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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
Not Much OF a Watch.

A young man who had broken his
ten-dollar watch stood before the coun-
ter of watchmaker's shop in CT estnut
street few days ago, and when the
matchmaker had the parts of his watch
spread out before him the young man
ventured to caution him not to lose
any. The veteran horologist gazed at
him in disdain. 81 suppose you think
this is complicated WATCH" he said,
" but it is little one-horse affair, with
scarcely fifty parts. Last week ham
died watch that was watch. 1t was
a minute repeater, counted one-fifth
seconds and told the days of the month.
So finely adjusted was it that it skipped
thirty-one on all the thirty-day months,
and once every four years it counted
twenty-nine days for February. There
were very nearly five hundred parts to
that watch. The owner paid 5000 for
it, and as it has to be cleaned once year
at cost of S25, he pays a tax of So a
month for the privilege of carrying it.
Now, your little tin affair only -
But the young man moved out of the
store, remarking that he would call for it
on Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
Another EnOch Arden

The story of second Enoch Arden
comes from Wilton, Boon county, Mo.
In 1861 Rowland Griggs, etrapping
Young fellow of 25 years, left his home
near Wilton to Join the Confederate
army. He babe good by to his young
wife and their 6 weeks-old daughter,
Margaret, and promised to return in a
few short months, but months passed,
and then years, and all the neighbors
and friends who were in the armies
on either side returned, but Griggs came
not. After waiting nearly ten years for
her husband Mrs. Griggs gave him up
for dead, accepted the attentions of
Riley Riffelo, prosperous bachelor
farmer near Wilton, and married him.
OF this union five children were born.
A stranger came this week TO the Wilton
neighborhood. No one knew him,
though be was born and reared nea. by.
He asked for Mrs. Griggs, and an old
farmer told him of her marriage 10 Riff
elo. The stranger said he had known
her when girl and would call on her.
He did so, but was not recognized, and
invited to dinner. Then he announced
his identity. He said he was Rowland
OIlRRo anu lutsl wi D IhlhOlO wac lilo
wife. He told his story and proved it
by documents and other evidence. He
had been wounded on the battlefield at
Murfreesboro and captured by the I'm
ion army, Remaining in the hospital
and prison until the close OF the war,
he heard his wife and child were dead.
He did not return therefore to Missouri,
but went to Iowa, where he has been
engaged in farming. A longing to look
on the scenes of his earlier days seized
him and he came back to Boone county.
After mutual recognitions folio we'd a
problem-wouli he claim his wife?
She seemed happy, content in her new
relation, and the first husband would
not disturb her. Accordingly, after a
visit to his baby Margaret, now married
for the second time, Griggs left for his
home in Iowa.-Kansas City Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

An interesting modern industry late
ly established at Uxbridge, near Lon
don, is the manufacture of steel barrels.
The difficulty of giving the steel sheet
the regulation barrel shape is overcome
by easing the curved rolls at the ends
so that they bear only in the middle,
thus stretching the metal at the center,
and forming the barrel body complete
with the exception OF shearing the ends
straight in special machine and weld
ing the seam. The welding is done by
electrically melting pieces of steel over
the opening and hammering them
down. The heads are cut in circular
shearing machine, corrugated and dish
ed in a 400 ton hydraulic press, and Sc
cured in place by ring of metal /,
which is welded to both the end of the
barrel and to the head. The bunk
bosses are also welded on. The weld
ing by the Bernados process requires
no skilled labor, and but moderate
power is needed to supply current. The
present capacity of the works is about
forty barrels a day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
The Old Man and the Drummer.

An uncouth old rancher from the San
Joaquin valley was making his weekly
trip to Stockton the other day and
CHANGED to be sitting with an imperti-
nent drummerin the smoking car. The
old man helped himself TO the matches
from the railroad box and tried to strike
one and then another.
"You have TO scratch them on the
box, uncle" remarked the drummer.
sob, l guess kin strike a match. p"
replied the rancher, as he ripped one
across a vanished panel of the car and
broke off the head. The drummer
laughed at his failure and gave him
some more information.
1.-THE only way to light those matches
is to strike them on the box" said he.
"Oh, l guess l kin scratch 'em most
anywheres." And the old man tried one
on the sole of his shoe, another ON the
arm of his seat and still another on the
car floor, while the drummer only
laughed.
81 tell you they are made 80 that
they won't light unless you scratch
them on the box"
"Bet you they will"
"I'll bet you 81 they won't"
"Bet you $40 they will"
"I'll take that"
The wager was made, and the old man
took one of the matches, stood up, and,
hitching his trousers so as to make a
smooth surface of his broad thigh,
gave the match a deliberate scratch,
and it blazed up. Then he deliberately
lighted his pipe and drew down the
stakes.
The smart drummer does not know
that the innocent old rancher pays his
expenses every trip on that trick for
he has the side of matchbox sewed on
his trousers beneath the tail of his long
shiny coat.-San Francisco Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

MINISTER WHITE at Berlin is giving close
attention to the fact that Albert Wessling,
son of naturalized American citizen,
Charles Wessling of New York, while visit
ing Germany last spring was drafted into
the German Army. He protested and
proved that he had made formal declar-
alton of his intention to become citizen OF
the United States. although his naturaliza-
ton had not been perfected. His protest
was absolutely ignored and he was enrolled
in the Fourteenth regiment, stationed in
Hanover Recently for the petty offense of
chatting he was struck violently by his SER
geant Wessling felled his tormentor to the
ground and fled, Late at night he reached
the United States consulate IL Hanover,
completely tagged out and half starved.
United States Consul Crane persuaded him
to surrender to the authorities, and he is
now awaiting trial on the charge of assault
ing his superior. This offense is punishable
in war time by summary execution after
courtmartial and in time of peace by several
years imprisonment. Ambassador White
is endeavoring to secure his release.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
A Story About Mrs. Hetty Green.

A young woman at a South Side ho-
tel tells of an interesting experience
with the richest woman in Chicago. +"
She says: "a lady knocked at my
door and asked me to loan her sixty
cents to pay her laundry bill, as she
couldn't make the change. l gave her
the money. That evening my hus-
band said he would be bankrupt in two
months if l used up his hard-esrned
money in that way. l had never seen
the woman before, and l didn't really
expect TO see her again. The next
morning she came to my room with
bouquet of American Beauties, which
would have cost 1926, and, handing me
the sixty cents, she asked me to accept
the flowers.
II told her would gladly pick out a
few roses and keep them, but l couldn't
accept such an expensive present from
stranger. Oh she said, you need
not hesitate on that account. They
didn't cost me anything-a young for
ist down here thinks he will get on the
right side of me 80 l won't raise his
rent, but 1t goes up next month At
first thought she was crazy, but af-
terward l learned she was Mrs. Hetty
Green"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

A GRAVE state OF affairs exists in Portugal.
The Portuguese Government is setting the
Constitution at defiance and has adopted
the most stringent repressive measures.
The police, without legal warrants, enter
private dwellings at all hours of the day
and night, ransack them, seize property and
march the owners off to prison on the most
trifing or utterly unfounded charges A
veritable reign Of terror is fully established
and 1t is the popular belief that the Govern
ment contemplates passing its obnoxious
financial legislation by means Of a coup
d'etat. SO severe are the repressive meas
ures adopted by the Government that an
outbreak is likely to occur. King Hubert is
in daily correspondence with his sister, the
Queen dowager Of Portugal on the subject
OF the present distur Dances, and he has in
structed the Italian minister at Lisbon,
Count Gerbaix de Somnaz, to render ali
the assistance in his power to the royal fam.
lily in case an emergency should arise. The
Italian Government has placed two men Of
war under special orders to proceed to Lis
bon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
Bill Nye's Bet.

Years ago, when Bill Nye was run
ming an afternoon newspaper in Lara
mic, Wy, went over from Cheyenne
one day to pay him visit. He was
hard at work in his office, which was
up stairs over livery stable, fact
that caused him to live in mortal dread
of hay fever.
AS soon as went in he said, "Sit
down there and write something to help
me get the paper out, and we will get
off quicker and have more fun with the
boys"
"What shall write about?"
"Oh, bout a column"
So l wrote about a column, headed
it "About Column" and commented
on columns. In little while we were
out and Nye led the way to a place
where man kept all sorts of sporting
arrangements. While we were there a
man came in with live eagle he pro-
posed 10 pit against the proprietor's
best bird. The old sport took him up
at once and the Roman nosed bird of
freedom was thrown in with healthy
looking chicken that would have fought
a huzZaw. The rooster made dab at
the eagle, and that "fierce gray bird
with bending beak" and an unwar-
ranted reputation for gameness igno-
miniously, and incontinently fed and
hid under chair, where he looked out
in piteous sort of way, and as good as
said: Take him off. 1 want to go
home"
Among the other things this man of
sport had, was a badger that he was
prepared to back for large sums on the
statement that no dog could take the
beast out of barrel that lay length
wise on the floor with one head knocked
out. had wondered why it was that
Nye had been coaxing an "ornary"
looking cur to follow US, and now the
problem was about to be solved. Nye
made bet that he had a dog that
would take the badger out of the bar
rel. The money was "put up" and
Nye caught that dog by the "nape of
the neck and seat of his breeches," 80
to speak, and threw him into the bar
rel, tail foremost. The badger nabbed
the dog by one ham and the dog went
right away from there like a blue
streak, taking the badger with him.
The last that was ever seen of that dog,
or badger either, both were going
toward the North Platte river, the dog
making the best time he ever had made
and the badger hanging straight out be-
hind, close second. Nye won.-Will
Lightfoot Visscher in Chicago Times
Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

" l hear she is so reduced in circum-
stances that she has gone out TO work"
What a cruel falsehoodl She has gone
out as a domestic. "-Detroit Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

ALL those terrible, itching diseases OF the
skin that help to make lifo miserable for us
are caused by external parasites. Doan's
Ointment kills the parasite and cures the
disease. Perfectly harmless, never fails.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

Bingers-" And were you married
on timer" Gingers-"Oh, no; i had
to pay the parson cash "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
lousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

ONE application of DIR. Thomas Eclectric
OIL takes away the pain Of the most severe
burn. h 1t is an ideal family liuiment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

T WI
my life. I feel like new person, per
fectly strong. l give the Compound
all the credit I have recommended IL
to several of my friends who are using
it with like results. 1t has cured me
of several female diseases. Iwould not
do without Mrs. Pinkham's remedies
for anything. There is no need of so
much female suffering. Her remedies
are q sure cure. "-MRs. ELLA KRINER,
Knightstown, Henry Co., Ind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

ORDER your envelopes, note heads, bill
heads, statements, etc., of the WAToHMAr
Job Office. Stock and workmanship Away
the best, prices the lowest
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11
MRS. KRINER'S LETTER
About Change of Life.

~ suffered for eight years and could
find no permanent relief until one year
ago My trouble was Change of Life.
/ tried Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and relief came almost Inn
mediately. Ihave taken two bottles OF
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-08-11

pound, three
boxes Of Pills
and have also
used The Sana-
tive Wash,
\ and must
VA say, ' have
~ never had
"a anything
y help 30
much, I
e better health
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
A Remarkable Criminal.

New ORLEANS LA, Jan. 19--Joho
johnson, the begro who butchered the
Cotton family Of Eve persons near Tick
faw, Tangipahoa Parish. 10 September
last, and who has ever since been con-
fined 10 the parish prison in this city,
was taken to Amite City this morning
to stand bis trial.
johnson is ooe Of the most remarka-
BILE prisoners who was ever confined in
the parish prison. He speaks Of his
crime as if it was an everyday occur.
renee, and. while he does DOT realize
the euoruisy Of his offence, he knows
that be will be uoceremoniously
hanged for what be has done.
He is fair type Of the country
negro. He is 18 years of age, Of low
order Of 10 :elligeoce ,aud aud very black
1t has been expected that he would be
lyDched the moment be was taken to
Tangipahoa Parish. A special from
Amite City to the Daily States says !:
John johnson, 10 charge of deputy
sheriff, arrived here safe and we'll on
the 30 a. m. train. There was no
demonstration 90 the trip here, though
at several stations crowds were waiting
to see him. A large crowd awaited
him here. He was rushed off to the
court house, where be was arraigued
Three lawyeas we're appointed to defend
him He pleaded DOT guilty to the FIVE
indictments for murder. The case was
assigned for Friday. He will remain
here until tried He duplicates white
man.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
State Press Association.

The executive committee of the State
Press Association met here tonight.
1t was decided that the anuual meetin g
would be held in Nswberry on May 25,
at 8 D. N. This is the hour Of the first
meeting 1t is proposed to be iu ses
sion until Thursday or Friday night
An invitation vas received from the
Harris Litbia Springs Company to
accept the hospitalities of Harris
Spring and to attend banquet there.
This will be on Thursday or Friday.
An invitation was received by the ec-
tire Association to visit the Tennes-
see Centennial Exposition during the
month Of May. Other invitations cane
from the Chamber of Commerce, the
Governor Of Tennessee, the mayor Of
Nashville, the city council. the board
Of public works and the Press Club to
attend the celebration. These invita-.
tons were accepted, aud the Associa-
ton will 60 from Newberry to Nash
vile in a special car The exact route
has not yet been selected The Hon.
Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, was select
ed as orator for the annual meeting.
An interesting programme was ar
ranged, and many valuable papers will
be read, among them essays by Editors
Apppelt. Darlington and R. R. Hemp
hill. Newberry proposes to make
the meeting Of the editors enjoy
able and memorable. There we're pres
ent at the meeting NJ B. McSweeney,
President E. r. Aull, Secretary C C
Langston, the Rev. Sidi H Brown. R.
R. Hemphill, Louis Applet, H. G..
Osteen and John S. Reynolds. The
matter of programme for the trip
will be arranged by Secretary Laugs-
ston and President Aull.-Colum bia
cor. News aud Courier, Jan H.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
The Grandest Remedy.

Mr.. NJ. B. Greeve, merchant, of Ch;lhowie,
Va, certfes that he had consumption, was
given up 70 Gle. sought ali medical treatment
that money could procure. tried all cough rem
dies could hear of, but got 20 relief: spent
many nights sitting up in chair was in
duced to try Dr.. Kings New Discovery, and
was cured by use of two bottles. Fer past
three years has been attending to business and
says Dr. Kings New Discovery is the grandes
remedy ever made. as 1t has done so much for
him and also for others in bis community. Dr..
Kings New Discovery is guaranteed for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption. 1t don't
fail. Trial bottles free at j. T. W. DeLorre's
Drug Store. .
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Dss MONIES, Ia Jan 2l-The
German Savings bank, the second
largest bank in the city in point Of
deposits, closed it's doors this morn
ing shortly before II o'clock The
bank owed depositors at its last re-
port on the 9th instant, S554,l5S,
and It's assets we're S66l, $40. The
failure was great surprise.
LONDON, Jan 2l.-The Globe pub.
fishes dispatch from Bombay, sent
on: by news agency, which says
that three shocks Of earthquake oc-
Cured on the island of Kihm in the
Persian gulf on Jan Is, destroying
thousands of houses and killing $500
persons.
A majority of the House of Rep
resentatives has decided that Mr.
Tucker, of Virginia. shall retain his
seat. Fifty three republicans voted
with the democats
The schooner Nahum Chaplin, from
Baltimore to Boston with coal, was
lost within 800 yards, of shore near
Quogue, Long Island, yesterday morn.
ing. The entire crew and one wo-
man and child were drowned. There
were hundreds of spectators, but no
help could reach the ship in the rag.
ing sea
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
Commentator of Gov.
EIlerbe.
Gen. M. C. Butler Considers
Him Honest and Patriotic
and Predicts Peace
and Prosperity.
To the State.

To the State.
WASHINGTON. D. G., Jan. 2O.-I
cannot resist the impulse to say a
word of commentator of the inau.
gural address of Governor EIlerbe.
1t is most excellent in style and the
tone and temper and matter Of it is
above criticism.
Of course l do not agree with him
in his endorsement of the dispensary.
That institution is, in my opinion,
radically and fundamentally wrong in
principle. and indefensible in prac.
tiee, but Governor Ellerbe discusses
it with the fairness and frankness of
patriotic conviction and therefore
will command the respect and conf
dence of those who do not agree
with him.
The address of Governor Ellerbe
is in most refreshing contrast with the
screeds that have been Illuminated by
his immediate predecessors, and the
good people of the State are certainly
to be congratulated on the improve
ment in their chief executive officer,
and the harbinger of a decent, digni-
fed administration, which the recent
Inauguration promises. 7
He ought to have the cordial sua
port Of all good citizens, and l trust
will receive it. Taxation has been
increased without, as it seems to me,
compensative benefits commensurate
with the increase. Public Offices
have been multiplied beyond the
number needfnl for good administra-
ton, and sources of revenue have
been reckIessly impaired that might
have been fostered and secured, but
we have assurances now that the
State government will address itself,
patr;otically, to bringing about hon.
est reforms where evils are discov-
cred, instead of fomentiug discord
and inviting antagonjsms among the
people.
predict for Governor, Elerbe a
prosperous, peaceful, honest admin
istration, for I know him to be a
straight forward, honest and capable
man.
M. G. Butler.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27
A Popular Man IN Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. January 21.-
To day Robert t. Taylor was inau
gurated Governor of Tennessee for
the third time The inaugural cere-
monies took place in the hall of the
House of Representatives, beginning
at IL O'Clock and ending few min.
utes after noon.
The hall and galleries were crowd
ed. The seats on the floor of the
House were occupied by the mem
bers of both branches of the General
Assembly and their friends, while the
galleries were thrown open to the
general public The band from the
Tennessee Industrial School was in
the gallery at the left of the Speak
er's stand, and the band from the
Tennessee School for the Blind was
in the gallery on the right
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Napier, McMaho aod Won Moltke. and
that America has also Sheridan. Sher.
man and L L,ngstrect, but all these men
and their fellow soldiers lack the
grandeur which was inherent 10 Lee.
Ia every particular be possessed the
requisites Of true soldier; be was
brave; his whole military record and
bis lifelong scoru of danger alike bear
testimony to his bravery
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Lamp shades when artis'icaiy MADE of
repe tissue are things of beauty. If you
wact to make shades to beau,ify your homes,
H. G. Os,een & Co. can supply tee materials.
A large stock of crepe tissue in teu foot rolls
ust received
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Books lo cheap editions, prices not dupli-
a,ed in Sumter. H. G. oseen & Co.
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M. G. Butler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02

Alice Nelson OF the Bosonians, for the frst time;
a nocturne for viooncello and harp by Victor Her
sung by Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis Governs a
Song and Rose, by Eugene Cowes and "G fIi.,
clay Barnabee will Introduce character song
from the new operetta, rip Van Wlnkle'
Frau Agnes sorma will close her engagement at
the Irving Place Theatre on Tuesday night and at
the same time the theatres season will close. The
actress has selected for her farewell performance
the part of I.orle. in ''Dorf ind Stadt Tomorrow
night she will play the water fairy Rautendeein' III
Hauptmanns Tho Sunken Bell
Miss Lillian Russell. Miss Della Fox and Jefer-
son De Angels will remain a. the Casino In the
Wedding Day" for only a Shot tine more and
then the company will dishand for ne summer. 1t
will make tour with the same or retta next SCI,
son ''The Wedding Day" will he followed at the
Whir OF the Town" Among the engagements tor
MS Dan Poy hOGs iIarris Sbn ssvin
eoge Schiller Julius stsgsr Miss Ma Madg H tes; Mis
Marie George and Miss Paula Edwards
The talk at Roster & Balls Is now of keeping
"Gayest Manhattan" the stage all summer II
IL rather early begin to count on such Things yet
new part will be introduced this week by Jacques
Kruger and there will be a buriesqIe on The
Circus Gir' called The Museum Lady; the
specially bill will be strengt hened ny the npst
idrermist Eleanor Faik will remain FOR her
week and I,aonlas Mile. Arniotis ana the Meers
brothers are retained.
The Girl from Paris" proved popular attrac-
tion IN the out-of-town visitors last week. Miss
Mabel Clark has been engaged 70 give dance; III
place OF Mile Deyo. who sailed for England last
week.
H. A. Du Souchet's farce The Man from Mexico
continues at Hoyt's Theatre and provides much
amusement for the audiences. benefit perform
will be given at TINS mouse on 2uoa! bih
Nav TO- for the treasurer. Earle King AT which n
number of popular performers Will app car
Cheering entertainment Is promised at Tony Pas
tors Theatre this week. Among the performers
announced there are the comic pianist VIII II.