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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17
Pension Legislation,

Many inquiries have been received to
know exactly what the last congress
did in the line of pensions for the old
soldiers. Congress passed some i'm
portant enactments. Ii may be worth
noticing that nearly all of them were
intended as che OK upon the hostile
policy which this administration has
adopted with regard TO the old pension
els, and as a command TO the depart
ment officers that they are to disregard
the orders which Trey have received
from their chief and to carry out the
commands of the people as expressed
by their representatives. The pension
enactments of the last congress, briefly
summarized, are these: First, law
which authorizes postmasters to admin
lister oaths in pension cases. This re-
lieves the old pensioners often of very
long journeys and OF much expense.
Second, bill which provides for the
payment of accrued pensions in certain
cases. Third, law which repeals pro-
hibition against the payment OF pen
sions to non-residents. Fourth, law
which provides that So month shall
be the lowest pension for the lowest de-
o ee of pensionable disability. This
means that no old soldier is to be hui
inflated by the payment TO him of 50
per month, and that the United States
has decided that any old veteran who
has been put under sufficient disabili-
ties to warrant his drawing pension
shall be entitled to draw pension of
minimum of So per month. Fifth, the
law which declares that pension is
yes ed right Webb, in Boston Jour-
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good heart. All you want is
to give your weakened nerves
strength; natural, not fc-
tltious strength. Then you
will feel yourself build up
day by day, and get that
blessed feeling of strong
health. You say: "That's
what | want; what will do
all this for me ?"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

OF the pyramids of Egypt the two
that lead in size are near Cairo. The
largest, that of Cheops, was originally
800 feet high. 1t is now not more than
500, and has the appearance of huge
four-sided stairway.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

HOODS SARsAPARILLA gives great
bodily, nerve, mental and digestive
strength, simply because it purifes,
vitalizes and enriches the blood.
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WANTED.

SMART AND RELIABLE MEN to solicit
orders for an extensive variety of hardy nursery
stock Also few ENERGETIC WOMEN, for
Shrubs, Roses etc; ST. CANNON.
ssG. saasd w. K errr az III Augusta, Me.
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W0MAN'S SUFFERING.
RELIEVED BY MAIL. HOW III IS
DONE.
How a Woman Works for Her Sex.

Seated at her desk in the bureau Of
correspondence, this wonderful woman
opens her letters from all parts of the
world. A few extracts from their con-
tents tell the story. -
FROM Iowa. al am in very bad condition.
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am in very pad CONDITION.
My courses have stopped from
catching cold, and the pain Is
fearful. am all bloated up; and
the pain In lower part of my body
Is terrible. My back and head
ache all the time. What shall I
w Des Molnes.
Mrs. Lizzie Decline, 224 Grand
Street, Jersey City, relates her
miscrics resulting from womb
trouble, from which she was re
licvcd and cured by the timely
use of Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. She ends her
letter by saying, al owe all to
you"
Mrs. Newton Cobb, of Manches-
ter, o., writes: "I used eight
bottles Of your Vegetable Com
pound, and | am happy to say 1t
has cured me of painful menstru-
atoms and backache. My suffer-
ing every month was dreadful.
The doctors gave me morphine TO
ease the pain; nothing TO cure
me. Oh, I want to tell every one
what cured mel wish every
suffering woman would write and
get your advice.
Miss Jennie -, Chicago,
states that she is twenty-five
years of age; occupation, sales
woman in large dry goods store.
Constant standing has brought
on womb trouble, the symptoms
of which she describes fully. She
SAYS: Help me if you can.
There are several glrls ! know
who have written to Mrs. Pink
ham, and been cured by her ad-
vice and medicine"
Miss Mary Smylie, who resides
AT 207s T.. Su-quehanna Avenue.
krmsington. phila., writes al am
Il working girl, and must stand
eleven hours every day. | have
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menstruationsand kidncytrOuble.
At times my head was so dizzy
| could hardly see. A friend rec
commended your Vegetable Com.
pound. lam II different girl now:
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THERE are over seventy cooks in the
emperor Of China's household.
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FROM
NEW JERSEY.
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FROM
PESNsLV'N'A
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A. P. BUSH & CO., 149 PEARL STREET, BOSTON
New England Agents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY.

beyond the assembling Of the foreign
fleets off Salonica, the powers will take
no further steps at present, being eesir-
Gus of giving the Turkish government
every opportunity possible of restoring
order in the disturbed districts without
having recourse to measures which
might add to the state of anarchy pre-.
vailing.
A Cry For Relief.
The following telegram was received
by the Anglo Armenian associations:
THE Armenians are being massacred
everywhere in Asia Minor. Over
100000 are dying of starvation and ex-
posture. The Sassoun work Of relief is
closed.
For Gods sake urge the government
to stop the most awful events of modern
days. The porte is powerless, as all the
telegraphs are under the control of the
palace officials who have, melted the
massacre throughout Anatolia.
A dispatch received here from Rome
says that advices which have reached
there from Constantinople announce
that the agitation against the Christians
of Northern Syria is extending and that
massacres have occurred near Aleppo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21

Our representatives. Dr. N. D1StENDuRo and
assistant consulting physician. are graduates
Of leading colleges Of the world and licentiases
Of sixteen States. They have devoted their
years OF practice to the treatment Of Diseases
Of the Eye and Ear, Surgical Diseases and De-
fsrnities, Nervous Diseases. Diseases peculiar
to Women. all Catarrh. Throat and Lung t<ou-
bles, Liver, Stomach Kidney and Heart DIS
cases, Rheumatism. Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Pa
ralysis. Ftstula. Rupture Hernta'. etc.
They viii visit this city monthly and give
erse consultation in English or German to al
who call on them. Their date OF arrival Will
be announced in this paper 1t least one week
before their visit. .sss.
Piles cured by the new Medill method With
out operation OF detention from business.
Treatment sent to any part Of United States.
RE11R1NcEs-Trusx. Green 4 Co.. Fuller d
Fuller, and Norrisson, Piummex & Co.. whole
sale druggists. 4
Address all communications to CHICAGO
0IsPENsARY, $50 West Madison Street. Chi
saeo. or Minnesota branch omoe. care d. 4
DYHNDU1a. Blue Earth City. MINI.
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CUBA HAS BEEN M0RT2AGED.
Spain Will Let England Have Her 70
b. Borrowed Money.

Spain Will Let England Have Her for
b. Borrowed Money.
g SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 16.-A spe-
cial from the City Of Mexico says! a
prominent Spaniard here, who is in
close touch with. the Spanish govern
ment, says that before Spain will con-
cede Cuban independence or permit the
island to come under q United States
protectorate or rule. she. will throw
Cuba into the hands of England, con.
ceding to England ostensible possession
for number of years, until England
collects the sum of money which is due
her from Spain for advances made to
carry on the war with Cuba.
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Believed tho Turkish Ruler VIII
Now Try to- Stop the
Massacres.
Assembling Of the Great Fleets
of the Powers Not at All to
His Liking.
Lives of the Sultan and Cabinet
in Very Great Danger, 1t
Is Stated.

LONDON. Nov. l8:-It is understood in
well informed circles here that the as
sembling Of the British and foreign
fleets in Sa,onica bay is having q good
effect upon the Turkish government,
and that the sultan has finally deter
mined to make earnest efforts to put a
stop to the blocdshed in Asia Minor.
1t is understood that the Marquis Of
Salisbury has received assurances that
the sultan has dispatched commission
ers to Asia Minor, instructed to put in
force as soon as practicable the reforms
insisted upon by the powers, and that
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
u S1AAVA - sAS.A>L .A..A0~SA>v~~s~S~
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Asks
British Guianans What They
J" Will Do
.s.> 4: r.. ...ss-2 T.. T..
In Case It Should Come to a
Showdown in the Venez-
-~. uela1i NJ Matter ''', :. 3. :. =
as ~ ~ - : : - - = *. = -.
The Colonial Council Is Expected
to Reassure the Colonial
Secretary.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Information
reaching here from Demerara, British
Guina, is to the effect that further dis.
patches of a very pointed character have
been received from Joseph Chamberlain,
British minister for the colonies, con-
corning Venezuela. Their contents were
not disclosed, but meeting of the high
council of the colony was called. at
which it was believed the subject was
fully discussed. The information which
was contained in the Demarara papers
up to Nov. /, was transmitted to the
state department.. The report in circu.
lation at Demerara and generally cred.
tied, is that Minister Chamberlain has
forwarded dispatches to the British
Guiana government, in which he in
quires, whether or not, in the event of
measures between that colony and
Venezuela being pushed to extremes,
the colonial government is prepared to
do it's utmost in an endeavor to sustain
the prestige of the British fag,to which
it owes allegiance.
Need He No Doubt About It.
Commenting on these dispatches, the
press of Demerara says there need be no
hesitation in giving an affirmative an
swer to Minister Chamberlain. Why
such inquiry should come from London
excitcs conjecture, and the feeling is
that it may be due to irritation because
the high council voted down Mr.. Cham.
berlain's proposition to buy Maxim
guns, ammunition, etc. In that event.
the next meeting of the high council is
expected to show purpose to support
Mr.. Chamberlain "to the utmost, in an
endeavor to sustain the prestige Of the
British flag" which is the language Of
Mr.. Chamberlain's inquiry, according
to the accepted reports at Demerara,
German Counsel Fnvors England.
Interviews were had with all the for
eign consuls in British Guiana, con-
corning the Venezuelan question. The
French consul, Mr.. Clark, and the
Dutch consul, Mr.. De Jonge. refused to
commit themselves in their official Ca
pacities. The German consul, Mr..
Weber, was very outspoken against the
United States and in favor of the Brit
ish position. England, he says, should
insist on final settlement on the lines
it has laid down. Mr.. Weber thinks
the idea of an effective interference by
the Americans absurd.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
Judge Kelly of the Ramsey
County District Court Files
q Decision
In Which He Enjoines Consum-
nation of Great Northern
y Northern Pacific Deal.
He Goes Fully Into the Merits
of the Case in His Mem.
mOrandum.

ST.. PAul. Nov. l6.-In 4 decision
lust fled in the case of the state OF
Minnesota against the Great Northern
road, Judge Kelly grants the appllca'
ton for an injunction prayed by the
state to prevent the consumation of the
traffic arrangement proposed between
the Great Northern road and the North
ern Pacific road.
This decision is directly opposed to
that made by Judge Sanborn in the
United States circuit court, and the
outcome of the final decision on appeal
will be anticipated with interest
Really Final Decision.
While the case swings on what ap-
pears to be preliminary motion, that
for an injunction, the decision virtu-
ally determines the whole subject, since
it goes thoroughly into the matter, dis
cussing the whole body of the argument
for and against the legality and pro-
priety OF the proposed arrangement.
The decision will be read with inter-
est by the lawyers and railroad men IN
the United States. Judge Kelly is one
of the most contentious. careful, con.
sentative and painstaking judges in the
state, and his decision will have great
weight in the ultimate determination
on appeal.
The Points Of the Decision.
The points of his decision are:
The proposed traffic arrangement is
a consolidation.
Under the laws of the State of Min
nesota the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific roads are parallel and
competing lines.
The traffic arrangement is, therefore.
contrary to the public policy of the
state and the general laws of 1874 and
1881.
The defendants charter does not con-
tain either in express terms Or by neces'
sary implication the right to make such
agreement or consolidation. =.
That if any such power was ever
given the charter was subject to amend
ment by the legislature and the laws re-
ferred to-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
Delegates to the Northwestern
immigration Convention Ar
rive at st. Paul.
It Is a Great Gathering and Will
Do Much For Northwestern
States. M
Facts Will Be Given to the Pub
lie Clearly and Without
Exaggeration.

ST.. PAUL, Nov. 1S.-The immigration
convention which meets in the assem-.
bly, room at the state capitol, has called
to St. Paul more Of the representative
men of the Northwest than were ever
seen at any one gathering in this part
of the country. Delegates have regis.
tered from Washington. Idaho, Mon.
tana, Wyoming, Oregon, the Dakotas
and Minnesota, and before the meeting
is called to order every Northwestern
state will be represented by from two to
dozen duly accredited delegates.
The purpose of this convention is t.
encourage and stimulate desirable
class of immigration from the crowded
Eastern states and Europe, and to de.
wise means for presenting in the most
compact and attractive form the re-
sources and advantages of the great IN
developed Northwest. To this end
delegates from all the states will join in
the promotion Of q @
Harmonious and Energetic Organization,
through which means the home seeker
may select a sit from the millions OF
acres lying between the Great Lakes
and the Pacific ocean.
From the very inception Of this
scheme it has received the most cordial
support at the hands Of all the COM
mercial and industrial organizations of
the Northwest, as well as from state
officials, railroad men and newspapers.
The gathering is an imposing one.
Governor Clough, Lieutenant Governor
Day, State Auditor Dunn, Secretary. of
State Berg, Archbishop Ireland. James
J. Hill, Budd Reeve and other distin-
guished public men from all parts Of
the great Northwest will discuss the
various aspects Of the immigration ques-
ton, and present practical suggestions
for the filling up of the thousands Of
unoccupied garden spots in the territory
embraced under the name Northwest. y
Each stute Has Its Own RI hes.
The fish and fruit of Washington and
Oregon, the mines and grazing lands of
Mont ana, Wyoming and Idaho and the
farms and factories Of Minnesota and
the Dakotas speak for themselves and
present inducements to the inhabitants
of the overcrowded and overworked
East, advantages which need only to be
seen to be grasped.
It will be the aim of this convention
through committees it shall appoint, or
through such other agencies as it may
create, to present these advantages and
exploit the resources of this country in
their most attractive form, exaggerating
nothing, but simply holding up the
picture as it 10.
There will be two days of constant
and systematic work, after which, no
doubt, there will be committee work to
perfect and carry out the plans which
wisdom and experience will suggest in
the convention.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
AN HEIR TO RUssIAs THRONE

Daughter Born to Car Nicholas and
Wife.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 16.-The ac-
,couchement of the czarina occurred
Friday evening. Alto o'clock a daugh-
ter was born. Both mother and child
are doing well. "s f~sN
Court physicians in attendance at the
accouchment report the child to be a
handsome girl, and they add that the
mother is rapidly recovering. Services
connected with the birth Of the infant
were held in accordance with the rites
Of the orthodox Greek church. The
baby has been named Olga.
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She Was Born in l792.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Nov. Is.
Mrs. Amelia Darwin, aged 103, died
during the morning. She had lived in
this country for half century, and her
husband, who is still alive, is l07 years
Mn. Darwin was born near
Montreal in 1899 and came Of family
noted for longevity. She was married
to Lewis Darwin in 1907. Five chill
dren, whose ages range from 81 to 20
years, survive her. Thirteen children
were born to the couple. e
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Refused Longer to Support Him. .

Refused Longer to support Him.
RAPID CRY, 8. d., Nov. 16.-At Key.
stone Charles Maitland shot and &C.
riously wounded his wife. She had
been supporting him for some time.
Upon her refusing to do SO longer he
pulled q revolver and tried to shoot. A
tussle ensued, and the wife broke away
and ran, when Maitland shot her in the
back. She will probably recover ~,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
A BEAUTIFUL STATE OF THINGS

Two Rattalio . of TrooIs Guard the Sui
tan-YOung Turk Movement Grows.
CoNsTANr1NoPLE. via Varna, Nov. IL.
Anti Christian paacards have been
torn down by the police at Scutari, Al
bania, where a dangerous agitation is
in progress. The Turkish officials do
not seem to be doing more than making
a show of frowning upon it.
The Armenian leaders Of CONSTANT
nope are compelled to keep in hiding
for fear of arrest. The Turkish police
continue throwing Armenians into
prison, and secret executions are said to
be of frequent occurrence.
Gotten Up to Detraot Attention.
The young Turks movement is
actively proceeding in spite of the des-
perate efforts made by the Turkish
officials to suppress it, and it is said
that much Of the onslaught upon Ar
menians is due to the fact that the porte
desires to detract attention from the
Mohammedan agitation against the sui
tan. The palace spies and police are
kept busy night and day in CONSTANT
uople; but this does not prevent the
revolutionary movement from spread
ing.
The two battalions of troops and the
detachment of artillery at the Yildiz
Kiosk are kept closely within the
grounds of the palace. The life of the
sultan is known to be in danger, and
the lives Of nearly all the ministers have
been threatened. @
Hassan Pasha, minister At marine, is
known to distrust the navy to the extent
that he has q guard Of troops and, 1t ia
claimed, dares not 60 aboard war
vnoae1 "a t+sss-
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LETTER FR0N THE CAR.

Suggests Union of Russia, France and
Germany, II England Insists Too uch. =
New YORK, Nov. 1S.-A special to
The Herald from st. Petersburg says:
The grand duke Vladimir has an auto
grapn letter from the car to the kaiser,
relating to the situation in Eastern
Europe. It suggests that in case Eng.
land insists too much on the disinte-
grafton of Turkey, the three powers
who united upon the Japanese question
should again join hands against all
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Got I..o a Merchand,se Car.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.-Three des-
perate men made an attempt to rob the
/ Adams Express money car on the train
leaving the Pennsylvania railroad sta
ton, Jersey City, at 8 o'clock p. m. i,
but fortunately for the express company
! the men made mistake and got into
car No. 594S which contained only mer.
sOhandise. Il
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-11-21
THE WORDS WE'RE ACTIONABLE
Decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court
on a Establishing" Case.

Decision of the Minnesota supreme court
on a Blacklisting" Case.
ST. PAUL, Nov 16.-The state supreme
court has handed down an opinion by
Chief Justice Start of considerable in
terest. 1t grows out Of the great A. r.
U. strike Of 1894.
John Wilkes, IL years old, was en-
ployed as machinist in the shops of
the Chicago Great Western Railway
company at South St. Paul. He had
been employed there two years prior to
June q. 1894, upol: which date he was
thrown out of employment Oh account
of the strike. Following the conclusion
of the strike on July II, the original
complaint, on file in the Ramsey county
district court, alleges that Wilkes was
blacklisted by C. Shields, as superin-
tendent OF the road.
Was Dangerous Agitator.
TIE complaint does not say in so
many words that Wilkes was black
listed, but it does state that Shields
caused to be posted in the South St.
Pau machine works bulletin, bearing
-~~ others. the name of John Wilkes,
which had printed on its face words
charging Wilkes with being "a dam
gerous, able and seditious agitator, and
responsible for a great deal of the
trouble at South St. Paul. Wilkes
considered himself damaged through
this publication to the extent of $4,000.
and through his guardian. James
Wilkes, he brought an action in the
district court Of Ramsey county against
Shields to recover that amount. Shields
demurred to the complaint on the
ground that it did not state sufficient
facts.
Words of Otis Woe Wise.
The demurrer was argued before
Judge Otis, and on Oct. "a, 1894. He is
sued an order overriding the demurrer.
in which he used some very forcible
language. This language Judge Start
quotes and commends, concluding:
''The actionable quality Of the words
used in this publication is manifest on
its face and it was not necessary to al.
lege any extrinsic facts and circum.
stances to show their meaning"
Illus OAO O4uO2 Va VAC AOWOA VOU1V ~
affirmed ana the case will now come on
for trial in the Ramsey county district
courts on it's merits
Sunday Barber Law Unconstitutional.
CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Judge Gibbons of
the superior court has decided that the
law passed ut the last session of the
Illinois legislature, compelling BARRIERS
in this state to close their shops on Sun.
day is unconstitutional, because it ie
class legislation and directed against the
property of BARRIERS, which is muscle and
professional skill. The case being sim.
ply decided on the question of the ar.
rest of the men by the police, must be
brought up in different form if the adj
advocates Of the law decide to appeal K
the supreme court.
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The Texas Speed Trial.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-A telegram
received at the navy department from
the New York navy yard announces
that the Texas will be unlocked on the
goth inst, and her steam trials at the
dock will begin on the ssd. It will re.
quire at least q week to complete these,
Is that the vessel will not be ready foE
her speed trial under Dec. l. -.
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Too valuable Timber There.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Nov. 1S.-
The proposition made to the county
board to purchase 10000 acres of county
land for $4,000 was rejected, as it is
throught half that amount can be real
ized from the timber no.v an it.
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Put tho Husband Out OF tho Wa,

CHICAGO, Nov. l6.-Henry Shafer
has been arrested on the complaint Of
Hans Peterson, who accuses him Of
being the author of the death of Herr
man Weise, . son-in-law Of Peterson.
It Is claimed that Shafer and Mrs.
Weise became infatuated with each
other and they put the woanaa's hos
band out Of the way with morphine.