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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11
WFSTPROCK.

Lennie Pilsbury had his arm badly
burned, Saturday. In company with 9TH
er boys he was at play and was holding
Il twist Of paper. one end of which was
on fire. one Of the boys poured powder
on the paper with the result that Lennie
fortunately escaped with only a badly
burned arm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

All honor to Rockland. It's patriotism
makes it the banner city Of Maine
opened there, 40 young men have been
accepted for service in the navy. 1t
sent co. II, LIST Regiment to Augusta
with full ranks and scores Of men on
the waiting list And now it is off,
cialy decided that Names battery Of
heavy artillery, $50 strong, viii come
wholly from that city where Col
Gould has an artillery company all or
ganized and waiting. Three times
three for Rockland: it is true to its
glorious record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

1t took courage for the BoWdoin boys
base ball team. Their victories, how
ever, show that they were justified in
disregarding the ancient hoodOo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11
BRUNSWICK.

The G-years-old son of Gilbert Prince
swallowed q kernel Of corn, Monday
night, which became lodged in his wind
pipe and the little fellow suffered much
agony until its removal. lie was taken
TO The Maine General hospital, Portland
where a successful operation was per-
formed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11

Mrs. Nettie kimball Wood, wife of Mr..
Fred Wood of North Monmouth died
: uaaeniy Saturday, while her husband
WIS absent in the aid of physician.
Mrs. Wood was suffering from the after
effects of an attack of measles. She was
a sister of Mr. e. d. kimbalI OF Win
thrOD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-11
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND.
PLEASANTDAI.E

Hazel the two-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T. Cunningham. drank
q quantity Of Kerosene oil. thinking IL
was water, Wednesday morning Mrs
Cunningham attention was attracted by
peculiar coughing sound from the little
one, after which she soon sank into an
unconscious condition. and several hours
elapsed before she revived, although a
physician had been Immediately sum
moned. Her recovery was at first con-
sidcred very doubtful but it is now
thought she will survive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Senator Hit in a New Role.

An interesting and almost exciting
marriage ceremony took place at the
South Vernon hotel last Saturday
morning. A couple, George Henshaw
and Mabel Williams, of Shuteebury,
Mass, DESTROYS of contracting mat
rimonial alliance and for some reason
preferring the jurisdiction of Vermont
rather than their own State, came to
South Vernon and sought magistrate
to perform the ceremony. None of
the Vernon justices had qualified, 30
the proprietor of the hotel telephoned
Senator Hit, Of Brattle boro, who was
a qualified magistrate, to come down to
perform the ceremony, as the parties
were waiting and anxious. So the sem
ator Immediately repaired to the depot
and took the train to South Vernon,
accompanied by Robert G. Bacon, Esq,
who was to act as clerk for the occa-
sion. All was in readiness when they
arrived and things progressed smooth
ly, although not quite in the ordinary
form. The senator not having expert
enced the affair himself and being I'M
used to performing it for others, was
not quite certain of the exact method
of procedure, 80 it went something like
this, "Do you, Mabel, swear that you
take this man, George, to be your law,
full welded husband?" Mabel avowed
she did. "Do you, George swear that
you take this woman, Mabel, to be
your wife?" George allowed that he
was willing. "Then l sa ear you are
married" (The best legal authority
we are able TO consult assure us that
this marriage ceremony is legal.) Then
in order were congratulations to the
bride and groom. And the magistrate
insisted that his clerk, Squire Bacon,
should perform the osculatory duties
to the bride. The young gentleman
demurring little, finally stepped up
and performed his part manfully. 1t
was resounding smack, and it is re-
ported that the groom insisted this was
more than he had bargained for, and
quite an interesting conaab was then
and there had, but the distinguished
senator made it all right by asserting
that that was part of the ceremony
necessary under the law of Vermont to
make the contract legal.
The bridal couple departed from the
State happy and smiling, but with the
vague idea that the Vermont cere-
mony was somewhat different than
they had expected. The senator and
assistant unite in denying this story,
after the fashion of the Rutland county
woman, sued for breaking borrowed
kettle and who defended on the ground
that she never borrowed it, and besides
it was broken when she got it, and it
was all right when she returned it.
They asseverate that this story is
"made out of whole cloth" Further
more, the names are not right, and
finally no one else was present to know
what they did. And on top of all the
senator is receiving anonymous epistles
in delicate penmanship expressing dis
belief that he would ever had delegat-
ed the salutatory duties in the way
stated Reformer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
|E VERMONT WATCHMAN
Toward the South Pole.

Borchgrevink, the young explorer,
who made the first and only landing on
the Antartic continent not quite four
years ago, has set off from Hobart,
Tasmania, on another trip to the I'M
strange that while such activity has
prevailed among explorers on the up
per half of the earth, 80 long delay
should have occurred before any sys-
tematic attempt was made TO unravel
the mystery of the antipodes; yet, not
wholly strange either, for the great
land masses, the great populations, the
great human interests lie on our side
of the equator, commerce gains moth
ing from the exploration of the south,
unless precious metals are to be found
there and the problems presented by
currents, ice masses and the like ap-
pear to be more easy of solution in the
north than in the south. The great
reason for the delay is found, however,
in the mechanical difficulties presented
by the vast amount of ice in the An
tartic and the absence of lanes of wat
ter. In the Arctics the partitioning of
the ocean into seas by Greenland,
Spitzbergen, Nova Zembla, Francis
Joseph land and the extensive archi-
pelago that continues our continent
toward the pole has resulted in the es-
Enlistment of rapid currents that &C.
casionally produce seasons of open
water, even in winter. On the other
side of the earth, however, the islands
are few and small, and do not exert an
appreciate influence on the currents
at least, so far as is yet known-the
prevailing set OF the surface waters
being eastward, with occasional loops
to northward, and the foe ice being
more dense than that about Greenland.
Bergs are less numerous than in the
north, which appears to indicate that
there are fewer or less extensive glac-
iers than in the northern continents,
but the remarkable weight of the drift
from the ice foot more than compen-
safes in quantity for the lack Of bergs.
That the light ships of Cook and 9th
ers should have penetrated 30 far into
these barriers as they did more than a
hundred years ago emphasizes the neg
lect OF Antarctic exploration in these
days of steam vessels and steel hulls
With Africa developed within a gener.
alton, with the circle of the unknown
in the far north narrowed to a circle
not much larger than Texas, with Aus
tralia successfully crossed, no similar
enterprise was exhibited respecting thu
south pole for the larger part of cen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Trout Cooked ON the Hook.

"You needn't think that just because
l have been out there l am going to
give you all the details of surprise
which did not feel at the stock tales
of the Yellowstone Park" said the
critical tourist. "Apybody knows that
boiling water will cook fish, and 80 long
as you know that the Yellowstone is
full of geysers and boiling springs 1
don't see what there is wonderful about
catching a trout and then turning
around and dangling it in boiling
spring until it is cooked. 1t would be-
gin to be wonderful if boiling water
didn't cook fish everywhere.
"But 1 wish when they are telling
this old story they'd finish it up-make
it complete. The next time you hear
anybody tell that story just you watch
out for the way it ends. 1t never ends.
The man tells how he caught the trout.
Well and good; anybody can catch
trout in those overstocked waters.
Then he tells how he swung around on
his heel and, without taking the fish
from the hook, lowered it into pool of
boiling water and cooked it. Well,
what's the end of the story? There
isn't any end. He just chortles about
how he was overcome by the mar
wells of nature and that sort of thing.
He doesn't say another word about the
fish. Now, you will only let the mar
wells Of nature alone and keep your eye
fixed on the fish with which the story
began it will look mighty different.
"There is the pool of boiling water
pretty handy, but not by any means to
be reached by pivoting on the fisher
mans heel Then just SOS to have
something to talk about when he gets
home the fisherman souses his live
trout into the boiling water. If it's
cruelty to broil live lobster there
ought to be something done to man
who will boil a trout alive. And it
spoils the fish; the man has to throw it
away after he has showed it through
natures marvels for the sake of his
miserable little story. Nobody can eat
a trout that has been boiled with all its
scales on and all the machinery in
place; it's got to be thrown away.
There's another thing, too, about this
story. The next time you hear it ask
the man il he took the trout out of the
pool of boiling water. If he says he
did, then the fish didn't begin to be
cooked, for anybody who has ever seen
boiled fish of any sort knows that
when it's done it won't hold together
tight enough to be lifted unless it's
wrapped in napkin before it's cooked
$50 there you have the plain facts
about cooking trout on the hook.
know, because thought it was such 6
great marvel of nature that had to &c
and try it. Then saw what happened
and haven't yet got through feeling
disguised with myself. Yorl
Sun.
| yUbao dootnra foil INV Rurdoolr RIood R;t
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

fury. 1t was not until 1896 that any
human creature effected a landing on
the mountainous and inhospitable shore
of the austral continent and the Nor
wegian was the first flag TO be planted
there. DIR. Cook of Brooklyn, who
was surgeon of the first Peary expedi'
ton, planned trip to the Antarctic,
but without definite results. On his
present voyage Borchgrevink is backed
by wealthy Englishmen who hope to
effect some return for their money in
the discovery of mineral. 1t is known
that large guano deposits exist at Cape
Adsre, the former landing place, and
that the country thereabout is relative.
ly free from ice in summer. There is
good landing beach, some vegetation,
thousands of birds inhabit the cliffs
and there are no tokens of the blight
ing force of the volcanoes that were
supposed to abound in these wastes.
The extreme southing made on the for
mer trip was only seventy-four de-
grees ten minutes, which Is hundreds
of miles short of Nansen's farthest
north; but so far as is now known
there is lack Of bays and inlets in
Antarctica, and proper exploration of
the continent may be possible only to
pedestrian party. The land mass is
believed to be larger than that of
Greenland, and entirely to envelop the
south pole, while the high and broken
character of the country appears to Of
fer hindrances to examination of its
physical features. The unknown re-
gions of the globe are shrinking rapid
ly and Borchgrevink's activity may,
and it is hoped will, result in farther
lessening. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

The Greensheld block in Montreal was
burned last Wednesday. 1t was one OF the
finest warehouses and office buildings in the
dominion, six stories high, built OF stone.
Messrs. Greenshields & Co., carried a
heavy stock Of dry goods and their loss will
probably reach 100000, fully covered by
Insurance. The building of Duncan Nc
Intyre & Sons, wholesale dry goods, five
stories high, valued at 100000 was also
burned. They carried stock valued at
about $250,000, believed TO be well covered
by insurance. Both buildings with their
contents were totally destroyed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, perhaps disappointed by
the failure of Washington's Farewell
Address to restrain the United States
in its alleged mad career of imperialism,
now quotes Lord Byron's poetry as a
warning against expansion. The au-
thor of Don Juan in the role of a con-
sentative adviser in craftsmanship for
all time is decidedly a new figure
Providence journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

"Did you go to the socialist meetin',
Mike?"
81 did,"
swat did yez make av itP"
81 med out thot the or-rator av the
evenin' was a chunp. He got up an
said that man who didn't ate could
not worruk. l knew as much as thot
befoor Oi wint."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

40 GEMS, 10 CENTS DR.. Agnews Liver
Pills cure all troubles arising from torpor of
the liver, Easy and quick-Banish Sick Head
ache-Purify the blood and eradicate all inn
purities from the system. The demand is big.
The pills are little, easy to take, pleasant re-
Sold by c. Blakely and w. f. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

IT is said that the soldiers who had
taken Hoods Sarsaparilla stood the
long marches in Cuba much better than
the others. ADJ. 1T q 80 -saASS. aNRN
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

JUDGE DAY is not conducting the
peace negotiations on civil service
basis. He holds that the spoils belong
to the victors.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

DIR. BULLS Cough Syrup is the safest and
OF the little ones-croup, whooping. cough
and measle-cough. Physicians prescribe It,
children like it, and doses are small. Price
rs cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

MAIL. Connects at Wells
River with trains north and
south on Passumpsic Division.
Also with train north on the
White Mountain Division, and
with mail train for Plymouth,
Concord and Boston.
EXPRESS, (through train for
Fabyans). Connects at Wells
River with express and mail
train north over Passumpsio
Division b. q NJ. r. R., 500
Line express to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, western express
for Chicago and night express
for Pacific Coast points via q.
p. Ry. Through sleeping cars
Wells River to st. Paul, Mon
tIeal to Chicago, daily except
Saturdays, Montreal to Pacific
Coast and tourist cars to Pa
ciflc Coast Wednesdays. Also
connects with express train
for Boston via Plymouth, and
mail train for Lisbon, Little
ton, Whitefield, Fabyans, Lam
caster and Groveton.
COON NOTATION. Coz
meets at Wells River with
accommodation train for St.
Johnsbury and Lyndonyille.
Also with train for White
River Junction and way sta
tions, and with accommodR-
ton train for all points be-
tween Woodsville and Ian.
0aotar
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

RUBBER STAMPS made to order by the
Vermont Watchman Company - IS 4
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

Get your Job Printing done at the WArcH
MAN Office. DIX On k-&s-Lz - r-s
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

what physicians pronounced exzema. Others salt
rheum At any rate it bad of blood disorder
have been treated in many different ways and tried al
most everything to blood Diseases but to pur
pose until prevailed upon to try Smiths Green
Mountain Renovation Used three bottles faithfully,
cording to direction, with wonderful effect Am
nearly cured having every to believe will soon be
entirely Very respectfully, CHARLES E. WILLARD
Keeers Hotel, Albany, N. W
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Clubbing List.

The following offers are for the benefit
only OF subscribers to this paper who pay
all Arrearages and years subscription in
advance. One or more Of the publications
may be ordered, but the money for each, at
the club rate, must invariably accompany
me order, with all arrears III any due on
the WATcANAN and a full year in advance.
p,lhIisherai nh
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28

When doctors fail try Burdock Blood Bit
ters Cures dyspepsia, constipation, invigo
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28


with
would bottle
Remember
will be
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
sos a. m.
Ito D.. M.
BARRE TRAINS.

Leave Montpelier for Barre at 80 AM, 945 A NJ,
IL $50 AM, 1850 PM, 1850 PM, $40 PM,
Leave Barre for Montpelier at 1880 AM, 1920 AN,
1880 PM, 3;25 PM, 4;lO PM, $3.50 Pm.
W. "A. STOWELL, General kaHs0sy.
Fw. MORSE. General Passenger A0eHt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
SMITHS
Green wi Ountain|
RENOVATOR.

Blood poisoning calamity that with the 0utEi
most dire danger NHEpMo
Blood poisoning whether hereditary
traced, should have prompt and radical
that will
cretons from the blood healthy
Smiths Mountain This medicine that purely
table and while most efficient action will be perfectly hame
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
TIME TABLES.
Montpelier & Wells River R. R.
The White Metal { 'AIuminium") Line.

Time Table. in effect Monday, Dec. IL, 1898. Trains
leaving MONTPELIER run folloWs:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
DEATH OF COL. BRoADHEAD.
Prominent Resident of ST. Louis
Passes Away = Sketch of
HIS Career.

ST. Louis, Aug. s.-Col. James @.
Broadhead, minister to Switzerland
under Cleveland, is dead as the result
OF a disease of which he has been vast
ing away for some time. He leaves a
widow and three children.
[Col. Broadhead. who was born in Virginia,
came to this state when 16 years of age
Soon after becoming of age he engaged In
the practice of law AT the breaking out of
the civil war he did much to preserve Mis-
souri, to the union. and in the summer of
1851 he was appointed provost marshal OF
this department. In 1875 he became mem
Der of the law firm of Broadhead, Slayback
& Haeussler, one of his associates being
Col. Slayback. whose tragic death in 1889
caused such sensation in this city. Col.
Broadhead was elected to congress in 1882
At the beginning of President Cleveland's
second term Mr.. Broadhead was appointed
United States minister to Switzerland. Mr..
Broadhead was one of the leaders of the
democratic party of the county for nuns
Der of years and at the national democratic
convention In 1879 he received a good many
votes for president, including the 10 votes OF
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
TROOPS UNDER FIRE.
Illinois and Ohio Soldiers in Bat
tie at Puerto r CO.
TOWN OF GUAYAMO Is CAPTURED.
Spanish Force Driven Back with a
Loss of Two Ikilled-Four Ameri-
cans Wounded-Gen. Miles Army
in n Splendid Condition.

Washington, Aug. State Saturday
the first news dispatch came to the
war department from Gen. Miles. 1t
was as follows:
"Ponce, Aug 6.-Gen. Brooke reports
Haines' brigade, Fourth Ohio and Third
Illinois, captured Guayamo yesterday;
slight skirmish with enemy In and about
town; enemy's strength estimated at about
600; not ascertained if any of them regu-
lars; resistance not strong. Private John
O'Cordner wounded below the knee: C. w.
Riffee, both legs below thigh; T. w. VOL
colt, right foot; none serious; all Fourth
Ohio One Spaniard killed, two wounded
so far known. MILES"
Ponce, Aug. Seen. Brooke's adj
vance guard entered Guayamo Friday
after sharp skirmish, in which sew
eral on both sides were wounded. The
general advance was delayed by the
grounding of the transport Massachu-
sets with Gen. Brooke's headquarters
aboard. The Massachusetts, has been
foated and will proceed to Arroyo.
The cavalry troops viii go overland if
peace is declared. The plans of the
army are to cross the island and they
will probably be unmolested.
The Spanish force at Guayamo, num-
bering 500, were driven back toward
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ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
matte Tension-British Admiralty
Preparing to Mobilize Its Fleet.

London, Aug. S.-That extreme d.
plomatic tension exists between ST.
Petersburg and London was generally
admitted Saturday, though the Off
cials deprecate the alarmist reports
which were current Friday. 1t is hoped
that the firmer stand adopted by the
marquis of Salisbury during the last
few days, which seems to have all
ready created some misgiving at St.
Petersburg, will have the desired effect
of arresting Russian aggressiveness.
It is felt both here and on the CONT
nent that the outcome of the dispute
in regard to the New Chwang railroad
extension is the crucial point of the
success or failure of Great Britain's
policy of the "open door,"
AS evidence of the fact that Great
Britain appreciates the gravity of tbs
situation, it is learned that the admi-
rally is preparing for all emergencies,
and that it will soon be ready to mob
ilize.
The source of the present trouble
may be briefly stated as follows:
There has been considerable discus
sion in parliament over the new situa-
ton in China, similar to that which
arose when Russia vetoed the loan
from the British government. This
time the complications are caused by
the contract for the loan which the
Hong-Kong and Shanghai bank wishes
to make TO the Chinese government for
a railway between Tein-Tsin and New
Chwang, both treaty ports. The Rus
sian minister has been objecting siren
uously for six weeks, and Lord Sails
bury has offered China guarantee
against Russia.
1t seems entirely clear that Russia
is interfering with British rights Sc
cured by the treaty of Tien-Tsin. The
obvious criticism upon Lord Sails
blry's method is that the offer of
guarantee to Picking, which China does
not like to accept, is a less direct rem
edy thnn a determined remonstrance
through the British ambassador at
ST. Petersburg would be.
London, Aug. s.--The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
Russia is now practically in possession
OF New Chwang, and "the open door" in
North China is already shut.
The correspondent of the Daily News
at Odessa gives, under reserve, report
that the Russian charge d'affaires at
Picking, NJ. Pavloff. will soon be re-
moved, and he regards it as indicating
Russian backdown.