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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Domestic.

FROM New York to Buffalo, 425 miles in
426 minutes was the actual time made by a
newspaper train over the Erie railroad last
Sunday week. The train left Jersey City at
3: IS o'clock and reached Buffalo at 10: 48
Sunday morning. In stops twenty four
minuts were lost The train was made up
OF an engine and three baggage cars The
ninety-three miles between Hornellsville
and Buffalo was covered in eighty-five
minutes.
LUTHER G Billings, pay director of the
United States Navy, has been found guilty
by court martial of falsehood and scandal
GUS conduct, and sentenced to dismissal
from the navy. The result of the trial
causes great surprise in naval circle. The
offence charged against him was in connec-
ton with the supply to the navy of an
emergency ration of which he was patentee
and in which he retained an interest con-
trary to the rules OF the navy.
SENATOR MORRILL, of Vermont occupied
the entire time of the executive session of
the Senate last Wednesday with a speech
opposing the ratification of the Haw allan
annexation treaty. There was more than
usual interest in the speech, owing both to
the advanced age OF the senator and the
fact that h e is the only republican senator
who has so far spoken in opposition to the
treaty. He read from manuscript and re-
ceived the careful attention of all senators
present. Mr.. Morrill's speech was intend
tu W SHOW lndl lut dCuulslllOn VI iuo
waiian islands would be against both good
policy and the traditions of this country.
MISS FRANCES e. WILLARD, president of
the Worlds and the National WOman's
Christian Temperance Union died last
Wednesday night at the Empire Hotel in
New York city, where she had been i'll for
three weeks. Miss Willard has suffered
some years with profound anemia, and on
several occasions had been given up to die.
Last summer she seemed to take on new
lease of life and gained considerable in
weight and strength 80 that she went
through her convention work at Toronto
and Buffalo, which was most arduous and
came out much better than was expected,
and on her arrival there five weeks ago she
was much Frustrated and readily took on la
grippe which attacked the stomach, liver
and intestines and later the nervous system.
The disease progressed favorably and i'll
many respects she had much improved
when the fatal issue came and overwhelmed
the nerve centers and life was extinct.
There was no cancerous degeneration of
any organ as has been stated. Funeral ser
vices were held in New York and the body
was taken to her home in Evanston, ILL.,, for
ers of the prohibition party in 1884; WAS the
editor OF the Chicago Post in 1879, and later
OF the Union Signal, the official organ of the
| National WOman's Christian Temperance
| Union. In 1889 she was president OF the
Woman's Council of the United States; re-
ceived degree OF A. M. from Syracuse Uni
versity, and LII ID. from Ohio Wesleyan
| University in 1893.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
eABYs SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN
A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter
Tells all about Her Troubles whom
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 physi-
clan and tried his medicine, and in week
the sore was gone. But to my surprise in
two weeks more another scrofulous look
ing sore appeared on baby's arm. 1t
grew worse and worse, and when he was
three months old, began giving him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. also took Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the sores were we'll and have
never returned. He is now four yearsold,
but he has never had any sign OF those
scrofulous sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which l feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. 8. s. WRoTEN, Farming
ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
The Middle-Aged Man.

81 WONDER" said the middle-aged
man, "why we take life so hard. AT
the very best we have only seventy
five or hundred years of it, and yet
we fume and fuss and worry all through
it. l think of it, sometimes, here l
am-well. say fifty, with maybe twenty
years yet ahead; the cold chances are
against my getting 80 many, but take a
hopeful view and say I've got twenty.
But that's mighty short time, heb?
But just think of frittering away that
time in worry!
When ! think of these things l make
up my mind that, by cracky! l will not
worry any more; and oh, / think take
things more philosophically than fused
to. But let some little thing come up;
l don't fly all to pieces over it, maybe,
but it drags and grinds. And only
twenty years to livel
What waste of timel What poor,
miserable critters we arel"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Foreign.

A DISPATCH received last Thursday at
Copenhagen from Helsingfors says that a
tract OF ice on the coast OF the Gulf of Fin
land broke adrift in a snowstorm yesterday +,
and was carried to sea with 200 fishermen
and several horses.
DURING funeral service at Warsaw last
Wednesday the woman's gallery OF the
church collapsed In the panic that en-
sued twelve women, Ave men and three
children were crushed to death and many
others seriously injured.
THE Agrarian socialist situation in Hun
gary is becoming serious AT Kistarkany
in the Caschau district, Thousand peasants
are in open revolt. They have murdered
the local magistrate and are holding the city
against the troops sent to restore order. Al
Agrad, In the same dis riot, in desperate
fight between the gendarmes and the peas
ants four were killed and twenty wounded
ADvIoEs from Kingston, Jamaica, states
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
WESTERN MINERS.
they Are Not as Rule Queer In Dialect
or Manners.

or Manners.
To compare Bret HIrto and Buffalo Bill
with each other may at first seem entirely
out of order so strong is the contrast in
most particulars, and yet they are alike in
this, that both, without intending to do
80, have injured the far west by greatly
exaggerating the pecularties of life in
this part of the union, If they have not
actually presented that which never did,
IN fact exist.
Buffalo Bill has done 1t with his wild
west shows, and in consequence thousands
of men and women in Europe and the
eastern part of the United States think
that the typical far westerner Is cowboy
and that travel by stage is fraught with
danger at every step. Bret Harte has done
something of the same sort by represent
ing the principal characters Of far western
towns as rough and illiterate, though 1t
may be honest, men who use form of
speech which one would have to go far to
hear in any part of the world.
One Is reminded of this by criticism
which recently appeared in the Chicago
Tribune upon Judge Frances little collec-
ton of short stories called "Pine Valley"
The critic accuses the Suthor of msrepre-
sentinR life in Colorado mining camps by
causing characters to employ what he calls
parlor English The author of that criti-
oism took for granted that the miners are
ignorant of good English, and he probably
also thinks that they use dialect peculiar
to mining camps, or it may be far western
towns in general.
While every now and then one encoun-
tiers prospectors or miners who, having
lived isolated lives for many years, have
acquired peculiarities of speech, these are,
as n matter of fact, exceptions. AS rule
miners belong to the class composed in the
east of intelligent mechanics, farmers and
we'll to do residents of towns and villages.
They have the command of English which
Is possessed by the average person educated
In public school, and great majority of
them were born east Of the Missouri river,
II not east Of the Mississippi.
But in addition there are thousands Of
men living in mining camps and wearing
habtually miners clothes who are we'll
educated and speak as pure and gram
NAUTICAL English as one can hear In the
| offices of lawyers, doctors and civil engi
| neers in any part Of the Union. An au-
| thor would not be criticised for putting
parlor English in the mouths of men Of
this GLASS in the east, and the criticism is
no less unjust if the scene of the story is
laid in the far west. AS for a true dialect
| the far west is not old enough for the de-
velopment of anything of that kind. One
may hear it in the mountains of Tennessee
doubtless or in rural communities in the
east. But for anything like this the far
west is as yet too young and its population
is a mixture of people drawn from too
many different parts of not the United
States, but the whole English speaking
world. Denver Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23
Mrs. Cady Stanton's Recollections.

1t is not principally the record OF her
public career as a leader in the move
ment for the emau cipation OF woman,
hu 'h,ii story OF hrr p life
which Is set Torlh III the yOiume called,
Eiqhty Years or More, by Elizabeth
Cady Stanton European Publishing
Cos. One would take or granted hat
a lady born in 1915 should have ~ good
deal to tell us, and the reader OF this
book will and that the assumption is
we'll founded. Especial y int resting
are those "reminiscences that deal with
the authors early days, between which
aud our own times there is ally a
wider gulf than used to be spsnntd by
centuries, seeing that the age OF cam
and electricity has come in The intrvai.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Mrs. Bailey was reading to the chill
dren one Sunday afternoon, and came
to "Paul NAV plant, and Apollos may
water, but God giveth the increase"
Shortly after, she heard little Mabel
saying to herself, "Paul may plant
Apollinaris water, but God giveth the
grease.N
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Bobby-Aunt Nellie, what became
of the swine that had evil spirits cast
into them, in the Bible? Aunt Nellie
They plunged headforemost into the
sea, Bobby. Bobby (triumphantly)-
Not bit of it, auntie. They were
made into deviled ham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

The minister with his little son
Charles, was calling on an old parish
Toner, who poured her troubles into his
sympathizng ear, ending with the re-
mark, I've had my nose held to the
grindstone for thirty years Charlie,
who had been looking intently at the
old lady, instantly remarked, Well, it
hasn't worn the mole on this end of it
off vpt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Oh, Robert, the last obstacle to our
marriage is removed Papa says he
won't allow it'll What's that? Won't
allow it, and Oh, nothing APP, us
in this house but what mamma wants,
and she and papa never agreed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Romance and Reality-First College
G irl-What is to be the title of your
graduating ESSAY? Second College Girl
Beyond the Alps lies Italy. What's
the title of yours? First College Girl
Beyond the altar lies the washtub.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Cardinal Wisemsn was of rotund
proportions; and he used to relate with
great gusto, that, when he was staying at
Lord Ciff0rd's house, one of the maid
servants, who had been told that lis
proper title was "Your Eminence,"
used to say, as she dropped her rever-
entail courtesy, Eyes your Immense"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Did you ever, asked the young hus-
band, have your wife look you in the
eye when you came home and ask you
if you had not forgotten something's
Many time, me boy, answered the old
married man. She does yet. In the
early days 1t used to mean kiss, but
now it is usually reference to wiping
my shoes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

PILL-osoPHY.-There are pills and pills
but DR.. Aguew's Liver Pills at 10 cents a
vial lead in d. mand The sale borders on
the phenomenal Sluggish liver, eonsti-
patton, or irregular bowels are the precurs-
ors OF many physical disorders These
little wonders remove the cause. 40 in a
vial for 10 cents 70 Sold by w. K. Ter
ril & Co.,, and Collins Blakley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Peder-I have a most valuable work
to sell, madam, it tells you how TO do
any thing. Lady (sarcastically)-Does
pedler? Pedlfr (rom 1ty)-Oh, yes,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

/ had an adventure the other even
ing, said Miss Autumn to a neighbor,
on whom she was calling. 1t was quite
dark, and l saw strange man just
ahead of me, and l ran until l was
nearly exhausted. And did the man
get away from your asked little Willie,
who was listening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Duzby-''Do you regard thirteen as
an unlucky number" Dooby-"Cer-
tainly do; aren't they always abusing
it?"-Roxbury Gazette.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Edith-And 80 you think Mr.. Bees.
ley is an artist? Bertha-I know he is.
Our Fred was telling Charley that Mr..
Beesley is now painting the town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

She Hereafter, dear, l intend to do
the cooking myself. Hell that the
reason you insisted upon my having
my life insured?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

A household necessity-Dr. Tho mas, Ec-
lecrric Oil. Heals burns, cuts wounds OF
any sort; cures sore throat, group, calarrh'
asthma; never falls.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-23

Large 25-cent Bottles, containing so
per cent more pellets than any other
for the money, at all live drug stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-17
Comedie. Mt All Souls, Church.

The young people Of All Souls Church
presented two comedies in the lecture room
of tina. church Tuesday evening before a
large and enthusiastic audience. The two
plays presented were THE Facts in the
Case" in which Odell L. WhippIe. H. r.
Johnson. Miss Anna NJ. Hays, Miss Nellie
B. Gisburne and Miss Grace Ross took
part; and "a Rough Diamond" in which
Miss Mamie Lightfoot, William H. Conley.
Dr. T. J. James, AL Seaman. Fl. Prescott
Galley, Mrs. Eugene NJ Tflden and Hiss
Bessie Keech had parts. Incidental music
was contributed to the ev ening's entertain
ment by the Haydn Septet, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Joseph Finckel. Friday night,
at the same place, the two-act drama,
Down by the Sea- will BE- given under
the direction of Theodore Frie5us, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-17
FLOWERS THE THEME.
Prominent Topic Discussed Mt the
Florists Banquet.

The executive committee of the American
Society Of Florists and Ornamental Horti-
crlturalists were rendered banquet at the
Ebbitt House last night by the local flor
lists. There was a large number of guests
present, in addition to the officers and
me mbets of the executive committee. MIR.
]. H. Small, jr., of this city acted as toast
master. Mr.. James Wilson, Secretary of
Agriculture, spoke of the great value of a
knowledge of agriculture to the people in
general, and referred to the fact that bot
any is now taught in most of the schools
I'VE teach the child to know and love
the flower" said Secretary Wilson. I'VE
decorate its cradle with the most beautiful
products of Lature's handiwork. Perhaps
that is the reason the child, when grown to
mans estate, finds flowers such an appro-
pirate gift to the young lady of his choice"
President VIM F. Guide of this city spoke
of the great good accomplished by the So
ciety in disseminating horticultural infor
nation. Mr.. f. b. Hay responded to the
toast 1.-The Ladies' in most eloquent man
ner, speaking of them as 1.-The fairest flow
ers that ever grew"
The business of the executive committee
was completed yesterday afternoon. The
program for the annual convention of the
society at Omaha, Neb August 16 to TO-
was completed. Many of the delegates will
remain in the city for several days. Today
a rumber # them visited the various green
houses in the vicinity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-17
Janaushek in Paul Kesters new play.
Columbia.-Advt.
Rev. DIR. Paxton.s Lecture.

hSVs fNXtOhB Lecture.
The lecture, 1.-The Pavilion of Mars; OF
In Camp and in Battle" delivered by Rev.
DR.. John r. Paxton, formerly pastor of the
New York Avenue Church of this city, but
Tow OF New York, delivered at the First
Presbyterian Church last night, drew
large crowd to that edifice, among which
were many of his old Pensioners. DR..
Sunderland, the pastor of the First Church.
presided, and after requesting the audience
to sing America in which every one
Joined with hearty accord, offered prayer
the burden of which was that this country
might meet the present difficulties in a
peaceful, but honorable way. The speaker
was then introduced by Justice Andrew c.
Bradley, who paid high tribute to him as
soldier and as a minister. Judge Bradley
took occasion to say that whatever the out
come of the present strained relations with
Spain, that this country would be found to
be united on every point, with no north, no
south, and no east or west.
DR.. Paxton began his lecture by short
discussion OF the Cuban question, saying
that the shameful exhibition of barbarily
on the part of the Spaniards in the island
In starving women and children should be
stopped at once. He said this country did
rot want to annex Cuba, and gave several
strong reasons for his belief. He then de-
sc ribed his. personal experiences in the
great civil war. giving here and there vivid
descriptions of several famous battles and
relating humorous incidents that were al
ways rewarded with sincere evidences Of
apr ciation on the part of his audience.
In conclusion, DIR. Paxton said that the
north had overpowered the south, had
crushed her, but that the south had never
been licked; that Americans had never been
beaten. and never would be.
At the conclusion Of the lecture the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic was sung, the
Audience joining in with spirit in the
chorus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-17

A large and enthusiastic meeting Of the
Union Veterans Union Of the District of
Columbia was held at their headquarters.
sion which brought the organization out
term Of new command to be called the
ice Hooker Command. The gentlemen
composing this new organization were all
members (until recently Of the Veteran
Legion of Washington, D. C. After the
muster, which was done by Logan Com
mand. under the direction of Colonel
Speeches were made by General Frank
Sweet, department commander of Balti-
more; General Dyrenforth, the rain maker;
Colonel Zurhorst of Ohio, Major Dunn, the
old drill master of the United States Ma
rine Corps; Comrades Hooks, Graham Rip
rational commander; Parson Dawson, Gen.
eral H. l.. Street, national commander-in-
chief, and Samuel r. Strattan. Mr. STRAIT
tan, among other things, suggested the
advisability of starting a subscription
paper among the pensioners Of the coun-
try for the purpose of creating q fund
for the purpose of building or buying a
battle ship. and turning 1t over to the au-
thorltIeS of the navy as a mark of graft
tUde for the favors they had received at
the hands of the government since the
close of the war of the rebellion. The
proposition was applauded to the echo,
and loud outburst of patriotic epthu-
siasm Immediately followed.
After the campfire was over the COM
n.and adjourned to Maccabees Hail. across
the street, where the ladies composing the
auxiliary to Logan Command were holding
great success, both financially and So
cially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-17
ancoMxEsp CHANGES.
action OF Conm1ssiOners ON COlum.
bia Suburban Railroad Bili.

Action Of Conm1ssiOners ON COluH.
baa Suburban Railroad Bill.
A report on House bill 1895. to amend
the charter of the District of Columbia
Suburban Railway Company, has been
submitted by the District Commissioners
to Chairman Babcock of the House Dis
trict committee. they stating. among other
things. that the road. If constructed on
the routes and in the manner proposed in
the bill, would be very difficult to operate
economically.
Inc company proposes to occupy 18th
street northeast from A street to Bunker
Hill road, and Bladensburg road from
Florida avenue to the District line, with
two spurs extending into Langdon subdi-
vision The company was chartered by
Congress in July. 1892, and was required
to build its line within two years there
after. But it was not constructed, ana
the charter has expired by Limitation.
The Commissioners say that should Con-
greSS see proper TO revive the company's
charter, they would recommend that the
following changes be made:
Strike out the route given in the BILL
and in lieu thereof insert the following:
Beginning at Florida avenue and 18th
street northeast, thence northerly on 18th
street to 10th street extended; thence
north on 18th street 10 Detroit street: east
or Detroit street to Bladensburg road:
thence northeriy along Biadensburg road
to the District line; provided, that the
railway shall be constructed entirely out
side the Bladensburg road on land to be
acquired by the company"
The Commissioners also recommend that
the second section of the bill be amended
SO as to provide for double trolleys, IL they
are to be used, and for the prohibition OF
the grounding Of electric currents. They
further recommend that all of section .
be stricken out, as the line in no way
affects the Washington aqueduct, or any
portion thereof.
The Commissioners ask Congress to re-
Quire the company to deposit with them
within sixty days after the passage OF
the act the sum of $1,000 a guarantee
fund, otherwise the charter shall become
null and void. Also, that if the work OF
construction is not commenced within six
months from the passage Of the bill the
amount SO deposited shall be forfeited to
the District.
All buildings intended for the use Of
the public, the Commissioners ask. shall
be provided with such conveniences as
they may direct. They also ask that no
crossing of steam railroad lines shall be
at grade. If Congress deems it preferable
to provide for an alternative route, one
from 18th and H streets northeast along
the Bladensburg road, entirely outside the
limits thereof to the District line, is sug-
geSted by the Commissioners.