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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Vermont.

Col. ROBERT j. KIMBALL OF Randolph
has made application to the Governor for
authority to undertake to raise company
with headquarters at Randolph and offers
to equip it at his own expense and present 1t
to the state for service under the last call.
PENSIONS have recently been granted to
the following Vermonters: Increase, James
N. Abbott, West Glover, $12 to II; reissue,
John A. Durkee North Danbury, $40; ORR
gnal, widows, etc, Jane l.. Farrar, Bur-
lington, $12; John Lamountain, Qather)
Brandon, S12.
CAMBRIDGE was startled last Thursday
by the fall of huge meteor. 1t landed in
a meadow in the southern part of the town,
and as it touched the earth it broke into
five pieces with report which was heard
for miles around. An investigation into
the cause Of the explosion led to the dis
covery Of the broken stone.
w. G. STAFFORD of Company X, Benning-
ton died last Wednesday at Camp Thomas,
Chickamauga. This was the first death
since the regiment left Vermont Musician
Spafford was twenty-one years OF age and
leaves q mother and sister. He graduated
as first lieutenant from Norwich University
and had been in the Vermont National
Guards for several years. He was sergeant
major OF the first battalion last year and
was elected second lieutenant Of Co. X.
He failed to pass the special examination
and went as a musician Of the company
He was an excellent soldier, and popular in
his company and the regiment. The re.
mains were embalmed and taken to Ben
nington for burial.
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Spanish Men.Of- Wars Men.

"The Spaniards do not know how to
fight their ships" said naval officer.
81 am perfectly confident that George
Dewey could have exchanged fleets
with the Spaniards in Manila harbor
and then have given them almost as
sound drubbing as he did with his
own fleet"
The same opinion has been express
ed by large number of American ma
val officers who are familiar with the
principles upon which the Spanish
Navy is run. Naval officers of the
United States service, in common with
officers of the British Navy, have often
marveled over the lack of experiences
exhibited by Spaniah officers in hand
ling modern ships, but they have al
ways dwelt particularly upon the ap-
parent stupidity of the Spanish man.o'-
wars men forward. There is nothing
ashore or afloat to equal the stolidity,
indifference, slouchiness, and general
incapacity of the Spanish bluejacket.
Nor is the wonder great that the Span
ish bluejacket is 30 poor seaman, 30
inferior gunner, 30 sluggish per-
former of the thousand and one chores
aboard ship of which good man-o'-
wars man has the knack. Four-fifths
of the Spanish bluejackets are men
who had never been at sea before being
impressed into the naval service. I'M
pressed is the word, for the difficulty
the Spanish Navy has experienced dur
ing the past decade or two in getting
enough men to man the ships is we'll
known to those who make study of
naval matters. Impressed is almost
too well-sounding phrase with which
to express the fashion the Spanish ma
val recruiters have of getting blue jack
cts. The term should rather be shang-
haied. The Spanish law forbids the
CONSUMPTION of naval recruits in time
of peace. But if you ask any Spanish
man-o'war's man how he happened to
take on in an outfit where be received
so little consideration, the reply is apt
to be: 81 was drunk" 1t is asserted
that majority of the Spanish sailors
are men from inland Spain. The Span
ish merchant sailors, the men living in
Spanish ports who are of age for SER
vice aboard warships, know too we'll
the crueites and hardships inflicted
upon men forward in their country's
naval service to put themselves in the
way of being trapped into it. The ex-
act sum which petty officers receive for
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A Curious Cipher Code.

Prisoners confined in different parts
of ,jails often use cipher codes in COM
municating with one another
Generally when these cipher mes
sages are found by the officials they
have not much difficulty in translating
them. Lately, however, the guards
in the Kansas City Jail encountered
some writing in cipher that proved too
hard for them, and it was good while
before the puzzling messages were
made out, and then the key was acct
dentally discovered. A fellow named
Turner, in for forgery, as smarta rogue
as ever was behind the bars, invented
the puzzle. The writing was on long
narrow strips of paper, on the edge of
which were letters and parts of letters
that apparently had no connection, and
from which no words could be formed.
One day deputy who was passing
the cell of the prisoner saw him passing
long slip of paper around an octagon
lead pencil. He took the paper away,
and on it were the mysterious scrawls
that had worried the keepers. But
the deputy got an idea from this and
going back to the Office, he wrapped
the slip around an octagon shaped lead
pencil, and after several trials adjusted
it so that parts of the letters fitted to-
gether and made sentence, though the
writing was very fine. The writer had
adopted the simple but ingenious plan
of covering the pencil with paper and
then had written along the fiat sides.
On unrolling it the writing was as mys-
tical as a crypotgram, but when put
around the Faber as it was originally it
could be easily understood.-Chicago
Journal.
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tiary at Leavenworth, Kan, last Thursday.
James Musgrove. leader in the mutiny, was
dead, and the convicts repented their hasty
action and turned back. The others sue
ceeded in reaching the woodland near by.
They were all outlaws from the Indian ter
ritory, and were serving long terms for
counterfeiting and highway robbery.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, George Archer and
Sarah E. Archer are under arrest at Mari
on, Ind, charged with the murder of the
wife of William johnson, who, it is alleged,
was allowed to die without medical atten-
dance. The prisoners are Christian Scen-
fists. The coroner gave his verdict that she
came to her death by hemorrhage due to the
neglect Of William johnson, the husband,
George Archer and Sarah E. Archer and
recommended that they be held for murder.
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JOB PRINTING!!
NEW AND FAST PRESSES.

The WATcHMAN COMPANY has recently
placed in its press room two new job print
ing presses, of the latest improved make,
securing quick action and perfect execution
in printing commercial work and the small
or articles of job printing.
The COMPANY will thus be enabled both
to fill all orders with despatch and to fur
nish the best quality of work at the lowest
prices.
For business or calling cards, wedding
stationery, envelopes, letter or bill heads
statements, circulars, flyers, hand bills,
dance orders, programs, lawyers Briefs
forms or blanks-any printed article OF any
kind, large or small, common or special,
come to the Office OF the WAToHMAS Com
PANY.
With three quick acting cylinder presses
the CoMPANY's facilities for book and
pamphlet work, for poster and the larger
articles of printing are unrivalled.
The OoMPANy's fine equipment in the
matter of Presses is supplemented by line
of Type and material adequate in extent
and variety to the largest demands, and by
the best skilled workmen.
Orders solicited. Estimates furnished
VERMONT wATCHMAN CO.,
Montpelier, vt.
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STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved Of Female
Troubles by Mrs. Pinkham.

From Mrs. A. W. SMITH, SO Summer
St., Biddeford, Me-:
"For several years / suffered with
various diseases peculiar TO my sex.
Was troubled with burning sensation
across the small of my back, that all
gone feeling, was respondent, fretful
and discouraged; the least exertion
tired me. / tried several doctors but
received little benefit. At last / de-
cided to give your Lydia e. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound trial. The eff
feet of the first bottle was magical.
Those symptoms of weakness that i
was afflicted with, vanished like vapor
before the sun. / cannot speak too
highly of your valuable remedy. 1t is
truly boon to woman"
From Mrs. MELISSA PHILLIPS, Lex
ington, Ind, to Mrs. Pinkham:
Before l began taking your medicine
/ had suffered for two years with that
tired feeling, headache, backache, no APP
petite, and rundown condition of the
system. 1 could not walk across the
room. 1 have taken four bottles of the
Vegetable Compound, one box OF Liver
Pills and used one package of Sanative
Wash, and now feel like a new woman,
and am able to do my work"
From Mrs. MoLLIE E. HERREL, Pow
ell Station, Tenn:
"For three years l suffered with such a
weakness of the back, | could not
perform my household duties. 1 also
had falling of the womb, terrible bear
ing-down pains and headache. 1 have
taken two bottles of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and feel
like new woman. l recommend your
medicine to every woman l know"
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Foreign.

A CONFEDERATION at Peshewera, India
last week destroyed 1000 houses, doing
damage to the amount of about four croroes
of rupees, about S20,000,000. This is sup.
posed to be the record fire OF India.
FREDERICK HALL, crate maker living in
The Potteries, Staffordshire, Eng, last
Wednesday murdered his wife and five
children with bill-hook and then com.
mitted suicide by cutting his throat 1t is
supposed that the man had suddenly be-
come insane.
THE superiors of the various missionary
orders in the Philippines have sent a mes.
sage to the Spanish government complain
ing that the friars are subject to persecu-
ton and assassination through the machina.
tions Of secret societies there and in Spain.
The message further declares that the friars
are willing to give their lives and property
in defense Of the mother country, but that
il the government is unable to protect them
they will be forced to abandon the Philip
pines.
A blessing alike to young and old DR.. Fow-
ler's Extract of Wild Strawberry; natures
specific for dysentery, diarrhea and summer
complaint.
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Disc ASSES
OF TIL
LIVER.

The liver is one of the most important
organs of the body, and its work is to purify
the blood which passes through it several
times day. If any disease interferes with
the proper working of this organ, the poisons
are scattered through the system, aud effect
the stomach, kidneys and skin.
Acute liver disease passes into chronic form
and makes life long trouble
Liver trouble first shows itself by a dull,
heavy pain in the right side just below the
ribs. There may also be some slight pain in
the right shoulder. Oftentimes this pain is
supplemented by burning sensation which
extends to the breast bone. There is also
coated tongue, loss of appetite and disturbance
of the stomach, with hot skin, dry cough,
thirst and constipation. The skin becomes
yellow If the acute form should pass into
the chronic, then the symptoms increase, The
dull heavy pain still continues, the right side
becomes swollen, the skin is dry and of a
deeper yellow, the whites of the eyes take ON
yellow color, and brown diver spots appear
upon the face and body. Vomiting may con-
tinue. with intense thirst and high colored
urine. The chief danger is that assesses may
form in this organ and burst, causing great
prostration, deirium, and even death. Other
diseases, as a rule, complicate severe liver
troubles, such as dyspepsia and heart trouble.
A prompt and prolonged treatment is neces-
sary for an entire cure. AS soon as you find
any symptoms of liver trouble, begin at once
using DR.. Frost's Liver Cure every two hours,
this to be aIternated with the Constipation
Cure. If stomach trouble arises, take DR..
Frost's General Tonic after each meal.
All live druggists sell DIR. Frost's remedies.
Ask for Frost Health Book free.
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War and the Wits.

1.-THE Spaniards sadly needed one
more ship at Manila" "Yes; marks
manship. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Your brother is away" eyes,
gone to the mines" "Klondike2"
mo; submarine. "-Brooklyn Life.
"I'm sorry, sir" said the nurse to the
anxiously waiting young father, "but
you won't be able to name it Dewey.
You'll have to call it Deborah, sir. -
Chicago Tribune.
Hoax-'T don't care what you say,
Fleshly's bound to be brave soldier"
Joax--"Whatl That fat lumpus?" Hoax
--"That's just it. He's too fat to run. I"
Philadelphia Record.
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ION Nan.
M I'M UTE
COUGH CURE

cures quickly. That 10 what 1t wac
made for. Prompt, safe, sure, quick
relief, quick cure. Pleasant to take.
Children like it and adults like it.
Mothers buy 1t for their children.
Prepared by T.. @. Dewitt q Co., makers Of
peWltts Little Early Rissrs, the famous
0etle pills.
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A LITTLE SUFFERER

Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
Scrofulous Humors How a Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. 1t
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
1t appeared in the form Of red pimples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
to be watched continually to keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at his condition. My
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out of his
blood and it has never since returned"
WILLIAM BARTz, 416 South Williams ST.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-08

Hoods Pills easy to operate. IS cents &c It's
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Mrs. George-"They say Mr.. Charles
is great bull on the stock market"
Mrs. Henry =" That's what l was
saying TO Mrs. Charles. She tossed up
her head and said she didn't know
what he was on the stock market, but
that at home he was perfect bear."-
Boston Transcript.
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Little Girl-"It is selfish of you,
Johnnie, to play at ships when have
not got one."
Ditto Boy-"You can play too; you
can be the storm, and blow."-Pick-
Me-Up.
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rate of twenty knots, and her compile
ment was 500 men.
The Almirante Oquendo was in al
most every respect a duplicate OF the
ViZcaya.
The Cristobal Colon had a displace-
ment of $3.50 tons and was 3ZS feet long
She had six inch armor, both at the
water line and at the gun position. and
1.5 inch armor on her deck. Her main
armament consisted of two 10 inch,
ten 6 inch rapid fire guns, six AZ inch
and four torpedo tubes. She was cap
able of a speed of twenty knots and
carried a complement of $50 men. OF
the remaining vessels Of the fleet, the
Furor and Terror were torpedo boat
destroyers and the Reina Mercedes
was an old vessel that was sunk a
short time g by a shell from Samp-
sons fleet. The Terror was not with
the fleet at Santiago. but is supposed
to be at San Juan, Porto Rico, nder-
going repairs made necessary by an
days ago.
In addition to the above mentioned
vessels there were two torpedo Dat
and a collier in the Spanish fleet orig
inally. Whether the collier was at
Santiago or not is not known.
SATURDAYS BATTLE.
Siboney, Cuba, July 2. I p. m, via
Kingston, Jamaica, July 3.-The fight
ing on the right of our line this after
noon developed unexpected, and, for
some hours, almost as severe firing as
yesterday (Friday), when General
Lawton was a~ssaulting Ell Caney.
The Spanish made an attack in force
on our position, pouring in vOlley after
VOlley in quick succession and with re-
markable regularity. Our return fire
was certainly effective and continued
strong, after the Spanish volleys had
become rarer and less heavy. Mean
while, the batteries on Grimes hill
kept booming away at the middle of
the enemy's line, materially aiding the
thanking movement. The Smelling from
the Spanish fleet was less active, and
apparently gave our left but little con-
Germ.
At this hour a report has just reach
ed here that General LaWtOn, aided
by freSher regiments sent him earlier
in the afternoon. has turned the enc
my's left, and has troops already in
the city, where almost a hand-to-hand
is going on in the streets.
The situation when the Associated
Press correspondent left the front, as
shown in the earlier dispatch, was
such that the capture of the city to-
night Saturday would not be surpris-
ing, although General Shafter himself.
when the correspondent left him three
hours ago, did not expect it.
General Shafter, however, sent word
this afternoon to General Calixto Gar
cia that the surrender of the city
would not be long delayed.
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State Normal and
Industrial College.

OFFERS THE YOUNG WOMEN OF
classical, scientific, and Industrial edu-
cation Annual Expenses so 10 SlO. Fac
ulty OF 30 members. More than 70 regu-
lar students. Has m~atriculated about
in the State except two. Practice and
Observation School OF about DO pupils.
To secure board IN dormitories, all FREQ
tuition applications must be made be-
fore August LIST.
Correspondence invited from those de-
string competent trained teachers. For
Catalogue and other information, address
PRESIDENT NEWER,
Jun % Greensboro, N. G. =
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Schedule in Effect May /. 1893.
TO ALL POIN rs


Train l.-Leaves Wilmington $40 .. m,
S:46 p. m, Maxton 6:12 p. m, Laurinburg
6:23 p M, Hamlet S:53 p. m, Wadesboro
Sill p. m, Monroe 9:12 p. m, Charlotte
Train for portsmouth. Richmond. WASH
ington. and at Monroe with trail for At
kIIts.
Train I.-Leaves Portsmouth s:15 a. m
arrives Weldon u:A a. M, Raleigh $3.50 .
m, Sanford 6:ss p. m; Hamlet s:ss p: m,
Train 403.-Leavss Washington 4:10 p. m,
Richmond S:S6 p. m. Portsmouth S:4S p.
m. Arrives Weldon u:1o p. M. Raleigh
a. m. Rockingham 5:s a. M wadesboro
S:54 a. M, Monroe so a. m, Charlotte 7:So
m, Athens 3:1 g. IA. and Atlanta go q
m. Connection at Weldon with train from
man sleeper. Pc, to Nashville.
a. M, LincoInton i.> % a. m, Shelby I'LL
a. M, Authorization n:10 noon, Athens
lis p. m. Atlanta $50 .. m.
Train ss.-Leaves Atlanta $50 .. M.
Aeases dl;zl 3; @: $40 n 10 %.s No Monrs O. s e;
a. m, Wadesboro 7:o1 g. NJ, Hamlet Sis
a. m, Raleigh u:D a. m, Weldon ESQ
p. m. arrives Portsmouth SIS p. N.
Train E.-Leaves Hamlet $50 q n. Ar
q m. Pembrofs S:1 a m. Lumbsrton
9:53 a. M, Wilmington H:06 noon
Train 40--Leaves Atlanta loo .. m. Ar
rtves Athens 5:16 p. m, Monroe $50 p. N.
Leaves Rutherfordton AS p. m, arrives
Shelby SIS p. M, Lincolnton s:N .. m,
Charlotte Sis .. M. Monroe $40 p m,
Wadesboro 10:N p. m, Rockingham u:0
p. m, Hamlet u:10 p. m. Sanford 1:0z a.
n, Raleigh 2:16 g. M, Weldon As g. m.
Portsmouth Us q M, Richmond Sis q.
m, Washington R:31 noon
Train B.-Leaves Hamlet 7:lS D. m. Ar
rives Gibson $40 p. m. Returning. Ieavss
Gibson 700 a. M, arrives Hamlet 1850 q. m.
Train T.-Leavee Hamlet $40 o. m, ar.
rives Cheraw 10:00 q %. Returning, leavsl
Cheraw 500 q. M. arrives Hamlet 81
p. m
All trains daily except Nos. II and IL.
Trains make immediate connections a
Atlanta for Montgomery. Mobile. New Or.
Jeans. Texas, California, Mexico. Chatta-
nooga. Nashville. Nsmphis. Macon
| Florida
!, Fer Tickets. s~leepers. etc. apply to
| THOS. d. AEAREa.
Genr Agent, Wilmington, n, c.
E 81. JOHN,
Vice President ana GsnT NanaSse.
l a. w. B. GLOVER. Traffic Manager.
". E AcBEE. GenI superintendent.
Z. =. ANDERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
General o0cA Pe~rtsznanfh We
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PILES! PILES: PILES,

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated
and Itching Piles. 1t absorbs the tu-
mors, allays the itching at once, acts
as a poultice, gives instant relief. DR..
Williams Pile Ointment is prepared
only for Piles and Itching of the private
parts. and nothing else. Every DO is
guaranteed. Sold by druggists, sent by
mail for SOC and s1.W per box. Will
liams Manufacturing Company, pro-
prietors, Cleveland, o.
Sold by John H. Hardin.
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Especial to The Messenger.)
Beaufort, N. c., July AT Fort
Macon in firing the annual national
Fourth of July salute of the forts six
guns, the eighth shot exploded pre-
maturely and seriously, if not fatal
ly, wounded Artilleryman Charles
Roster. His eyesight is destroyed, face,
arms and chest badly burned
A colored volunteer of the Oxford
company who arrived Saturday night,
vas drowned Sunday morning in the
surf by the undertow.
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Having used three bortIes of p. P. p.
for impure blood and general weakness
and having derived great benefit from
the same, having gained IA pounds In
weight in four weeks, 1 take great
pleasure in recommending It to all IN
fortunate ] K
JOHN MORRIS.
Once Of ]. N. McElroy. Druggist.
Orlando, Fla, April 20. 1891.
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ga
Dear Sirs:-I sold three bottles OF P.
P. P. large size yesterday, and bot
tie small size today.
The p. P. p. cured my wife Of rheu-
natism winter before last 1t came
back on her the past winter and a half
bottle. 81 size, relieved her again. and
she has not had a symptom since.
/ sold a bottle Of P. P. p. 20 a friend
Of mine, n Of the turkies, a small one,
took sick and his wife gave 1t Q tea
spoonful, that was in the evenin. and
the little fellow turned over like b wa
dead, but next morning he was hollow
ing and well.
Yours respectfully.
]. n. McELROY.
Savannah. Ga, March Il. 1891
Messrs. Lippman Bros, Savannah, Ca
Dear Sirs:-I have suffered from
rheumatism for a long time and did
DOT find a cur until found p. p. P,
which completely cured re-
Yours truly.
ELIZA JONES.
Is Orange s.. Savannah. Ga
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! North CQIO|iDQ R R
Time Table in Effect June 1s. 1898

Time Table in Effect June 10, 1898
EASTBOUND TRAINS.
Leave Goldsboro 7:10 a. m, $40 p.
m. $50 p. m
Leave kinston GA a. m, 4:3e p. m,
6:12 p. m.
Leave New Bern $50 p. m, 5:45 p.
m, T:25 p. m.
Arrive Morehead 3:4s d. m, 6:51 y.
m, S:31 p. n.
WESTBOCND TRAINS
Leave Morehead S:47 a. m, IA a.
m, 500 q. m.
Leave New Bern sos a. m, $40 a.
m, $50 p. m
Leave Kinston COZ a. m, 1912 a. m,
Glib p. N.
Arrive Goldsboro 700 a.. m, HOS a.
m, S:13 p. m.
s. L. DILL,
jun % Superintendent.
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Freight train No. 3 on the Cape rear
and Yadkin Valley now leaves Whining
ton at 4:45 p. m; arrives at Fayetteville
at Ills p. m. Passenger car on this
train.
Connections at Fayetteville with At
lantic Coast Line, at Maxton with the
Carolina Central Railroad, at Red Springs
with the Red Springs and Rail-
road, at Sanford with the Seaboard Air
Line, at Gulf with the Durham and Char
lotte Railroad, at Greensboro with the
Southern Railway Company, at Walnut
Cove with the Norfolk and Western
Railway.
]. w. FRY, w. z. KYLE,
GenI Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent.