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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
A
Bath Cripple
Restored by
DR.. Frost's
heumatis
Cure.

DIR. Frost again shows that chronic rheu-
matism can be cured. All Bath is astonished
to see Mr.. William j. Howard again a well
man. Formerly a broken-down cripple, he
now walks about as lively as when twenty
years of age. Mr.. Howard for seven years
kept the Bath branch of the Marine Hospital:
He lives at No. II Green street, and has lived
in Bath many years. Hear his story in his
own words:
"After expert physicians failed DIR. Frost's
Rheumatism Cure freed me from that terrible
affection, rheumatism. All over my body
stiffness and pains made a cripple of me. My
shoulders and neck ached so that | could not
raise my head. My hands were nearly palsied.
| couldnot lift the smallest package. My hips
and legs were so weak that | could hardly
walk. My gait was unsteady. | would stag
ger sometimes as if intoxicated. | would go
to bed night after night and not close my eyes
all night. Terrible pains would shoot all
through my body. For three years ! have not
been free from pain before. Dollar after
dollar | paid out for worthless medicine.
Finally as a last resort tried DIR. Frosts
Rheumatism Care. The third night after !
started taking it, ! slept we'll all night. My
pains disappeared rapidly and | am steadily
growing stronger. 1t gives me pleasure to
testify to the merits of this wonderful cure for
rheumatism. / highly recommend it to my
friends"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
Battle Saved by a Boy.

There is a small photograph, yellow
with age on Major O'Leary's desk al
Republican headquarters. The picture
is that of a small, bright-eyed little
boy, about thirteen years old. He is
dressed in the uniform of the United
States army, and has strapped to his
belt the sword about five sizes too large
for him.
The lad in the picture is the "Drum-
mer Boy Of Shiloh" According to Ma
jor O'Leary he is "the bravest lad that
ever stepped in shoe leather" and, al
though the story Of his bravery has Of
ten been told, it 80 well illustrates the
pluck and intelligence of the soldiers
who doubtless have taken a leading part
in the fight against Spain that it will
bear telling again.
The boys real name is John F. Glenn.
When the battle Of Shiloh was fought
he was just thirteen years old. He
had stood by his regiment all day long.
The tide of battle turned against the
Federal troops, and they began to fee
from the field. The little fellow threw
down his drum and began to beg the
soldiers to turn back, but they were
panic-stricken, and his ~pleadings fell
on deafened ears.
"You're a pack of towards, all of
you'll" he exclaimed bitterly, as the big
tears welled from his eyes and rolled
down his cheeks. "Look here, I'll
show you how to fight" And he picked
up a gun which was thrown away by
one OF the soldiers in his fight. 1t was
discharged and killed the colonel of the
pursuing Confederate regiment.
That single act saved the day for the
Union. The fleeing host saw it, paused
for a moment, and then, with a wild
cheer for the brave boy, turned on their
pursuers and made one of the ~fiercest
charges of the war. The Confederates
were driven back. In the midst of the
Federals the boy resumed his drum,
and every time the beats rose above
the line of battle the cheers went up
from thousands of throats in blue. He
was the hero of the day.
After the war President Grant, in
recognition OF his bravery, made him
his special ward. He had him appoint
ed postmaster of the house of repre-
sentatives, and undertook to teach him
mathematics and otherwise prepare him
for West Point. When he thought the
boy ought to pass, Grant sent him TO
West Point, but a rigid old officer
there subjected him to a very fine ex-
animation and he was rejected. The
following day Grant commissioned the
drummer boy to the regular army with
the rank of lieutenant. After being
commissioned, he resumed his studies
under General Doubleday, who, it will
be remembered, was in Fort Sumter
serving under Major Anderson when
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
Domestic.

ADMIRAL DEWEY is fond OF a joke. The
government having christened the Paris
and New York with the names of Harvard
and Yale, Dewey said he seriously thought
of naming his two little captured Spanish
gunboats, "The Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology" and "The Philadelphia Col
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons"
MARION MILLS, the celebrated guideless
pacing mare, stumbled and fell on the track
Of the Cortland County Agricultural society
at Cortland, N. Y, last week, and is be-
lieved to have conclusion OF the brain. She
was unable to move, after falling and 1t Is
believed she will not recover. Ten thousand
people were present to see her exhibition.
The mare had been in the western circuit
races this summer and filed an engage
ment at Cortland on the way to Bangor, Me.
The four-yesr-old daughter of Evan
Reese Of Gouverneur, N. Y, was burned to
death last Wednesday,. The little one was
left alone in the house for a few minutes
She climbed upon a chair and took down
some matches some OF which fell on the
floor near the chair. AS she climbed dow
off the chair she stepped on the matches,
which ignited and the flame was communi-
Gated to her dress. Before help reached
her it was too late. Her body was terribly
burned.
Two enlisted men of the Si~xty-ninth New
York Volunteers were instantly killed, one
fatally injured and six seriously hurt in a
wreck which occurred on the Louisville
and Nashville railroad last week near Biz
mingham, Ala. The train wrecked was the
first section. 1t was going at a high rate OF
speed when the engine and tender jumped
the track. derailing five cars which rolled
down a steep embankment. The soldiers
claim thai the train was running too fast
around the curve. The injured were taken
to Birmingham and given every attention
in the infrmary.
A q occurred last Wednesday al
White Lake, Comens, N. Y, when Fred
Picknall, who last year accidently shot one
of his sons, killed another, his youngest
son, Philip Picknall. He and his four sons
had started out to hunt and had separated
to cover the ground more thoroughly. Pick
nall thought he saw q deer moving in q
thicket and, raising his gun, fred. Arriv'
ing at the spot he found the dead body OF
his son Philip lying on the ground with q
gaping wound in his head. This is the sec
ond man that has been taken for a deer
and killed in that vicinity within a month.
RoBBER secured $4,000 last Thursday
from the Pacific Express Company al
Omaha. The money was consigned by the
First National bank OF Omaha to the Citi'
zens National bank OF st. Paul, Mimi. II
was placed in a small iron safe in a delivery
wagon of the express company n in Gus
tody OF George Archibald, driver, started
coward the depot. En- route Archibald
stopped at several Wholesale houses for the
packages. He drove down an alley and
went in for a package of jewelry when he
came out the door OF the safe was standing
open and one package was missing. Thii
was the one containing SO, 900 in bills. The
driver reported the matter and was at onct
arrested.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

In the Sandwich Island there is a spot
called the rock of refuge. If the crimi-
nal reaches this rock before capture, he
is safe, so long as he remains there.
Usually his family supply him with
food until he is able to make his escape,
but he is never allowed to return to his
own tribe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
NOTICE.

will be made to the next session of the Legisla-
ture of Vermont for a charter for a Company
to own and operate the Central Vermont Rail
road and its leased lines.
August oath, 1898.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

Truth wears well, People have learned
that DeWitt's Little Early Risers are relia-
BILE little pills for regulating the bowels,
They don't grippe. w. e, Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

It's folly to suffer from hat horrible plague
of the night, itching piles. Doan's Ointment
cures, quickly and permanently. At any drug
store, 80 cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07
SCrOfuIa EruptOnS
Little Girl the Victim of Impure
Blood Suffered Intensely Until
Hoods Sarsaparila Cured.

49, HEO
Suffered Intensely Until
Hoods Sarsaparila Cured.
"When three months old, my little
daughter had eruptions on her face. l
was obliged to keep her hands tied at
night and 1t was necessary to watch her
during the day. She would scratch her
self whenever she had the chance, until
her clothes would be covered with blood.
We concluded to try Hoods Sarsaparilla,
because l had great faith in it, and after
awhile, we could see that she was getting
better. People often asked How did
that child burn her face?' and they said
she would certainly be left withscars, but
she was not. 1t is now a year since she
was cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla and her
face is as sm1o n and white and soft
as that of any child" Mrs. WILBUR
WELLS, Warren, Conn.
Hoods SarsaparilIa
Is sold by all druggists. 81; six for SIS.
Prepared by c. I. Hood g. Co., Lowell, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

HASN'T TRoURLED HIM SINCE
''My husband was troubled with i'm
pure blood and every scratch or burn
he received would develop into a bad
sore. He began taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla and It purified his blood and
healed the sores. He has never been
troubled with impure blood since"
Mrs. Allen Dyer, ? Weeks street,
Bath, Maine.
HOOPS PILLS cure all liver ills.
Easy to take, easy to operate; reliable,
sure. 20 cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

H D.,, are the best after-dinner
IIOOQ ) PIllS pills, aid digestion. 25c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-09-07

Subjoined are extracts from letters writ
ten by Frank H. Foster, electrician COM
pany A, battalion engineers, United States
army, en- route to Manila, Philippine
Islands,
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
THE CAT CAME BACK.
Having Been Shipped to Hn-
vans, Cuba, In u Vessel.

Many years ago, while residing at
the North End" Boston, writes cor.
respondent of Our Dumb Animals,
was the possessor of a cat, which my
brother, who was master of brig
bound to Havana, prevailed upon me to
give him, and just before sailing pussy
was taken on board of the vessel, then
lying ut one of the wharves not far
away.
Several weeks elapsed, when one day
that cat appeared on our kitchen win
dow sill, and upon being admitted gave
many evidences of Joy ut being once
again ut home.
My first thought was that my brother
had arrived with his brig, and pussy,
recognizing the old landmarks, had
found her way back to US, but dill
gent search along the wharyes failed to
discover any signs of the vessel, and it
was not till several weeks had passed
that l heard of her arrival at Portland,
Me.
Upon interviewing my brother in re-
gard tc the cat, he informed me that he
lost her while in Havana, and was much
surprised to learn that she had re-
turned to Boston. But the mystery
seemed to be explained by his recol'
lecting that there was Boston-bound
vessel lying near by. in which puss had
probably taken passage.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13

eration-but they upset the grog-tub in
the lee scuppers, declaring that they
didn't want any Dutch courage on
board" Needless to add, they won the
fight with courage of the true Ameri-
can breed-but when the combat was
over they called for their grog. They
got it.
So much for the war of 1912. The
short and decisive war with the Mo-
rocco pirates quickly followed. There
was no hint of the so-called Monday
to Thursday" policy in Decatur's reply
to the em;ssary of the Dey of Algiers
when he asked for delay. Not a min
utc!" the American captain declared.
'lf your squadron appears before the
treaty is actually signed will capture
it,"
The usual and commendable self-re-
straint of American policy-patient but
resolute-was, however, shown by the
same officer later. when the Moorish
fleet bore down on his with hostile dem
onstrations. 1--WE have whipped them
into treaty, and if the treaty is brok-
en-, let them break it. Let any man fire
without orders at the peril of his life.
But let them fire first and we'll take
the whole of them"
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
fhGlANp EXPECTS THkI
c>,eo~ MAN \.fltt .

valiant best to Live up to for many
years; and they finally carried their
point.
The watchword of Decatur in his
daring exploit in the harbor of Tripoli
vividly recalls Capt. SIMPSONS IRE
member the Maine" The gallant ship
Philadelphia had fallen into the hands
of the enemy. Decatur recaptured and
burned her directly under the guns of
the hostile forts, with Tripolitan war
ships on every side-and his watch
word, naturally, was the name of the
ill-fated vessel. The timely use of it
is said to have saved the life of Mid
shipman Morris.
Eight years later, in 1912, an invo!un-
tary compliment, which would have
made good fighting motto. was paid
to Decatur by the British tar, who ex-
claimed, as he noted the business-like
approach of the frigate United States:
'We've got hot work ahead" And hot
enough it proved. Good, but futile, was
their own watchword: LET US conquer
or die" They surrendered.
Very characteristic of the bluff Amer
lean sailor was the greeting of Capt.
Hull, Ct the Constitution, to Capt.
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! FIGHTING NOTICES !
! GA Watchwords Famous for Having cyA
T% Encouraged Tars to Victory Il
:. ~ and Glory e.,, aa ~ sS

Dacres, of the Guerriere, as the latter
climbed up the side to surrender at the
close of a fierce engagement: "Pll
trouble you for that hat" Before the
commencement of hostilities the two
officers had made wager on the out
come of possible meeting between
their craft. No less characteristic was
the generous refusal of Hull to deprive
his mortified opponent of his sword.
This also was in 1912.
AS famous as Nelson's "England cx-
poets every man to do his duty" is
Perry's Don't give up the ship" at the
battle of Lake Erie. This, as everybody
knows, was the dying cry of the brave
but rash Lawrence, and was emblaz-
cned in white letters u foot long on u
huge blue banner. After all, Perry
had to give up the ship-but he won
the fight.
Lawrence's own watchword in the
disastrous conflict with the Shannon
was hardly SO good-"Free trade and
sailors right" More characteristic OF
the bloody affair were the ferocious
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
The defen.iye ,treneth Of our v,r

The defensive strength Of our war
establishment must always depend on
the navy. Our geographical location
renders invasion by military force vir-
tually impossible. but to ward cff
naval attacks and prevent the lombard.
ment of our great sea coast cities we
must have coast defenses and battle-
ships. In the future the United States
will not be able to maintain the isolated
position which up to this year has been
u tradition. Its varied commercial and
social interests, while its greatest pride,
are also its greatest danger, and may
lead to complications with any one Of
the powers OF Europe whose aggressive
attitude may imperil American inter-
csts or American honor.
The table given herewith, showing
the relative strength of the navies OF
the world, indicates that we still have
much to do in the line of shipbuilding
before we shall be among the first naval
powers, but a fair beginning has been
made and no one can doubt that we
shall in time occupy the place rightful-
ly ours.
While our regular army is q small
body-numbering but 27,0oo-our mili-
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13

shouts-"Peacock them," and Kill the
1nen''-uttered by the ccmbatants in
the heat Of the fight.
During the same war Capt. Hillyar,
of the English frigate Phoebe. l,oisted a
flag Haunting the motto-'God and
country, British sailors best rights:
traitors offend BOTH" Capt. Porter bet
tered it, however, by hosting u flag on
the mizzenmast of the Essex with the
motto-'God, our country, and liberty:
tyrants offend them" It was some
time after this exchange of courtesies,
however, before the fight came off.
By no means all the good things have
emanated from officers. No less unex-
pected than admirable was the word
and deed of the veteran sailors on the
Constitution just before the engage
ment with the Cyane and the Levant.
They had been served with liquor as
usual-they belonged to q thirsty gen.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
Manila Serves TO Give an In.
petus to General Trade.

New York. May 7.-R. q. Dun 4 Co.'S
weekly review CT trade says: "A state OF
war was SO greatly dreaded by those who
have seen nothing like 1t for more than
80 years that its coming has hurt less than
Its apprehension. Especially since the VIC
tory at Manila. which indicates the superb
ority OF the American navy, gun for gun,
expectations that the war will not la st long
has influenced all markets. and stocks have
advanced. the average Of prices for rail-
roads 81. 10 per share. The general condi-G
tion OF business has been materially Inn
proved. One days work by the officers
and men at Manila has given many days
work to thousands OF people q, home OF
whom they knew nothing. and has placed
all American Industries and interests on
stronger footing for any conceivable fu-
ture The fact that gold is now used al
most exclusively between the treasury and
the clearing house indicates the entire free
dom from apprehension about the cur
rency or public credit
THE most sensational of all changes and
the most practically important, has been
the rise In wheat-13 cents during one days
session. 21h cents from Tuesday to Thurs
day night. and 25!a cents for the week
throwing into the shade all past advances
and all expectations. though reaction Of
~ cents naturally followed on Friday. The
remarkable rise on Thursday was largely
due to removal of duties by France and to
the prohibition OF exports by Russia, both
showing the extraordinary needs abroad.
| so that the rise OF 251a cents for the week
is not without excuse Corn failed to ad-
vance correspondingly. though the exports
were 900. against 2275.043 last year, the
aggregate since July having been l7s.OO0.- =
900 bushels larger than ever before to date,
although wheat exports have also been
larger than last year. far greater than
In ordinary years. and nearly the largest
on record.
Failures for the week have been 2ss in
the United States. against 22l last year.
| and 25 in Canada. against 36 last year.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13

short time; and the three great battle
ships Illinois, Alabama and Wisconsin
are rapidly advancing to the launching
state. These vessels are sister ships.
exactly alike in construction and arma-
ment, and will be the most effective
floating forts in existence. Their length
on load water line is 36S feet; normal
displacement, 11,525 tons; load dis
placement, 49, $50 tons; maximum in
dicated horse power, 10000; speed, 16
knots; complement, 400. Main bat
teries will consist of four 13-inch
breech-loading rifles, supplemented by
II six-inch rapid fire guns. The 13-inch
guns are mounted in two barbette tow
crs of l5-inch Harveyized steel. Each
Of these guns fires hardened steel shot
Of l.1O0 pounds, with an impulse of 3d.
G27 foot tons. While the navies of sew
eral European countries contain bat
tleships of greater dimensions, yet
these new American destroyers will
have superior powers of offense and de-
tense, owing to more advanced con-
struction and more modern arma-
| ment.
1t is evident that within ten years
the United States will be the second
naval power, place now occupied by
France. The ships now in course of
construction, under an act of congress
passed in 1896, were not to have been
completed for some years, but circum-
stances made hurry imperative, and
they will probably be ready for active
service within 12 months. At the same
time work is to be begun on the fleet
authorized by the present congress,
which is to consist of three battleships
of the first class, one TO be called the
Maine; six torpedo boat destroyers, six
torpedo boats and one gunboat for the
great lakes, to take the place of the OBJ
solete Michigan. Everything. in short,
points to the quick establishment of a
great modern naval power which, in
point of effectiveness, is destined in
time to surpass that of Great Britain
even.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13

my demanding whether he had struck,
he retorted: 81 have not yet begun to
fight" Worth remembering, too, was
his tcrse proposition: "By one good fire
in England, of shipping, to put an end
to all burnings in America" This,
with incredible bardihood, he attempt
ed to put in practice in the crowded
harbor of city of $4,000 inhabitants.
The attempt failed-throngh no fault
of his--but we are not surprised that
he was thereafter known to his foes as
''that pirate, Jones'"
The next, punctuated with excusable
profanity, was-by Capt. Preble, of the
Constitution, after Great Britain had
inanguruted her rexasperating system of
search and impressment-"I'll be id
if send boat on board any ship" 1t
was an oral explosion, not expressed in
signals according to the code, but it
furnished motto that our navy did its
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
PROUD OF HIS FATHER.
Son of Admiral Dewey IL Elated
Over the Great Victory ut
Manila.

New York, May 9.-When informed of
the receipt of the report of Admiral
Dewey in Manila, his son, George Good
win Dewey. was greatly elated.
''The news Of the victory Of the American
fleet pleases mo beyond expression" he
said. "but only confirms the opinion have
had all along Of what would happen to
the Spanish feet II my father ever met It.
1t Is great victory for US. and am proud
honor to his country"
MIR. Dewey expressed surprise that
none of the men of the American fleet
was killed.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
A RQafer.

Mother of the Little Darling-1 do
wish / could think of an appropriate
name for the baby.
Brute of Father-Better call her Au.
rora. That is what She seems to be do
Ing the most of the time.-N. Y. World.
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
WE ARE INvlNCIBLE.
Great Military and Naval Re.
sources of the United States.
Soon We Will BE In q Pc sitloa to Cope
with the Greatest Towers OF
Europe, or Any COmbina.
-ti0n of Them.
Especial Correspondence

ISpeCIHI CUTTeSpUHueHCe.1
1t has always been our boast that
we are a peaceful nation; yet just as
soon as talk of war electrified the
country it became apparent that our
defensive and offensive strength is
equal to that of any country in the
world. Instead of having crippled our
navy. the cowardly destruction of the
hattleship Maine in Havana harbor has
really strengthened it by giving an al
most incredible impetus to naval con-
struction in American shipyards.
The battleships Kearsarge and Ken
lucky, recently launched at Newport
News, will be ready for service in a
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
VHE great enthusiasm aroused by
the announcement of Capt.
C,mpsonss fnh+;pr motto. "Re.

SIMPSONS fighting motto: RE
member the Maine," lends un-
usual interest to the notable utterances
of Americas bold tars on former occa-
sions. Some of these, of course. are
extremely familiar-others less SO.
They will all bear repeating. They are
not always expressed in polite and
classic terms, but they are STEPPED
through and through with American
pluck and vim.
To begin at the beginning, the first
ensign ever hoisted on United States
man-of-war was the famous "Rattle-
snake Flag" bearing the motto: Don't
tread on me"--a little vninglorious,
perhaps, but amply justified by subse-
quent events. 1t was run up by Paul
Jones on the flagship of squadron at
Philadelphia, early in 1776. Paul Jones,
however, flung out finer watchword
with no flag at all and almost without
ship to hoist it on. in his wonderful
fight with the Serapis---when, the enc
Griggs courier., 1898-05-13
Pasved Awny.

Amigo, Wis, May 5.-Word was re-
ceived Wednesday night of the death
of ex-Congressman Thomas Lynch at
his summer home at Pelican Lake. No
particulars were given. Mr.. Lynch
served two terms in congress from 1888
to 1902.