock, 1t
would come up. 1 suffered this way for two
years. Ny bones ached as though l had
been pounded every morning. l could hard
~ realize that / was able to move. Ny
bowels would not move unless / took ply
Sic. l read about every medicine l could:
and had faith in everything. Finally / read
about a medicine called Pe-ru-na. / got a
bottle. and, after taking it, felt some ease.
l was handling drugs, and l ordered some
to keep in stock and to tax myself. l con-
tinued to take il. and am now in very good
health, and l believe it due to our med
icine. L thought / was as bad as I could
be. for j had taken everything, and. in
stead of them working off the bile. I would
throw 1t up. l could get nothing that would
give me relief in that way, and all this time
my stomach was as sore as could be. !
could not bear the weight of my hand on my
stomach without pain. l can now say that
is it my opinion there Is no better med
icine made than Pe-ru-na. and l thank God
that 1t was recommended to me-"
]. P. LAMBERT. Templeton. Tenn.
Sem to The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacture
ing Company, Columbus, Ohio. for a free
copy of DR.. Hartman's latest book on
Winter Catarrh."
Ask our druggist for a free Pe-ru-na
Almanac for 1898,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
RELIEF FROM CONGRESS.
THREE BRANCHES OF THE MAIL
SERVICE WILL ASK FOR IT.
Railway Mail Clerks. Clerks I'm POST
onices and Carriers Zach After
New Liquidation in Their
interests.

Three branches of the government mail
service will ask the coming session of con-
gress to grant them relief, and will have
delegations at Washington at the proper
time to push the measures.
The principal measure will be the one
proposed by the men employed in the rail-
way mail service. Although they lave not
as yet got their plans perfectly formulated
they will complete them early in the ses-
sion. They will be content if they are able
to secure the appointment of a commission
to investigate their surroundings and frame
a report back to the congress. In this way
they would be able to attract attention and
They want the mail cars. in which they are
compelled to spend their working hours.
er than they are now so as to afford more
protection In case Of accident The pres
time there is an accident.
The records of the postal service for the
ties from accidents and a great number of
injuries sustained by. those who did not
lose their lives. In almost every accident
to passenger trains there are found in the
list of injured the names of postal clerks.
The men feel certain that with stronger
cars, OF: with the car placed at a different
be greatly reduced: They will ask that. in
the construction of the cars. some proviS-
| ioE be made so that it will be possible for
a POSTAL clerk to escape from the car when
a wreck Is imminent without THROWN
himself bodily from the side door. AT
| present there is no such provision. and the
clerks are shut up like rats in n trap. and
are often injured when they would be able
to escape il they had the slightest chance.
The postal officials will urge that some
| thing be done for the protection of life.
Already many congressman from the
West have expressed themselves as willing
to aid in any reasonable effort. The clerks
also feel that something should be provided
for those who are permanently disabled
from accidents. They are exposed to con-
| slant risk. their compensation is not so
| great that they can accumulate fortunes.
| and they believe the importance of the
| work they are doing entities them to more
CO nsideration. The greatest compensation
| they can get is $500 per year. with 500
| added to such as are designated chief
clerks at important division points.
The carriers will ask for an increase in
| their pay from $1,000 to S1,2N per annum
for men in the first-class division of work.
| They nave been well cared for in the past.
the result of a careful organization and a
| concentration of influences. They are al
lowed to work but eight hours per day
They are paid the full limit of their salary
after they have served three years. but
are given no advance afterward. They
think the work is worth sl00 Der month.
and will try hard to get 1t. The carriers
were the first branch of the service to Or
ganiZe.
The clerks in the postofiice are organized.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

but they have been unable SO far to get
any systematic classification Of themselves
SO as to have Il fixed salary. The postofiice
department at an office like Kansas City
sets apart Il sum for clerk hire, and 1t falls
to the lot of the postmaster to apportion 1t
so as to get the best results. Often in an
extremity they are forced to use more
cheap clerks, and are therefore unable TO
hold up the salaries as they, really feel
should be done. Changes in the postmas,
ter make it possible for clerks to be showed
VI or down the scale. The man who has
been drawing. $1,000 per year may get
showed into a 5000 job and be unable to help
himself. The clerks have been trying hard
to perfect a strong organization SO as to
rally enough influence to secure the desired
classification. Most postmasters would be
glad to have, the classification settled; and
ment of the salary list and the distribution
Of the approximations for the year the always cIsry
and criticism of the action of the postmas-
ter: It is quite certain the dnns CLERKS spk ,S %ir try or.
ganization before any further advances are
made in the salaries of the carriers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Receiver BroadwelI Must Pay Up.

Receiver NJ. NJ. Broadweil of the old
Union Railway Company. was again or
dered yesterday TO pay into court S.sOo
received by him. Special Judge Lucas has
ordered the payment made several times.
but extensions have been granted. The
receiver contends that he has paid out all
money in his hands and applied for his
discharge. Judge Lucas. however, refused
10 discharge him and gave him till the
first day of the January term to comply
with the order of the court: Just how
says he has disbursed all the money in his
poSsession is not clear.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
The CALIFORNIA; Limited Santa Fs
Route,

Only two and one-half days. Kansas City
to California. Solid vestibuled tram Of
car. Most luxurious service via any line.
Leaves Kansas City every Thursday and
Santa Fe Route ticket offices. northeast
corner of Tenth and Main streets and 1860
o' GEORGE W. HAGENBucH,
Passenger and Ticket Agent
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
PENSIONS.
Washington, Dec. 4.-The following PEN
sions have been ganted:

Washington, Dec. 4.-The following PEN
sions nave been ganted:
KANSAS.
Original-Samuel II. Hoover. W1chlta;
William A. Morgan. C~ottonwood falls;
George L. Boyd. Olivet; Frederick William
Eulms. Colwich; Salatis keene. Dwight.
Restoration and increase-John w. Bell,
Emporia. 49,.
(6eceased). Eldorado.
Ircrease-Merrill S. Maston, Dana:
Thomas Means, Garrett: Napoleon kro-
kroskia. National Military home, Leaven-
worth; Richard Seaman. Fort Scott; owen
O'Connell, Ellsworth.
Original, widow, etc.-Eiza f!le' elai-
ford.
william Maynard, Moberly: Joseph F; Ell
der. Croker; James N. Williams, Deer
Park: Joseph r.. Young: Kansas City;
William F. Holt, Festus: James McManns,
Hannibal: Martin Evalson, Noris; BenJa-
min Dunn. Grove Spring: Alfred N. Sea-
Der. Kirksville: Monroe Fish, Dora
Charles f. Streeter. Hamilton; William
Harvey. Edna; William Schroer, ST. Louis;
William S. Applebee. Montgomery CITY.
Renewal-Michael Hogan. st. Louis.
Patrick Macklin. ST. Louis; John P. Lam
vert. Champion City.
Original, widow. etc:-Bridget Ward,
Aptus: Louisa Couch, Hannibal; Martha
A. Green. Richland.
Original, widows. etc.-Aley Lange, Kin
sey; Emma T. WanSelin. Webb city; min
ors of Simpson Pipes, Huntsville.
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Increase-WilliaIn Madole. Sheridan.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
THE BEST LINE TO TEXAS.
The Katy Route.

Commencing December 18th. the Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railway will run tourist
sleeping cars from Kansas City to Houston
and Galveston at popular rates. Don't for
get the route when going to Texas-take
the Katy and get the accommodations that
you cannot get via any other line. For
particulars call at ticket offices. SO Main
ST., 1914 Union ave. and Union depot.
T. J. FITZGERALD. P. & T. A.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
check Was wortbIess.

]. Derry & Son. hardware merchants at
I1G East Eighteenth street. reported to
the police yesterday that w. H. Quick
had passed a worthless check for SIS on
them last Saturday. The check was drawn
on the Union National bank and bore the
signature of John Myers. 1t was returned
yesterday marked mo account here"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
STOMACH CATARRH.
What q Druggist Says About Rem
edies for stomach Troubles.

July Is, 1893. I was
taken with a burn
ing in my stomach
and I could hardly
bear to move. I had
several doctors ex-
anime me. Some de-
cided I had a boil
on my liver; others
said 1t was indiges-
tion;some one thing.
some another. l
took everything they
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

While sweeping the porch at her house,
s1 ellis street, yesterday morning. Mrs.
Edward Hennessy, aged 50. slipped and
fell down the steps. fracturing the bones
In her left wrist. Police Surgeon Longan
was called and reduced the fracture.