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The oasis., 1897-01-23
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A press cablegram frtm heriin' dated the 18th inst. says: The Reich sanzeiger officially announces that President Diaz of Mexico, has been decorated by Emperor William of Ger many with the Grand Cross or the Red Eagle. The Mexican Finance and Foreign Ministers, it Is also an- nounced. have been decorated Dy HE Majesty with the order Of the Grown.
 For a pain in the chest a piece or flannel dampened with Cham0crlains Pain Balm and bound over the seat of the pain. and another on the back be- tween shoulders, will afford prompt relief. This is especially valuable in cases where the pain is caused by q cold and there is Il tendency toward pneumonia. For sale by Chcnowcth X Mix.
 Two Republics; Tie concession granted to Mir. Juan Falen, January 4lh. 1891, for the construction of a railroad with a number Of branches in the state Of 1abasco, with San Anto- nio dc Cardenas and Dos Bocas IS starting and terminal points reSpec- tivcly. called among other things for deposit of 5000 in bonds of the public debt be made in the National Bank of Mexico, as a guarantee of good faith As tlle concessionaire has failed to comply with this clause of the agreement within the specified time the Secretary Of Communications and Public Works. has declared the forfeiture of the contract.
The oasis., 1897-01-23


 The Sunset Limited Train which passes Benson east and west bound twice a week is by for the most mag
 nliicent trauscOntinentai train in ex- istence. No expense has been spared to make t perfect in all it's equip ment Iha w1nderfultraia embodies the acme ol human science and skill and combines beauty, strength,lu and safety Meteor like it spins across the continent, anihilatiug both time and space All who have had the pleasure of a ride on this train unhesi- tatingly pronounce it the very first in in the land. It is unexcelled and un- cqualed, A ticket on this train costs no more than on the regular train.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15
BABY's SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles when

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles when
Baby Broke out with Scrofula Sores.
"At the age of two months, my baby
began to have sores break out on his right
cheek. We used all the external APP
plications that we could think or hear of,
to no avail. The sores spread all over one
side of his face. We consulted a physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in a week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another s%crofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, l began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. | also too Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were well and have
never returned. He is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign of those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. s. S. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, Robert
D.. Farr OF Westminster, Abram IL. Hicks
OF L~yndonville; original, Thaddeus p. Hub
bard, Wolcott; original widow, Ellen Pow
ers of Bennington.
JAMES A. WooD, the new collector of in
ternal revenue for Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, has reappointed A. l.. Weeks Of st.
Albans deputy collector for Vermont. MIR.
Weeks territory includes the entire state
with the exception of Windham county.
MRS. LYDIA G. TENNEY of West Concord
celebrated, last Wednesday, her one hun
dred second birthday. She was born at
Bradford, December 8, 1885; joined the
Congregational church in 1918, and was
married in 1916. OF nine children she has
one living-Daniel c., seventy-five years of
age-with whom she makes her home. Mrs.
Tenney is in good health.
WILLIAM w. GIBSON, a well-known farmer
of South Pomfret, met a horrible death last
Wednesday while at work in his wood lot.
Gibson, who lives alone, was in the habit of
calling at Captain Bruce's, a neighbor,
daily, but failed to make his appearance
Wednesday Ant Captain Bruce started to
look for him. At Gibson's place he found a
pair of horses in the barnyard with the har-
nesses on and the tugs broken, the animals
appearing very hungry. Captain Bruce
went to the wood lot and there discovered
Gibson pinned fast to the ground, a big log
having fallen on him crushing his. head
The body had probably lain there for many
hours.
Even catarrh, that dread breeder OF con.
sumption, succumbs to the healing infu-
ences of Thomas Eclectric Oil.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

CLARK and Miss Daisy l.. Pattee and the
dance order that followed contained twenty
numbers. Caterer ID. p. Ring had charge
OF the supper room and the menu was high
ly complimented on every hand. Lieuten.
ant p. III, Ryan and a competent corps OF
aids had charge Of the floor. The f%estivi-
ties did not terminate until two o'clock.
CHANcELLoRs Ross AMI RowELL declared
perpetual the injunction granted by Judge
Start enjoining States Attorney Fisk OF
Addison County, from introducing in the
Dora Cusbman case letters written by Mrs.
Barrett to Poland. This injunction was
secured by s @. ShurtleH, counsel for Mrs.
Barrett, and the question was argued at the
Pavilion ten days ago. The main point at
issue was whether the S ate's Attorney had
a right to make public the contents of these
letters against the will Of the writer and
the chance,lors have decided that he has
not. This is "A blow between the eyes for
the States side of the case, as it is supposed
these letters contain important evidence
tending to incrimiuate certain persons in
the murder Of Do;a Cushman.
THE regular meeting Of the city council,
held last Wednesday evening, was attended
by Mayor Guernsey and all the aldermen.
1t was voted that the board of fire engineers
be instructed to confer with the Vermont
Telephone and Telegraph Company to ar
range, II possible, so that one set of poles
shall answer for both companies. The com.
mittee on street llR1tinB was instructed 10
at once notify all owners OF wires strung
within the city limits that they must remove
any wires that interfere with or obstruct
the wires of the fire alarm circuit. The en-
giueers were authorized to purchase two
pair of wire cutters for use of the fire de-
parSment. The Montpelier and Barre Trac-
ton and Power Company was granted an
extension of time until June 10, 1898, for the
completion of the electric railroad. The
company on it's part agreed to give a bond
that the road shall be built dow State
street as far as Bailey Avenue. The board
voted to at once repair the foundry bridge
so that it shall be safe for travel. The fol
lowing bills were ordered paid; Z. D.. Hyde
supplies, SOL ,SS; Thomas Osborne, work
on guard rails, $72 SO; f. w. Morse, Goa
for city stables, S16.20; j. S. Viles. miscel-
l%aneous lighting for November, S12; j. G
Farwell, cedar posts for guard rails, 50; d
P. Clark, painting guard rails, S20.15
Julius Converse, lumber for same, S18
Wilbur Brown, lumber for same, S67 30
Union Gard Company, printing, S4.48; Joe
Foster, superintendent of water works
salary for November, $79.16; expenses
same period, $685. "a; George W. Kidder
police service, 81 60; j. l.. futile, same
S4S; Flanders & Pierce Company, supplies
$29.05. Adjourned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15
Domestic.

THE Prince Line steamer "Trojan Prince"
which arrived in New York last week from
Genoa and Naples, brought from the latter
place 1900 steerage passengers, the greater
portion of them being women and children.
This is the largest number of Italian immi-
grants brought by any one steamer to New
York for many months. The state OF health
on board was excellent, there being but two
mild cases OF measles during the voyage.
BEFORE George W. Vanderbilt sailed last
Wednesday from New York for Europe and
the Orient he took out a life insurance pol
icy calling for 81, 0O0. 900. This is the largest
policy ever written by one company. The
policy is what is known as a twenty-p8y-
ment life contract and provides for a pre-
MUM Of about $35, 900. After Mr.. Wander
bilt has paid hat sum yearly for twenty
years, the payments cease and the princi-
pal becomes due at his death.
THE indications are that the holiday re-
cess Of Congress will extend from next Sat
urday to Tuesday, January 4. Speaker
Reed is understood to favor these dates.
If, however, any important business Ide-
yelops in the Senate or House the recess
will probably be postponed into Christmas
week. So far as the House is concerned no
general legislation will be ready for consid-
Grafton before the holidays and work is
likely to be confined to the appropriation
bills.
IT has been officially announced at the
White House that Gov. john w. Griggs
of New Jersey had been rendered and that
he had accepted the Office of attorney-gen-
eral of the United States, which will be va
Gated by the nomination OF Attorney-Gen-
eral McKenna to be associate justice OF the
United States Supreme Court. 1t has not
been settled when Gov. Griggs shall assume
his new office, but it is probable that the
date will be about the beginning of the new
year.
ROBERT W. JONES of Buffalo, N. Y, com
pleted, last week, the purchase Of one Of
the largest farms in the country, q tract Of
5000 acres Of wheat land on the 800"
railroad in North Dakota, for a cash con-
sideration Of about $3.50 600. The great
farm is in the southeastern part OF Rich
lands county, southeast corner OF North
Dakota, and was formerly owned by Daniel
ODay, s. G, Bayne, the president of the
saboard National Bank Of New York city,
and others.
ALBERT M. KING, the absconding mes
senger of the Boylston National Bank of
Boston, pleaded guilty in United States
Court last Wednesday, to embezzlement.
The district attorney stated that after an in
vestigation of the facts in the case he had
come to the conclusion that the interest of
justice would be served If the indictments
were placed on file and the defendant al
lowed to go free. The court ordered this
disposition of the case. King is only nine
teen years old. He ran AVA on May 20
with $4,000 OF the banks money, but on
his arrest all but $50 was recovered.
Eczema of the scalp, or scald head, even
in its most severe form, is never-failiDgly
cured by Doan's Ointment, the surest spe-
ciic for all itchiness OF the skin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

In a speech delivered last Wednesday in
the German Reichstag, Herr PITCHER, the
bill which called Tor an immense xpendi-
ture. He contended that the great display
OF powe or made In China proved that the
government considered the navy equal to
the task imposed upon it. Germany ex-
ports. he continued, had made unexpected
strides in spite Of the alleged lack OF cruz
sers and the speaker expressed the opinion
that the protective duties were more HARM
full to Germans trade than could be bal
anced by the benefits deriyable even by the
greatest feet. The bill, Herr Richster as.
serted, was not for seven years, but for
eternity, and created q condition which the
continual advance Of technical knowledge
would make IL impossible TO maintain.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

A~rchibald-I don't think that Miss
Dimple ought to be allowed on the golf
course. Jack-Why, what has she
done? l thought you admired her so
much. Archibald-So l do. But how
can a fellow be expected to keep his
eve on the ball when she's around.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

Mrs. Gableton-I understand that
your husband cannot meet his creditors.
Mrs. Falcon the contrary, he says he
can't help meeting them. That is the
reason he goes out 80 seldom.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

By George, Mrs. Monger must be
telling u wives the most awful scam
dial. What makes you think 30? Why,
they are both listening without inter-
rupting.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15
Foreign.

AN explosion Of sewer gas early last
Thursday. morning tore up the street IN
house and wrecked the house next to it.
The American ambassador and his family
were aroused and there was great excite
ment for q short time, many people believ.
ing that a bomb had been exploded but the
excitement quieted when the cause was
known.
Daily Chronicle says that last Wednesday
two soldiers in the imperial service at the
Yildiz Kiosk, the palace OF the Sultan, made
an attempt on the life Of his majesty. This
was frustrated by the attendants Of the Sui
tan. His majesty had the men tortured In
the hope Of extracting the names OF the In
vealing anything.
TIE Vienne correspondent Of the London
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, BIZ
I%ousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 26c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

"An ounce of prevention is worth q pound
of cure" Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup
prevents consumption by curing colds, and
all similar lung troubles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

This ws why she prepared her excellent Vegetable Compound, whlch
has been such a boon to thousands and thousands IF women. If you have
headaches chiefly at the top of the head, and ire troubled by painful menstrual
ton, dizziness, sleeplessness, backache, and that bearmg-dovn feeling, Lydia
e. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound will tone up your who system. mrs. Lac
D. EBERT, $50 Wood St, Reading, Pa, testfes to thu
great power of the Compound. I1%S&
"Mrs. Pinkham-I can say that your medicine has cured IL SsseA
me of the pains and troubles which l had. My case was S2=@%S -
a very bad one and puzzled the doctor. My womb had 80 -
fallen and had terrible pains in my back andhpS ,HSA ~ A4S
/ could hardly walk. My husband went ito our fam ESA@MT#
lily doctor, and he prescribed incidence fol- me, but aEaT#NsA~N%#SAN "
1 found no relief, and grew worsei instead of better n |fss.G sAEaZsS
The doctore examined IN e and wanted to perform an go SExk&,s
operation, but my husband would not consent SEEING &Ax& $#~M
the advertisement in the paper, Igota bottle of Lydia &%&g 49,
e. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and before L had 'S~ SN<%~
taken half of the second bottle, l felt like a new 10
mar. In all have taken four bottles of your medicine, and can say that I am
entirely cured. / hope that every woman suffering as | did,, will follow my adj
vice and take your medicine at once"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-15

The dwelling house and barn of Gideon
Liberty Of St. J~ohnsbury were destroyed by
fire last WedDesdav. A house and COW
persisted. Loss, $1,000; insurance, 81, 100.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
OPEN ALL THE, YEAR.

1t is gratifying to know that despite
the extreme cold weather. when almost
all OF the harbors north OF us have been
closed by ice. the harbor of Norfolk. as
well as the entire Elizabeth river. has
been open all the while with absolutely
nothing In 1t to impede navigation.
While Ice boats have been kept con-
stantly at work at New York. Baltimore
and Philadelphia to keep those harbors
open. nothing of the kind has been
needed here. In this connection 1t may
not be out of place to say that had the
ship Brooklyn been steaming up this
river no such a thing as striking q rock
would have happened, as was the case q
day or so ago, when that vessel was in
the Delaware river, nor would 1t have
been possible for her safety to have
been jeopardlzed from floating ice. as
was also the case some hours afterwards
at Marcus Hook.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
PERSONALS.

The Greek Archaeological Society, of
Athens, claims to have eNcavated re-
Gently the graves of Pericles and Sop
hocles.
A young physician Of Warsaw, ILL.,, has
built private telephone line connect
ing his Office with the houses of all his
country patients.
1t has been estimated that over 2.000.-
600 acres are devoted to the maintenance
of deer In Scotland, and that about 1000
stays are annually killed.
monument to Donatello, the sculp-
tor, was recently unveiled in the Church
of San Lorenzo, at Florence. in the
presence of the royal family.
A person. named Lang, who had been
for twenty years member of the Fire
Department of Troyes. France, was dis
covered after death to be a woman.
a highland claymore that was once
the property of Rob Roy was sold al
auction in London the other day for $50.
1t was the handiwork of Andrea Fer
rara.
King Humbert. OF Italy. Is the most
amount OF insurance he carries IS over
T.5000O0. The late Gear Alexander III
was insured for s5.000.000.
Prof. 3. Van Hise, head of the geo
logical department of the State Uniyer-
sity, Madison wis. who was offered the
management of the Smithsonian Insti-
tute al Washington. has declined 1t.
The late c. Jerome Cary. of Milwau-
l<ee, directed that his body should be
burned. that the ashes should be used to
nourish n certain rosebush and that the
blossoms should be distributed among
his friends. His wishes were carried out.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
THE SUEZ, PANAMA AND MICA
RAGUA CANALS.

The proposition to erect o stature of
Ferdinand de Lesseps Is a good one,
says the Railway Age. but 1t now looks
as If the intrepid engineer would find
In the early years of the coming CEN
tury, q greater monument In the COM
pletion of the Panama Canal. During
1895. two thousand men were kept at
work by the canal company at the Gull
ebra and Empedrado sections. and last
year, the force was doubled. At the
meeting held recently in Paris the direc-
tors of the company Informed the share
holders that they had great hopes OF
the final completion of the work, for,
in proportion as the excavations nd
vanced. tho more reason to believe In
the feasibility of the canal Is discerned.
This Is good news. for it Is discreditable
to France. to the world and to science
and civilization. that the narrow barrier
between the two great oceans of the
globe should remain unpierced.
In the meanwhile our contemporary
observes that the Nicaragua Canal
scheme stands still--no work being done
on 1t whatever
This Is n fact and 1t is to be regretted
that 1t should be so. However. the cana!
Is national necessity. and sooner OIL
later Will be built. 1t may not be con
structed in the manner now asked. but
| that 1t Will be in one way or another
either with or without the help Of this
Government, no one need doubt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

One thousand prospectors in the min
ing district OF Alaska are reported to be
In destitute condition.
The Industrial Aid Society, of Boston,
found work enough during the year Just
passed for nearly $500 people.
1t is said that a musical bicycle has
been invented In England which grlnds
out the tunes as the wheels turn.
One Of the prizes Tor virtue ANNUALLY
awarded In France by the Academy has
been given to Miss Hocart, in recogni-
tlon or her mission work In the slums of
Paris. A peculiar feature Is that the
lady is daughter of n Wesleyan min
ister, denomination that Is not looked
upon with much favor In France.
According to the new Congressional
Directory. just out, Representative
Healwole. of Missouri. Is the most mod
est man in the next Congress- His
biography Is the shortest, occupying but
TOUR lines. while the longest Is that of
Galusha a. Grow, who occupies the
greater part Of page in reciting his
deeds.
Starfish commit suicide. When one is
caught In net it dissolves itself into
| many pieces which escape through the
meshes, In time each piece becomes n
perfect animal. To preserve a starflsh II
must be plunged into a bucket of fresh
water before 1t has had time to take the
alarm. Fresh water is instant death to
1t. This Is the only way a starfish can
be caught and preserved.
A complete racial survey of the living
adult population of Switzerland is pro-
posed by DR.. Randolph Martin, Of Zu-
rich. The observations OF each individ-
ual would include measurcments-twen
ty-eight in all with few simple instru-
ments. together with color of hair and
eyes. complexion, shape of head, face,
nose etc. The object sought is to deter
mine what types among the inhabitants
represent pure varieties and what
! others Indicate hybrid forms.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03

the Wilson bill" Msd r. 4 Ehher tarlfl
returning the trdifs on fasrh products
to the country when. las 3, matter Of
fact the balance OF trade in odrs farm for
the past year was oyer $3.50. 00Hooo
Now, as the Pittsburg Post 9remarks,
on the theory of the Psychologists, this
was precisely the condition Of trade de-
srable above alI things. We sold
abroad over thousand million dollars
of our products, and deducting merchan-
disc and gold received in return, we have
the unprecedented clear balance In our
favor Of s33o,000.0OO. Our exports of
American manufactures, says our con-
temporary, was go per cent. larger than
during any year of the Mckinley law.
while our imports OF foreign manufac-
lures were 40 per cent. less Here are
the conditions, reached under the Wilson
law. that on protectlonist theories are
guarantees OF unbounded prosperity.
and yet Depew has the intolerable eff
rontcry to talk of the present tarin par
alyzing commerce. Industry and agri-
culture.
But after all doesn't DR.. Depew know
that he Is wrong? And If such Is the
case what else can his utterances be at
tributed to except n deliberate attempt
to deceive. or is it after all simply a
result of love of talk?
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-03
RICHMOND THE PLACE.

General Gordon having changed the
date of the. annul reunion Of the United
Confederate Veterans. which meeting,
among other things will discuss and
probably decide upon the location of the
great Confederate Memorial, the ques-
tion of the place at which 1t shall be To-
Gated has again arisen, and here is what
the Lynchburg News has to say on the
subject:
Five cities are contendlng for this
honor, but we cannot doubt that the
selection Will fall TO Richmond. For
many unanswerable reasons Rich
mond Is the most suitable site for
the memorial of the illustrious deeds
and achievements of the Southern
people In the Confederate struggle.
1t was not only the capital of the
Confederacy, but II was for the four
years OF the war the principal objec-
tive point and coveted prize OF the
largest and best-euupped armies
that the National Government put in
their field"
Our contemporary is right. Richmond
above all other sites is best fitted for the
memorial.
The News calls attention to the fact
that the body OF the Confederate Presi-
dent lies buried there, and that plans
are in progress TO erect a noble monu-
ment to his memory, and after enumer-
ating the Confederate monuments Rich
mond has completed. adds:
THE Museum of Confederate relics
and trophies and memorials Is there
And this browning memorial of all
ought. also, to be there. Richmond,
then. the great center Of the Con-
federate struggle. will become the
Mecca of generations and honor for
the surviving veterans. and their de-
scendants through the ages 10
come"
And the Dispatch adds:
Enthusiastically, Richmond Is the
place for the proposed great memo
rial. and no amount OF argument to
the contrary could break the force
Of the News contention"