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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
The Story Of a POultice.

Family discipline is still maintained
in some American families, as Of course
it ought to be in all The Rehoboth
Herald furnishes an instance A small
boy got a silver in his foot, according to
The Herald and his mother expressed
her intention of putting a poultice on
the wound The boy, with the natural
foolishness which is bound up in the
heart of child, objected to the proposed
remedy,
81 won't have any poultice, he de-
clared.
eyes, you WILL" said both mother
and grandmother firmly The majority
was two to one against him, and at bed
time the poultice was ready.
The patient was not ready. On the
contrary he resisted SO stoutly that a
switch was brought into requisition. 1t
was arranged that the grandmother
should apply the poultice, while the
mother, with uplifted stick, was to stand
at the bedside. The boy was told that if
he "opened his mouth" he would re-
ceive something that would keep him
quiet.
The hot poultice touched his foot, and
he opened his mouth.
"You'- he began.
Keep STILL" said his mother, shak-
ing her stick, while the grandmother APP
piled the poultice.
Once more the little fellow opened
his mouth.
"In-
But the uplifted switch awed him in
to silence
In minute more the poultice was
firmly in place, and the boy was tucked
in bed
"There, now, T." said his mother. 1.-THE
old silver will be drawn out, and Ed
dies foot will be all we'll.
The mother and grandmother were
moving triumphantly away when a
shrill voice piped from Under the bed
clothes
you've got it ON the wrong foot "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
MISCELLANY.
When Baby Was Dead.

When baby was dead,
And the golden rays Of sunlight crept
Into the quiet room, across the bed
Where he so gently, sweetly slept
1t seemed so strange not to hear him coo,
And catch at the light-lke he used to dol
when baby was dead,
And mothers tear.scorched lips reached down
To kiss the face, the eyes, thehead.
And smooth the folds in the little nightgown,
| would have bartered my soul to hear him coo,
And reach up his arms-l like he used to dol
When baby was dead,
All, my Godl what moan was wrung
From a broken heart as heavy as lead
From lips where baby.song lately hung;
Ears strained to catch the tiny, soft coo,
And hear him laugh out-like he used to dol
When baby was dead,
could see no Joy in the air of gloom
Hope into outer darkness fed
When God spoke soft through the desolate room
promise, some day we'd hear him coo,
And see him reach up-like he used to dol
Atlanta Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

Ohio has the greatest number of
farms, Psi, 430, having 30, 1852, 408
acres. Illinois is second, with $40, 6S1
farms and 30, 1913, 277 acres, Missouri
being third, With 23s, o43 farms and
80, $50, 290 acres. ~-~f.- .'.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

In the year 1891 there were circu-
lating in the United States 81, 175,
900, 900. The gold, silver and cur
rency held in the United States treas
urv at the same time would increase
the nominal sum to over 81, 900, 900,
600
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
Items of Interest.

In the northern parts of Siberia
the cold is so intense that the earth
never thdws to greater depth than
five or six feet. Bodies of the dead
buried below this remain perpetual
ly frozen. AT depth of 400 feet be-
low the surface the earth is still at
temperature of 10 degrees below
freezing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

LITTLE self-denials, little honesties,
little passing words of sympathy, little
nameless acts of kindness, little silent
victories over favorite temptations
these are the silent threads of gold
which, when woven together, CLEAN
out so brightly in the pattern of life
that God approves.-F. w. Farrar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

1t is small things that count in the
battle of life. | have seen men get
out of an elephants way without
any trouble, but they had terrible
struggle to get rid of hea.-Atlan-
ia Constitution.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

The coolest place in the world is
Yakutch, Russia. The thermometer
sometimes falls to 70 degrees below
zero.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

HOOPS SARsAPARILLA and Hoods
Pills have given great satisfaction in
our family. miss Anne E. Austin
Union Village, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

THE only disturber of men, of fam
lilies, cities, kingdoms, worlds, is sin.
There is no such traitor to any state as
the wilfully wicked man; no such
enemy to the public as the enemy of
God.-Wogan.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

A CHARACTER which combines the
love of enjoyment with the love OF
duty and the ability to perform it is the
one whose unfoldings give the greatest
promise of perfection.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
NEW YORK WORLD

THE TWICE.A-WEEK Edition of the New YORK
WORLD has been converted into the THRICE-A-
1t furnishes three papers of six pages apiece
eighteen pages every week. at the old price of ONE
DOLLAR year. This gives 1856 papers year for
One Dollar and every paper has six pages eight
columns wide, 48 columns in all. The THRIoE-A-
WORLD is not only much larger than any weekly
or semiweekly newspaper, but it furnishes the
with much greater frequency and promptness In
fact it combines all the crisp fresh qualities of daily
with the attractive special features of weekly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

The Kanawha river in West Vir-
GINA was named from an Indian
tribe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21

CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoria
CHILDREN Cry for Pitchers Castoris
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-21
For Sale at a Bargain

House, Barn and Building Lot on Mechanics st.
One acre of land, partly covered with fruit trees,
On Mortified street; House and small Building
Lot, Firstclass Investment A. j. HOWE,
Real Estate Agent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
Washington Stock Exchange.

ss; Tlu ss ws s ss. IP ss
U. S. Electric Light, at 1864; at 13oN; PEG:
S respssns % e At a! sa&a as
;oys!nmsni son%s.u. s. IS; REGISTERED ss T., llIs
s. sr is; =: 9id: U; s; s, il5fs Sd: ,,., :. ,oo
Is, 1901. currency, lis bid Water stock Is, 1908,
BUR Sai!sH SIS. re 1es I sies, loo bid ~
Miscellaneous Bonds-washnss t r.. and -, George
@ s o and Gecrsetown Railroad cow es "a
1870 bid; lao asked MetTopStsn Railroad c3ny 6,
asked id Eesnsaa ha1ead
Columbia Railroad Is. 10 bid. III; asked Mash
i instSa Gas Company g. seres B. is bid
asked. washington Gas Company COW. Is, I3s
bid los asked. American security and Trust Is.
IS, ana and A., 100 S bid washington Market Com.
Pany LIST U.s. ito bid. lis asked. Washington Mar
h inston 0% M@rEet 9ompsny ext ss io7s bid Ma
sonic Hall Association s., 1913 bid washington ton
National Bank stocks.-Bank Of Washington. ESQ
sie sS ashec s sd 800 asked Central
BID Farmers and isq BID bid
1 1ss bid SS iis ASKED ASKED caPia west
os bid 2 asked o Tsas so sa i9s es Lincoln ~
Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.,Sational Safe
Deposit and Trust, lbs bid, !3o asked washington
loan and Trust I19Ls bid, 12l1 asked. American
security dyu and Trust IsI bid, iss asked. Washing
ton Safe Deposit, 100 asked
Raijroad stocks Washington and Georgetown,
26O hid, 30 asked. Metropolitan, 50 bid. Column
bia 90 bid lexington, 20 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Siocks.-Washngton Gas.
54Lt bid, 54la asked; Georgetown Gas, 90 bid. Q.
s Electric Light, 1856 bid, 13S asked.
Insurance stoeks..FIremen's. ssa BID. = asked.
SO bid Potomac. 90 bid. Arlington, .145 bid,
1855 asked American s a lSs bid 200 asked
l3is bid Riggs. rs bid. Peoples, 5N bid, 81.
asked. Lincoln, SIS bid, 81 asked Commercial,
AZ bid. n, , ,,, $40
bid ZIG asked Columbia Title, "a bid. Wash
inyton Title, asked. District Title, 10 bid, 10
asked. ,, -,
neake and Potomac 81 bid, SIS asked. American
t;raphophone, 3 bid 3la asked. Pneumatic Gun
MISCELLANEOUS Stocks.-Washington Market, II
bid Great Falls Ice, 100 bid. AS asked Bull
RIM Panorama, 30 asked. Lincoln Hall, IS bid
Mergenthaler Linotype, Il90 bid. 200 asked
sEx div.
rights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
THE FIFTH WEEK.
Still Continuing the Potomac Flats
Arguments.

Still Continuing the Potomac Flats
Arguments.
The Court in General Term, Chief Justice
Bingham and Justices Hagner and Nc
Comas. today entered upon its fifth week
of the consideration of the Potomac Eats
case, but it was expected that the case
would be concluded. so far as oral argu-
ments were concerned. with today's lear
ing.
Mr.. H. o. Claughton, on behalf of the
heirs of the late Chief Justice John Mar
shall. Mt. Nathaniel Wilson, on behalf of
those claiming under the Kidwell patent.
and Mr.. o. D. Barrett, representing Henry
w. Dodge, addressed the court today, and
their brief arguments were mainly a re-
sumo of the points urged by them, respsc-
lively. in their previous arguments.
Referring to the assertion that the Kid
well patent was fraudulent, Mr.. Wilson
stated that fAom 1880 up to the present
time at least sixty applications for similar
grants have been made here some of them
for lands in the river. and in one case the
islands known as 1.-The Three Sisters"
were granted to one Moore under the act
Of 1899. Mr.. Wilson also read letters writ
ten by Commissioners of the Land Office
Edmunds, Wilson and Drummond, inter-
preting the law as claimed by him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
baltimore Mn rlNets.

BALTIMORE, May 20-Flour strong and higher
western super, 2.GOa2 10; do extra. 3 OOa3 so; do
family, 3.6os3a5; winter wheat patent. 4.oOa4 %;
spring do, 4.l0a4.35: spring wheat strain, g. GOA
4.0O-shipments, l0,oi3 barrels; sales, 1850 bar
res Wheat wildmspot and month. 763ta77; June.
er No. 2 red. 73* bid receipts, 1923 bushels;
stock, 496S0 bushels; sales, 5000 bushels: south
Corn strong-spot and month. 59lta5g3s; June, 5ys.
asked; July, 69tsa59A; August, 90 bid receipts,
7S,513 bushels: stock, 2466i3 bushels; sales $4,000
bushels southern white corn SO; do. yellow, 5sIsa
Co. Oats strongaN9 white western; s7is bid:
stock. 10a 49, bushels. Rye auiet-No. . 6S-stock,
L, 2Go bushels. Hay steady. good demand for
choce-go0d to choice timothy, Sl3.OOaxl4 90
Grain freghts dull, unchanged Sugar firm, ur.
changed. Butter unsteady-fancy creamery, Is:
do. imitation, Halls; do ladle, 3D. good ladie lila
l.; store packed, SalO. Eggs steady-fresh II
Cheese quet-faney New York, 90 size, 81; do IS
size, SN; do. % size, 9H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
KEPT FROM REBEL CAMPS.
American Correspondents in Cuba
Knmpered in Their Work.

American Correspondents in Cuba
IInmpered in Their Work.
HAVANA, May 20.-The Spanish author
tiles, in view of the visits recently paid by
the correspondents of American newspa-
pers to the camps of the insurgents, have
issued orders prohibiting them from MAX
ing such excursions in future under penalty
CT severe punishment.
The surrender of various important reb-
els is announced. Railroad communication
with San Luis has been restored, but the
inhabitants of that town and of Cristo
have become so alarmed at the progress
of the insurgents that they are flocking
into Santiago.
The force commanded by Maj. Goodness,
after being attacked by the rebels, opened
fire upon the latter, killing five of them
and wounding several others. On Friday,
in the neignborhood of Tranquilidad de
Arriba, there was severe fighting between
the troops and the rebels, resulting in the
capture of the rebel positions by the Span
ish troops. The rebels lost three killed and
many wounded. On the Spanish side ore
man was killed and three were wounded.
The band Of insurgents commanded by
Felix Ruens recently attacked the village
of Sabana, near Baracoa, and pillaged the
stores. Colrodger went in pursuit of the
rebels, but after following them for con-
siderable distance into the country he was
obliged TO return without having engaged
the enemy. The insurgents have again at
tackled Dos Caminos and burned a store.
but the civil guards obliged them to retire.
Bands of rebels have been raised in the
districts of Trinidad by Ramon Olano.
Massino and Alvares, at the head of small
bands, are attempting to reach Camaguey.
Maceo is understood to have planned to
make a diversion in the vicinity of Santi-
ago, In order to draw the attention of the
authorities to that neighborhood and allow
the rebel bands to pass Camaguey and FL
Cid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
FORD'S THEATER VICTIMS
The Congressional Commission Holds a
Meeting Today.
Appointments Made for Examining
Clnims-Thc Members
Present.

The congressional commission to report
on the claims of the victims of the Ford's
Theater disaster met this afternoon in the
loom Of the committee on the District Of
Columbia at the Capitol. Senator Harris,
the chairman. was still very weak from an
attack of the grip, from which he has
nearly recovered, but managed to make
the journey to Washington to attend the
meeting.
Other members of the commission pres
ent were Senator Faulkner and Messrs
Maddox, Brookshire, Daniels, Piggott and
Updegraf on the part Of the House. The
commission decided to begin the examina-
ton of claims of the injured at once. and
follows:
Tuesday, l p.m.-Henry c. Thomas,
Nathan F. White p. G. Clarke. James E.
Nichol. James Taylor, B. ]. O'Driscoll, w.
NJ. Grogan. Geo. w. Davis, Cassius Clay
Parker. Edwin H. Spaing.
Wednesday, 10 o'clock a.m.-Geo. w.
Green, Nathaniel I. Morley. James Gordon
Jones, John Henry Harding. W. w. VAL
entine, John A. Miller, Frank ]. Metcalf,
Horace V. Easterling, Geo. ]. Drew, Lloyd
James Smith.
Senator Faulkner and Mr.. Brookshire
form subcommittee to examine claim
ants tomorrow, while Mr.. Updegraff will
assist Senator Faulkner in that work on
Wednesday.
After the examinations at the Capitol
the claimants win appear before a medical
board, composed of DR.. Guy L. Edie Of the
army, DR.. Meade of the Marine Hospital
Corps and Medical Director Daniel Nc
Murtrie of the navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20

Three negroes were lynched Friday night
in dense swamp on the Suwanee river. in
Florida, by white men for assaulting Miss
Mamie Armstrong. a white girl. 1t is re-
ported that they were f1ayed alive and then
burned, after being subjected to frightfuI
tortures. The crime for which the men
were so horribly put to death was one of
the most terrible in the history of that
section of Florida. The scene of the crime
and rctribution was in Lafayette. the ad-
joining county to Madison on the south
and is near large phosphate Mines in
which are employed many colored men of
the worst class. Assaults on white women
have been frequent, and in the last six
months twelve negroes have been lynched
in that vicinity. The white people are
terribly aroused. and swear that their wives
and daughters shall be protected IL they
have to declare a war Of extermnation on
the negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
NO PAYMENT MADE HERE.
The Deputy Collector Has Not Re
ccived Any Money,

The Deputy Collector Has Not Re.
ccived Aay Money.
A Star reporter asked Deputy Collector
Maurice Clagett. who is in charge of the
internal revenue office at 643 Louisiana
avenue, IL 1t would be permissible for him
to indicate how much money had been paid
in this city by persons supposed 10 have
been subject to the provisions of the in
come tax law.
Il have no hesitation in giving you that
information responded Mr.. Clagett, be
cause. SO far as this Office is concerned,
not one cent has been received on account
of the income tax. 1 don't know If any
persons residing here whose incomes made
them amenahle to the law while it was
supposed to be valid sent their payments
to the main office in Baltimore, but no
money has been received here"
1t seems to have been the policy of the
treasury to await the final decision of the
Supreme Court in the cases brought to
test the law before inStrUcting internal
revenue collectors t" send out bills to those
whose returns had shown them to possess
incomes of $4,000 or more. Consequently,
while numerous returns have beeen made
to the department. very little actual mon
ey, if any, has been paid in because of the
action of the treasury officials in with
holding the bills enumerating the exact
amounts due on each income.
The technical difficulties in the law pre-
vented nearly every possessor of an in
come from estimating the amount he
would be called upon to pay tax on. even
If he had felt so inclined. There We're SO
many complicated and veXat!ous para
graphs in the measure at once deluding and
contradictory that those wno believed they
were bound tt. respect its provisions merely
made returns of all their incomes and the
various sources whence they were derived
and awaited to hear from the collectors of
customs what they owed. This condition
of affairs. therefore, develops the fact
that very few. If any. payments on the
income tax have been made anywhere, and
the expected difficulty about securing re-
endorsement from Congress by those who
did pay will not be brought about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
FINANCE AND TRADE
Rumors Of an Extra Session Of Con-
gress.
THEY CAUSE PRICES TOYIELD SLIGHTLY
Effect of the Income Tax De-
cision.
GENERAL MARKET REPORTS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Prices were barely
steady at the opening of today's stock
market as the result of the feverish condi-
ton of the London market and arbitrage
selling on this side. Fears OF trouble In
Wednesdays settlements growing out OF
speculation in Kaffir mining shares were
responsible for this condition of the for
eign market. Reports of frost in the north
west caused some professional selling OF
the graEgers, Northwest in particular, but
no significant sales Of long stock were re-
ported.
A marked contraction In the volume OF
business as compared with recent daily
averages encouraged a renewal OF reac-
tionary tactics. A fractional advance In
the posted rates fer foreign exchange, due
to an increased demand and a limited sup
ply OF bills, also contributed to the declin-
ing tendency.
The sentiment Of the street Is strongly
prejudiced in favor of higher prices, but
the room is filled with operators. who. hav-
ing sold out a majority Of their holdings
at a profitable advance, are now awaiting
a reaction on which to renew purchases.
Should London continue to sell more than
she buys and the outside buying demand
continue at today's level, II is not unlikely
that a moderate decline In values will en-
sue.
This decline however, will have little
significance. and would only add to the
stability Of speculation.
active, but held well around opening dg-
ures Jersey Central gaining 1 per cent on
covering early in the day and reacting
later in sympathy with the general mar
ket. Tennessee Coal and Iron was In good
demand up to 2Sh, a gain Of Ia per cent
In addition to the strong tone OF the iron
market 1t is said an effort to dispose OF q
| large block Of the stock in London at O
| price considerably in advance Of the one
| now prevailing has been instrumental I'm
| promoting the recent activity In the d.
rection OF higher prices.
Sugar opened strong and advanced to
| 1l9Ls on what appeared to be good buy
| ing. The discovery that a block OF over
| 5000 shares of long stock was being Eaar-
keted caused a general selling movement,
which resulted in a charp decline to Ill 10
| There were no developments OF an adverse
| nature on which to base the selling. and
| the buying at the decline was, in the main.
| by brokers interested in the recent advance,
| Distiliers and Chicago Gas were sold for
| both accounts. but the concessions re-
| corded failed to reach a point consistent
| with the nature of the sentiment inspiring
| the sales.
The decision In the income tax cases gave
| rise to rumors of an extra session Of Con-
| gress. as being necessary to devise some
means OF raising revenue. Prices yielded
| somewhat to these rumors during the final
hour, but conservative operators considered
| the probability of such extra session too
| remote to speculate on, particularly at a
| time when public sentiment is strongly In
| favor Of improvement in values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
COMING TO WASHINGTON.
Gen. Kelley VIII Bring n Monster Pc
titiGn to Congress.

OAKLAND, Cal, May 20.-"Gen." Kelley,
who led a detachment of Coxey's army to
the national capital last year, has left for
Washington, accompanied by his wife and
two children, in a prairie schooner, on what
he considers an important mission. He be-
lieves that monster petition will be as
likely to obtain recognition from Congress
as a crowd of hungry men camped on the
steps of the Capitol, and the purpose Of his
trip Is to obtain signatures to his prayer
for national help in times of general de-
preston.
Cen" Kelley will deliver lectures at all
the places through which he will pass, and.
after explaining the purpose of his mission.
will submit the memorial to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20

wise than that the words direct taxes"
on the one hand, and duties, imposts and
excises," on the other, were used in the
Constitution In their natural and obvious
sense; nor. in arriving at what those terms
embrace, do we perceive any ground for
erlargirg them beyond or narrowing them
within their natural and obvious import at
the time the Constitution was framed and
ratified.
And. passing from the text. we regard the
conclusion reached as inevitable, when the
circumstances which surrounded the con-
vention and controlled It's action and the
views OF those who framed and those who
adopted the Constitution are considered.
We do not care to retravel ground al
ready traversed. but some observations
may be added.
Historical References.
In the light of the struggle in the conven-
tion as to whether the new nation should
be empowered to levy taxes directly on the
Individual until after the states had failed to
respond to acquisitions, a struggle which cd
not terminate until the amendment to that
effect proposed by Massachusetts, and con-
CURED in by South Carolina, New Hamp-
shire. New York and Rhode Island, had
been rejected. II would seem beyond reason
able question that direct taxation. taking
the place, as IL did, Of acquisitions, was
purposely restrained to apportionment ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-20
QUIET AT POCAHONTAS.
Soldicry Complain and Are Anxious
to Go Home.

to Go Home.
POCAHONTAS, Va, May 2O.-Few of the
union men returned to work today in the
Southwest mines. Col. Browning says his
output this week will be what 1t was before
the strike. The Italians who were held here
are still under guard and refuse to work. In
terested parties say they have complained
to the Italian minister at Washington and
to the Austrian consul at Pittsburg as to
the treatment the new men are receiving.
Gov. McCorkle sent his private secretary
here to look over the situation, and he con-
ferred with Col! Browning and others ind
full explanation has been given him.
Some of the union men are now under ar
rest. The soldiery- complain Of the hard
ships and are anxious to go home. The
town today is free from excitement, but
the usual guardA were sent out.