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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
Foreign.

ALARMING news comes from Chill. Ow-
ing to the financial conditions run on gold
commenced last Thursday on the banks
and thereupon the government closed the
banks for five days. The Gillian govern
ment has also sent an ultimatum to Ar
gentina giving the latter according to re-
port, until August 10 in which to decide the
boundary question between the two coun-
tries which has been in dispute for long
time past
AN attempt was recently made to blow
up the apartments of the Queen Regent Of
Spain at Madrid, with dynamite. Several
men were arrested for alleged completely in
the plot, and one of them, Alexandra Ar
gorano, was confined in the fortress at Mon
juich, Barcelona, and was afterward exc
cuted. The others are still under arrest.
Absolutely no official information has been
given out concerning the attempted crime,
and the press Of the Spanish capital was
kept in ignorance of it, 1t is believed, how
ever, that the bomb was placed by adhe-
rents of Don Carlos, who wished to expedite
his ascension to the throne by the destruc-
ton either Of the boy King or his mother,
the Queen Regent. Hints were dropped OF
an anarchistic plot, but more credence is
given the Carlist theory.
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sum MARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

THE Bennington and Rutland railroad
station at Shaftsburg was burned early last
Thursday morning The building was in
flames when discovered and nothing but
mall amount OF furniture was saved. The
fire is supposed to have originated from the
sparks from the north bound sleeper The
large store OF Randall q Sons near by was
saved with considerable difficulty. The
depot was insured under the general policy
of the railroad company.
THE executive committee of the State
Fireman's Association met last Friday at
Mddlebury and decided to hold the hose
contests at Middlebury on Thursday, July
81, as originally arranged except that there
will be special prize of $50 for the best APP
pesring hose company accompanied by
band. 1t is thought that with good weather
the tournament will be gratifying success,
and it is to be noted that the Middlebury
people have raised more than the required
amount of money, hence the special pcize
OF $50.
The first serious accident on the Ben
nington and Hoosc Valley electric railroad
occurred last week. Thomas McDermott OF
Hoosic Falls was passenger on the west
bound car that was heavily loaded. Nc
Dermott, with many others, was standing
on the running board OF the car and / n pass
ing through deep cut near Walloomsac
the mans feet came in contact with the side
OF the embankment, which is only OF suffi-
Gent width to allow the free passage Of a
car. One leg was quickly drawn between
the running board and the side OF the cut,
terribly crushing the limb at and above the
knee McDermott was placed on Fitch
burg train at Hoosic Falls and sent to the
hospital at Troy, but he died during the
night OF shock.
AT a meeting of the State library COM
mission, held last week at Burlington, con-
siderable time was spent in the consdera-
ton Of the preparation of the biennial re-
port to be prepared for publication and pre-
sentstion to the legislature. 1t is intended
to make this report something OF history
of the progress of the commission and
record of the work accomplished by the
several libraries. The preparation of the
report will be divided among the different
members of the commission. Libraries
have been established this year at Milton,
Fairlee, Weston, Benson and Shoreham,
making an aggregate of seventy since the
commission was created. The subject Of
travelling libraries was brought up for dis
cussion. This plan allows the books to be
passed from one town to another in ex-
change. Methods for increasing the utility
OF the present libraries and providing for
their more thorough support were given at
tention. The commission will meet at
Greensboro on Wednesday, July 20.
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%, 000 head of cattle. He did not Sc
cure sale and held his herd through
the winter of 1882 SO. Owing to the
severe weather in the following spring
he was able to round up only about
10000 head To increase his receipts
he added to his herd, overstocked his
range, made no provision for winter
feed and provided no shelter for his
stock. AS consequence he was forced
TO the wall.
The winter of 1928 paved the way
for the collapse of the stock business
in 1884. During the summer of 1882
the ranges were eaten bare, and no
feed having been provided for the win
ter, when the billiards. came the stock
suffered greatly and died off by thou
sands. The following spring their
bones lay bleaching all over the range.
From this blow the business did not
recover and the collapse came in 1884.
By this time the range was partly ruin
ed, and where ten years before 500
COWS could be maintained on every
square mile, the capacity had been d.
minished until ten acres TO COW were
necessary. This year also marked the
beginning of the end of range rights.
With the railroad came the CHESTER u
the man with the hoe; and with him
came the owner, or agent, of the lands
up to that time held rent free by the
COW men. Disputes over titles and
boundary lines followed, but it was
really fight over a crust. The best
grass was gone and with every class OF
stock drug on the market at the lowest
prices ever known, it was difficult for
any one 10 make stock raising profit.
able.
This overlooking of the ranges has
continued year after year, and the
ranchman has been assisted in his
work of destruction by the prairie dog
and the jack rabbit. In the opinion Of
many experienced stock raisers of GEN.
trail Texas, the injury is almost beyond
repair. Resting the range will greatly
help it, but it will require something
more to restore its original capacity for
supporting stock, if, indeed, that is now
possible. Yet the cowman is taking
little pains to preserve the range. I'm.
der present conditions part of the land
he owns and the remainder he rents.
He cannot tell how soon the rented
land may be used for settlement or
farming purposes, and in the mean
time he desires to get all that is posi-.
BILE out of the land. Although he
realizes that his range is overstocked
he cannot be induced to take measures
toward its preservation. Recently the
stock business has experienced a re-
vival, and, fortunes having been made
quickly by some men, thousands of
others have been induced to take It up.
This situation means a still further
overstocking of the ranges in order that
the ranchmen may be able, for the
time being, TO make the most out OF
their own holdings. The newcomers,
without experience, expect to make
fortunes in short time, and they will
also abuse their ranges. New York
Sun.
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Acute
Inflammation
of the
Kidneys

is due to an overdose of strong or irritating
drugs, such as turpentine, cantharides, or alco-
hol; to congestion caused by cold or to some in
hammaton Of neighboring organs 1t shows
itself at first by pain in the back or burning
sensation Just above the hips, seanty urine,
fever and sometimes vomiting. When any of
these symptoms show themselves, begin treat
ment at once by taking DR.. Frost's Kidney
Cure every two hours, and the Fever Cure four
times day until all symptoms have been re-
lieved.
If this condition is not relieved it will pre-
sent more severe symptoms from time to time,
and ultimately end in chronic inflammation of
the kidneys, which may or may not be fatal,
depending upon the constitution of the ndi-
vidual and the primative cause of the disease.
The most serious form of chronic inflammation
is brought on through inflammation extending
from the urethra and bladder to the kidneys,
injuries to the organ, Assesses and tumors.
TREATMENT-In treating chronic infamma
ton of the kidneys, we wish to impress upon
the patient the importance of diet, and of keep
ing the skin in a healthy condition by means of
warm baths every second or third night, this
to be followed by brisk rubbing with coarse
towel in order to aid the kidneys in their work
of throwing off any waste matters. DR.. Frosts
Kidney cure must be taken in every three
hours; and if there is any palpitation of the
heart, take Dr. Frost's Heart Tonic four times
a day.
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Checked by a Sign.

81 saw a regiment of Sheridan's cav
airy halted once by an old Virginian,
who had no arms in his hands and who
didn't speak a word" said Junius A.
Cosby, the giant Sergeant of the Sec.
ond District police force. at was dur
ing the retreat from Petersburg, in
April, 1865, the day before General
Lee surrendered. | had been station
ed here as military telegraph opera.
tor, but just before Richmond was
evacuated l was ordered to skeedaddle
and Join the army. was supposed TO
be close to General Lees headquarters
on the retreat, but l considered my.
self mighty lucky to get any place
where 1 could keep a whole skin and
get out of the reach of Sheridan's cav
airy, that didn't give us any peace for
an hour at a time. 1t seems to me |
was generally with the wagon train,
and there the trouble was the hottest,
for the bluecoats would dash in, de-
stroy portion of our wagons, and then
have to get out to escape the fire our
cavalry and infantry would pour into
them.
"We were getting pretty well up the
country. marching and fighting all the
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COaling off Santiago.

''This is life on a warship," once re.
marked jackie. 'Six days you dc
hard work, and on the seventh you take
on coal.n
Coaling ship has become as great q
bugbear in the feet as the monotonous
blockade duty itself. The latter is tire
some enough. Day after day the ships
remain on their stations, which at San
tiago de Cuba are determined by two
bearings, one the Moro, at the harbor
entrance, and the second some other
prominent point along the coast. In
the day time these stations are not kept
so rigidly as at night, but no ship is run
more than mile or so away from
where she belongs.
AS darkness falls the ships close in
and, the larger ones especially, do not
move from their stations until dawn.
The stations form a series of concen-
trio semi-circles about the entrance,
which in the glare of searchlight kept
constantly upon it is always discerni-
BILE. The light comes from one of the
battleships little to the westward of
the entrance, and its appearance is
vastly different from the usual search
light display seen in New York. In
stead of the huge Greetings and sudden
sweeps about the horizon it is one
steady pencil of misty light lying hor-
izontal in the air. AT its beginning end
one spot of brightness indicates its ORR
gin and the other end is not at the
brightly illuminated portion of rocky
cliff surmounted by the tiers of the
Moro, but rather somewhere among
the indistinct mountains forty miles
away, for considerable portion of the
powerful light travels on inland beyond
the range of vision. To an outsider
the tense excitement of every moment
Of the night is sufficient to produce a
full realization OF the fact that war is
in progress, but not to the men who
man the ships.
To them the various phenomena and
experiences of the blockade have be-
come commonplace through repetition.
Nothing but the call to quarters seems
to rouse them from the apparently au-
tomato manner in which they perform
their duties. Nor do they entirely
shake off the appearance of indifference
even though at quarters, until they
have their guns to serve. Then they
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
Uncle Sans Ready.Made Clothes.

People who have wondered how and
where the soldiers get their uniforms
and shoes, and have made inquiry on
the subject, discovered that Uncle Sam
does considerable business in the ready
made clothing line. His customers
have no choice as to the cut or style of
the garments nor as to the quality or
color of the material. These are mat
tiers which the great tailor settles in
keeping with orders from the war de-
partment.
"But how about the fiji of the gar
ments?" the man in search of informa-
ton asks. "When man wants a suit
of clothes, he goes TO the tailor and has
his measure taken, and the garments
are made for him. Now, the soldiers
can't do that. How do they manager
"Simply buy ready-made."
The Government has large clothing
stores in Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
The former supplies the navy, and un-
less the demands are too heavy, the
army supply comes from the other
shop. These two manufacturing points
are to the various quartermasters what
the big clothing factories are to the re-
tail shops. The garments are made in
the various sizes that are most in de-
mand, and are forwarded to army posts
or other army station on regular requi-
sitions. There the uniforms are given
out on acquisitions from commanding
officers, and record is kept of the final
disposition of each garment.
The statistics as to measurements
give the cutters good idea of what is
required, and the stocks are usually so
arranged that no customer need go TO
the opposition house. The men who
have the matter in charge are anxious
to "at" their subjects, but it is probable
that no long talks as to the quality of
the stock and the neatness of the fit are
delivered in the place where the uni
forms are issued. Selected
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13

Glasgow with crew Of twenty-one men.
Although the Transatlantic steamers all
have definite course, the Bourgogne was,
to all accounts, forty miles or more to the
dense and the big iron ship was sailing
along at reduced canvass and blowing the
fog horn. Suddenly out Of the fog rushed
great steamer and in moment there was a
fearful crash, the iron PROV of the ship
plunging into the side Of the steamer just
under the bridge The shock was terrific
and a tremendous hole was torn in the
steamer while the entire bow OF the ship
was dem olished She sank In less than
twenty-five minutes
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
AN IMPORTANT QUERY.

This unavoidable question has TO be
answered honestly by Montpelier peo-
pie after they have read the opinions
given below by Mrs. e. W. Jordan, No.
40 Terrace street, which of dozen arti.
cles all making the same claim can
depend upon the most, one endorsed
by people well known in Montpelier or
eleven endorsed by utter strangers.
Read this and compare the evidence
with other statements about other
kidney remedies published side by side
win 1t in the columns of this paper.
Mrs. Jordan, says: at is four or
hve years now since my kidneys COM
menced to trouble me with pains across
my back. l thought that in time it
would wear off, but it begun to get
worse instead of better. At each attack
the pain was more severe and lasted
longer My back would ache 80 bad
that it disturbed my rest at night.
What sleep l did get did not seem to re.
fresh me, and did not seem to have
much energy in doing my work. If
overexerted myself l soon felt it in nv
back, and often the secretions from the
kidneys contained sediment. l used
medicines of different kinds but could
not get anything to do me permanent
good. l was feeling pretty bad last
winter when saw Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised and my husband got a box
for me at Lester H. Green's drug store.
The first box did me 30 much good that
L got second box. After had finish
ed this the pain did not trouble me any
and my back feels better and stronger.
The secretions from my kidneys are
normal. l have recommended Doan's
Kidney Pills TO others and it will please
me to do 80 at any time for l know
Doan's Kidney Pills to be a good re-
liable medicine"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
dealers. Price 50c., or mailed by
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
REMEMBER THE NAME DOAN'S
AND TAKE NO OTHER.
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BARRE TRAINS.
Central Vermont Railroad
Trains Going South and East oiN Leave Mont
peLier as fOuOtDS.
Commencing June 20, 1898

petter as T0H0toS'
s:b5A. M. MAIL. for Fitchburg, Boston. Spring
River junction with White Mountain Passenger
FaTicr car White River Junction to New YORK With
out change.
~: sSP FAST TRAIN sAI for Boston ys Low
via Nashua Wagner Parloi Car to Boston.
600 p. M. PASSENGER, for White River
Junction, connecting with mixed train for Windsor.
1910 A. Nj. EXPRESS, fer Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England, New York and South
Wagner sleepers to Boston and to Springfield.
Trains Going North and West:
.2:b p. NJ. EXPRESS. for Montreal and the
west, and week days for ogdensburg, Richford aad
Montreal and 6gdensburg,
IO:IbA. NJ. PASsEN GER. for burlington, Rut
land. St, Adams. Richford Highgate Springs and
Troy. Albany and New York
8: 80 NJ. PASSENGER. fer Burlington St Al.
Parlor Car to Montreal without change.
Portland and fsbyans for Burlington, due Burling-
with boat for Port Kent and Plattsburg,
500 p. M. EXPRESS for burlington, st. Al,
Montpelier Junction to Chicago without change.
Due In Chicago 9. 10 Pm next night; Connects at
sale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at $3.50. sil6, 1850. A. NJ IL 1885,
$3.50, $40 p. M. Arrive at Barre twenty minutei
after leaving time
Leave Barre at s;lO $3.50 A. M Il; 90 M, 1905, $40
II 100, p. M. Arrive at Montpelier, twenty min.
utes after leaving time.
Trains leave for Williamstown at 1855 p. NJ an d
S;5OP N.
Daily, Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains win stop at the Pioneer Works
TO take or leave passengers when signaed.
Is. Ii. BAILEY. Agent.
Y. W. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
&. W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13

BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE.-The
best salve in the world for cuts, bruises,
sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, cbapped hands, chilblains, corns
and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price twenty-five
cents per box. For sale bv G, Blakely,
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13

No other preparation has ever done
so many people so much good as Hoods
Sarsaparilla, Americas Greatest Medi-
cine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13
Kidney
Disease.

Diseases of the kidney come ON us so slowly
that persons are often in very serious condi
ton before they are aware of it. Many thou
sands die of Bright's disease yearly who did
not even know that they were seriously di-
seased until few weeks or even a few days be-
fora daoth
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-13

Harry, do you love your baby broth
er? What's the use? He wouldn't
know it if / did
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TIME TABLES.
Montpelier & Wells River R. R
The White Metal { Aluminium Line.

Time Table. in effect Monday, une 81 1885, Trains
leaving Montpelier run as fOllows:
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800 M ~: ri : :E "a
White Mountain Division, and
with mail train for Plymouth
Concord and Boston.
~ EXPRESS. Through train for
bVI m m Fabyans). Connects at Wells
liz ILL., River with express and mail
I'LL train north over Passumpsic
Division b. & NJ. r. r., 500
Line express to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, western express
for Chicago and night express
for Pacific Coast points via O.
p. Ry. Through sleeping
Wells River to st. Paul. Mon
treal to Chicago, daily except
Saturdays, Montreal to Pacific
Coast and tourist to Pa
cifc Coast Wednesdays. Also
connects with express train
for Boston via Plymouth, and
mail train for Lisbon, Little
ton, Whitefeld, Fabyans, Ian
caster and Groveton.
40 ;:;$:$::5 "a $;$:;s: q:
Also with train for White
River Junction and way sta
lions, and with accommoda
ton train for all points be
tween Woodsville and Ian
caster.
BARRE TRAINS.
Leave Montpelier fer Barre at 6: 80 A.h s: sOA.
NJ s:45 A. NJ. ~: 90 PM :05 $3.50 p. M, $50
p. M, $3.50 p. NJ. 1880 p. NJ.
Leave Barre for Montpelier at I; 80 A. n.s:oA.
H.. l0:S A.. M, 1888 P, M, 2:OO P. NJ, i:Oo M.
$50 P. M, 40 p. M. 10; Oh Pm.
WA. sTowELL, General Manages.
F.w. MORSE General Passenger AGENT.
The Springdale news., 1898-11-25
Free Pills.

Send your address to H E. Bucklen x Co.,, Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr.. Kings New Life Pills A trial will convince you of their mtr- it's. These Pills are easy Tn action and are particularly eff fective in the cure of constipa- tion and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable They are guaranteed to be per fectly free from every deleter- ious substance and to be pure ly vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold by H. A. Daily and Jas. T. Nelson, druggists.
The Springdale news., 1898-11-25
Beats the Klondike.

MT. A. c. Thomas, of Marys vile, Tex, has found a more valuabl e discovery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered untold agony from consumption, ac- companied by hemorrages; and was absolutely cured by Dr. Kings New Discovery for con sumption coughs and colds. He declares that gold is of lit tie value in comparison with this marvellous cure; would have it even if It cost a hund. red dollars a bottle. Asthma, bronchitis, and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. Kings New Dis covery for consumption. Trial bottles free at the drug stores of H. A. Daily and Jas. T. Nelson. Regular sizes Scots. and $1.OO. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded.
The Springdale news., 1898-11-25
Our Navy and Hawaii.

Every American is interested in the result of our conflict with Spain, and should familiarize himself N itb the wonderful achievements and possibilities ot our New American Navy-of our modern battleshlps, those terrible engines of war which accomplished the complete des- truction of the Spanish fleets at Manila and Santiago. It may also be of interest to inform yourselves relative to the newly acquired terri. tory of the United States, the Hawaiian Islands; learn something about the nativity, occupations, etc., of thelr people. A handsome Art Portfolio, composed of ten books. containing beautiful protograyures of the American Navy, Cuba and Hawaii, together with brief but comprehensive description of each view, can be obtained from any ticket agent oi the Frisco Line for the nominal sum of ten cents each, or complete set for one dollar.
 NEURALGIA cured by Dr. Miles PAls Pu1s- One cent d0se." At All druggists