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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1898.
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vcrinont.
Ohildiirn playlng wltli inatchea In tlio
barn of Goorgo Portor of Montgomery caus
od tbo doBtmctlon of tlio barn and dwolllug
houso laat wook Monday loronoon,
Aunold Wyman of Brottloboro, ogod
sovonty-two yoars, was founil iloail last
Tbursday In a batb tub In a houso on Soc
ond Avonuo, N. Y. IIo had shot bitnaelf In
tbo moutb and bad boen doad sovoral bours
wbon tbo body was found.
Edwaiid Stuutkvant, a flroman on tbo
Contral Vormont rallroad, attomptod buI
ctdo last wook at St. AlbanB by ahootlng
hlmsolt tbrough tbo broaat wltb a rovolvor.
IIo glves no roason for tbo rasb act, but do
claroa tbat lt waa lntentlonal.
Tub tblttoentb annual rounton of tbo
Tblrd Itegiment, Vormont Voluntoers, wlll
bo beld at St. Jobnabury noxt Wodnosday,
August 31. Tbo buainosa moeting wlll bo
holii in tbo foronoon. Tbo Woman's Rollof
Corpa wlll sorvo a Boldlora' dinnor at noon,
and a rouslng catnp-flro wlll ba bold ln tbo
ovening.
Tnn bardwaro storo of H. N. Gravoa at
Cambridge waa burglarlzod last wook. Tbo
sato waa blown opoii and $20 waa Bocurod.
Tbo robbera fallod to open tbo lnner stool
safo altbougb thoy explodod nltroglycorlno
once and bad another cbargo ready
wbon frlghtoned away. Tbo oxploalons
blow out Iront and back of storo; damago
about $500. No clue to tbo burglars. A
reward la offered by tbo cltlzena for tbo ap
prebonslon of the dosporadoes.
Tub Jolnt rneetlng of tbo Vormont State
Fair and IHlllngs I'ark Assoclatlon wlll bo
beld at Bllllncs Park, White Rlvor Junc
tlon, on Tuesday, Wodnosday, Tbursday
and Frlday, August 30 and 31, and Soptom
bor 1 and 2. Tbo ofllcora of tbo assoclatlon
havo arranged an attractlve programme for
tbo four days, and aro sparlng no palns to
mako tbls tbo beat "Stato Fair" ln recent
yoars. Furtbor partlculars and prospectua
may bo obtalnod of Q. W. Hoffman, VbIte
Klver Junctlon, tbo aocrotary.
Simkon M. Sidlry of Bennington, presi
dent of tbo Bonnlngton County Natlonal
Bank, dled laat wook of boart dlaeaso, agod
eighty-four yeara. He waa ono of tbo orig
inal atockboldora of tbo Bennington County
Natlonal Bank and succeeded tbe lato
Charles Tbatcber bb its prosldent. IIo was
at bls desk Iosa tban a week ago. IIo was
twlco marrlod, hla aocond wifo dying Bome
tbreo yeara ago. He leavoa a largo oatate,
and la survlved by four daugtors, two ro
siding ln Bennington and two ln Californla.
Mu. and Mita. M. G. Reminoton of Ben
nington celobrated tbelr golden weddlng
annivorsary last Tbursday. Five cbildron,
twenty grandcblldren and two great-grand-cblldren
were presont. Many presents of
gold and atlver were recelved, altbougb tbero
waa no formal notlco aont out tbat tbero
waa to be any obaervanco of tbo day. Out
sldo of tbe famlly, no ono know of it untll
Tbursday morning. Neltber Mr. nor Mrs.
Retnington bavo a gray balr ln tbelr beads
and botb bld fair to celebrate tbelr diamoud
weddlng.
Tub post offlce at Richford waa brokon
into laat week, and robbod of a amall sum
of money and about S125 wortb of atampa.
Twenty-five dollara of tbe Btampa taken
are special dellvery, postage due and pori
odical stampa, bence are of no value to
tbe tbleves. Tbeso were kept ln an old
fashioned safo wbicb tbe burglars wbo were
ovldently professlonals and understood
tbelr buslness, bad no difflculty in blowing
opon. Entrance to tbe oQlce was made by
placing a ladder to a back window and
forcing open tbo window witb a cbisel.
Pbnsions recently grantod to Vormontors
are: Orlglnal, George E. Green, Brattle
boro. S8: increase, Samuel L. Daccott. Bel
lows Falls, 88 to S12; Feter Lumbra, Mont
gomery, eu to t; ongmai, wiuows. etc,
Cordella A. Tabo, Burlington, 812; rostora
tion and increase, Merrill E. Varrlngton,
Kortbfield, 84 to 88; increase, special, Au
gust 0, Warren O. Williams of Chester, 817
to 824: Jobn BrasBaw of Barre. 810 to 817:
Edwin M. Carey of Wallingford, 80 to 810;
Joaoph Lafountalnof Vergennes, 810 to 812;
Kebemlab Slmonds of St. Jobnabury, 88 to
The barns of Governor Grout at Derby
waa struck by ligbtning and burned last
Wednesday. So rapidly dld the flamea
apread tbat it waa impossible to rolease slx
neaa oi cattie connneu in tne uarns. xney,
tbe entire stock of tarmlne tools. two bun-
dred tonn of bay, and seventy-five tons of
otberproduce were ontlrely consumed. Tbe
loss will reacb eigbtorten tbousand dollara,
wbicb is partlally covered by insurance.
Tbe gorernor wlll at once beglu preparationa
for rebulldlng tbe barns. Tbe Newport flro
department prevented tbe ilamea from
reaching the houae.
Gladyb Osmobb of Newport, fonrtoen
yoars old, was so seriously burned last week
Monday tbat sbe dled tbe noxt day. She
was carrying out the ashea from tbe kltcben
stovo when in aomo way ber apron caught
flro. She loat her presence of mlnd and in
Btead of tearlng it off wrapped it aronnd
bersolf and in an lnstant ber dress was ln
flamea. Sbo ran Bcreaming around tbo yard
Her mother and another woman trled to
smotber tbe flamea with qullta, etc, but dld
not eucceed. A1I ber clothlnc waa nearlr
burned from her body, and she waa so aeri-
ousiy lniureu tnat ner me couid not be
saved althongh overytbing posslble was
done. Tbe famlly waa bo noor tbat lt waa
necessary to raise the money for tbe f anoral
expenses oy auDscnption.
DOZENS OP FAILURES,
but Frost's Constipation
Cure Cured.
Mr. C. II. Wakefield o 302 Broadway. Law
ronce, Mass., says:
After trying dozcns of remedies for consti
pation without any bucccss, my wifo got a
bottle of Frost's Constipation Cure nnd it ben
efitcd her beyond anything she couid realize or
expect. It is flafq to say tbat slio is finally
cured, after suiTering for years. One of tbo
pleasantest features ia tlio offect without a
particlo of gripe. We bavo also used your
Kidney Curo and are much pleased.
DR. FROST'S REMEDIES LEAD.
FROST'S CATAimn CUKE will oure any
form of catarrh, 25c. Use Frost's Balsam
iSpray in connection, COo.
FROST'S COUGII CURE cures acuto or
cbronic cough, lioarsoness, etc, 25c.
FROST'S DYSFEPSIA CURE works won
duss, givoa you a now stomacli; cures indiges
tion, loss of appetito, dizziness, etc. 25c.
FROST'S FEVER CURE should be atliand
at all hours. At first npproach of fevers, oa
pecially in children, nvoul dangcr by ita prompt
use, 25c.
FROST'S HEADACHE CURE does not in
terfere witb tlio hcart's action. Cures sick
and nervous licadacbes; licadacbes from tlio
nso of liquors and cbromo iieadaciie, 25o.
FROST'S LIVER CURE banisbes sallow
coniploxion, jauuilico nnd llvor complninui
generally, 25c.
FROST'S KIDNEY CURE cures wliero all
otlier systenis bavo failud, 25c.
FROST'S NERVOUS DEIJILITY CURE
nuickly calnis tbe nervous systom nnd bracos up
tlio pationt; no nervo tonlo equals it, 25o,
FROST'S NO-LA-GRIPPE cures colds and
(,'rip and provents pneiunonia. At tbia timo
of tlio yenr your lifo may dopend on baving
it liandy. 25o.
FROST'S RIIEUMATISM, CURE is cele
brated tlio world over. It is tbe "mirocle
vorker" and bas astouisbcd thousands. 25c.
Tliose Dreadful Sores
Thoy Contlnuctl to Sproad In Splto
of Troatmont but Now Thoy aro
Hoalod-A Wondorful Work.
"For many ycars I liavo bcon a grcat
eufforcr with vnricoso velns on ono of my
limba, My foot nnd Hnib bccamo drcotl
fully Bwollon. Wlicn I stood up I couid
fccl tbo blood ruBhliig down tho voliiB of
tbiB Hmb. Ono day I accldontally bit my
foot agalnat aomo objcct and a soro broko
out wbicb contlnucd to sprcad and waa
oxcccdlugly palnful. 1 concludcd I
nccdcd a blood purlllor nnd I bcgan taklng
Ilood's SarBaparllla. In a sbort timo
tboso drcndful sorcs wblch bad causod
mo so mucb BUfforlng, bcgan to hcal. I
kcpt on faltbfully witb Ilood's Sarsnpa
rllln, nnd In n sbort timo my Hmb waB
compietcly hcalcd nnd tbo sorcs gavo mo
no moro paln. I cnnnot bo too thankful
for tho wondorful work Ilood's Sarsapa
rllln, bas dono for mo." Mns. A. E,
Giubok, Hartland, Vermont.
Hood
JP Sarsa-
9 parilla
Is tlio tiest ln fact tbo One Truo Blood rnriner.
Hood's Pllls curo all llvcrllls. 25cents.
Scaveats, and Trade-Marks obtalned nnd nll Pat
Jcnt busincssconducted (or MoDfRATE Tccs.
5our Orncc ts Oppositi; U, s. ratcnt OrriCE
and wo cansccure natcntia lcss time than Ihosc
i Send modcl, draw-ing or photo., with dcscrip
ftlon. Wo ndvisc, If patcntablo or not, frco of;
Jcharge. Our fce not duo till patent Utccurcd., ,
S pamphlct. " Hw toObtain ratcnts," with
Scost ot same in the U. S. and forciga countrio
Ssent free. Addrcss,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Opp. patent Office, waehinqton, D. C
Domcstlc.
A tbrrifio wind and bail atorm struck
Mortz Sidiug, S. D., last week kllling elght
peoplo and wrecklng mucb valuablo prop
erty. A CLOUDBUUST at Brldgoville, Pa., last
ifriuay morning causeu a rlvor tuat runs
tbroucb tbe town to overilow. Fivo neople
wbo wore standlng on ombarkment when lt
gave away are known to uavo ueon urowneu
and others aro mlsslng.
Tub report of tbe commlssloner of pon
slons, juBt iaauod, sbdwa tbat at tbo close of
tbo flscai year, 1898, tbere were 993,714 pen
sloners on the rolla of the bureau. Tbis was
a not lncroaao of 12,900 over provious years.
Tbere wore dropped from the rolla during
tbo year on account of deatha, 33,691, and
for rotnarrlage and otber causes 12,900 pen
aion8 were discontlnued.
Forcigu.
Qubbn Victoria baa lald upon Lord
Salisbury ber command tbat at all costa
peace muat be malntained for tbo remalndor
of ber relgn. She will not sign, abe eays, a
declaration of war agalnat a European
power.
Vesdvius la again ln a state of active
oruption. Four BtreamB of lava are flowing
down the mountain sldo at tho rate of 400
yards an bour. Tbe chestnut troes on
Mount Somma bavo been burned, Con-
Btant ezploBlona are neard in the central
crater wbicb ia vomltlng aBbea and flamos.
Nui-NouoonoD, Ruaala, was visited by a
disastrous flro laat Wednesday. Tbe city
workbouso waa destroyed, the lnmates
iumping from tho wlndows, many being
dlled. and manv more Ininred. Thlrteen
bodtea bavo been found in tbe rulns, and
many of the lnmates are still unaccountod
lor.
A colusioh between a mall and nassen-
ger train occurred last Tbursday noar Capo
Town, South Africa. Seventeon passon
gers were kllled. Tbe mall train, on whlch
wero tbe posaengera wbo wero kllled, waa
on its way from Johanneaburg to Cape
Town. After the collialon tbe cars of tbo
mall train caught flro and twelve nativea
were roaated alive. Altogotber twenty-five
nativea ana uve isuropeana were kiuod.
Glf t to Schley From Uls Crcw.
A boat's crow witb diving apparatua
waa scnt from tho Brooklyn a week
after tbo naval battlo ofl Santiago to
oxamino the Infanta Maria Toresa, tho
flagship of Admiral Cervera. Among
the torriblo wrcckago made by the big
guns and the exploded magnzfncs, tboy
found a etandard compass by whlch
tne smp naa Deen Bteerea ana waica
had tumbled down with the bridge. It
was a heavy thing, but tboy brought it
over, ana, oy permiBBion ot Uaptaln
Cook, prosented it to Commodore
Schley.
It was a curiouB sight to see theae
seamen, bubbling over with ailection
for the commandcr, shufflo on to the
quarter deck, whero Commodore
Schley waa reading. One of tho meu
repreaenting the entire crew, and two
raen following bim carrying the thing
ateppcd cIobo to tho commodore, and
then the apokeaman, in a atammering
way, Bftid: "Slr, the crow would liko to
mako you a presont."
Schley waa on hia foot in an inatant,
hia glaescs in ma nana and hia paper
on tbo deck. Tho apokeaman hoBltat-
ed.
"Well, my men," aaid tho commo
modore, with an oncouraging amilo,
and the apokeaman, hitchlng at hia
trouaere, continued:
"Wo found tbis compass on tho
Spaniah admiral'a abip, and wo thought
aa now wo wouia liko to givo it to you
for you to remember how you whipped
tnem.
"Well, my men," eald tho command'
er, with a tromor in hia voice. "I am
much obliged to you, but tho groat
credlt of that victory belonga to you
boys tho men behind tho guna
Without you no laurela would como to
our country. TnanK you."
Thoro wore tbreo hoarty choors
from tho mon, and then Gunnor's Mato
Donnolly, thinking that aometbing
sbould bo aaid in anawor, touched hia
cnp and blurtod out:
"Wo 'opoa, air, aa how you'll atoor a
Btraigntor courao inan mo ouior ionow
who ownod lt," and thoro waa another
apnroving choor aa tho men dieperaetl
With tho uaual twinklo of bla oyo
tho commodore aaid, aa bo turnod
away:
"I'd ratbor bavo a thing liko tbia
than tho ndulntlons of my outiro couiv
try." JSxchango.
DeWitt's Little Enrly Riscrs,
Tho laoious UttU pllli.
I'rcnks of Klomliko Fortuno.
Wbon Frank Phiacator, who camo
out of tbo Klomliko country with about
3140,000, first wont thoro, not many
montha ago, no stakoa a cinim on
Dorado Crook. At that timo 1 Dorn
tlo Crook waa unatakcd, and bo waa tho
lirat to trv its morita or domorits.
From tho flrat ho struck gold nverng-
Ing from ilfty conta to gVJ.50 a pan. i'or
slx daya ho had it all to himsolf. Min
ors would pasa hlm and thoy would
aay, "How much aro you making?"
and ho would roply, truthfully onougb,
"Oh, from dfty conts to 82.50 a pan."
Thon thoy would acoff at bim and
would say, "ii you want to BtaKo a
mooso nasturo, vou chicaco (which ia
Klonklko for tondcrfoot), thia ia all
rigbt, but if you want gold, you would
bettor go whore tbero ia boeqo." Tbua
it was that tbo El Dorado digginga
which have pannod out so bountifully
wore oponod with a scofE and snoor
from tboso who "paasod by on tho
othor aido." Aa for Mr. l'hiacator,
bo atayed witb hia claim and grow
wealthy. For inBtanco, ho took 8110,
000 (royaltioa includod) from claim No.
2 on El Dorado and 310,000 from claim
No. 13 below Bonanza.
Anotbor instanco of striking it ricb
ia that of D. B. Davidaon. Ho heard
aomebody say that ho had socn
aomo aigna of gold in dragging wood
downbill on Fronch Gulch by El Dora
do Crcok. Hundrods know of tbis
atatement, but rofuscd to try tboir luck
in Fronch Gulch. Mr. Davidaon con
cludod to aoo what ho couid do on tho
indicatcd apot, bo ho atakod out a claim
loBt Marcb, and in a sbort timo ho had
taken out 320,000 and sold tho claim
for $25,000. Ho secured $25,000 from
a claim that many anotbor man had ro-
luseu to uavo anytmng to do witu.
But, to Bhow how uttor a lottery ia
Klomliko gold mining, it should bo
eaiu tnat attor Mr. uaviason waa suc
ceaaful hundrods of claims wore ataked
out on Fronch Gulch, and only oight or
tcn of tho hundrcda have paid.
Tue bovs wno mako their money
casiiy blow u in witn cnuai laciuty.
An illuatration of thia fact ia found in
thi Pavilion, a danco ball which waa
oponed in Dawaon City a month or two
ago. Un tbo lirst night tbo manage
mcnt took in $13,000. Ono man apent
83,000 for champagno, at 340 a bottle,
ropresonting n total of soventy-livo bot
tlca, and ono of tbo girls, who mado
her money by a percentago on tho wino
abe aold, recoivcd 8750 aa ber flrat
weok'a salary. But 8750 is not, in
Dawson City, so much aa it aooma. To
illustrato, tho flrat cgga roceived thero
last apring aold for 318 a dozon, whilo
lomona and orangea wore retalled at $1
to 81.50 apioce. and it rcquired 38.50 to
buy a two-pound can of butter. But
prices wero nigner laat winior tuan
thoy wero in tho spring. D or instanco
a sack of flour that cost 350 to 8125 in
the wintor couid bo bought for 815
even bofore tho flrst boat came in tbia
apring.
Aa a general propoaition it may not
pay to get hllarioualy full, but tho caso
of "Uharlie" Andoraon demonatratoa
that it somctimes payB. One night
bo looked upon tho wino when it waa
red, and tbreo of bia acquaintances
took advantago of the occasion to sell
to him for 3800 a claim wbich thoy
conaidored worthlesa. Tho noxt morn
ing, whilo hia bead waa still with him,
no triea to got tnem to retract tne con
tract, but thoy would not. bo, ior lack
of aomething bettor to do, ho worked
tho claim. To sum it all up bneliv, he
struck it rich,and beforo tho gold scek-
ers now in town loft tho K.londiko ho
had boen offered and refuaed 8760,000
for tho claim for wbich ho paid $800.
And it is a solemn thought that bo
novcr would have secured thia bonanza
if he had not walkcd in tho broad and
oaBy way which leavea one's head un
dulv large on tbo noxt morning.
Another kind of luck was tnat ot tlio
"Lucky Kid," who may bavo had aa
other name, but it haa been forgotten
In tho flrat placo, ho ataked out a claim
on El Dorado, grew woary of working
it very aoon and sold it for 8100. It
aince naa yielded to ita owner moro
acorea or hundrcda of thousands of dol
lara than a poraon with regard for hia
reputation for veracity would like to
mention. Tnen mo "jLUCKy luci"
went to Bear Creek, ataked a claim
tbere and aold it for 36,500. Thia
aounda like a pretty fair price, but
When it is conaidered that tno ciaim
now ia valued at a large fraction of a
mlllion dollara, it will be aeen tbat tho
Kid's own peculiar kind of luck waa
still clinging to him. It ia confldently
believed along tho Klondiko tbat a very
trood wav to acauiro woalth would be to
follow along the Kid's trail and pick
up bia leavinga at bla own price. uan
jrranciaco isxammer.
Too Mucb for Her.
"Of courso," aaid tho lady with tbe
ateei-Dounu giaaeeB, "i expoctea to bo
called 'Btroncr-mindod' after makincra
spooch throo hours long in fayor of Our
Sex, but to havo it misprinted into
'atrong-windod' waa too, too much."
Indianapolia Journal.
A MoTlncr 7olce.
"Did you over meot a woman whoso
very voice tbrilled you with unBpeak
ablo emotion?"
"Yob; that the way my mother used
to got mo up in tho morning." (Jhicago
uecora.
Candor.
Kind If I givo you thia ponny what
wiii you uo witn nr
Tattora 111 bo houest with you,
Guv'nor, I'll spond it on riotoua living
Modern Bocioty.
Ho "Thon you think klaaing ia not
wrongV" bne "Tno moai wny,
wouldn't bo aeon doing auchga thingl
Cincinnatl Enqulror.
BUCKLEN'S AltNICA SALVK. Tho
boBt aalvo in tho world for cuts, brulacs
Boroa. ulcors, salt rhoum, fovor Borcs
tottor, cbappod hands, chilblaina, corna
and all akin oruptiona, and poaitively
curea niloa, or no pay rcnulred. It is
cuarantoed to givo porfect aatiafaction
or monoy refundod. Tnco twonly-flvo
conta por box. lor aaio by C. lii'ikoly,
Montpelier, yt.
"A Mlnistoring Angcl Thou!"
Tho truth of Scott's couplot about
woman:
Wlien linln and nnKuljli.wrlnf? tlie brow
A mlnlatotlug angel thonl"
haa beon oxompliflcdin many instancca
during tho prescnt war, eapccially un
der tho miniatratlouB of that noblo or
ganizntion of womon, tbo lled Cross
Bocioty, undor tbo lcador&hlp of tbat
unristiy woman, mibb uiara JLiarton.
Tho Floronco Nigbtingaloa of tbo Crl
moan war, and Mothor Blckordykoa of
tbo civil atrifo in tbia country bavo
found tboir countorparta in thia day ahd
genoration, aa thoy bad tboir proto-
typca m all tbo ago of rccordcd niatory.
uno oi tno moro notabio lnsiancea oi
this apirit of aolf-sacriflco and dovotion
to tbo sick and aufforing ongngcd in a
good cauBO ia that of Miss Adolo Gardl
nor of New York city, tho boircss of
milliona and ono of tho moat accom
pllahod and bcst known among tho so
cioty womon of tho groat mctropolla.
Whon tho war bogan Miea Gardnor
gavo up all ploaauro and luxurica that
monoy can provido, loined tho xted
Cross socloty and aailod for Cuba. Hor
opportunities for sorvico at tho front at
Santiago woro abundant and abe nover
once complainod or hoaitatcd in their
porformanco. But tho groat opportu-
nity tor servlco camo whon sbo waa aa-
eignod to accompany tho sick and
wounacu oi our nrmy on tnat pesti
lonco ladon tranaport tho Concho.
Without tho necessary medicinos or
modical applianceB, in tho midat of
aconoB from which tbo stoutcst boars
would rovolt, surroundod with pationts
afllictod with loathaomo diaoasos, thia
delicatcly nurtured woman, accustomcd
to all tho rolinomonta incidont to woalth
and social poaition, went among tho
auuoring committod in part to ner caro
without hesitation, fllled with a divino
plty for tbo Bufforora, animatod by tho
apirit which controlled tho earthly lifo
of her Lord and Mastor, aanctifying by
nor prosonco anu gontio loving uceua a
auty tbat would havo appaiiea any but
a bravo, womanlv and Christ liko aoul.
Tbo atory of her aorvico ia tnus toia
by tho of tbo victimB of that ill-fatcd
transnoit:
bue nover reated. lf aho naa an
hour's aloon whilo aho wbb on the Con
cbo no ono know it. 1 havo aeon her
at work at six o'clock in tho morning,
and whon I awoko at twelve or ono at
night sho waa still looking after tbo
aufforing mon. Whon I got bettor I
tried to belp hor. but I eavo out, rough
aoldior that I waa, aftor half a day of
tbo work tbat aho, a dolicato girl, uid
untiringly for ten days. I would not
have done what sho did for tbo whole
island of Cuba. She waehod and fcd
and drosscd tho mon and cooked for
thom, and gavo them tho little medi-
cino aho couid get. sbo broke uown
and cricd when tbo followa dicd and
when thoy were buried at aea, and
when she eaid good-by to ua when aho
left tho ahip sho cried again, and when
tho mon, sick and all, cboored her ahe
crioa baraor tnan over. l'vo nearu
aho's ono of tho flrat socioty women in
Now York. I nover thought thoro
wero any like her in it. I wonder what
the rest of them would have dono if
they'd been in tbo aamo room with threo
corpBes for thirty-six houra, in a fllthy,
foui-amelling ahip."
The atory ia told in plain and homely
phraao, but tho moat brilliant orator
tbat ever paid tnbute to womaniy cour
age, pity and compassion, the moat
graphic writer that over rolatod a atory
of horoic daring, couid add nothing to
thia record of sublimo heroism, of a
Bolf abneaation almost divino.
And wbon tbia grand and gentle soul
ahall receivo her roward in tbe pros
onco of Him;wboBo commandB sho oboy-
ed, whoso exampio sho foilowed, nor
deoda and tears upon that voyago will
not bo tho least of the jowols in tho
rightful crown that awaita her. St.
Albana MesBcugor.
rortugueso Funoral Customs.
"Tho burial customa of the SpaniBh
aa aeen in Cuba aro in aomo reapecta
liko thoao of Fortugal," said a former
resident of Fortugal. "The poor there,
liko tho poor in Spain, oconomize on
funoral expenaea by making one coffln
aorve for a number of funerala in suc-
cession. In Lisbon at least the coffln
ia uaually a very Bubatantial piece of
work, covered with red leatber and
freelv studded with braaa naila. Its lid
is attached with hingea, bo that tho cof-
iln opona and abuts liko a iarge trunk.
Of courao tbe aelling price of an articlo
like this would be beyond tho meanB of
any poor famlly, Dut tbe rent ior one
day la comparatively amall.
"When a funoral procession rcacbes
tho gravo in tne groat 1'razeres uomo
torv. iust outsido of Lisbon, tho undor
takor'a men. inBtead of loworing tbo
coffln, open its lid, take out tho corpBO
and lower it into its laat reating place.
The emptv coffln ia left there until a
Gallogo takea its back to ita ownor af
ter tno mournors navo retireu. xneao
Gallocos. bv tbo wav, nativea of Gali
cia in Spain, do all tbe work of portera
in LiBbon. If you ask a nativo Portu
eucbo aorvant to carry a parcol or a
valiao tbrough the atroota, ho will an
awor you in a tono ot ouenaea uignity:
'Vou chamar um Qallego' ('I will go
andcall a Gallogo'), for no nativo Por
tuguoBO would bo aeen carrying a load
of any kind in public.
"Thoao Gallegoa havo no objoction
to carrying a load, oven when tho load
is a recently vacated coffln. This ia
tho kind of work thoy como to Lisbon
for, bo tbat in thoir old ago thoy may
go acroaa tho frontier to Galicia and
uve on tnoir savingB. Ana ono littio
incidont that happened whilo I waB in
Lisbon showod how little impreaaion
Buperatitlona rogardlng doath mako on
tho Gallego mind. Tho city of Liabon
collected toll on gooda brought within
ita limita. and thero woro guarda at tho
difforont gatoa of tbo city to see that
nothing waa amugglod in. Ono very
rainy afternoon tho guard at tho Fra-
zcrea gato gianceu aiong tno roau tnat
londs to tbo comotory and saw a sus-picioua-looking
packago lying on tho
ground close undor tho wall on ono
aido. Thero was not a living boing in
Bight. Tho guard thought ho bad de
tocted a plot. Ho thought tbat tbat
packago, wbatover it migbt bo, had
beon loft tbero undor tbo wall by smug
glers, who woro uo doubt Bboltorod
Bomowhoro iu ita nolghborbood and
watching tbelr opportunlty to rush it
tbrough tho gato ns aoon as tbo raln
bold up a littio. Ho tho activo and in
tolligont ofllcor got his littio aword
ready to draw at a rnomont's notlco,
and rogardlcsa of tho downpour ad
vancod along tho road to aurpriao and
approhond tbo smugglers, or, at least,
tnoir gooua.
"Whon bo got to within twontv vards
of tho Buspicious objcct, ho mado out
turougu tbo ram tuat tno caso on tno
ground waa of a rod color and studdod
all ovor wltb braas nails. That dlacov
ery atartlod him a littio, but tho noxt
momont ho waa utterly domorallzcd at
soolng tho lid of tbo coflln fly opon and
a dishovolled head tbrust itaelf out, its
oyoa ataring wiiaiy. vvitbout waiting
to draw hia aword or challongo tbo ap
parition, tho guard facod about and
rotroatod at a run. Wbon he roacbod
tbo gato ho callod his comrados to como
and aoo tho abandonod corpso that
had burat opon its coflln on tho wayaldo.
Tho forco aoizcd tboir carbinos and
paraded undor sholtor of tho archway,
out wnat tboy Baw waa oniy a very
bedragglod Gallogo tramplng towaru
them, carrying an empty coffln on hia
back.
"On oxamination tho Galleco do-
posed that, boing ovortaken by tho rain
on hia way from tho ccmotory, ho had
sbut himaelf up in tho coffln to koop
dry and wait for fairor woatbor, but
wbon ho heard footatopa atoalthiiy ap-
proaching bo bcgan to bo afraid tbat
Bomo ono waa coming to play a trick
and lock him up. That waa why ho
had ao auddonly tbrust bia hoad out and
starcd. Ho waa no corpso, but an
honoBt, hard-working Gallego. As for
tho coffln, tho Sonorea guarda might
iook tor tnemseivos ana sco tuat lt waa
empty.
"Thero seems to bo a cortain morbid
fondncaa for what may bo called play
ing with tbo doad in Fortugal. Thoy
aeem to take a peculiar dolight in dress
ing up tbelr dcad and exposing them to
public viow. l uapponea to bo presont
at the solemn rcnuiem of a Cardinal
Patriarch of Lisbon, wbon tbo corpso,
drcBscd in full canonicala, waa placcd
in a bau-sitting posturo to taco tbo
crowd in tbe navo of tbe cathodral, and
L tbougbt at tbo time tbat tbo intor-
ment ought to havo taken placo sooncr.
"Uno llnobunday alternoon inspring
I was atrolling along ono of tho main
thoroughfarcs of Lisbon whon tho
BhoutB and morry chatter of a lot of
littio boys and girls attractcd my atton
tion to a sido streot. Tho children, all
nicoly dresaed, woro coming down the
aide atreot at a brisk walk, evidently
intorcstcd in aometbing that waa boing
carricd along by tbreo or four of tbem
Wbon tboy rcaciieu tbo corner l saw
tbat tho centro of intcrcst waa a very
small brasB-atuddcd coflln. The lid
was opon, and I couid seo tho little
flowor-decked and bcdizened corpso in
aido of it.
"Another time l mistook tbo corpso
of a child on its way to the gravo for a
waxcn image of tbo Madonna boing car-
riea in procession. lt waa a little dead
girl beautifully dresBed in whito satin
and wcaring a whilo veil and white
flowers. Tho littio body bad boen
made to ait up in a chair which four
boya wero carrying on their shouldera
The bearers and tbe other children in
the procession woro whito ribbona and
white nowera, all ombiematic of mno
cence and happy confldence that tho
bouI of their little f riend waa in para
aiao. -New xork &un.
Artlflclal Cream.
A cooking teacher tolls of a manufao
tured cream thnt is vrorth kuowing
about in omergeucies, when tho real
articlo is not to bohad. It is mado from
tho whites of two oggs, beaton stiff,
with a tablospoonful of sugar and a tea
Bpoonful of cornstarch. Half a oup of
cold mill: is ndded by dcgrees and all
beaten togcthor very etiff. A cup of
milk is bcatod ovor tho flro, with a
small butter ball molted iu it This is
allowod to como just to tho boiling
point, whon it is removed to a coolor
part of tho stovo and tho boaten egg
mlxturo addod. Whon it bas all thick'
ened very slightly to about tho consist
onoy of thick cream, it is taken off and
strainod and cooled. This may bo usod
as oream for Borving with fresh or pre
sorvod fruits, but it is nocdlosa to add
it will not whip. Now York Post.
XJterature on a Ferryboat.
During tho lastsevon days tho follow
ing novels woro road on a Hobokon for-
ryboat by sbopgirls on their way to
work: "Poor, but Beantiful,,, "All For
Lovo of a Fair Faco," "When His Lovo
Grow Cold," "Mrs. Hathaway's Ro
vongo," "Tho Story of a Blighted
Lovo," "Risonj or, Back as From tho
Doad." Now York Commorcial Ad
vortiser.
llrltlsh Navy Salntes.
A saluto in tho Brltish uavy botwoon
two sbips of oqual rank is mado by flr
ing an equal numbor of guns. If tho
vossols aro of unoqual rank, tho superior
flros tho fower rouuds. A royal saluto
oousists of (1) in ilritiR 21 groat guns.
(S) in tbo offlcers loworing thoir sword
polnts and (0) in dlpping tho colors.
Philllps Brooks ouco Baid that "tho
ebortness of lifo is bouud up with its
fullnoss. It is to bim who is most ao-
tivo, always thinking, foollng, working,
carlng for peoplo, tbat lifo Eooms sbort,
Strip a lifo empty and itwill soom long
enough. "
Tho f!ue6t comploxions in tho world
iro said to bo ln tho Bormudns. This is
aocountod for by tho fact that tho in
babitauts livo obiofly on onions.
Hia Ma "Tommy! Tommyl Don't
you hoar mo calling you?" Tommy
"jno mu not a woru. rieaso uouor a
littio loudor."
Rlcbor Mllls.
Mrs. J. II. Plummer and ber two daugb
ters from Louox, Iowa, and frlonds from
Ryegato callod on A. II. Illckor last week
and woro taklng vlows near the pond.
sfiir. Jowett ana wno anu uaugutor
from WeHt Topsham wore bero on Monday.
Wator Ia gettlng low ln tho pond
boro. Ilon. A. Uunnott and famlly
are occupying thoir summer restdenco boro.
: Ilon. A. Dunuett waa callod to
Connecticut laat week on a law case of im
portance. Don't dolay a minuto. Cliolora infantura,
dysontery, dlarrlia)a como siulilcnly. Only
sat'oplau iato havo Dr. Fowlor's Kitiact of
Wild Strawberry always ou liand.
CARTERS
ITTLE
IVER
P1LLS
SICK HEADACHE
Posltlvoly cured by tlicso
Littio Pllls.
They also rclicvc Distrcss from Dyspepsta,
Indigcstion and Too Hcarty Eatlng. A pcr.
fcct rcmcdy for Dizziness, Nausca, Drowsi-
ness, BadTastcinthc Mouth.CoatedTonguo
rain in the Sidc, TORP1D LIVER. They
Rcgulatc the Bowels. Purcly Vcgctablc.
Small Pill. Small Doso.
Small Price.
NOTICE:
TIia AnnuM tnnAtlnE; nr the itecknoidors or tne
UintnAllnr A Wnlli UlvAr Ttallrnnd wlll ho hald ftt
their ltellroad Offlce ln tbe city ot Montpelier, Vt,
ThuridaT, the 2Jtli IdaT ot August, 1899, ftt two
o'clock P. M.
2a. To recelie and act upon the report of lta
L-Tn ehnnin hta iiirectors xor tne eniainz Tear.
3d. To tranaact any otlier buslnen tliat mar come
lcgaur neiore me mecimg. ror oraer oi uircciun
City ot Montpelier, Anguat lltli, 1695.
FASHION NOTES.
Faillo and all varletles of corded ailk
will bo in great voguo during tho two
acasons boloro ua.
Double-facod caahmore and drap
deto will aharo rrench honora witn vo
notian cloth in tbo making of elogant
tailor costumcs for dress occaaiona.
Silk gimpa, vclvet ribbon ib varioua
widtns, wbito satin, ana goia braiu aro
the choBon decorationa for thoao gowns;
otherwiso cream or wbito aatin, ovor
laid with guipure laco, will bo usod.
Tuckinir. millinera' folda. and rowa
of galloon or ribbon trim many of tho
now lignt-wool gowns ior gonorai woar.
TIicbo aro all aimplo modes of garnish-
mg a dresa; none tne loss aro tney
really desirablo from a decoralivo point
of viow, and to all preaont appearances
aro likely to bo as popular this autumn
aa tboy bavo been tor aeverai seasons
past.
Some of tho new glaco cropes de
Chino havo moro of tho effcct of a silk
brocado than crepe do Chino aa we
know it; and moat of tbo new weavca
aro in very gay colorings and effects.
Tbeso fabrics are almost transparent,
and are deaigned totako tbo place whon
deBired, of the heavier Marie Antoin
ette brocadea, taffetas, flgured failes,
and fancy satina.
Silh-warp white sergea, trimmed witb
laco or aatin straps and small wbito
pearl tailor buttona, form very charm
ing coatumes for the early autumn,
whilo mohaira aro eimilarly used.
TheBe greatly improved fabrics are
manipulated juat aa ailk materiala are,
and even thoao made in tailor faahion
for tho streot aro ailk lincd and ligbt
ened on tho front with chiffon trim
minga. Thero is an odd tendency among
many Fronch atoliora to trim the most
delicate and diaphanous ovening toileta
with velveta, not the familiar velvet
ribbons, but in bands from two to
threo and one-half incbea in widtb, in
largo bow-knots, folda, and tho liko;
thoso trimmings having a heavy ap
pearanco not in keeping with tbe na
turo of the gown.
A chic littio waist from Maiaon
Woille is made of mauve and gold-Bhot
ailk. The front turns away in broad,
flatfolds from a vest of cream-whito
satin. The rufllcs at the top of tho
cloao coat-aleoves aro lined with whito
aatin, aa are also the cuffa, which fall
in a point over tbe haad. Down the
front of the white-satin vest and on
tbo inner-arm seam aro amall gold and
opal buttona, joined by a narrow-twiat-cd
gold cord.
Satin ducheaae remaina in great favor
among French dreaamakera and tailora.
It ia usod for entire ovening toileta and
and for varioua elegant dress occaaiona.
It ia popular for tbreo very good rea
aonB. It is extremely pliable, yet is
very rich and heavy in effect, quite un
liko many of the soft light-textured
satins in use; it haB a very luatroua
surfaco; and, again, it wears inflnitoly
better than moat of tho aatinB now
manufactured.
Fichu and bortha effects and oddly
draped close-cut aleovea, laced on the
outsido of the arm from tho wriat to el
bow, appear on many of tho now streot
redingotes and Louia XIV. polonaiao
doaigned for tho autumn and wintor.
Very handaome atrlped silk and wool
fabrics and atriped satins will bo UBed
among othor materiala in tho making
of the gracoful garments. On moro
youtbful modola appear largo sailor col
lars and guimpo and fancy jacket
effects.
Short-jacket effects aro still used on
autumn-day gowns and ovening toilots,
with aomotimea tho pretty cnango of
making even the very short modola
doublo-breaBted, lapped far to tho left
aido and faatoncd with medium-aized
buttons of handsomo qualitv. On aome
of tho coatumeB, thoao jacketa form a
portion of tbo waiBt, boing sowed in
with tho shouldor and under-arm
soama, and tbeso aro most ofton of vol
vot ovor wool. Othor suita ahow a aop
arate ontire-volvot jacket, with a natty
silk vest-front, and with thoao coatumoa
it ia intonded that tho jacket shall be
worn in lieu of a light wrap during tho
entiro autumn aeason. Now York
Poat.
Weary Watkina With all your gab,
you got to admit tbat roligiou haa ita
good pointa. Hungry Higgina Well,
that there idea of no work on Sunday ia
good aa fur aa it gooa,
Frlond "Why aro you joinlng tho
audlonco In hiaaing your own play?"
Autbor "If I don't thoy'll flnd out I'ra
tho autbor." Now York Journal.
SELECTED POETRY.
Tlio riinntom Llnor.
The fog lay deep on Ocornoa Bank,
ltolIinB dcop fold on foldl
It drlpped and drlpped from the rlgKtng ilank,
And tho day aank dark and celd.
The watch atoed cloie by the reellnf? rall
And llatened tnto the gloom ;
Waa tbere a aound aave tlio alattlng aall
And tho creak ot the awaylnjr boom?
Out of the datk tbe great wavea crept
And ahouldored darkly by,
Tlll orer thoir topa a marmur crept
Tbat waa neltber of aea or aky.
"Ia It the cburn of a ateamer'a acrew?"
"Ia lt a wlnd that elghe?"
A ahWer ran tbrough tbe llatentng crew,
We looked ln each otber'a eyea.
No englnea tbrobbled, no whlatle boomed,
No foam curled from ber prow,
llat out of tbe mlat a llnor loomed
Ten fatbom from our bow.
Ten fatbom from our bow ahe grew,
No man mlgbt apeak or atlr,
Aa ahe leapt from the fog tbat aoftly drew
I.lke a ahrood from oyer her,
We ahut our teeth ln grlra doapalr,
Then, like one nnder a apell,
Rigbt tbrough her aa ahe atruck ua fair
Iaaw the 11ft of a awell.
Tbere waa never a craah of apUntorod plank,
No rueh of.lncomlng tlde,
There waa never a tear In the malnaall dank
Aa her hull went thiough our alde.
Unharmod we drlf ted down tho night,
On Into the fog abe drave,
And through her aa aho paaaed from alght
I aaw tho llgbt of a wavo.
Waa lt aome ahip long loat at aea
Whcae wralth still talli tbo matn,
Or tbe gboat ot a wreck tbat la yet to be
In aome wlld hurrlcane?
Waa It a warnlng to flahlng boata'
Of what tbo fog may hold,
Aa ovor their decka It drlpa and floati
And awathoa ln lta allnglng fold?
I cannot tell, I only know
Our crew ot elghteen men
Saw the gray form como, and aaw It go
Into the fog again.
Krom tbo Cbap-Uook.
Tlio Spanish Soltlier's Lottor Home.
You aent ua away with ldle prattle
To conquer a "a gang of thlevei,"
Whose leglona would flee in the blaat of battle
Liko Autnmn'a wlthered leavess
Tbelr Itough Hldera fougbt whore they couid not
BOO,
Their legtoua know not how to tloe,
They buried ua Into eternlty,
Wltb ne'er a chance to prayl
Llat to the men who fougbt amalu,
Wbo aaw tbelr comradea die In vain,
Hearkento ual
And ere you aall acrosa the seaa witb dreame of
glorioua vlctoriea,
Ere you leave the old, old sod,
Take your baby on your kuee, klaa your wlfe full
tenderly,
Mako your flnal peace with Ood.
You aent ua to flght a bloodleaa natlon,
Of otber natlona the leea ;
The drega and waab of all creatlon,
The "drift" from acrosa the aeaa. i
Ws came. We mot them on tho fleld,
They charged ua tlll our columna reeled,
They cruahed ua and we bad to yleld.l
You warned ua to dle and not aurrender;
You aworo bef ore the Lord
The "Yankee piga" would deem lt tender
To put ua to the aword.
You told ua that 1 I'orDIosl you lled.
They raiied ua up, else we bad dled,
They lald ua tenderly alde by alde
Wltb their own boya in blue.
-M. B. K. In New York Sun.
Leavln' Honie.
Wbon a feller aort packa bia traps an' goea away
from home,
Whar the blrda are allua singtn' an' the honey'a ln
the comb
Wbar tbe aunabine la tbe brlghteat an' the beart
beata allln tune,
An' lif e'a aa aweet ln wlnter aa In roaleat daya of
Juno
No matter how the aklea looka ef they're Jest as
brlghtan' blue
Aa tbe eyea with wblch your aweetheart twlnkled
meaiages to you
You'll flnd 'em growln' misty, with a haze on fleld
an' plain,
An' your eyea'U aorter twinklo and tbe llda hlde the
raln.
Fer the dlatance It looka loneaome, an' though
roaea red and white
Air Jeat aa aweet on yonder, wltb tbo dewa an' with
the Ugbt,
Aa tbe oaes In old-tlme gardena, yit it'a mlghty tnr
to roam
An' you know more of the roaea ln the little apot
called "Home."
So packln' np fer laayln' aorter makea yeu f umbla
roun'
Fer handkerchleta to dry tbe tears that wlll come
trloklln' downl
An' tbougb you aay lt'a f ooUahneaa, ylt world'a ao
wlde to roam,
An' the beat world fer a fellow la tbe little world at
home.
Atlanta Conatltutlon.
So They Ezchanged Slioes.
In one of the warda of Bellevue Hos
pital lie Corporal Ritchie, twenty-eight
yoara old, of the Firat Cavalry, United
Statea regulars, who waa ahot tbreo
timea at tho battle of San Juan, and
Private Manning, twenty-two yoars old,
of tbe Tbirty-thlrd Micbigan Infantry,
woundod at the battle of El Canoy.
Their wounds were auch that each
bravo fellow had to have a foot ampu
tated at the anklo. Rltcbio lost tho
right foot and Manning tho left.
"Say, Manning, old boy," cried
Ritchie yeatorday, raising himaelf on
bia cot and looking at tho stump, "lot's
aee I loat tbe right podal and you tho
left.eh?"
"I gueas tbat'a what, corporal," aaid
Manning.
"WhataizeBhoodo you woar?"
"Seven."
"Good boy. Now, you givo mo your
loft shoo and I'll givo you my right.
and when wo got out of this ranch we'll
eaoh bavo a chango of shoos."
"Donel"
And tho oxcbango was mado thon
and thero, all tho other aufferera joining
in tho laugh. Eschange.
"Will you bo bravo and flght for
your country, Hcnry?" "Well, I will
flght for my country; but I tell you
honostly, I ahall bo acarcd to doath
until I flnd mysolf aafo homo again."
Tnu tcstimoniaUi in bohalf of Hood's
Sar8aparllla aro writton by honoat poo
plo wno want you to know what it haa
dono for thom.
UuiiDicn Stamf8 mado to order by tho
Vormont Watchman Oompany