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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22
NewDury.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. w, Hubbard are visit ng
friends in Montgomery.
Mrs. L. F. Wheeler leaves for Washing
ton, ID. G., February IT.
Sunday morning was the coolest of the
season, the mercury ranging from twenty
five degrees to thirty degrees below zero.
The lecture by Rev. A. J. Hough booked
for Monday evening on "The Country Par
son" was postponed to Tuesday evening on
account of the storm.
One of the worst billiards. ever expert.
enced in this region swooped down on the
uDsuspecting community Monday evening
aud continued with unabated fury for fif-
teen hours, blocking highways and door
yards, and many strange and curious
freak was wrought with the snow by the
wind god. The village was almost literally
buried and no one could reach the side
walks without vigorous use OF the shovel
on Tuesday morning. II will cost large
amount TO render the roads passable
throughout the town. In some respects 10
was worse than the blizzard of November 81.
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den to myself Was troubled with
smothering spells, also palpitation OF
the heart and that bearing down feel
ing, and could not be on my feet much.
81 was growing worse all the time,
until 1 took your medicine.
"After taking three boxes OF Lydia
T.. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound
Lozenges, the tumor passed from me-
"My health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite distance
and am troubled no more with palpita-
ton of the heart or bloating. rec
ommend your medicine to all sufferers
from female troubles"
1t is hardly reasonable to suppose
that any one can doubt the efficiency
of Mrs Pinkham's methods and medl-
cine in the face of the tremendous vol
ume of testimony.
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An Incident of the Rebellion,

Charles d. Naylor of Fayston, a
veteran of the Eleventh Vermont regi-
ment, War Of the Rebellion, relates the
following interesting incident of the
war, happening in the summer of 1864
While chasing the rebels from Wash
ington through Maryland, some of us
soldiers, being exhausted through sick.
ness but not willing to give up, were
obliged to fall out. There were, per-
haps, a hundred of US gathered in a
grove. There had been some wood cut
in this grove and some of which had
not been split, was lying around. Now,
we felt that we would be disturbed be-
fore morning, by guerillas, who were
always following the rear of an army
for the sake of plumber. In order to
defend ourselves against them, sug-
gested that we form breastwork of
the logs that were lying around there.
Well, we went to work, as best we
could, to roll those logs and form cir
Gle. When we had done this, l called
for someone to take command 30 that
there would be no confusion. l was
unanimously chosen, not because ! was
more capable OF commanding, but l
suppose, because / had suggested the
plan. then told the boys to form in
side the breastwork and to see that
their guns were all loaded, and their
ammunition handy and if the guer-
rillas came only on one side, to form in
two ranks, the front one 10 fire and fall
back and load, while the rear rank was
to step to the front and fire, if neces.
sary. When we had all arrangements
completed, we anxiously waited for de-
velopments. II was a still, bright
moonlight night, and we could see out
side the grove, as it was only small
one. We had waited perhaps two
hours when, being close to the ground
we beard a rumbling noise, which soon
grew lolder and we then knew that we
had WORK before US. On they came,
with their swords Gathering, feeling,
suppose, that they had a sure thing of
it. But they reckoned "without their
host" We were prepared for them.
AS they came to the edge of the grove
they halted and called upon us to sur.
render. / then gave the command to
fire. There were many saddles emp
tied. But they thought they had us
then, sure, and their commander called
to them to charge; but again we were
ready. gave the command to fire
And there were many more saddles
emptied. This proved too much for
them. They wheeled around and
scampered off, not to modest us any
more. They had warm reception.
Not one among us was hurt. Charles
ID. Naylor, Eleventh Regiment, Fays-
ton, Vt.
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w ingtoD.
O1n G. Carnes is Inn with th

Ora @. Carnes is i'll with the grip,
j. ID. Richardson is at home from Barre
for few days.
Mrs. c. II. Smith ia in South Royaltoa
caring for her sister, Mrs. DR.. Fish, who 10
ill.,
ThouIald Torgerson has gone to his home
in New Haven, Conn, for few weeks'
visit.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs. G.
w. Huntington Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
Frank Counter, night Waterman at the
polishing mill, cut his left hand quite badly
last Friday night.
A nine and one-half pound son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. q. III. Johannessen last
week Wednesday.
r. l.. McGovern and william Reid were
nj Barre aud John Elphenstone in North.
field over last Sunday.
l.. j. Potevin and wife have returned
from Burlington where they have been Wis.,
iting for the past six weeks.
Hiram and Joseph Bresette have gone to
Can ada for few days stay They will en-
deavor before their return to dispose OF the
farms they own there.
Miss Lena Barup is stopping with Mrs
NJ. A. G. White for n few weeks, after which
she will return to her work in Barre in the
family OF Homer Fits.
No work was done AT the stone sheds last
Friday aud Saturday on account of cold
weather. The mercury dropped TO twenty
nine degrees below zero on Saturday.
Following is a list of unclaimed letters at
the post office on February /, which if not
called for in thirty days, will be sent to the
dead letter office; Miss Ruth English War
rem, Miss Maude E. Dole, Miss Annie Pow
ers, Mrs. John Dooley, G. Mida Peabody,
MIR. #. ID. Loomis Orren A. Stearns, Joseph
SENEGAL, Carlos Blakely, Harper Cephalgon
Company.
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East Roxbury.

The snow roller was out last Thursday
and Friday.
Eighteen inches of snow fell here last
Wednesday.
Alice Webster is i'll with the grip and
heart trouble
Bertha Thayer, who has been working in
Randolph, is at home.
Abbie Ladd was guest at Byron Wake
held's in West Brooktield, last week.
Joe Duffany is quite ill with the grip.
The other members of the family who have
been i'll are on the gain.
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AWFUL EXPERIENCE WITH HEART DIS.
EASE THAT DR.. Agnew's Cure for the
Heart works like magic, and cures as prov
on by the testimony Of Mr.. l.. j. Law, To-
ronto, Can. II vas so sorely troubled with
heart disease that was unable for eighteen
months TO lie down in bed, lest / smother.
After taking one dose of DIR. Agnew's Heart
Cure, retired and slept soundly. / used
one bottle and the trouble has not re-
turned. "-6-For sale by w, K. Terrill &
Co., and Collins Blakeley.
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The City Liquor Agency.

Three statements OF the state Of things in
the liquor agency are made: () Agent
Skinner is charged for liquors purchased,
freight, salary, elc, S6,295.69; he is credited
with cash paid to treasurer, liquors on
hand, ETC.. s5,729 80, leaving deficit of
S672 q.
(2 The agent is charged with liquors,
freight, salary, etc, So ,026 As; he is cred
tied S4,366 33 for liquors on hand, cash
paid to treasurer, etc, leaving deficit OF
$500 IL.
(3) The sales OF liquor az shown by the
sgents books, amount to $4,2665S
(H Agent Lull's account shows charges
for liquor, freight. etc, 1,81l,77; credits,
81 $780, profit, 81 30: The amount Of
Mr. Lull's sales, 81 296 49,
L. appears that liquors have been sold at
profit OF from 33b psr cent to 40 aud 80
per cent. None have been sold at an adj
vance less than 33B per cent, and the audi
tors assume that the average profit on sales
cannot be less than 33s per cent, Upon
this basis, they report, Mr.. SINNERS sales
book should have shown sales aggregatiDg
S5,394.00. He had liquors which cost the
city "a, 115.12. Sold at 1874 per cent profit
the aggregate sales should have BEEN as
stated, So, 1914 90, instead OF 81 1866 IS as his
sales book shows, leaving Sl127.42 to be
accounted for.
No satisfactory explanation OF this short
age, the auditors report, is given. 1t is said
the agency was burglarzed at one time, and
some liquor was stolen, but the loss from
this cause, the mayor says, was estimated at
S15.
1t appears that Mr.. Skinner did not keep
the money received from liquor sales sepa-
rate from his private funds used in his
meat business, and that he did not promptly
pay over to the city the money received for
| liquors. When he turned over the agency
to Mr.. Lull, December 1, 1893, he had inhis
hands 81 1923 "a of the city's money, after
deducting his salary. This sum has since
been paid into the city treasury.
Last year the city's liquors we're sold at
a gross profit of S118074, on percentage OF
about % per cent, the total amount furnish
ed and accounted for being S564076 In
Mr.. SINNERS account the total amount oil
sales appe airing on his sales book il S2l67S
less than the amount paid by the city fol
the liquors delivered into his hands, after
deducting the liquors he returned at the
close of his agency.
The auditors, on a review OF all the cir
cumstances, say they are "forced to the
conclusion that about 81. 900 has leaked ou
OF the business somewhere, when or wher,
they cannot tell"
The small.gan under Mr.. Lull's admin
istration is explained by the circumstanc
that, by some Misunderstanding, he sold
considerable quantity OF liquors at a pric,
lower than the cost. The auditors are con
WINGED OF the mistake and o. k. Mr.. Lull's
account.
The. auditors make statement OF tn,
standing OF the liquor agency account as /
! would have been but for the misadventure
under the two agencies.
DEBIT.
Liquors on hand Feb. /, 1898, s 486O
Liquors purchased, 5,245 Z
Freight, 1923 8
Agents salary, 400 0
Sundries, $50
t S6,295 6
CREDIT.
Total sales, Sc 677 8
Ne profit, 382 9
There seems to be good deal of rum il
1 this husiness
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Corfnth,

Orange Rowell who has been sick at Ben
ton Rowell's is better.
Mrs. Julia Fits has been visiting her
father, G. o. Cooke, and two sisters.
Mrs. Moses Magoon is in poor health and
under the care of DR.. Godfrey of Chelsea.
George Emery closed his second success
full term of school at the Meadow on Friday.
Charles Taggart OF Topsham gave one Of
his recitals at the academy hall Friday
evening.
Mrs Lyman Porter, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, is not able to leave
her room.
l.. NJ. Edison is selling room papers, hav-
ing received a very nice line of samples of
the 1899 papers from the manufacturers.
Major Charles X. Darling is not as has
been stated in the Opinion, Chelsea boy,
but instead is a "Corinthian." He was
born not far from the center of the town Of
Cornth and lived in town until quite a
young man, when he went away to school.
His mother was the daughter of Deacon
JOS ph Knight and was born in Corinth
His father was also born in COriuth and re-
ceived his education at Corinth Academy
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CaIaIs.

Rena Guernsey and Inez Cameron, who
have been teaching in East Montpelier, are
at home 60 Mrs. Orlando Martin of
Plainfeld and Miss Lila Morse were in
town last Sunday. - The stone cutters
ball did not materialize for the lack of peO-
Pile. - The first annual musicians ball
will be held at Memorial hall, North Calais,
Wednesday evening, February %. Every
body invited. Music by eight musicians
and prompter. - Elgin Mann has just
finished his wood job for H. A. Morse, hav
ing cut one hundred and sixty-seven solid
cords.
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A BAYoNEr THRUST is as pin scratch to
the tortures of Indigestion and Dyspepsia.
The bravest soldier will weaken before the
onslaught of these redoubtable enemies to
health DR.. Won STAINS Pineapple Tablets
break down the strongholds of disease,
build up and fortify the wasted nerve force,
give new life, new hope, new energy, no st
the banner of victory in the stead OF the
flag OF distress. IS cents.-10. Sold by w.
E, Terrill q Co., and Collins Blakely.
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Sotionl.
ROY D4iley is out agaln.

NUy D1IIty To UUI HBdIH'
Little Henry Reed, who has been so long
i'll, Is ont OF doors once more.
Mrs Lawrence at the last moment sur
prised people ny deciding not to move to
Barre, and sill occupies Mr.. Dail-y's ten
ement
The school, which was to have closed
February 4 did not close until February o,
owing to the illness OF the teacher the week
previous.
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TUMOR EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success of Lydia q.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Mrs. ELIZABETH WHEELocK, Magno-
liza, Iowa, in the following letter de-
scribes her recovery from very criti-
cal conditions:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I have been
taking your Vegetable Comnonnd. and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-02-22

AO"NJ w oOhho
is praises. 1t
las done won
lers for me in
relieving me
OF q tumor.
I" My health
has been poor
for three years.
Change of life
was working
n upon me. /
y was very
|" much bloated
nd was q bur-
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he got rid OF them entirely. All manner of skin
troubles are healed at once In the zane way.
1t is the Queen of Nursery and Toilet Powders.
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Builds up the system, puts pure, rich
blood in the veius makes men and women
strong and healthy-Burdock Blood Bit
tiers. A any drug store
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~ suffered for months from sore throat.
Eclectic Oil cured me in twenty.four
hours" NJ. s. Gist Hawesville, KY.
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True
! Greatness
!! In Medicine

Is proved by the health
of the people who have
taken it. More people have
been made well, more cases
of disease and sickness
have been cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla than by any
other medicine in the
world. The peculiar COM
bination, proportion and
process in its preparation
make Hoods Sarsaparilla
peculiar to itself and I'M
equalled by any other.
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Comfort p powder

For blackheads and pimpes, II. A. McBrue, OF
Fayetteville, NC, says: BY using
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-10-26
TIE WEIC8T OF HOGS.
Animal to the Hcnvy POrkers
of Other Years.

We are told and impressed by the
authorities in the provision trade that
there is no possible chance that heavy
hogs will be in favor for considerable
time, if ever again, says Texas Stock
Journal This view we are informed
is based upon the requirements OF con-
sumers and the retail and export trade.
Formerly packing hog was heavy at
$50 to $50 pounds; now packing hogs
are considered heavy at $50 pounds.
Packers get all the lard they can pos
sibly handle WI ut buying single
lard hog. The best marketable weight
now is about $50 pounds, and the best
all-around porker does not exceed 225
pounds, although that weight is too
heavy to-day to sell well. Farmers who
make their hogs too heavy to suit the
buyers must expect to get low prices,
as the light weights bring the most
money. The sides are manipulated into
breakfast bacon, canvased and sold
for eight to ten cents per pound, Shout
ders converted into California hams
and retailed for ten cents per pound;
the hams are small and sell readily for
1914 cents, and some with an extra fin
ishing touch retail for as much as IS
cents per pound. Then, isn'tit strange,
taking into consideration the above
facts, that our farmers and feeders will
continue to feed after their pigs are
thoroughly ripe for market, while with
every breath the packer is saying to
them: eff you feed another feed, I'll
dock you" What is to their interest,
the same Is to our interest. Then il
behooves US to reach out for quick,
growthy, fatten-at-any-age pigs, and six
months after the pig is farrowed turn
him over to the packers, who in return
will pay you more than if you had fed
it seven months, so far as profit is con-
cerned.
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G&@Nr3& -&&SA 40 w 70 &ea&C
{ The Broken Record ;
E BY G. E. G. Peabody.
SA@A9,A9 M@A4A GA S,A3at

THE day was drowsy with sunshine,
and even Muggins, six foot two and
with the frame of Il giant, felt the in
fluence of the perfect California day,
as he meditatively chcwed the end of
a lemon sucker and watched the last
load of oranges leave for the packing
house, with the Mexican Manuel
perched high on top, his tall peaked
sombrero bobbing wildly up and down
as the heavy loaded wagon jolted over
the narrow winding trail that by cour-
tesy was called road.
81 knew hit" rumbled Muggins
from within the depths of his throat,
as he saw the wagon lurch to one side
and come to sudden stop. IL knew
hit! l told tibet miserable greaser to
look out for thet chuck hole, and now
he's in hit up to his hub!"
"What is the matter, pop?"
Muggins' daughter, laden with pop
pies fresh from the mesa, rivalng the
glow of health upon her cheeks, had
come up where her father was stand
ing shaking his fist at the excited
Manuel, who was wildly fourishing his
whip.
Matter enough" grumbled Muggins.
Look thar!" he exclaimed, as he point
ed in the direction of the now crazy
Mexican, who was jumping up and
down in his excitement.
"Stuck?" asked his daughter, shad-
ing her eyes with her hand and looking
down the road.
"Worse than a tenderfoot with 40
acres of wash" grunted Muggins.
"Well, 1t serves you right! l told you
to never trust him out Of your sight.
never saw a greaser yet who knew
enough to herd bees!"
"since when, Beth" answered her
father, drily, "has this yere ranch
been given over to pettycoat govern
ment?"
ever since you married nom,
reckon" she answered, demurely.
"Look at himl" calculated Muggins,
again pointing in the direction of the
perspiring Manuel and ignoring the
home thrust, for it was matter of talk
throughout the whole district that
although Muggins bossed all the men
within 20 miles, he himself was bossed
by his little wife, who only tipped the
scales at 100 pounds. "See him hitchin'
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-10-26
SUGAR FOR SOLDIERS.
Some Experiments Made In Germany
Prove Its Value as Strength
Imparting Ration.

A paper was read recently at Metz,
Germany, by DR.. Leitensdorfer, at a
meeting of the local Army Surgeons
society, on the subject of the use OF
sugar as food in the army. The lee
turer based his remarks upon personal
observations. In three companies OF
soldiers ten men without means and Of
weak constitution were used Tor the
tests, and ten stronger men to control
the same. Before the experiments be-
gan, the weight, pulse at rest and pulse
at work, and respiration were taken
for each individual. The stronger man
having q pulse at rest Of so or less
showed an increase Of to IS beats at
work; the weaker ones, when sub
iected to the identical exercise, showed
an increase as high as 80 beats above
90 or over.
The sugar men received seven, and
later on ten to twelve Jumps Of sugar
day, each lump being equal to five
prammes. In some cases the amount
was increased up to 81 grammes day.
The result of the experiemnt was the
following: In scientific sense favor
able influence upon the capacity OF the
individual was shown at so to 60
grammes q day, added to the regular
ration, the pulse and respiration being
lower while at work than with those not
fed on sugar, and then the men fed on
sugar showing an increase of weight
greater than those who did not eat the
sugar. The favorable influence OF the
sugar upon the muscles and the heart
exhibited itself in greater endurance.
From a practical point of view 1t was
determined: /. That men like sugar
and it agrees with them. 3 That sugar
satisfies both hunger and thirst. 3.
That sugar gives quick relief in case OF
hunger, faintness and exhaustion, ow-
ing to the fact that it is easily abb
sorbed.
The Agricultural Society of France
on March 3, at the instance of its presl-
dent. NJ. S. Tetard, resolved to request
the government to allow more impor-
tant place to sugar in the army rations.
The request has led to an order by the
minister of war to the corps command
ers to make experiments for the pur-
pose of determining if, and to what eX-
tent, the addition of sugar to the ration
would be profitable in the field.-Beet
Sugar Gazette.
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"Wul, / swear, so l naceI EVERYBODY
hold their breath while fgger up
what the tenderfoot has picked"
This would have been difficult mat
ter had any one tried it, for Muggins
counted and recounted the marks that
he had placed opposite Bray's name.
"It's-it's-" he began, but he could
get no further.
Its one hundred and twenty-fve!"
cried Beth, triumphantly, glancing over
her fathers shoulder. Mr.. Bray has
won!"
"'TAin't no such thing!" roared Mug
gins. "My eyes are weak an I've been
countin' 'em over twice! You git my
glasses"
Beth brought the glasses, and her
father, putting them on, started a re-
count. But it only resulted in adding
one more box to the credit of Bray.
Hits broke the record" gasped
Muggins, IAN hit wuz done by tender
foot, tool Tenderfoot, shake! I've al
ways known tibet you couldn't tell how
far a frog could jump by lookin' at him.
but never rated you higher than pol
fywog, an thar wuz where l made mis-
take"
That night when Bray led Beth out
for the first dance he was telling her
something that amused her greatly
Muggins for once in his life was mute
and Hop Sing, from his seatin corner,
grinned cheerfully and jingled five good
American dollars hidden in some mys'
terious receptacle in his clothes. But
what he thought Of the crazy American
who gave him those dollars for picking
7Oboxes of oranges will never be known.
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to the line of posts. In driving past a
post he swung the team little to the
right, then slightly to the left, and
backed few feet, bringing left hind
wheel Of wagon about in lime with post
and within few feet of it. One end OF
chain having been fastened around
the axle near left wheel, L hooked the
other end around post close to ground,
then lifted chain and set the piece OF
2 by under it with top end resting
against post and lower end resting OH
the ground some IS inches from post.
AS the team started slowly the post
started skyward, then fell PROSTATE and
was at once loaded into the wagon.
When the end of the line was reached,
in a short time, the job was complete
and we were ready to drive off with our
load Of posts.-George Il. Petit, in
Ohio Farmer.