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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Wonderful Cotton Goods,

One effect of the Dingley tariff bill
has been almost totally to exclude from
our markets the wooden cloth manufac-
turers Of Yorkshire, England, and as a
result the manufacturers there have
put their wits to work to produce some
other forms of goods at cheaper cost,
with which to regain their trade here.
In doing this, they have substituted
wholly, and produced some entirely
new goods, which are 30 remarkable in
their effects and 80 ingeniously made
that they excite the admiration of the
experts who have seen them. The
american Wool and Cotton Reporter,
speaking of some of these, says:
Nothing more interesting in this
line has ever come under our observa-
ton. We have in our possession, for
instance, sample of lining. 1t has q
soft feel and shiny face, and the man
ufacturer is quite right in saying that
mo inexperienced hand would ever
think it was anything else but silk or
satin il he saw that lining in a gar
ment.' And yet it is every particle
cotton. Furthermore, goods of this
make have already been shipped to the
United States at ten and one. half cents
yard, and this is only an average
price, there having been consignments
of Innings at lower figures.
"More interesting than this is a
sample of lightweight Clay coating.
This is also all cotton. An expert
would not be deceived altogether re-
garding this fabric, though he might
not suppose that it was altogether de.
void of wool. The inexperienced per-
son, however, would be led astray.
Not much of this fabric has yet been
shipped to this country, but large hopes
are entertained in Bradford regarding
the outlook. The sample in our pos
session is invoiced at one shilling
(twenty four cents) per yard, eleven
ounces, and the goods can be had in
any shade, and also in any weight,
though only light weights have been
shipped as yet.
"But most wonderful of all is dress
goods pattern. Our correspondent
considers this the most ingeniously
constructed cloth he has ever seen.
We think every one will agree with
him. The fabric has an up-to-date,
attractive, and fashionable appearance !;
and, TO indicate that we do not speak
rashly, we will state that the Bradford
manufacturers who make these fancies
are the only people who are at all busy.
And yet the pattern in our possession
is made entirely of cotton, both welt
and warp, with the exception of the
figure, which is mohair. Eighty per
cent or more of the fabric is cotton,
but, as our correspondent says, there
is not one in fifty who would suspect
the fact. The casual onlooker would
not suspect adulteration, and would
have to unravel the cloth to detect that
it was made of cotton"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Window Blinds Worked by Sun Power.

The latest application of electricity
to automatic devices is the automatic
blind raising and lowering apparatus
placed on the market by Berlin firm.
This little device lowers the curtain
when the sun shines and raises it when
it is obscured. The essential feature
of the mechanism is V-shaped glass
vessel, placed outside the window,
which carries at its extremities two hol-
low glass bulbs. One is coated inside
with lampblack and the other is not.
In the connecting arm of the tube,
which is of capillary proportions, is a
column OF mercury.
When the sun shines on the glass
balls, the air contained in the lamp
BACKED ball is caused to expand more
than the other one, thus driving the
mercury column higher in the oppo-
site arm. This completes an electrical
contact, which starts motor in opera
ton, lowering the curtain, When the
curtain is all the way down another
contact is completed, and the motor
reversed, ready to raise the curtain as
soon as the sun allows the air to con-
tract to its original lume.-Louisville
Courier-J Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
After FOrty-flve Cents.

Bookkeeping has been reduced to
such an exact science in the big metro
poltan banks that the clerks are ex-
close of each days work, no matter if
the transactions run into the millions
Of dollars. When the books fail to
balance, the whole force of the bank is
put to work to discover the error, and
no clerk starts for home until it is dis
covered, whether it amounts to two
cents or $4,000 Generally a quarter
of an hour will bring the mistake to
light, but sometimes the hunt is kept
up until late into the night
Such search was being conducted
in New York bank located in the
vicinity of Wall street Forty i've
cents were missing. AT six O'Clock not
trace of the Grant sum had been dis
covered. Dinner was sent in for the
whole force from an adjoining restau-
rant, and after half an hours rest the
search was again taken up. Midnight
came, but still no clew, so sandwiches
and coffee were served.
"Hellol" said clerk. 1.-THE blank
national people are working tonight,
tOO, OuCoo thcJ 10 III tliO ohnO DOA'
Sure enough the windows of the
bank across the street were brilliantly
lighted. The incident was soon for
gotten when the wearying hunt after
that elusive forty-five cents was re-
sumed. Shortly after one O'Clock in
the morning, as they were about to give
up for the night loud rapping was
heard at the front door of the bank.
"Hellol Hellol What's the matter?"
called the cashier through the keyhole.
"Matter, you chumps. Why, we've
got your blamed old forty-ive cents !!
Come along home to bedl"
Outside stood the crowd of clerks
from the neighboring bank. 1t APP
peared that in making cash transac-
ton, one Of the banks had paid the
other forty.five cents too much. As a
result fifty men had worked nine hours,
and the search was only ended then
because bright clerk, noticing the
light in the bank opposite, shrewdly
guessed the cause, hunted up the cash
slip, and discovered the error.-Har-
per's Round Table.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

| unwarranted had been inflicted upon
them in the course of the cruise. The
plug tobacco dished out to them by the
paymaster was musiy and unavoidable.
They had not received what they con-
sidered due allowance of fresh provi-
sions at the ports at which the vessel
had touched. The commanding off
Ger, they declared, was constructed of
putty, and they had no redress at the
mast for the injustices put upon them
by the inferior officers. The chief petty
officers were in just as bad a frame of
mind as the bluejackets and 30 were
the marines.
When the ship got into the harbor at
Tahiti and the mudhook was dropped
the men began to let themselves quiet.
ly over the side in parties of twenty or
more and to swim ashore. They did
this under cover of darkness. BY the
time the officers began to notice the
thinning out of the crew there were
not men enough left aboard to spread
mess gear. The crew had simply taken
French leave, practically in body.
Every man had a months pay along
with him in American gold, for monthly
money had been served out the day be-
fore. The deserters included nearly
all the chief petty officers, as well as
majority of the marine guard.
The officers were puzzled. The COM
manding officer had a conference with
them, but they could not decide upon
what to do. The skipper, with some of
the wardroom officers, went ashore the
following morning and found the men
walking around in an orderly fashion,
on good terms with the natives, and all
speechless and sullen. Those of them
whom the skipper met he ordered back
to the ship. None of the men made
any reply, and none went back to the
ship. The bluejackets remained on the
beach at Tahiti for more than a week,
conducting themselves with perfect
orderiness, but very bitter in their talk
about the ship out in the harbor. 1t
looked as if most of the sailors intend
ed to settle down at Tahiti and grow
up with the country, and meanwhile
the ship grew dirtier and dirtier and
had a general unworked look. Then
an American merchant living on the
island got the blue ackets together and
talked to them. The blueiackets told
him that the officers had made the ship
80 uncomfortable for them that they
had declined to stand for it, and that
they had no intention of returning
aboard. The American, who was
man of tact, went aboard the ship and
had talk with the officers, and then
he returned and talked again with the
men. He was a pretty good arbitrator,
for the men returned to the man-of-
war in body in a lighter and went to
work. Some of the bluejackets who
were ashore at Tahiti that time say that
the remainder of their South Pacific
cruise was like yachting.-New York
Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
An Itinerant Church.

Transportation, next to food supply,
is the most serious problem of civiliza-
ton. That Is why there is such vast
number of inventions recorded at the
Patent Office for the purpose of carry
ing people and things. Some of them
are very odd indeed.
Particularly for the use and benefit
of the evangelical missionary is new
ly-invented railway car. When on the
road it looks like an ordinary Pullman,
but, when desired, it expands into
church, and furnishes shelter and hous-
ing for a congregation of worshipers.
So complete is this travelling sacerdotal
edifice, indeed, that it actually has a
steeple, which is hoisted up and clap
ped upon the top of it as finishing
touch. Many people consider that
church without steeple is no church
at all in the proper sense, and hence
the desirableness of this part of the APP
paratus.
The inventor of this cathedral on
wheels is Albert Bierstadt, the distin-
guished painter of New York. His
idea sprang originally from recogni-
ton of the difficulties which must be
encountered by peripatetic preachers
who find themselves 80 frequently in
places where there is no church. Now,
it is a fact undeniable that religious
services of any kind depend for their
mpressiveness largely upon architec-
ture. A sermon delivered from a
gracefully carved pulpit in the apse of
a superb Gothic edifce has an effect
upon its hearers very different from
that which would be produced upon
the same congregation by the same dis
course pronounced from the tail Of
cart. Hence the value of the sacer-
dotal railway car herein described.
The car is as useful for transporta-
ton as any parlor Pullman. When it
reaches place where it's services in
it's sacred capacity are required, 1t is
run off upon a side track. But just
here it must be explained that cars of
this kind are designed to travel in
couples, each of them making one
half of the church. The side walls
are swung outward, and the whole
affair infolds, the two halves being
Joined together. In order to accom-
plish this the two cars are not upon
tracks side by side. If the tracks are
uOt COuFculcut, uhll u uOAou lailo toul-
porarily laid will do.
The steeple, which is collapsible, is
telescoped out before placing it upon
the summit of the edifice. Then, the
building being complete-its construc-
ton does not take more than half an
hour-it only remains to unfold lot
of settees for use as improvised pews
by the congregation, and all is ready
for the church service. The folding
pulpit, with baptismal font combined,
is mere detail, though important for
saving space. In conclusion, it ought
to be stated that the church is really
convertible into lecture hall or gal
lery for the exhibition of pictures.
Now that the interior of Africa is be-
ing penetrated by railways, it will be
practicable for missionaries to carry
churches with them, and to preach the
| gospel to the untutored blacks under
auspices much more favorable
ton Transcript.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing January "a, 1883.

Trains Going South and East wiH Leave Mont
peLier as follotos.
s:B5A. NJ. MAIL for Fitchburg, Boston. Spring.
field, New London and New York. Wagner Parlor
Car to Boston, without change.
1880 p. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
ell, and New York via Springfield, and Worcester
via Nashua. Wagner ParloI Car to Boston.
$3.50 p. M. PASSENGER, for white River
Junction, connecting with mixed train for Windsor.
'12;AO A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Boston vita Lowell
Wagner Sleepers to Boston and to Springfield.
Trains Going North and West:
$3.50 p. NJ. EXPRESS for Montreal and the
west, and week days for ogdensburg' Richford and
IO:1bA. Nj. PASSENGER. for Burlington, Rut.
land, ST. Albans Richford and Rouses Point, making
York.
3;3OP. NJ. PASSENGER, fer Burlington st Al,
bans, Montreal. Norwood and 0gdensburg. Wagner
Parlor Car TO Montreal without change.
b: 90 p. M. EXPRESS for Burlington, ST. Al
bans, and Montreal Pullman sleeping car from
Montpelier to Chicago without change. Due In
hlesg0 W Ton aeIt Hgh, Y AZ hs'e1
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
sale Mt the principal stations
Suburban Train Service.
leave Montpelier at $3.50, 9l5, 1850, A. NJ, ;55,
$50, $40 p. N, Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
after leaving time.
Leave Barre at s;lO $3.50 A. NJ 70; 90 M. 1905. sac
utes after leaving time.
Trains leave for williamstown at 1855 P. N. and
$3.50 p. N.
Daily, Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains viii stop at the Pioneerworks
to take or leave passengers when signaied'
O. A. LANG, Acting Agent
II. W. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
s. W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
The Business View.

Perhaps not since the beginning of
Cuba's struggle to be free has a more
impressive memorial on one branch of
the subject been presented to Congress
than that which has just been laid be-
fore it by the leading business men of
the United States.
The memorial confines itself to the
vast commercial and financial loss
which our own country has sustained
by reason of the prolongation of the
war. There are many other consider
atoms, of course, involved. There is
the right of mankind to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness. There
is the political principle that govern
ments derive their just powers from
the consent of the government. There
is the humane view, founded on the
terrible sufferings to which the people
of Cuba have been subjected, and the
fearful ravages of disease and starva-
ton. But all this is apart from the
purpose of the present memorial, which
deals with business losses only and
reaches these conclusions:
1.-THE destructive war in Cuba has con-
tinued for three entire years, with an aver
age loss OF import and export trade between
Cuba and this country OF 500, 1000, 900 per
year. or a total loss of $500, 900 900 import
and export trade since the beginning of the
war To this may fairly be added heavy
sums irretrievably lost by the destruction
OF American properties, or properties sup
ported by American capital in the island
itself, such as sugar factories, railways, to-
bacco plantations, mines, and other indus.
trial enterprises; the loss of the United
States in trade and capital by reason of this
war being probably far greater and more
serious than that of all the other parties
concerned, not excepting Spain herself"
These are the words of committee
of merchants, manufacturers, bankers,
vessel owners, and others engaged in
trade with Cuba. They come from
bitter personal experience. Last May
these signefs presented similar me-
moriai, but now they reinforce it from
experience since.
What these men ask of our govern.
ment is to stop the war. The form OF
Intervention they do not indicate
They desire "this governments aid il
bringing about actual peace" And
yet is it possible that there can ever be
any enduring peace save on the basis
of Cuban independence.-New York
Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Their Silence.

a brooklyn street car Is place for
social intercourse. There's always a
neighborly air about the crowd, and
personal and social matters are discuss
ed across the length of the car with
cheerful frankness. One night last
week two passengers and the conduc-
tor had Brooklyn car all to them
selves. One of the passengers was a
pretty girl, who ought to have larger
crowd to admire her. She was dainty
and young, and on good terms with the
world. The other passenger wished
she would laugh, 80 that he could
verify his conviction that she had dim
Piles.
At Montague street four young men
in evening clothes boarded the car.
The pretty girl wasn't lost upon them.
Each one tried TO win look from her,
but she was properly demure. Then,
after the fashion of very young men,
they went to work to entertain her; but
scin tilated in vain. She seemed quite
unconscious of their efforts. AT last
their talk drifted around to comment
on girl who was visiting at the house
where they had been calling.
"Did you ever see a girl 80 chang
tet. "She used to be a peach before
way of all schoolma'ms. Teaching will
spoil any nice girl in six months. New
er knew it to fail"
"Right you are, my boy" agre ed
one of his friends. "The Lord deliver
me from school teachers. 1 can tell
one a mile Off"
Cali school ma'ams look alike to
me-" hummed the third young man.
The fourth fellow didn't say anything.
He seemed like the passenger in the
corner, to be wondering about dimpes.
"'They all get the look" went on the
loud talker. "Sort of a thin-lipped,
snappy look; and no matter if they
have been awfully jolly, they forget
| how"
eyes; and they make a chap feel
deuced uncomfortabe-as if he were
going to be told to stay after school
or stand in a corner"
"They forget how to dress well, too.
Did you ever notice that?" inquired
the musical young man. "They give
up wearing soft, pussy-cat things, and
tie to linen collars and cuffs and AL
pine hats. Now, what like is pretty,
stylish girlish girl" This with q
furtive look at the specimen across the
aisle.
The car stopped and an elderly man
and woman came in. A CLEAN flashed
across the pretty girls face. She lean
ed forward, smiling sweetly.
"Good evening, Mrs. Allen" she
said distinctly, but with a queer little
tremor in her voice" "We miss Kate
dreadfully at school. She is one of my
favorite pupils, you know, and shall
he so glad when she is we'll enough to
come back"
Mrs. Allen gave an account of Kate's
state of health. Then rich, thick sill
ence descended upon the car. Three
young men examined their patent
feathers carefully. The passenger in the
corner disappeared behind his paper.
The pretty girl drew her fluffy wrap
about her, gave touch TO her picture
hat, and motioned to the conductor.
The car stopped and she stepped out
into the night; bat as she passed the
man in the corner she treated him TO a
smile that left no doubt as to the exist
ence OF those dimples."
you fellows are a precious set of
chumps, now, aren't your" said num-
Der four who had kept still-Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
SPRING NEEDS.
What Everybody Requires at
This Season.
Some Things Are of the Utmost
Importance to You.
This Will Tell You Just What You Most
Need Now and How to Get It.
SPRING NEEDS.

In the spring changes always take place
in our systems which require attention.
There is tired, languid feeling, depres-
sion, the digestive organs become de-
ranged, the blood is bad, causing the
complexion to become affected and the
person feels an inability to work.
AT such a time a spring medicine is alb
solutely necessary, and DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy is the
medicine you want. 1t will overcome all
these conditions. 1t will invigorate the
blood, regulate the digestive organs, clear
the complexion and make you feel strong
and WE'LL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

DR. AGSEw's Catarrhal PowDER.-Rev.
W. III Main, pastor OF the Baptist Emanuel
church, Buffalo, gives strong testimony for
and is firm believer in DR. Agnew's Catar-
rhal Powder He had tried many kinds Of
remedies without avail. "After using DR..
Agnew's Catarrhal Powder l was benefited
at once" are his words. 1t is a wonderful
remedy. It relieves instantly.-7O. Sold
by w. e. Terrill q Co., and Collins Blak-
ley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Remember, said the excited man,
money talks. I'll bet seventy-five cents
that Pm right. Money talksl And the
man with the shaggy silk hat and a
chronic expression of disgust edged
away, with the remark, Yes, and it's
just like some people. The smaller it
it the more noise it tries to make.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Never marry scientific womanl
Why not2 When l get home late my
wife can tell next morning with mi
croscope and few chemicals in just
what portion of the city I've spent the
night. How the dickens does she do
that? BY the mud on my shoes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Frostbitten Pete-What makes you
look 80 contented? Icicle Ike-l just
called Avalanche Bill a lily livered,
bull headed cur, and he made me eat
my words and it's the nearest I've
come to having a square meal in two
months,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
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WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1898.
Clubbing List.

The following offers are for the benefit
only Of subscribers to this paper who pay
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advance. One or more Of the publications
may be ordered, but the money for each, at
the club rate, must invariably accompany
the order, with all arrears III any, due on
the WAToHMAN and full year in advance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

HAVE You EczEMA2-Have you any skin
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these, and cures itching, bleeding, and
blind piles besides. One application brings
relief IN ten minutes, and cases cured In
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

"a dose In time saves lives" DIR. Wood
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
iousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 26c.