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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

he is apparently sinking under the weight
Of years and vital exhaustion. The best in
formed people admit that amendment Of his
ailment is imp )ssible, and that his physi-
clans only hope to alleviate the pain he is
suffering.
A PAT from London, Eng. last
week says the blizzard continues through
out the United Kingdom. Railroad trains
were imbedded in snow drifts, and tele-
graph wires were down. People were
frost bitten and frozen to death while trav-
cling on the moors. A hurricane swept all
the coast and terrific seas were running.
The channel service was suspended. There
were numberless wrecks of small craft.
Life boat and rocket service were busy.
Many people were rescued from drowning.
Shipping was everywhere seeking shelter.
DURING the discussion Of the agricultural
estimates in the lower house OF the German
diet last Wednesday Herr Knobel, national
liberal, asked that more stringent regula-
tions be enforced for the exclusion OF the
San Jose scale. In so doing Herr Knobel
said the cider manufacturers union de-
manded the complete prohibition Of the i'm
port of American apples. 1t would be i'm
possible to eventually avoid such q prohi-
bition. The industry was in such a -four
ishing condition that the moment was
particularly favorable. Moreover, he insis.
ted the complete exclusion of American
apples would be less burdensome than the
present costly examinations at the entry
ports. Baron Won Hammerstein-Loxten
the minister of agriculture, in reply, said
that If a more stringent operation was
found necessary he would make further
recommendations to the imperial govern
ment. The announcement was greeted with
cheers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
An Organ Builder ut Twelve.

Robert Barr, whose experiences at
the hands of the ~unspeakable Turk
have filled 30 much newspaper space
of late, is the father of two very re-
markable children. Though neither
Mr.. Barr o his wife has any special
taste for music, yet their only son and
daughter are prodigies in the art. The
boy, q lad OF twelve years of age,
spends all the time he can steal from
school in building pipe organs. He
has already constructed, .unassisted, a
big and handsome instrument at his
fathers new country place at World
ingham, England, and while doing 80
introduced many innovations that he
claims are great improvements upon
the old style of construction. The
daughter is a gifted pianist, who prom
ises to take rs high rank among the
instrumentalists of her day as her
father now holds as a novelist and
short-story iter.-Kansas City Star.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
NOiseleSS Cork Pavements.

A new cork pavement is favorably
regarded by the municipal authorities
in several cities. 1t is noiseless and
soft to the tread, but at the same time
durable. 1t is a variety of asphalt
paving, in which cork is substituted
for the sand of the ordinary kind, pre-
venting slipperiness, and d%eadening to
an even greater degree the vibrations
from passing vehicles. Snow does not
freeze to it, and as it is n~on-absorbent
its qualities seem much superior to
those Of wood pavements. 1t is said
to "stand" on heavy grades upon which
the ordinary asphalt pavements cannot
be used at all, and still afford a perfect
ly safe footing. For schools and hos
pitfalls it would seem to be the ideal
pavement, especially for courtyards,
Fairgrounds and streets around the
building. For these purposes the
noiselessness and cleanliness of the
new pavement give it a marked advan-
tage.-Industrial World.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Foreign.

THE sealing steamer Greenland which
arrived at St. Johns, N. F., last week,
met with disaster among the ice foes. She
reports twenty-five of her crew dead,
twenty-three missing and sixty-six so fear
fully frost bitten that twenty of them will
lose their limbs. She had IA 900 seals on
board when she arrived at 81, Johns.
THE press OF st. Petersburg is jubilant
over the Russian occupation Of Port Arthur
and Ta-Lieu-Wan. Il counsels Great Brit
ain to put the best face upon the matter.
The Vedomosti says that Russia thereby
assumed great responsibilities. She must
prevent Japan's territorial designs by every
means in her power. Russia indirectly takes
China under her protection and further ex-
ploitation of the celestial empire therefore
will give offense to Russia.
MRS. DELLA TUDOR PARNELL, mother OF
the late Charles Stewart Parnell, died
recently at Avondale, Rathdrum, County
wicklow, Ireland, as the result Of the
burns received last week from the ignit-
ing OF her clothing while she was sitting be-
fore a fire. She was about eighty years old,
and to the last was a devoted champion OF
the doctrine of complete political indepen-
dence for Ireland of which her favorite son
was the most celebrated exponent.
NEXT to the probabilities of war the Brit
ish public is most keenly interested in the
condition of Mr.. Gladstone, although par
ticulars as to his condition are not made
public. Perhaps it should be said he is not sc
i'll as that his powers are failing; and that
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
MISCELLANY.
Couldn't Be Done.

"Boys," began the Sunday-school
superintendent impressively. 81 hope
none of you will ever get into the rep
rehensible habit of abiding to your
father as the old man. When you
grow up, no matter how big or old you
may be, you should always look up to
and respect the silver hairs OF your
father, who has grown bent and gray
working for you in your helpless in
fancy. Now, all of you who think you
can do this, please raise your right
hands,"
Up went every hand except one.
Sternly cycling the delinquent, the
superintendent solemnly observed:
"Why, young man, l am Mortified
absolutely ho~rriied-as we'll as aston
ished at your behavior. Don't you
wish to raise your hand and put your
self on record as being willing TO re-
spect the gray hairs of your father
when you grow up to be a man2"
"No; no use tryin'; can't do it, no.
how" unblushingly responded the lad.
"Why not, sonny?"
"'Cause he amt liable to have no
gray hair. Dads bald," chirped the
youthful philosopher triumphantly, and
amid q general litter the discomitted
superintendent gave it up and passed
on to something else.-Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
JOB PRINTING!
NEW AND FAST PRESSES.

The WATcHMAN COMPANY has recently
placed in its press room two new job print
ing presses, Of the latest improved make,
securing quick action n perfect execution
in printing commercial work and the small
or articles OF job printing.
The COMPANY will thus be enabled both
to fill all orders with despatch and to fur
nish the best quality Of work at the lowest
prices.
For business or calling cards, wedding
stationery, envelopes, letter or bill heads,
statements, circulars, flyers, hand bills,
dance orders, programs, lawyers Briefs
forms or blanks-any printed article OF any
kind, large or small, common or special,
come to the Office of the WATcHMAN Com
FANNY.
With three quick acting cylinder presses
the CoMPANY's facilities for book and
pamphlet work, for poster and the larger
articles OF printing are unrivalled.
The CoMPANY's fine equipment in the
matter of Presses is supplemented by a line
OF Type and material adequate in extent
and variety to the largest demands, and by
the best skilled workmen.
Orders solicited. Estimates furnished.
VERMONT WATCHMAN Co,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Making Leather Velvet.

M. Puech, of Mazamet, in France,
is the inventor of an interesting method
by means of which the wool of Sheep
skins can be converted into velvet. Up
till % tanned sheepskins with wool on
them have been used for rugs, carpets
or the lining of clothing and the wool
has been left in the curled or combed
state. Seeing that the natural DISPOSE
ton of the innumerable ibers is per-
fectly regular and we'll suited for vel
~vetization, M. Puech conceived the
idea of removing all impurities from
the skin and wool and adjusting them
in such a way that the hairs would not
tangle or mat, which would of course
be fatal to the success of the operation.
Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
The Old Guide Board.

Where country roads diverge with graceful angle
skirt the wood or perfume laden field,
Above the climbing vines and wild flowers tangle
The gray old guide posts fingers are revealed,
Whose letters times soft touch has half concealed.
To dusty wanderers 1t speaks In pity;
1t marks the pleasure seekers nearing goal;
1t counts the weary miles to the far city;
1t names old towns where nature holds control,
Or points the way where oceans surges roll.
And aged men, this thoroughfare frequenting,
Bear semblanceito this weather beaten sign
Times tabulated miles they seem presenting;
Mid natures bowers they point down life's decline,
Their placid faces c. ming night divine.
Some stranger tits, obseI wing, speaks most often,
OF mellow marks upon the sign boards face,
And strangers, too, first note the lines that soften
The visage of a lifelong friend with grace,
So subtly done we failed the change to trace.
to earth's edict of succession,
This landmark gray will fall meath times vast trend,
And gentle, aged faces make confession
These last decents on toward life's ocean tend;
Each calmy rests and waits its missions end.
Boston Courier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

Weare is at the junction Of the Yukon and
Tanana Rivers, and the route is 1,618 miles
long. The contract provides for two round
trips per month, and the contractor Is to
provide supplies and relief stations. The
principal intermediate points on the route
are Dawson City and Forty Mile. Canada,
and Circle City, Alaska. The Canadian
Government will establish supply stations
on its territory.
THE New York legislature passed a bill
last Thursday appropriating one million
dollars for a war contingent fund. The act
was witnessed by a large number Of people
in the galleries and was enthusiastically
applauded.
THREE terrific explosions occurred last
Wednesday at the Sycamore Powder Mills,
Clarksville, Tenn, fatally ~injuring four en-
ployes, John Morris, Jos Fizer, Pearley
Felts and James Cullom. The explosion
was felt for a radius OF fifty miles. The
granting mill and magazine Nos. / to 4 blew
up, the rolling and packing houses being
also destroyed. The cause of the explosion
Is unknown. For some time blasting pow
der only has been manufactured The mill
employed nearly 200 men.
THE city of San Francisco and the north
ern pOrtion of California were visited by a
sharp earthquake last Thursday night.
Buildings swayed violently for from ten to
fifteen seconds. A tenement house on
Clementina street collapsed, but all the in
mates were rescued. The guests of hotels
and lodging houses ran to the streets, but
none were seriously injured. At least a
hundred stores suffered losses by the break
ing of frail articles. The shock is pro-
nounced as the most severe one since 1868.
AT Mare Island the government hospital
was wrecked and a saw mill blown down.
BODILY pain loses it's terror if you've a
bottle of DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil in the
house. Instant relief in cases of burns, cuts,
sprains, accidents of any sort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
The Drink q Man Needs.

An average man requires ifty-nine
ounces of food per diem. He needs
thirty-seven ounces of water for drink
ing, and in breathing he absords thirty
ounce of oxygen. He eats as much
water as he drinks, 80 much of that
fluid being contained in various foods.
In order to supply fuel for running the
body machine and to make up for
waste tissue he ought to swallow daily
the equivalent of twenty ounces of
bread, three ounces of potatoes, one
ounce of butter and one quart of water.
The body of a man weighing 154
pounds contains ninety-six pounds, or
forty-six quarts, of water.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Tie Angel in You.

Doubt not your better III -believe
The better self the true one;
'Tis not the gray sky that's the sign
OF heaven; lis the blue one.
Quench not the spirits light that comes,
h rarely to illumine
The house of life-the house Unfaith
Would build the spirits tomb in.
Let not the grosser part of you
Mere matter-make Faith falter
When In your heart she would uprear
Truths high and holy altar.
Let not the senses clamor drown
The small voice of the spirit;
Heed not the devil that bid you scorn
Heavens message when you hear 1t.
Doubt not your better s~elf--all else,
~Sloughed of at last, shall perish;
Doubt not your better self, but o
Gods angel in you cherishl
o, doubt your brain when 1t denies
That which is e'er most real
Tn eternal element In things
That ~perish--the IDEAL
Doubt not your better self-belieye
1t is nfe's very kernel
The little spark of the divine
That tells Of the eternal.
Mary Norton Bradford in Boston Glob
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Just for Fun.

Suitor-"Sir, l love your daughter"
Blunt Father-"Well, sir. What does
that prove?" - Philadelphia North
American.
The Boy-"I guess sisters beau must
be engaged to her at last" The Girl
-"Why?" The Boy-"He has quit
giving me monev."-Up-to-D
Helen-"Don't you think my new
bonnet is a perfect dream?" Matte
cts more than a dream, dear; it's a
genuine nightmare."-Chicago News.
"You've voted here once to-day"
said the election officer. Nonsense"
replied the repeater, unabashed; "you
see, I'm twins. "-Philadelphia Ameri-
can.
"Parker always eXaggerates every
thing So" Eyes; he can't even start
an account at the bank without over
drawing t."-Columbus (Ohio) State
Journal.
"This mandolin cost only $40, and it
will last your daughter a lifetime" GA
lifetime? Gracious! Show me one that
will last her about ten ys,"-Chicago
News.
"Do you think it is like me?" she
asked as she she showed him her latest
photograph. 'tLike you?" he repeat
ed. 81 can almost hear il. "-Indianap-
oils Journal.
Jones-"I started to ask Newlywed
whether two could live on what one
could, but" Brown-"But what?"
Jones-"But he struck me for a ZEN
before / could finish.'-Puck.
pride" said Uncle Eben, sam er
good ting in its place. But er country
or er citizen is in hard luck when he
ain got muffin much 'ceppin' his pride
ter be proud of."-Washington Star.
sour Cousin John, who lives next
door TO us, has gone to the Klondike."
"Weren't you sorry to see him SOP"
"Not 80 awfully sorry. He took his
six dogs with him."-Chicago Tribune.
He-"The trouble with too many
people in this world is that they never
stop to think" She-"Yes, but l no.
tice that the most successful people are
the ones that don't have to stop to
think"
"Joes is looking all over town for
you" $50 l understand; but Pm
keeping under over. 1t must be that
/ owe him money or that he wants to
owe me some. "--Philadelphia North
American.
"Young Mr.. Enjee is quite statu-
esque,' remarked one young woman.
EYES," was the answer. "He strikes
attitudes all the time he is awake. All
he does is TO pose and repose. Wash
ington Star.
Conclusion: Sportsman (who has
bagged nothing and is bargaining for a
hare) - acknowledgment That's
rather high, isn't it?" Shopkeeper-
sab, but see what q splendid place it's
been hit."-Pick.M e-Up.
Professionalism bad! One of my
pupils, to whom l have given two
courses of instruction in the cultivation
of the memory, has forgotten to pay me,
and the worst of it is, l can't remember
his namev'-Fliegende Blaetter.
REALLY, my dear, you are not blind
enough to think that the count has a
real love for you?" cit does seem in
credible, does it not? But he has
offered to let me keep half the dowry
for myself. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

These two words emphasize a neces-
sity and indicate a remedy.
SPRING-the season when the blood is
most impure as a result Of the win
ter's closer confinement, higher liv-
ing, slower action Of the kidneys
and liver; when humors of all kinds,
boils, pimples and eruptions are
most liable to appear; when the
weak, languid condition Of the whole
bodily structure demands and well
comes help.
MEDICINE - that to which the millions
turn at this season-Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla. The original and only prep
aration especially adapted to the
present needs of the human family
that which makes the blood pure and
clean, as shown by its thousands of
wonderful cures of dreadful blood
diseases; creates an appetite and
cures dyspepsia, as shown by It's
"magic touch" in all stomach trou-
bles; steadies and strengthens the
nerves, as proved by people for
merly nervous, now calm and self
possessed, thanks to
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
The Way of a Maid.

She was a maid of motions strange
Concerning man.
Her fancies tool a goodly range,
As woman's can.
She said she loved an eye of gray
My own are blue.
would 1 could in any way
Have changed their hue.
The sort of hair that pleased her best
Was brown, she said.
Which caused me oft supreme unrest
My own is redi
Her taste in nose" was aquiline;
Oh, cruel rubl
In vulgar parlance one like mine
Is. termed a snubl
She liked a stately man and tall
Alasi my fate
Has blessed me with a stature small
Not five feet eight,
She dotted on a figure slim
without a doubt
| could not satisfy that whim-
For l am stout.
And, knowing this, how could l dare
"a boor like mel
To ask that maid her life to share
My wife to be2
And yet | did egregious ass,
must confess:
l popped the ~Question-and, alasl
She answered, "Yesl"
Sydney Bulletin
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

DocroRRD NINE YEARS FOR TETTER.-Mr.
James CASTOR, merchant, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, writes: "For nine years l nave been
disigured with letter on my hands and
face. AT last l have found a cure in DR..
Agnew's Ointment. 1t helped me from the
first application, and now l am permanently
cured.''-15. Sold by w, E. Terrill & Co,
and Collins Blakley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

WHATS THE TRoUBLEl-Is it sick head
ache?-Is it biliousness2-Is it sluggish
liver2-Is your skin sallow?-Do you feel
more dead than alive2 Your system needs
toning.-Your liver isn't doing it's work.
Liver Pills, 10 cents for 40 doses, will work
wonders for you.-16 Sold by W. K. Ter
rill q Co. and Collins Blakley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
forgiveness.

They loved each other wen, they swore.
And so to wed they wildly hoped;
Wherefore 1t wasn't long before
They laughed at locksmiths and eloped,
Her pa forgaye, as papas do;
Her mamma too, forgave and blessedi
His ma and pa forgave them, too,
And brothers, sisters-all the rest.
And only two could not forgive;
They've not forgiven to this day,
And won't as long as e'er they live
They can't forgive themselves, they say
London Figaro
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Shadows on the Wall.

When the room is tidy
Toys are put away,
Eyes are growing sleepy,
Skies are turning gray;
Comes the children's clamor
AS they round me throng--
Fairy lore's exhausted,
Sung each nursery song;
In the mellow lamplight
flushed their voices all.
Whilst they watch me making
Shadows on the WALL
Through the happy silence,
Rings their laughter low
AS upon the wall, there,
Shadows come and go.
Nurse, unseen, %unheeded,
Watches from the door.
Whilst the children's voices
Plead for Just one more!
One by one they leave me,
Till sit alone,
Seeing, in the twilight,
Shadows of my w
Long forgotten fancies,
Dreams in olden guise;
Till from heart to eyelids
Tears, %unbidden, rise
Happy, happy childreni
Time has joys for all
Only some are ~fieeting
Shadows on the wall.
Clifton Bingham in London Daily Mail.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

The proper quantity to be fed for
the cheapest production of milk or
flesh is the quantity that is eaten up
clean every time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

The front end of the great glacier of
Alaska presents a wall 800 feet thick
and its breadth varies from three to
ten miles, while its length is $50 miles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Domestic.

The Postmaster General awarded the
contract last Thursday for carrying the
mail for four years, from Juneau to Weare,
Alaska, to e. O.. Richardson of Seattle,
Wash, at an annual compensation OF $4,000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
HEART TROUBLE FOR TWO YEARS
RELIEVED IN n DAY.

Mr.. VIM. NJ. Steele, al Elm st., Albany,
N. Y, writes: l have had heart trouble for
two years. l could hardly walk a block on
account of shortness Of breath and heart
trouble. l was relieved in one day with
DR.. Frost's Heart Tonic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Spring Medicine

Only those who have been relieved
of great suffering can fully appreciate
the gratitude with which the testi-
monials overflow written in favor of
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

FOR that tired feeling you must en-
rich and purify your blood. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the medicine you need.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
HEADACHE ALL HER LIFE.

Mrs. l.. Baker of st. Adams, VT, writes
/ have been troubled with sick headache all
my life, and have tried many other remedies
but could get no relief until 1 used Frost't
Headache Cure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Gentlemen:-I desire to let you know
l have been permanently cured by Hoods
Sarsaparills. After having the measles
my eyes were very sore. They would swell
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

SO that / could scarcely see. The pain was
so great I could hardly sleep at night.
After a time white spots came on my eyes.
They began to make my sight dim. 1 took
medicines prescribed for me, but the effect
was only temporary. 1 saw a testimonial
which told Of a boy whose
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
40 SEPARATE CURES a.

Prepared in handy pollet form at25 DC a bottle,
except Ointment, 25c; Balsam Spray, Soc
G~eneralTonic, S1.0O; and Vigor Maker, $1.00.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06

REALLY, my dear, you are not blind
enough to think that the count has a
real love for you?" cit does seem in
credible, does it not? But he has
offered to let me keep half the dowry
for myself. "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-10-04
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