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VERMONT WATCHMAN cSc STATE JOUliNAL: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. 1897.
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SELECTED STORY.
Tlio Talo or n Log,
DY W. II. H. MUltllAV.
Aftcr yeara of abBcncc ahall I Bay
say cxllo? I hml conio back to tho old
honic, and lightcd tho flro in tho hugo
flroplnce, niid..through tho long wintor
ovoninga and well Into tho nlghts of
cold etnrliglit nnd coldor slorm hnd
pllcd it hlgh wlth logs full of snp nnd
gums, that nmko hcat nnd flamc, and
cujoyod tho cracklo nnd ronr of it wlth
tho zcst of a boy nnd tho reflectivo
inood of a mnn rlpcncd by yoare nnd
thought to bouso nnd apprcclalo tho
genuino comfort of rcal and homoly
condltions. And tho old firoplnco had
told mo mnny things talcs of tho old
tlmo folk thnt wcro bcforo uio, nnd of
wb.080 blood I nm, ructnorial tales of
thoir lovcs nnd hntcs, joys nnd gricfs,
lifo nnd denth; of thoir teara andlaugh
tcr, thoir wit and humor, thoir niorry
rnaking and frolica, their jokes nnd fun
nll of which it hnd aeen and hcnrd,
holpcd and shnrcd. And I had writtcn
them all down as things plensant nnd
prccious to mo nnd mine, nnd tho writ
tcn pagcs, flllcd with old-timo folk loro,
lay on tho tnblo by my Bldo, a record
nnd mcniorial of those that hnd bceu
and wero not, whoni I had novor seen,
and yot know wcll, for out of thein all
bad I not comc, and wcro they not nll,
wiao nnd fooliah, wcak nnd;Btrong, wick
cdnnd good,livmg ngain in me?
It wnB a night cold with a coldness
which soldom comcs to ub of the Con
necticut coaBt, a coldncBS that picrccd
through wood and ponotratcd atono as n
double-edged knifo cntors tho llesh
when murdor drivcs it through flbro
and bono. Tho covoring of tho old
houso cracked, nnd tho pond roared
and thundcrcu as tho horriblo cold
pried grcat Bcama and fisaures through
tho thick bluo ico thnt burdcncd Ub
level watcr. It waa aglacinl night, and
ho who opcncd door thruathis face into
tho centor of a glacier.
Thero was n log in tho ahed closo by
tho door of tho room in which I sat
tho trunk of nn old timo applc trco,
ringed with twico a hundrcd years of
growth, solid as ebony and heavy as
Btone. Even as a boy 1 remember it as
a mighty trunk, Boasoned on its own
root, snplcs3 as a monuinent,barkleas and
shiny as a pillar of bono. Tho hardest
woods of tho world havo I cut, but
never a harder. A six-pouud axe, tem
pered to perfection and swung with tho
full length and Btrcngth of mo, started
ao amall a chip that 1 marvelcd, and as
I looked at tho cdgo of tho axe and
thon I looked at tho laughingly amall
proof of the blow I aaid: " Am I my
aelf, or has somo little fellow who
never Bwung head of heft and edgo of
steel got inside mv jacket tbis inoru
ing?" This mighty log I ended up, and I
strained at the lask with all my strength
and edged it through tho door, and
rolled it on the hearthBtonc, and pried
it up wlth a aturdy aapling of hill
growth my huge hickory pocker
one end at a timeupon thestrongirons.
Tho old flreplace opcned its mouth wide
and roared its welcome as it felt its
weight, and the aeasoned wood at tho
touch of living brandg burat into a
mighty aheet of pure, aparkleaa yellow
flamo.
" The old flreplace has been telling
you tales, I hcar," aaid the log; tales of
tho ancicnt folk and years long gone.
And it ia flt he ahould, for men fall fnst
and women fade liko ilowors, and the
young in tho whirl of happy lifo hear
little or forget. But the living ahould
remember that tho deadllved once, and
live atill, and hato to bo forgotten. For
to the loving heart and tho largo mind
oblivion is bitter as wormwood to the
mouth of a babe, who screams at the
taBte, while the bope of remembrance
is sweet nu fruit to a child or flower to
bee.
" But I can toll you tales of the old
folk, too, and of thoso older thau V&vi.
for I saw tho white como in and tho
red go out, and of myself will I tell you
firat, for only ao will you learn of them
and thoir ways. So listen while I tell
you the ' Talo of a Tree."
"I aprang from n aeed that waa
grown over aoa, and a little girl, fair
even aa vours, whom you lovo as blood
loveth blood liko itself, only purer and
stronger, brought it hither. A big
Kentish farmer stood on tho wharf
holding tightly to her father's Btrong
band, aaying: 'Tako this little aeed and
plant it on your father's farm nigh the
bouae ho will build, that tho new Eng
land might remember tho old.' Ho waa
a huge, atrong man, with gray eyea and
big, ahagey eyobrowa, and a vaat yel
low beardand as he placed the seed
that was mother to mo in the little
girl'a hand he liftcd her up in his
mighty arms and kissod her red chceks
with tears in his eyea. Graco Norton
waa her name, and abe it was that. flrst
of all maidens, was married in Guilford
town, whither her father, Thomaa Nor
ton, camo. and whoso warm, brown
marshes with tho Btrong, healthy aalt
amell at the roota of their growth run
down in tho ambor and gold to tho
beaches and the sca.
" Ono warm apring mornlng, when
the wonder of erowinir leaves and of
soft, green colors waB on the great
woods Grace Norton took mo forth in
Nowadays when women are
trying to do evcrytbloB it is
not strange that many things
are over-done. It is not
.strange that thera are all
kinds or pnysicai ana tnentai
disturbaoces. If the woman
who is a doctor, or a lawyer,
ora journallst, or in businesa
would not try to be a socloty
, woman too 11 uiigiu dc au-
ferent j Dux tne woman wno
Itnowa when sbo ba doue a
i day 's worlc bas yet to be born.
i usuauy a woman-s way is 10
keen dolnir until ahe drons.
Working in this way has manifold evila.
The most common trouble resultlng from
over-exertion, elther mentally or phy.
aically, is constlpation of the bowels, with
all its attendant horrori.
Dr. I'ierce's Pleasaut Fellets are the most
effectual retnedy in the tnarket. They
worlc upon the system easily, niturallv,
There is no unpleasant nausea aftcr tak.
ing them. No griping no paln -no dla.
comfort They are composea of materials
that o-o throuirh the svstem craduallv. col.
lecting all impurities and, like the good
little servants that they are, disposing
of them etJectually. soia Dy aruggisu,
11
Sarsaparilla
mcrits confidence. If it does not
givc perfect satisfaction ns a blood
purificr and tonic, you get your
money bnck. That's honest.
"The Kind that Cures " is honestly
made by honest makers.
Every bottlo guarantocd.
her little plump hand for tho plantlng.
With her thero was as mato, a child of
the old red raco, lilho ns n yellow slip,
wlth hair nnd eycs liko tho night nnd
akin of tho color of old wino when tho
aun shinos through it. Tho two diggcd
wlth n Btick in tho mcllow soil nnd cov
orcd tho accd up, and with their little
hands placed lenvcs over tho spot and
rolled stoncs around in a ring to mark
tho planting. And when their task
was dono and thoy looked arouud, lo!
they bchcld a woman of tho old raco
Btauding nigh, looking Btcadfastly at
them, aB tho oldlook on tho young with
thoughts that go backward and go on
ward. Sho was old and wieo, tho
prophotcss of tho tribe a witch, the
nowcomera called hor, for sho know tho
vlrtuo of horbs,tho potoncy of roota, of
crano's bill, of snssafras, of apikcnard,
and, abovo all sho had tho aceing cyo
and forrsaw tho futuro and know tho
issuo of things from their bcginning.
Sho it waa who atoodby,lcaning on her
ataff of ghostwood, nnd sho sald:
" 1 You havo planted a aeed, little
onea, that grow ovor the aea. Tho
whito and the red havo planted it and
tho forcca of Bunriso and aunBct ahall
foster its growth.'
" And then aho waved her Btaff abovo
the freah mould that covorcd tho aeed
nnd chanted a chant ' Thou Bhalt livo.
Thou ehalt grow. Flower and fruit
ahall be thino. Birds ehnll nost in tby
brauchcs, lay eggs and hatch young.
No snako ahall disturb them. Thou
shalt livo long and fced many and aftcr
dcath livo again and in many and forc
over. I of many years, of tho aceing
evo, the witch of Totoket, haveaaid it 1
" So was the seed brought from over
aea that waa the bcginning of mo
planted by little Grace Norton. It waa
a true aeed and well sown, as tho is
buc proved, for the sun shone, the rain
fell and thoSpiritof Life quickened tho
Btcd, tho germ within becamo vital and
I was! Oh, thou of years and knowl
edgo, who hast seen and fell and
thought much; thou dwellera in citiea,
thou ranger of woods whoao head is as
white as my ashes will be, dost thou
know, canBt thou tell moro than I of
lifo in its beginning, whother of plant
or beast or man?"
And I, aftcr silence and pondering,
said:
" Old log, I know no more than thou
of life in this beginning."
"Thou haBt well said," answered
tho log. " Thou hast comc at lcast to
ono certainty the limitation of knowl
edge. One fact, therefore, hast thou
maatered. Master one other and thou
shalt bo wiso aa those who by wiadom
nro ready for denth. Fivo timeB thy
years havo I lived. Do yeara count?
Does thoir coming bring aught or their
going bring aught; to wbat is more
prccious than rubiea? It may be.
When I am not, ask my ashes whither
I am, whatl am nnd what death brought
unto me." For a monient there was
ailenco. Suddonly the cypreaa plat
form that ran around the old houso
cracked like a pistol shot. An unlocked
ahutter, high up in the gablo, slammed
againet the eash, while an icy blast
struck tbe northern sido of the old
houso bo flerce a blow that tho Bhinglea
Bhivered and the tendons of the oakon
posts crcaked in their ago sensoned
mortises.
Tbese noises I heard aa one heara
without hearing, for all my mind waa
centoied on wnat the lofe au"ire"ou aay
ing. iiut no lignt camo to my dark
ness, and I aaid:
" i.eara bring much in their coming
and leavc much at their going to bim
who Iovcb learning, and flvo times my
years should mean much, but what
deatn can bring ot good or ol M to a
log is beyond my knowing."
" Let mo tell you of mv lifo," re-
aumed the log, " for lifo intorpretB
death, and translates tho myatery of a
niorogiypn to mo vernacular of ae-
quence. we ariall bo aa wo are, nor
anau cnango como to us Bavo wnat may
como through growth. Life ia aplen
dor. The poaition that doflnos it is
mcridian. Declenaion is loas, accea
aion ia gain. Aa n Btnrting point, death
and birth aro ono. What ia aunset to
one hemisphoro ia aunriao to another.
From two pointa of view como two in-
terprotations, but tne aplenaor is tno
aamo. i rom tnoatanupointof ignoranco
death ia aunset. From tho atandpoint
of knowledgo it is sunriBe.
"Uow well I romembor mv flrat
bloomingl I had not known until thon
wnat i was. now atraneelv I feltl I
did not know what it nieant the swoot
forcca moving in my trunk and bough
and twig. And when my buds began
to form and swell I was half frightened.
But after a little apace through all my
uuuih iuuiu iuu a bhoui prupueiiu
senso that I who had boon but wood
waa about to become fruit I Oh, thou
man of wbitoned head, thou who has
mado treea thy comrades and thy home
in toreatB; wno Knoweat eacn leai ana
bloom of tree and shrub as lovcr knows
faco and form of hia beloved, thou
knoweBt that it waa tho Bpirit of all
bleaaed lifo and growth that waa moV'
ing within me; that I waa ns a city cap
turcd and takon by tho bonign, pro
lific, patornal enorgy that makea all
worlda boautiful with a boautv that ro
poats itself through Ilim in deathlesa
rounu ana courao forevor and over
And when, after a mighty tromulous
oxpcctancy, the warm aun camo up
through odorouB miat that lay a vaat
ponume on nem ana wood, ana aud
denlv shono full upon mo and everv
Bwolllng bnd on ovory twig of mo burst
Into whito and pink expression and
made mo lovely abovo all treea and
aweet with a uelicate fragranco be
yond all words thou knoweat thou
knoweatl"
Iloro Bilence Blleuce doep and sweet
flllcd room and mo wlth its Bweo'
sonso of joy unultorablo, for was I not
Btuuding at that whito lino thnt tnnrks
with (ndcleBS lighl the birth of llilngs
nnd of thoso inntcrinl forcca thnt clotho
tho flolds with vordure, tho hllls wlth
prido, tho cnrth wlth mcn and hcavon
with tho spirits of mcn nindo perfect?
Aud through Uio bIIoiico, and ns tho
swcctcst pnrt of It, ns purest noto of
fluto or flutollko voico brcathcd into
Blillncsa aa flt soul into flltcst body tho
old-Hmo Btatcmont, old and holy:
"Iutho beginning God crcatod tho
hoavcnsand Iho nartu."
"Thon did I know myself," con
tlnucd tho log; know for what I was
creatcd, that 1 was mado to beautlfy,
Bweotcn and fecd tho world and that I
was tho cxprcasion of forcca that aro
deathlesa bccauao necdcd, and ahould
movo on forovor in tho courao and or
dor of imporishablo things. From thnt
hour on I wclcomcd birds to my
branchcs aud becs to my blossoms, and
nll pantlng things in tho hot aummcr
dnya lo my shado. The strong camo
aud nto of my fruit and woro mado
stronger. Chifdren foaated and thrived
on tho mcllow globos that fell from my
branches. Tho wcak and sick ato o"f
mo and woro refrcshcd and strength
oned, and tho juicca of my fruit, pun
gent aud richly flavorcd, crowned tho
fcaslB of your anccstors with glndncBs
and rcvolry. For 200 yeara I fed and
feastcd tho mcn and "women of your
namo and blood, nnd tho atrnngcr
within thoir gatcs, and tho hungry
wandoror that passcd mo by ato of my
life and fared on rejoicing. Not a year
did I fall them not n acason was I
barron. I was so happy to servo. I
was so glad to bo of uso. It was joy to
focl that I was a componont part of a
wiBO order a unit in tho column of be
novolcnt forccs whoso total sums up
tho worth of naturo and tho goodnesB
of naturo's God."
"Alasl alasl old tree 1" I exclaimed.
"Alasl that thou art doadl That never
again will thy blossoms beautlfy the
garden or thy fruit fecd mankind. And
to think that I, who owo so much to
tboo, should havo felled thco to tho
carth and haled thco to thcae fatal
fJamcsl Alaal that my hand, even mine,
ahould havo lightcd thy funeral flro
and brought theo so quickly to thy ond.
For even now tho Boliduess trembles lo
crumbling, and in a fow momenta there
will of theo bo nothing loft, Bavo n bed
of ombers nnd nftor a little n traco of
whitcncd ash, that the mighty draught
of tho roaring chlmney above will whirl
upward into tho icy gale."
"Say not so!" oxclaimed the log.
"Thou art my friend in need, and
honce God's angel. I was dcad solid
ity; I am becoming n living forco. I
wns a lifelcss body. I am becoming a
formative puissance. I had como to
the end of a benovolent course. I am
now beginning a benoflcent career, I
was dead and in my grave. You smote
the pallid portals of my tomb, and
opened tho gates of opportunity. When
next tho sun ehnll light tho world, its
beama will be my resurrection morn.
The liberty of elemcnts is hencoforth
mine. I shall mingle with the airs, I
ahall deaccnd into tho mould. As n liv
ing force, I shall again invigorato roota.
I shall once more become a vital sap.
I ahall feed bough and twig nnd leaf.
I shall relieve my lifoof bud and bloom.
I shall draw from air nnd rain, from
dew and warmth, and givo to man anew,
aye to thee and thino, the mystcry and
beauty of fruit. This is my Eaater
night, and you behold in me, as I con
sume, the proof and sign, the fact and
force of nature's resurrection."
Was it tho wind aoftened into muBic
by tho amooth moulding of the cornice?
For by the calendar of tho church no
Eastor hymn might awell from organ
pipe or voico for weoks to come. Yet
muBic soft and pure as note- of hermit
tbrush from misty swamp at early dawn
was in tho room.
I took the book and turned the leaves
and saw the blessed words as prisoned
men see Btars:
; I am the resurrection and tho life.
He that Bfcatv2th m mo, though he
were dead, yet shall hz Uve."
Thon bowed 1 down my nsaa ana
held communion with all that I hui
loved and lost. With noblo women,
manly mcn and children fair and sweet;
wlth withered leaves and fadod flowers
and broken rings and scenes and things
that onco made lifo for mo, but which
would bo for me no more. And when
I rose and turned, the flre burntlow,
the brands wcro brown and on tho
hearth stone broad there lay a little lino
of whitenedaBh!
Mcn ou Horsebftck.
Tbe cavortlntr Cowbovs from the nlainH.
tbe untamed Cosaaoks from the dominlonB
of the Czar, tho flerce soua of the desert
from Arabia, tbo plctur
eaque Vanqnoroa from
the land of the Aztocs,
and cavalrymeu galore
from tbo four cornera ot
the eartb, will aoon be
aeen ln this city to de-
tS. licht everv ono with tbelr
amazinK feata of ability
V and atrenctb. with their
lceonneas of ovo and llchtnosa of band and
foot, and with their astounuins and unpar-
alleieu leata ol noraemananip, "liullalo
Bill" and hia Wlld West Show, which now
comprlaea an almost equally wild East, will
ezhlblt here soou.
They ahall bavo a lareer and better show
than over tbia year. Thore will be 1,200
men anu uuu noraea in tue company, ao no
ezpenae will be aparod to put a atrictly
Mrst-clasB attractlon upon tbe road. They
bavo ln tbo troupe tbe roughest ridera that
bavo ever been aeen ln the aaddle, gathered
toceiher from every corner of tbe eartb.
It la tbe Bigbt of a llfetime, to aee the
banda of Indiana, Cowboya, Vaqueros,
Gauchos and Coaaacks ridlnf! here and
thero on their cbarcers. turnlncr, wheellncr.
aalutlng and ever and anon Ealloping off
again at full apeed, and Rlvlng vent to their
cbaractorlatlo yella and whoop. Aa they
are dreased ln tbelr own Btyiea, they pre
aent a uiovIur mass of color wbich Is Irro
alatlbly fasclnatlnR. Thero ia nothing about
tbo performance which Buggesta the tbeater
or tbo clrcun. It movea the hearta of tbo
neonle chieliy by roaaon of ita extreme nat
uralneas. Tho sceuoa are abaolutelv true to
life. This la one aecret of ita aucceas hither-
to, and a reason wby they are aaaured
ever-increaaing popularity. Thoy will be
aeen in tbia city on wednoaday, Juno 10.
" I aii an old soldier of the Rebellion. A
year ago I waa ln bed all winter wlth
cbronio rheumatlsm. Tbree doctora falled
to glve me rellef. Two bottlea of Burdock
jjioou uittera put me on my feot. It la
worth ita weight in gold." W. B. Knapp,
liuuuuuiu, uiiiBiue uo.,micu.
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Tlio Kvidcncc of Out Scnses Whnt
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I'roplc.
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Mrs. Mntln L. Kisclior of No. 0 Franklin
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Hood's
oailly nnd thoroughly. "11
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Tlio only PI11 to tako wlth Hood's Sarsaparilla.
TDEEDE2
KEELEY INSTITUTES
OF VERMONT
Aro located at St. Albans and Ttutland.
For particulars address
THE KEELEY INSTITUTE,
St. Albans, Vt,, - - Lock Box 112
FOR SALE.
The placo owned and occupied by the late
James Noyoa, at Lower Cabot, conaiBtlnc of
houso, barn and two and one-balf acrea of
land. The buildings aro ln good repalr and
the land is ln a hlfih atate ot cultlvation.
For further particulars lnqnlro of
J. M. FISIIER, Adminlstrator,
May 4, 1897. Lower Cabot, Vt.
it's neglect of
throat and
bronchial
troubles
that
leads to
HALE'S
HONEY
OF
death-
dealing
disease.
HOREHOUND
AND
TAR
No wonder Hale'a Honey of Horehound and
Tar Is pralsed by its users. Its curative eSccts
are Ulce maglc. Sold by drugglsts.
Pikc's Toothache Drops cure in one mloute.
" ONE "
MINUTE
COUCH CURE
cures quickly. That is what lt wu
mado for. Prompt, ufe, aure, qulck
relief, qulck cure. Pleuant to Uk.
Children like lt and adulU liko lt.
Motnera buy lt tor their cbtldren.
.Praptred by K. O. DaWltt tt Oo.. tnakarf ot
Qt Wltt'a Little Early KUtn, the fatnou
SELECTED POETRY,
Slroiifr I'nith.
I will not doubt, tliouirh atl my slilps nt tca
.Oome drlftlnft home wlth hrokon maits and
allti
I shall hellove tho hand whtch novor falli
1'rom leemlni? evll, worketli Kood for me.
And thotiRh I wocp became ttioio salls are tat
tercit. Btlll I will cry, while mr hoccs He aliattcred,
"Itruitln thee."
I will not doubt, thotigh all my prarers return
Unanswered, from the stllt white realms abovo
I ahall belleve It Is an all-wlao lovo
Which has refuied these things for which I jearn.
And thouKh at tlmes I cannot keep from grlevlng,
Yet the puro ardor ot my fixed bellevlng
rjndlmmed shall burn.
I wltlnot doubt, though sotrows all liko rain,
And troubles swarm like bees about a htve,
I shall belleve the lielghts from which I strlvo
Are only roached by angulsh and by paln i
And though I groan and wrlthe bencath my crosscs
I yot shall see, through tny severe lonci,
Thegreatergaln.
I will not doubt. Well anchorcd lu this falth,
Liko somo staunch shlp, my soul bravcs ovory
gale;
80 strong lts couragc that lt will not quall,
To breast the mighty unknown sea of death.
Oh, may I cry, when body parts wlth splrit,
" I do not doubt," so llitenlng words may hcar lt,
Wlth my last breath.
-Klla Wheolor Wllcox.
Tlienl or Xowl
" When I am dead, Sweethcart," you say,
" Tlilnk ot me always at my best;
When o'er my head tall grasies sway,
And to my deep and dreamless rest
Kor aob, nor call, nor sneer can plerce;
And laud ot tonguo and stab of pen,
XJirougli love bo leal and hate be flerce,
Are less than nothing to me then,
" My poor, pale llps no more can ask
Your gentler thought for fanclod wrong,
Kor love devlse atonlng task,
And labor In lt, glad and strong.
Ignore, then, f aults that now you chlde,
Tho hasty word the careless mlen,
And causeless heat and f oollsh prldo
Forget, as lf they ne'er had been.
"If raem'ry from our past evoke
One momentof dlvlne aurprlse,
When all the angel ln me woke
And you gllmpsed Eden ln ray eyes ;
If I, surcease of care and paln
Aud tulness to heartfamlne brought
In reverle Uve that tlme again,
And thus enshrlne me ln your thought."
And I make aniwer, Love of mine,
" Thlnk of me at my best, to-day,
This hour renow surprlie dlvlne,
Let Eden's llght and f ragrance play
Into our Uves while we are one.
Why should I walt to be forglvon
Tlll follies and tlll faults are done,
And I am out of reach In Heaven?
" What chrlsm has Deatn? tho grave what art
To rlght all wrong? Do tears make sweet
The marah ot the human heart?
Ileloved? while our pulses beat
Wlth vory Joy of living white
I lay my head upon your brcait
And drlnk your words and feel your smlle,
Thus now thlnk of me at my bestl"
Harper's Bazar.
The Dowagcr.
Olrls about her ln a flock,
Like roses round a hollyhock;
Laughter, motton, glldlng grace,
Youth's freth luster ln aface,
All the things that sweetest were
Yonder slts the dowagor.
Dravely stlll sue smllei; lndeed,
Flacld ln her cap and weed,
I'lles the lorgnette left and rlght
Wlth a hand stlll llly-whlte.
Abl but the plnch'd heart ot her
Poor old wlstful dowagerl
Once for her the starry Ughts
And the wattzes' blrdUke aigbts ;
Ouce a Dosum all athrob,
Slgh ot rapture like a sob;
Wafts of vlolet and myrrh
Poor old dreamlng dowagerl
Snow-whtrl of white drapery,
Laces like the wind-whlpt sea,
Feet that mocked the turtle's wlng,
Ever Ughtly vanishlng j
Ileart and soul wlth Joy astlr
Such was once the dowager.
Now she falu remembers all
Wblle the waltzes rlse and fall,
And the subtle, soft perturae
Hovers ghostllke ln the room.
Perisbed hopes and fancles stlr
I'oor old wrlnkled dowagerl
lletter would she be, I trow,
Where the riulet hearth-coals glow,
And the seer's lofty pagn
Uears a temple flt for age.
Nay? her moon-dead youth for her?
Frivolous old dowagerl
James Duckham, ln Harper's Dazar.
Au Object Lesson.
Kcv. J. E. Brant, preaiding older of
the Fort Scott.Kan., diatrict, furnishea
to the Monitor of that city an inatruc
tive and Buggeative contraat in the fol
lowing brief communication:
"Oourbon county, KansaB, ana Ver
non county, M'.38ouri, Ho aide by aide,
about equal in populatlon.
"Laat weoK uourbon county nau
throe priBoners in jail in Tott Scotl.
Vernon county nad twenty-tbree pi;s-
onora m jau at JNevadn. Tbia week
ten of theae priaonera, all undor twenty-
one yeara ot ago, were aent to tne pen
itentiary, and othora are to follow:
"Fort Scott haa a few outlawed
whiaky jointa; Novada haa plenty of
legalizeu saloonB. AVill aomo of our
buainesa mcn who want open saloonB,
and who condemn tboae who inaiat up
on the enforccment of tho law, ox
plain tho reaaona for thia diacrepancy
aa to the number of criminala in Ver
non and Bourbon countiea? Haa the
saloon anything to do with tho mattcr?
"Some aay that the aaloons invito
enterpriso and buainoas. Well, let ub
bo more enterprising; opon up tho aa
loon and 1111 up the jail and peniten
tiary." Owbm 'Bralby ot Burlington waa aen
tenced to one year at atate priaon laat Wed
neaday for ateallng a blcycle.
Dk. Kikq's New Discovkby fok
Constjmition. This ia tho best mod
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Evory bottlo iB guaranteed. It will
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grfppe, cold in the head. and for con
Bumption. It 1b aafo for all agea, pleae
ant to tako, and, above all, a suro
cure. It ia alwaya well to tako Dr.
Klng'a New Life Filla ln counoctlon
with Dr. King'a New Dlecovery, aa
thoy regulate and tone tbe Btomach
aud bowela. We guarantee perfect aat
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bottlea' at 0. Blakely'a drug atc 'e.
RELIABILITY
Ia tho foutidatlon ot tbo popularity ot
Bancroft's
Instant
Relief,
It ia tbo most rellable, most cfllcient
and tho quickeat
DR-elievoi I?a,in
On tho market.
Fred'k Dutciier Drug Go,
St. Albans, Vt.
SALE 8 MEN
AOIINTS WAKTEl) to lell the best llne of
Nursery Btock. Salary or commlsslon. Cash ad
vanced for oipenses. Wrlte for particulars.
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COMMleaiONBRB' N0T10B.
KSTATK OF JOKI. T. OltMSHKK.
The underslgned, havlng been appolnted br the
Honorablo l'robate Oourt for the ilistrlct of Wash
ington commlsaloners to recelve, examlne and adjust
all clalms nnd demands of all persons agalnst the
estate of JOKL T. OKMHUKK, late ot East Mont-
Eeller, In sald Dlstrlct, deceased, and all clalms ex
lblted ln offtet thereto, herebyglve notlce that we
will meet for the purposes aforesald at the late resl
dence of the deceased ln the town ot East Montpelier
In sald Dlstrlct, on the 15th day of Juno, and the 15th
day of October nert. from ono o'clock P.M.nntll threo
o'clock p, M.. each of sald daya, and that slx raonths
from the 17th day of Aprll, A. D. 1SS7, Is the
tlme Umlted by sald Court tor sald credltors to pre
sentthelr clalms to us for exaralnatlon and allow
ance. Datejyit Eait Montpelier, this 17th day of May,
AUSTIN TEMPI.ETOK.l r.m,. .,.
S1H. H. II. TEMI-LETO.N. f Comralssloners.
KSTATE Ol'tVILIiIAai I'AltSONS.
Statb or VKEMONT.
DISTBIOT OF WABHINOTON, 88.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, In and for
sald Dlstrlct, on the 17th day of May, A.D. 1897 1
Ollbert T. Nlles, Adminlstrator of the estate of
W1LLIAM PAH80N8, late of Middlesex, ln sald
Dlstrlct, deceased, makes applicatlon to sald
Court, for llcenso to sell all ol the real estate
of sald deceased. sltuatcd In Middlesex, In sald
Dlstrlct, to wlt: Home place, so called, also the
Walllng place, so called. representlng that the sale
thereot Is necessary for the payment of the debts of
sald deceased, and the expense ot admlnlstratlon ot
hts estate. Whereupon, lt ls ordered by sald Court
that sald applicatlon be referred to a sesslon thereof ,
to be held at the l'robate Ofllce, ln sald Montpelier,
on the 4th day of June, A, D. 1337. for hearing
and declslon thereon; and, lt Is further ordered,
that all persons Interested be notlfled hereof, by
publlcatlon of notlce of sald applicatlon and order
thereon three weeks successively ln the Vermont
Watchman ' JState JoumaU a newspaper publlshed
at Montpelier, ln this state, aud which clrculates ln
the nelghborhood of those Interested, before sald
tlme of bearlug, that they may appear at sald tlme
and place, and, if they see cause, object thereto.
lly the Uourt. Atteat,
55-55 IIIKAM OAItLETON, Judge.
KSTATE OF EMKLINE LEtVrS.
Statjs or Veusiont,
Disticiot or Washington, ss.
In Probate Court. held at MnntDeller. ln and for
sald Dlstrlct, on the 12th day of May A. D. 1337:
James W. lirock, Executor of the last will and
testamont of EMELINK LEWIS, late of Montpelier,
ln sald Dlstrlct, deceased, presents his admlnlstra
tlon accouut tor examiuatton ana ailowance, and
makes applicatlon tor a decree of dlstrlbutlon
and partltlon of the estate of aaid deceased.
Whereupon, lt s ordered by sald Court that
sald account and sald applicatlon be referred to a
sesslon thereof, to be held at the Probate Ofllce, In
sald Montpelier, on the 4th day of June, A. D. 1887,
for hearlug and declslon thereon: And.lt ls further
ordered, that notlce hereof be glven to all persons ls,
terested by publlcatlon of the satne three weeks suo
cesalvelyln tbe Vermont Watehmani- State Journal,
a newspaper publlshed at Montpelier, prevlous to
sald tlme appolnted for hearing, that they may ap-
fiearat sald tlme and place, nnd show cause, lf any
her may have, why sald account should not be af
lowed, and such decree made.
By the Court. Attest.
51-55 IIIKAM UAKLKTON, Judge,
ESTATE OF PAMELA D. WHEELOCK,
State or Vermont,
DISTBIOT 07 WABHINOTON, 88.
InProbato Court, held at MontpeUer,lu nndfnr
sald Dlstrlct, on the lsth day of May, A. D. ISDTl
Albert U. llllss, Adminlstrator of the estate of
PAMELA D. WHEELOCK, late ot Calais, ln
sald Dlstrlct, deceased, present his admlnlstratlon
acconnt for examlnatlon and ailowance, and makes
applicatlon for a decree ot dlstrlbutlon and partltlon
ot the estate of sald deeeased. Whereupon, lt ls
ordered by sald Court, that sald account and said ap
plicatlon be referred to a sesslon thereof, to be held
at the l'robate OBlce ln sald Montpelier, on the 5th
dayot June, A, D, 1897, for hearing aud declslon
thereon: And, lt ls further ordered, that notlce
hereof be glven to all persons lntorested, by publlca
catlon of tne satne three weeks successively ln the
Vermont Watchman & State Journal, a newspaper
publlshed at MontpeUer, prevlous to sald tlme ap
polnted for hearing, that they may appear at safd
tlme and place and show cause, lf any they may
have, why sald account should not be allowed, and
such decree made.
lly the Court.-Attest. IIIRAM CARLETOK.Judge.
SJ-55
OOUHIBSIONSRS' NOTIOB.
ESTATE OF CATIIEIUNE A. McOLTJRE.
The underslgned, havlng been appolnted by tho
Honorable Probate Court for the Dlstrlct ot Wash
ington commlssloners to recelve, examlne and ad
just all clalms and deroands of all ,vmui agalnst
the esUteotCATIIEltlNE A. McCLUKE, late ot
MontpeUer, ln sald Dlstrlct, deceased, and all clalms
exhlblted ln oSset thereto, herebyglve noUce that
we will meet for tho I pnrposes aforesald at the
store of A. D. Farwell, ln tne city of Montpelier,
ln sald Dlstrlct, on the 12th day ot Juno, 1897 and the
13th day otNovember, 1597 next, from one o'clock,
p. M. until four o'clock, r. M.. each of sald days, and
that slx months from the llth day ot May, A. D.
1897, ls tho tlme llmlted by sald Court for sald
credltors to present tbelr clalms to ns for examlna
tlon and ailowance.
Dated at Montpelier, thla 17th day ot May.'A. D. 1897.
JESS'fcj.COLUY, trnmmln.loneri
83-55. AKTIIUK D. FAlt WELL, f Commlssloners.
ESTATE OF EDWIN ME1UUTT.
Statb or Vbbmont,
Distbiot or Washington, ss.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, ln and for
sald Dlstrlct, on the 21th day of May, A.D. lStft
Orvts Fltts, Adminlstrator of the estate ot
EDWIN MK1UUTT, late of Marshfield, lu sald Dls
trlct, doceased, presents his admlnlstratlon ao
ennnt for examlnatlon and ailowance. and makea
apvHcUo &; i'lcree of dlstrlbutlon and partltlon
ordered by sald Court that sald account fc'.m sald
applicatlon be referred to a sesslon thereof, to be
held at the Prolwte Ofllce, tn sald MontpeUer, on the
17th day of Juue, A. D. 1397. for hearing and decls
lon thereon; and, lt ls turther ordered. that notlce
hereof be glven to all persons Interested by publlca
tlon of the same three weeks successively ln the
Vermont Watchman & State Journal, a newspaper
publlshed at Montpelier, prevlous to sald ttme
appolnted for hearlug, that they may appear at sald
tlme and place. and show cause, lf any they may
have, wby sald accouut should not be allowed and
such decree made. lly the Court.-Attest,
M-itJ IIIKAM OAItLETON, Judge.
0OMHI88IONBB8' NOTICB.
ESTATE OF HAltU 1". YOUNG.
The underslgned, havlng been appolnted bv the
Houorable Probate Court for the Dlstrlct ot Washlng.
ton,' commlssloners to recelve, examlne and adjasi
all clalms aud demands of all persons agalnst the es
tate ot HAltl) P. YOU.NO, late of Montpelier,
ln sald dlstrlct, deceased; aud all clalms ex
hlblted tn otfset thereto, hereby gtvenoUce thal we.
will meet for the purposes aforesald, at the county
clerk'a ottlce ln the city ot Montpelier, ln sald
Dlstrlct, on the 12th day of June and 2tth day ot
November next, ttrom nlne o'clock A. K. until
four o'clock F. lt., each ot sald daya, and that slx
months from the lilh day of May, A. D, 1897, Is
the tlme Umlted by sald Court for sald credltors to
present their clalms to us for examluaUon and
ailowance.
Dated at Montpelier, this 25th dav of May, A. D.
1897. STEl'IIEN 0. SHUim.El'r J it -
54-56
MELV1LLE E. BMILIK,
ESTATE OF EL.IJAII 91. l'EHKY.
STATB Or VBBHONT,
Tjibtbiot or Washington, bb.
In l'robate Court, held at Montpelier, In and fsr
sald Dlstrlct. on the 21th dayot May. A.D. ISJ7:
Jeremy S, Chamberlln, Adminlstrator ot the estate
ot DANIEL A. l'EKUY, late ot Plainfield, tn sald
Dlstrlct.deceasod.who was trustee of a f nnd cieated
by the last will aud testament ot sald ELIJAU M.
PEHHY, presents the trustee account of sald Danlel
A. l'erry, for examlnatlon aud ailowance. Where
upon 11 la ordered by sald Court that sald ac-
clslon thereon t And lt la further ordered that notlce
hereof be glven to all persons Interested, by publlca
tlon of the same three weeks successlvefy ln the
Vermont Watchman A State Journal, a newspaper
publlshed at Montpelier, prevlous to sald tlme ap
polnted for hearing, that they may appear at sald
tlme and place, and show cauae, It any they mar
have, why sald account should not be allowed, and
auch decree made,
. Uy the Court.-Attest,
M-6 HIUAM UAULETON, Judge.