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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
SELECTED STORY.
or No Particular Family.

TIE Glange Was ltrge rambling
old housr. And IT had iced TO be g..
for The M ruOis were a numerous fam
iy. ana at Christmas or III The sumneI
bU III, Y 8, asou, when the married Sous
brought Their wives, aud lhe married
Daughters were accompanied 10y lhtil
husbands and children, every room Wat
fill d.
AT such times, Mr.. Marriott appeared
to glHuce round blm wi h mild nstoDlsh-
mtut that so maby CHI dren and grand
children rea ly belonged to HIM.
For Elk geu.ratiOps tn re had been
Mar'iots at the Grange, tldest stn
regularly succeedil g eldest son. 1t
was thu proudest boast OF each in hls
turn lhai the land had never d creased
by one acre; that TO mortgage lad
been IA sed upon It aud that more OF
the MnrIlos-mau or womau-had
ever even r, mol.ly brought dlshonor
en- the uan e.
Ot August the annual gath eripg
Was not to be so Dumel Gus Ms usual
The children of one OF the marie Il
daughters were i'll with scarlet ltvti
one OF the III married SOILS had gone t.
sea.
So when Ursula M irriot, who bad
bt en- al school III france by way OF fin
ishing her education, wrote for pei
mission to brlng "a trierd home with
her, it was dt clutd tina there won bt
room to put at The disposal Of this
young dy.
A kindly letter of invitation was ac-
cordinaly with by Ms. Marriott TO
Miss Wluifred War;, ard enclosed
in that which tod Ursula thai her
scho' lcomra3e would be made very
welcome at the Grange.
~ am sure you vi | all be charmed
with Winnie," the girl had wri tel
She was right; The Marrl't. were il
delighted with their guest as soon as
she stepped inside the grand old tn-
tr, nee hall.
She was all, lovely creature, older
certainly by yeal or two than Ursula,
who was just stvt nleen. She was
dressed in sober brown, with a piuk
knot of ribbon at the thrOa aud the
rose tint was in her cheek, aud the
brown eyes matched by the coils Of heI
abundant hair,
M IS Ware was quite at her ease
among ali these strangers; she laughed
and /. lEed over the rough passage, and
over the lltlt iIcldt MIS- OF The railway
journey from Dover.
! was impo. sible 10 be formal with
such gil as his. She was "Wiunie'
even that frs evening with The M r.
RIOS. "Mlee Winnie" with the admir-
jng Servants who waited on her assldu
ou'ly.
Alter quarter of an hour passe &c
! over merry afternoon tea, tie CUES
was taken TO the pretty room PR portC
for her, and The general verdict giver
in her abs ence was not only favOrab e
! but t1itlerlug.
Dinner time al the Grange was al
wys six o'clocN, summer and winter
On unlasbionab y eaIly hour, but Mr.
Marriott liked II. He said it left 1
pleasantly ng eveniI g, during v hcf
his eOrs ami daughters read, sang
pay ed duets, or whatever else they saw
ii 10 do. III the large drawing room
Their parents usuely retired to ",h,
htte wing-room," which was sep
arated from the other only by velve
cOrt aims ~ moss green.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
ESTATE OF BOWMAN Il. MARTIN.
STATE OP VERMONT.

In Probate Court, held In Montpelier, In and for
said District on the 4th day of January, AID. 1873
Hsrmou Il. cutie r, Administratoruf the estate of
BOW MAN B. MARriN, late of Marshfeld, IN said
wi the consent aud appreciation writing of the
heirs of said deceased, ding IN the state of Yer
mont. for icenseto sell all the real estate OF said
deceased ituat,d 1 Marshheld, in said District,
HOme farm, representiug tn Il the sale there
and hose inter isted la his estate, in order To con-
yeit said real estate iutO money.
NheI, upon, II is ordered by said Court that
sal, application be referred To session thereof,
Ia H. held NJ tbs Probate once In said Montpelier,
OF the h day Of February, A. D. 1873 for hearing
and decision thereon and it lie further ordered,
THAI all persons interested be notified hereof, by
publication of notice of said application and order
thereon three weeks successfully In the PefH0at
Wafchmdb q State Journal a newspaper published
Ht Montpelier In this state and Which circulAtes in
the neighborhood of those interested, before said
time of hearing that they may appear at said time
and place, and, II they see cause object thereto.
by the Court.-Attest,
$3.50 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
ESTATE OF MATILDA sARGEANT
STAT OF VERMONT,
DIS RIOT OF RANDOLPH So.

In Probate Court, held at Washington in ard for
said District the NJ day OF January, AID. IS 8.
Chester Dickey. Administr ator of he estate OF
MATILDA SAkGEANT, late of Washington, In
said DI,tict dec- sed. makes application To- said
for license to deed all of the real es OF said
deceased, situated in WASN'T gron in said District
repres nil thai the said Matilda SargetIt was dur
ing her lifetime under contract convey the same
Whereupou, II Is oruered by said Court that
said Nj pcatiou be referred To session thereof IL
b, held at the Hotel, IN said Washington, On the
18th day of February, AID. 1872. for hearing and
decision thereon and 1t Ia further ordered that AL
persons Interested be notified hereof by publication
of notice Of said application and order thereon three
weeks successfully in the Vermont Waterman 4
State Journal a newspaper published At MOntp. Her,
In this state. and which circulates IN the neighhor
hood of those Interested tefor' said time of hear
ing thar they may appear Al said time aud place
and. II they see cause, object thereto
by the Court. Attest,
1881 WILLIAM II NICHOLS, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
ESTATE OF KEENAN, A. WHITE.
STATE up VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF RANDpLfH, &

In Probate Court held At Washington, in and for
SAID District, "a the ~ day of January ID. 1898,
An instrument purpOriing tu he the last VIII aud
Testament ~ likMAN A. VIII h late of Washing
ton, IN said Di-trlc, deceased. being presented TO
the Court by Marietta A. L. White The Ex, cutix
lamed therein, for Probate' IL IL orc 'ed by said
q u I, that AL person CONCERNED therein he no
tibeH toAppear AT ares lon oi said urt, tn be held
~ the Hotel, ~ said Washi gtou on the sth my OF
Il bruHry, A. D. ts9s, and show cause II any they
ma, have agunst the Probate of said VIII; for
which purpose II is fur her cred that copy of
tn record of q IL order he published three weeks
successfully In the Vermont Wa Oh nan a 81 te
J0uiR0l print at Montpelier, previous TO said time
app iuted for hearing ny he touri-Attest,
~ ~ WILLIAM II. NICHOLS, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.
STATE OF VERMONT, .. -.
IN HANORRY-MARCH TENN. lNss.
Stephen Thomas VS.. Josiah ~ IA SD rock, ct ux,

= WASHINGTON COUNTY. IS.
IN CHI ANOERY-MARCH Term. l~ss.
Stephen Thomas VS.. JOSIAH Hash rook, ct NIX.
Whereas Stephen Thomas If MOI tpelier II the
OF The clerk of the court of charcerS fer the county
OF Washington his bin - chtnceiy against Josiah
Middl,sex in the county OF Wash ngton, 5, ting
forth in ,u6sSSe t. a. he ,aa Io'se Hs.6T ok
dehted t. John W Cl rk of Ml tpelier, in Tue county
lars sprcfird in twelve pr mi.sofy notes Described
follows dat 90 August 2'th, lsS the sum or
hund ed dollars each. payable to the said j. I'm
d. 1881 and the rst day of April In each year
est annually AID signed by the said Josiah Has
b ook that u secure the payment of said notes the
d. Is,s. mortsaged to the said John W. Clark the
following described la IL Mddlrsex ~ me county
of Washington. Let numner "a ~ the original right
of HAL Russ in the fourth division being the farm
10y ana CatntriHe Msiy by deed daten March 8.
$50 and the said clark CO veyed to the SAID II g.
Ing had to said deeds aud he records thereof il the
LAND records OF sid Middesex for more particular
of sad Notes and mort, Az; thar said notes
were given for the purchase m rey Of said farm
Hasbr"ok, wife Of said josiah claims me right or
inte IN said farm ard Tor the for, closure
IN said court aud, whereas II Is made to appear
reside without this STATE where the process of This
u cannot ne served upon them IL T., Their fore;
wife be notified II the peudency of sad peti ion and
given opportunity to make de ence therein and
summoned IT, appear before the Honorable curt Of
Chaurery next TO be h, Id ~ Montpelier within and
for the county NJ Washington. On he second Tues
day OF March. A. d. S4S az nne O'Clock A. NJ; by
the puhlicRt ion of the substance Of said petition
together with his order. three weeks succtssivey
IN re Pern o { Wat hmdH weekly new spaper pub
lished printed AT Montpelier. H. said county, the
last OF which publication shall he 1T least tWeniy
days previous To he said second Tue, day of March,
A. -. Sgs which shall be deemed sufficient notice TO
the sal Josiah Hasbr"uk aud his said wife
Given under my haI NJ Mon pelirr, in the county
of Washington, this 7ih da of January. \, ID. 1888
ERWIN NJ. HARVEY, Deputy Clerk.
STEPHEN THOMAS, pose.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02
ESTATE OF CHARLES S. SMITH.
District OF WARRINGTON, as

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier In and for
said District. the 18th day of January A. D. 1885,
An Instrument purportinR I, be the last will
and testament of CHARLES =. SMI III, late of
MOntpe Ter, IN said District, deceased being pre-.
scented to the curt for Probate. II II ordtl ed
by said Court that all persons concerned the Elm
be notified to appear al n session OF said curt
held at the Probate ONCE said Mont pelier on
the gth day of Febru airy, u. = and show cause.
II any they may have, against the Probate Of said
insuumei for whrl purpose II Is further ordered
that notice ot this order he published three weeks
~ cceffivey In the Vermont Waterman 4 STATE
Journal eWspaper printed at Montpelier, in this
State previous TO said time appointed for hearing
by the touTt,-Attest
$3.50 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02

If Death
had to sign
the warrant
for every vic
tim that he
claims as his
own, t Il ere
W ould be
fewer prena-
ture deaths.
In the major
ity of cases,
III G Il a II d
women sign
tn e ir ow
death war
rants.
Neglected
health means
d e a h A
man or won-
an may not
realize il. but
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-02

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Write for samples Of these goods
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

The wTetched rabbit is first driven
into hollow log or tree or hole, as
the case may be. Then the twister cuts
and trims a supple CAD of suitable
length, inserts it into the retreat and
pokes about till he feels the rabbit. The
CAD is then withdrawn, and it's ten to
one that hair or two clinging to the
end will prove that the rabbit has been
touched. The twister now makes split
in the end of the CAD, feels for the prey
again, and when the split is in the fur
turns the CAD steadily in one direction
till firm hold has been taken of the
fur. The rabbit is then dragged out and
dispatched, if everything works just
right. Too frequently things go wrong
A rabbits skin is very tender, and
rough handed twister may twist off
inches of skin and wads of fur before
he thinks that he has secured proper
hold. Not seldom the agonized rabbit
resists SO strongly that the skin is torn
off during the pulling process The
whole business savors too much of fay
ing beast alive to be worthy Of fur
Their discussion.
But in one instance the rabbit did
not suffer. A clever youth found hole
under stump and decided to twist the
hidden rabbit The stick took hold in
excellent style, the rabbit struggled
bravely, but powerful pull brought it
forth with bounce. 1t was very Gu
rious rabbit-in fact the only one on
record which wore long, bushy tail
and black and white coat. and, judg-
ing by the odor of it, it must have been
in that hole very long time. Ed
ward W. Sandys i'll Outing.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

The question of the nightly illumi-
nation of the old city was always con-
tested one, and fiercely waged the war
fare between the dukes and the town
authorities. 1t was Eberhard Ludwig
who finally defied the doughty magis-
trates and ordered that number of Ian
terms should be supplied. The lanterns
were provided, but the magistrates
would not allow them to be lighted. A
hot contest followed between the duke
and the chief magistrate. The latter
had but one response for all the angry
remonstrances of the duke, "When
people should be brought into view be
fore the eyes of night thieves, how easy
it would be for them to drag their vic
tins to dark place, plumber and kill
themP" Eberhard was obliged to give
up his project.
Duke Carl insisted that the streets
should be lighted and carried his point,
but no sooner had be removed his resi-
denee to Ludwigsburg than complete
darkness once more nightly settled ov er
the streets of Stuttgart. Iron pillars, to
which shallow pans were attached,
were stationed at regular intervals
along the streets When, on extraordi-
nary occasions, illumination was allow
ed, rosin and pitch were lighted in these
pans, and the Pickering flames only
added weirdness to the darkness that
they were intended to dissipate.
AS late as ITO lanterns hung in the
places designated by Duke Carl, but
they burned not. The security of the
citizens was above all else Stuff
CART" by Elise J. Allen, in Harper S
Magazine.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01
DUTIES OF CHRISTIAN LIFE.

No Virtue In Ones Daily Actions Unless
1t Ii Established In the Soul.
1.-THE obligations and duties of the
Christian life are not all external,
writes Cardinal Gibbons, pointing out a
religious life to young men, in The La
dies Home Journal "They are mainly
material and must proceed from the
heart There is no virtue in ones daily
actions unless it be first established in
the soul and is only an external express
sion of the SOULS convictions or prolon-
CATION of heartfelt sentiments. Yet the
external practice Of Christian virtues
and the performance of Christian duties
pertain to the integrity, if not to the es-
sential character, of the Christian life.
The interior sentiments soon perish
without external expression, as life and
bodily powers become extinct without
due and proper exercise or employment.
However, as the external duties are
not absolutely and under all circum-
stances essential, they vary both in
number and frequency according to en-
vironments and opportunities. A bust
ness man cannot do all that a clergy
man is expected to do, man in trade
not what man in leisure can accom-
plish nor man of the world all that is
possible and easy to one who keeps him
self from society. But all, no matter
where, no matter what their engage
ments and secular pursuits, how little
or how much time they can call their
own, can and are obliged to perform
daily acts of prayer and religion and
accomplish many duties of virtue and
charity. There is no condition of life
which is incompatible with the dictates
and principles and precepts of the
Christian llfe''
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01
Poet and Queen.

Dr.. Max Muller relates that the late
queen of Holland frequently came to
England and was fond of meeting while
there distinguished literary people. On
one occasion she lunched with Dean
Stanley and asked him to invite several
literary men, among whom were Tenny-
son, Lord Houghton, Huxley and Max
Muller himself
Luncheon was ready, and everybody
son. Dean Stanley suggested that the
party should wait no longer, but the
queen refused to sit down before the
laureate's arrival There was another
period of waiting, painful to all the
company.
Finally some one suggested that prob
ably Tennyson was incoming about in
the cloisters somewhere. >" One was sent
to see, and the poet was indeed found
there, apparently oblivious that any
thing was going on. He was brought in
and placed at the table next the queen
of the Netherlands.
The queen took the conversation into
her own hands and in particular tried
to draw Tennyson out. He was not in
talking mood She addressed him a
question.
Eyes, ma am he answered.
Then there was another question.
"No, ma am, came from Tennyson.
Again she asked his opinion about
something. The question was not sus-
ceptible of answer by Yes" or No. :"
"Ma'am," said Tennyson after a
great effort, there is great deal to be
said on both sides of the question. -
Presently he turned and whispered t.
Max Muller, 81 wish they had put some
of you talking fellows next to regina"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01
Road and River.

The brave Pierre Stuppa, the Swiss
general, having been deputed by the ID
cantons to solicit the arrears of pay
which had been owing for long time
to the Swiss officers in the French serv-
ice, NJ. de Louvois, the war minister,
who was present, said to the king,
Louis XIV:
"Sire, those Swiss are very importu-
nate. If your majesty had all the money
that your royal predecessors have given
to that people, it would form a road
from Paris to Basel"
''That may be-" observed Stuppa
with an air of firmness, "but at the
same time if your majesty had all the
blood that the Swiss have shed in the
service of France it would form a river
from Paris to Basel.
The king was SO struck with the OBJ
servation that he ordered NJ. de Louvois
to pay the whole of the money without
delay.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

Mrs. Sara Y. Stevenson contributes to
The Century an article ON ''Maximil
ian's Empire, one of series devoted
to the French Intervention in Mexico.
In describing the scenes that followed
the siege of Puebla Mrs. Stevenson says:
1t was Mexican custom on Good
Friday to burn Judas in effigy on the
Plaza Mayor. Judas was manikin
made in the shape of the person who
happened to be most unpopular at the
time. 1t was quite admissible to burn
Judas under different shapes, and some
times these summary autos-da-fe were
multiplied to suit the occasion and the
temper of the people. At the same time
rattles were sold on the streets and uni
versally bought alike by children and
adults, by rich and poor, to grind the
bones of Judas, and the Objectionable
noise--second in hideousness only to
that of our own sending off of firecrack-
ers on the Fourth of July-was reli-
giously kept up all day. In the year of
our Lord 1868 Judas was burned in
Mexico on the Plaza Mayor under the
shapes of General Forey, Napoleon Ill.
and last, but not least, M. Dubois de
Saligny, who especially was roasted
with will amid the wild excavations
of the populace.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01
THINKING ALOUD.
A Ruse Which Reused Lord Dudley and
Formed Friendship.

A Ruse Which Reused Lord Dudley and
Formed a Friendship.
One of the earls of Dudley, who was
addicted to the practice Of thinking
aloud, found himself in very awkward
predicament on a certain occasion, If
story told of him may be credited. He
was to spend the evening at the house
of a friend and ordered his carriage
early, as he had long drive back to his
own home
When the hour arrived, the carriage
was not forthcoming. Seeing that Lord
Dudley was considerably annoyed by
the delay, one of the guests, whose way
homeward lay past his lordship's house,
politely offered him seat in his car
rage. The gentleman was almost
stranger to Lord Dudley, but the offer
was accepted.
The drive did not prove very So
ciable one. Lord Dudley took his seat
and Immediately relapsed into silence,
his thoughts apparently engrossed by
some unpleasant subject Presently he
began to speak in low, but distinctly
audible tone of voice, and his compan-
ion, to his establishment, heard him say
"I'm very sorry accepted his offer.
don't know the man. 1t was civil GER
tainly, but the worst is | suppose /
must ask him to dinner"
Silence followed this bit Of audible
thinking. His lordship was unaware
that he had betrayed his thoughts and
was probably still meditating upon the
same unpleasant subject when the voice
Of his companion broke the stiffness.
Apparently this stranger was afflicted
with the same malady from which his
lordship suffered, for he exactly imitat-
ed Lord Dudley's tone as he said:
perhaps he'll think / did it to make
his acquaintance. Why, would have
done the same to any farmer on his
estate. l hope he won't ask me to din
ner, for shan accept his invitation. y
Lord Dudley's abstraction was all
gone. He listened to the others words,
Immediately comprehending the joke
against himself, and frankly offered his
hand to his companion, making many
apologies for his involuntary rudeness
The stranger proved magnanimous,
and from that night the two became
fast friends. Youths Companion.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-02-01

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