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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09

Kow-Kure is in powder form, and
put up in two size packages. The
small size in paper boxes, the large
size in tin cans. Price, SOC and S1.00
Ask for it at your feed store or drug
store; if they do not keep it and will
not get it for you, we will send it to
you on receipt of price.
DAIRY ASSOCIATION,
Lyndonville, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
RETAIL DEALERS PRICES.
boston Produce Market,

eR-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained by receivers ph0tesae lots mot obbine
prices unless otherwise indicated. and are intended
to represent actual seles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-09
Harnesses, Harnesses.

All kinds of Light and Heavy Har-
nesses, both Sale and Hand. made.
Success Sweat Collars. The Bridge
Pad for sore necks. Robes, Blankets,
Halters, Whips, Soaps, Oils, etc. Re-
pairing done at short notice. Call and
examine goods and get prices before
buying,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
WHAT ENGLAND WOULD LIKE.
Hoping That United States VIII Re-
tain Control of the Philip
pine Islands.

There is no reason to doubt that
nearly all the influential leaders in
English public life are hoping that the
Americans will retain control of the
Philippines after the close of the war
with Spain. They don't profess to be
disinterested in their advice, nor to
look at the question from an American
point of view. They frankly admit
that the occupation of the Philippines
by either France, Germany or Great
Britain will subject the relations of
European powers to dangerous
strain and they favor permanent
American control of the group in the
interest of peace. They are also sensi-
BILE of the great advantage which Eng
land would derive from the moral and
diplomatic support of the United
States in all questions relating to
China and the far east If the Amerl-
can flag were raised at Manila for all
time. As Englishmen with practical
instincts and influenced by considera-
tions OF enlightened self-interest, they
are outspoken and emphatic in ex-
pressing their hope that America will
enlarge her sphere of activities in the
worlds diplomacy and work.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
ROOSEVELT SCORES A HIT.
SENDS 81 FIve-DolIar Dill 10 Each of
Wounded Soldiers on Cow
ernor's Island.

Say, do you know we were all
staked last night?" wounded soldier
Of Roosevelts rough riders on Gov
crnor's island inquired the other
morning.
"Yes," he continued, Eve got five
dollars apiece. Maj. Brodie brought
it to us. He said Teddy Roosevelt had
sent 1t to him to give to the wounded
men, and II we wanted anything more
to let Col. Roosevelt know and he
would fix 1t with Maj. Brodle so we
could get IL. Roosevelt is all right.
He's one of the whitest men to soldiers
/ ever met"
The man, who comes from Shawnee,
o. r., struck the keynote OF what
every one of the rough riders had 10
say about Col. Roosevelt. The five
wounded rough riders on Governors
island would follow him, as one rough
rider put IL, Unto hcllflre."
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
AMERICAS OLDEST NUN.
She Is CoIored and Said to he One
Hundred and Seven
Years Old.

The oldest nun in the United States,
both in point of age and in length of
service, is Sister Ellen Joseph (colored),
an inmate of the Convent of st. Fran
els, Baltimore, Nd. says the New York
Times.
Sister Ellen Joseph is said to be 107
years old. When she first put on the
habit of her order, the Oblate Sisters
of Providence, 60 years ago, she was
then in the prime of life. During ber
60 years of service she has been active
in performing deeds of charity and
goodnss. Connected with the convent
is an orphan asylum, in which there
are about IS little girls. Nobody has
been more painstaking in the training
of the children than Sister Ellen. She
has been equally Jealous in her deeds
of charity outside the convent. For the
last two years she has not left the
building, and for some time before that
she has not been able to take an active
share in the duties of the community.
Most of her time now Is spent in O
wheeled chair in her room. She has re-
tanned her faculties to the present.
She was born in Marlborough, Prince
Georges county, Nd, of slave parents,
and was taken to Washington with her
parents by the family of her master, a
short time previous TO the burning of
the city by the British in 1914. She was
baptized into the Catholic faith about
1927 by Father Schiever at Old st. Mat
thew's, Baltimore. About this time her
freedom was given TO her. Sister Ellen
Is the last survivor of the band re-
ceived into the order by Father Jour
bert, who died In 1S43.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
SPAIN'S GLOOMY FUTURE.
Pessimistic Opinions of n WelI-In.
formed Native of That
Country.

Opposed to hose who believe or
hope that Spain will emerge from her
troubles with a more stable govern
ment writer in the Fortnightly, who
signs himself "A Spaniard," and who
evidently knows his country well,
draws a gloomy picture of what will
happen after peace. The burden of
taxation will be frightful. The public
debt, swollen by the expenses of war,
will foot up TO more than So, ,000, 900 900,
the annual interest charge on which
Will amount to $4,000, 900. Yet the
eitire national revenue in prosperous
years has not been more than $3.50, ,O00,-
600. Reputation or bankruptcy lies
clearly in these figures. Then there
will follow the destruction of those
industries which the colonies have
been made 10 support, turning thou
sands of operatives out Unemployment.
More than 100000 soldiers will be like
wise set adrift, and 10000 officers put
on the retired list, where the pay of a
captain (if he is lucky enough to get
II at alp isabout 60 cents day. When
all these helpless multitudes begin to
feel the pinch of hunger, then, says this
Spanish writer, the "tocsin of revolu-
ton" will sound and it will depend ON
the army whether Spain shall be Carl
ist or republican. In any case, he
thinks 1t out of the power of any party
ito extricate my unfortunate, much
beloved Spain from the abyss on the
edge OF which she is now tottering"
Spain makes her melancholy bow to
the vast continent which her enter
prise once opened up to the world and
eXclaims:: 'Moritura te saluto.'n
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

insist that if that girls singing hadn't
made me think of you, and hadn't made
me absent-minded-"
"Absent-minded thinking of met" re-
peated Geraldine, confounding his CON
fusion.
Vow you know what ! mean, Ger
pldine. | mean that in thinking Of ycu
was oblivious to everything else, and
didn't think what was giving her, Or
! the locket would never have gone into
her pesly tambourine!"
But Geraldine only tapped her foot
and began to pout.
At the other end of the room Mr..
Evans was looking more severe than
ever.
"He thinks he's offended me eter-
nally," said Miss Raymond, as she
rassed Geraldine's chair in crossing
the room. 81 insisted that he saw me
this afternoon and refused to speak to
me-"
"Geraldine, how did you get that
Iocket?" suddenly broke in George
looking In puzzled steadiness at the
supposedly lOSt IOcKeJ tnat she was
twirling between her fingers.
Geraldine burst out laughing.
Forgive me, George, dear, but don't
you think we made up well? The harp
Ist was Cousin Ed, you know. We took
him along for chaperon. No won
der | reminded you Of myself Well, ii
was great sport, and we made $50 in an
afternoon. We're going TO give that to
charity to relieve our consciences.
But" she added in whisper, 'Maude
SAYS not to let Mr.. Evans know the
truth, or he'll never proposel"-De-
troit Free Press
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
HABITS OF THE CAT.
It's Actions show IL Is n Solitary AMI
mai by Nature and Free
from GreedineWH,

All the cats habits show 1t to be by
nature solitary animal. Even in early
life. when family ties bring out the
instinct of association, this Is ap-
parent. If you compare the play of
puppies with that of kittens you will
find that in one case companionship
of some kind is an essential, for II o
puppy has no playmate OF his own
species he will try to make use OF the
nearest biped; whereas a cork or bit
of string Is all that is necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the kitten.
The way in which the cat takes its food
Is u sure sign that In Its natural state IL
Is not In the habit OF assoclating with
greedy companions, says Wild Traits in
Tame Animals.
When given something to eat 1t first
carefully smells the morsel, then takes
II In deliberate and gingerly way
and sits down to finish It at leisure.
There is none of that inclination TO
snatch hastily at any food held before
II which we observe even In well-trained
dogs, nor does cat seem In any hurry
TO stow its goods in the one placewhere
thieving rivals cannot interfere with
them. Indeed, no greater contrast In
natural table manners can be observed
anywhere than when we turn from the
kennel or the pIgsty and watch the
dainty way in which o cat takes Its
meals. That eat allows people to
approach 1t while II is feeding without
showing jealousy proves that 1t does
not attribute TO human beings like
tastes with It's own.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
UNCLE. SANS ARMY.
Wonderful Organization Accom-
plished in Tnree Months.
over Two Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Men Mustered Into Service
Army Experts of Europe Amazed
at Achievement.

A consolidated statement prepared
by Mai. John \. Johnston, assistant ad-
jutant general, shows that of the 277,-
500 men authorized by congress to be
enlisted in the regular and volunteer
armies 254,479 UP to this time have
been mustered into the service. OF the
23,O31 yet required to complete the au-
thorized quota of the army, 13.5os are
regulars; 5000 are volunteers under
the second call, s62 are immunes and
s51 are engineers.
The authorized strength of the reg
ular army is 6l,O0O. On April 80 it con-
tanned 26,500 men. Since that time
%, 1872 recruits have been obtained
from a probable $4,000 applicants, by
& limited number of recruiting officers
for the most part strangers in the
country canvassed and during period
of competition by state authorities for
the same men. In the opinion of the
officials of the war department the
returns of regular army enlist
ments will show a great increase as
this competition ceases. The strength
of the regular army to-day, less recent
casualties estimated at 2,O00, is ~ ,692.
The authorized strength of the vol
unteer army is PIG, 500. OF this number
$4,000 were included in the presidents
first call for troops, all of which have
been recruited, mustered and put in
the field; $4,000 were included in the
second call, $1,000 of which have been
mustered into the service, 5000 were
to constitute three special regiments
of cavalry, 10000 were immunes and
$500 were engineers.
OF the volunteers under the second
call, $4,000 thus far enlisted have been
distributed among complete organiza-
tions already in the field and $4,000
constitute new organizations. The
three special cavalry regiments COM
manded by Coils. Roosevelt, Torrey and
Grigsby have been recruited to their
full strength, and there are hundreds
of applicants for any vacancies that
may occur in them.
The recruiting, mastering, equip
ping and placing in the field of the
present great army of nearly 100000
IN less than 90 days-nearly every man
having TO undergo strict examina-
tion-is regarded by army experts as
wonderful achievement. Officers
representing the great armies of Eu-
1opean nations have been amazed at
the work accomplished and admit
frankly that Europe contains little
of such fighting material as is to be
found in abundance in the United
States.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

going down, and he's sending the sail
ors first" and rush for the boat,
STAND back" cried the skipper.
Crack, and the leading fireman
spread out his hands and pitched on
TO his face. rolling in limp bundle
down on to the lee rail. The rest Of the
men stopped. They might as well be
drowned as shot, they thought, and
they huidled together, looking with
Mortified glances AZ their dead COM
rade. The skipper paused, lowered his
revolver. and then called the next
name: they had learned their lesson,
and went quietly to the boat, which
was got safely away, and drifted out OF
sight in the mist of the gale.
The other boat was filed without
any mishap, and the skipper, the only
man left on the deck. lowered her: she
also got clear away. and drifted out to
the fun length of her painter. The
skipper walked aft to wait for them TO
haul up again. lie had TO pass the body
Of the dead man. and he did not look at
it. The boat was hauIng up on the
painter. and was getting close; the
SKIPPER got on tAt ran TeauN 10 jump
At that momen: a fireman, the brother
of the man he had shot, reached over
the boats bow, and, with a cry of
BLAST You. stop and drown with Bill!"
cut the painter.
The distance between the ship ana
the boat began to widen instantly, and
in spite of the frantic efforts of the
sailors at the oars the deeply laden
boat was swept away and blotted out
in the mist. The skipper got down
from the rails, and made his way back
TO the bridge deck. He had just ten
minutes to live. Ten minutes to pre-
pare for the next world, after 4Oyears
at sea.
He climbed up on the bridge again,
and sat on the canvas windscreen to
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

any"
Thought Gid-but everyone in the
crowd saw Won to-day, and You might
have known that some one you know
would be sure to b. there to tell me
of it, and I'm both mortified and angry.
George. is it possible that I can't trust
you
"Geraldine. did nothing Let ne
expl-"
"Do you mean TO tell me. George
Harris. that you did not deliberately
smile at that street musiciau?"
"Geraldine," confessed the blushiug.
honest George Yes, I did smile at
her, but the only reason that l ever
looked at her at all was because-be-
cause, well. the music somehow set me
TO dreaming. the way it does when you
sing, you know, and that made me
think of you, and that"
And that made you smile at some
body else. George" said Geraldine,
Strengthening up haughtily, in a way
that froze him into the Hfeless pose of
a snow man, the idea that there
should be anything in a walnut-col-
Oltu LAd4ldA JNtio1A4A = u " lt4AAlllu ' Ou
Of me! l am more disappointed than
ever at such gauzy excused"
There was a terrible pause, in which
George felt as though icicles must be
forming all over the furniture.
'Where's the Iocket with my picture
in it that I gave you last week?" said
Geraldine, abruptly-referring to a
silver dollar piece which, by the prop
er twisting of the two sides, opened
and showed a colored photograph.
George reached for it and then sud-
denly stopped.
"You can't find it," said Geraldine,
stabbng at the truth. 81 suppose you
threw 1t away on that ebony eyed
street musician. l. that the way you
value my gifts, Mr.. Harris?"
"I knew I'd make that mistake, and
that I shouldn't be able to keep that
locket for month! But, Geraldine,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
THE OLD SNARE DRUM.


It's yourn, my boys. the yaller horn. ter
too; II II you Will.
But zive ter me the old snare drum ter
lead the column still;
Ave. bring the war-worn drumsticks
back ter roll the reyeille:
Go fetch the fife. the same ole fife, the hfe
that used TO be.
An while the breezes fan aloft the ole red,
white and blue,
Jes' make the footsteps young again with
yankee Doodle Doo!'
The same ole drum that led the blue, the
same that led the gray
That sorter cheered US while It soothed
the mothers tears away.
Yer bugle may do jes' as weH-Ole Glory
nod as neat
Yet footsteps seem ter miss somethin'
narchin' down the street
The ole feet sorter seem ter lag, the head
don't soar so high,
An som 'ers in my bosom heaves hum
sick kind o sigh.
Yer nights well call a petticoat the old
red. white and blue,
As toot a yaller whistle fer ole Yankee
Doodle Doc
Then give US back the ole-time drum our
fathers used to beat,
An hear that voice O. freedom call our
might an manhood neat.
An when Ole Glory says Come on ter
write yer country's scroll,
Jes' give US back the martial drum ter
call the battle roll.
Thar's somethin' bout the ole long-ron
that sorter seems ter say:
"CoIumbia's got her eye onyou-her honor's
yourn to-day"
An when the final call OF taps" lights
out" fer ne an you,
No buglc blare can softly roll the soldiers
last tattoo.
The soldiers last tattoo-the van. the SOL
dier's bier.
The rife song your only hymn. the muffied
drum, the rear!
Oh. gratitudel Vague butterfly! Yer hosts
endure day;
Ter fold their tents like Arabs an as
Hgurly steal away"
Ye heard the drummer's long tattoo, the
columns tramp an tread.
Along the path that ends beside the
trenches O. the dead!
Then take yer yaller horn, my boys. an
toot II II yer will,
But give ter me the ole snare drum ter
lead the column stili
George Z. Powell. in Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
oldest I.iouor in tho World.

The gold water" OF Dantzig, Prus
sia, probably IS the oldest liquor IN
the world, and the estate upon which
It is made, known rs Der Lnchs, isnoV
celebrating It's three hundredth annf
versary. The books OF the makers
show full and complete record OF
sales since 1898. Under date of 1913
may be found the entryi THE Rus
slams and Prusslans are besieging the
town In order to free It from the
French. Have sold off all my stock OF
untrtta
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
Al the SymptoIns.

They had watched the couple for sew
eral minutes.
"Hc has just about reached the point
Of proposing" said one OF them, Mt
last.
"How do you know that?" asked the
ether.
because he Is 80 nervous and she IL
80 sclf-posscsscd." Chicago Post.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
BABY'S WISDOM.
When mother wakes


when mother wakes
Her babe. and breaks
The silence with her speech.
No word OF it,
Despite my wit,
Doth KY swed reason reach
Choctaw and Greek
And verbal freak
or languages long dead
DID ne'er before.
The wide world DER,
Such barren nonsense shed.
Yet baby's eyes
Make glad replies,
And baby's tiny hands
Applausive move
To aptly prove
How baby understands.
And though my store
OF lingual lore
Is my chief boasts among,
The facts disclose
That baby knows
More Of the mother tongue.
Richmond Dispatch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

think. His wife and children, who
would look after them now? His wages
were C 1G per month; on that he had
had but small chance 10 save. Well, he
supposed the Shipmasters' society
would do some thing for her, but she
would have to give up her little house
at Forest Gate, and drop from the posi-
tion Of a captains wife TO letting lodg-
ings; perhaps one of the children
could be got into an orphanage, If not,
well, ID meant starvation or the work
house. lie thought of his own life, of
his hard, ill-used boyhood, cabin boy In
n Quebec timber ship; of his manhood,
spent in unremitting toll in all parts
Of the world; Of the various ships he
had commanded, in each of which no
had been expected to use less coal,
less paint, fewer provisions, and to go
with smaller crews than in the last.
He thought of the blacllguards he had
had to command as crews, and the
trouble he had lad with them. Well,
he'd not had much fuu out of life, and
now he was going to find out what 1t
all meant. Anyway, he had always
done his best for his ship.
His eyes fell on the dead body OF the
fireman. That too! If the man should
indict him at the bar of the last judg-
ment he would answer there, as he
would have answered to an earthly
court: ''1n my judgment it was nee
essary for the safety of the men in my
charge" A sudden culver warned him
she was nearly gone, and he rose to his
feet for one last look to windward.
As he looked into the binding spray,
he saw a large wave come out OF the
mist, and knew It would swamp her.
lie gripped the rail with both hands,
and his lips moved in a half-forgotten
prayer. Our Father, which art" and
the wave swept on. But the Saraband
had gone. The skipper had gone TO
meet his fireman where there shall
be no more sea."-Temple Bar.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
Yrxrrybody Cnu Help.

CrimsonbealS--No ono can feel dis
couraged about this war business
Everyone can help n little.
Yeast-iow SO?
"Well, II n man can't go to the front
and lick n few Spaninrds he can stay
M home and lick the war revenue
stnmps. ."-Yonkers Statesman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
A NInn nH Anle-

Tho tenor made n bot.
And no did not fan 10 win II,
One OF his long drawn notes
IIo could hold for half "A minute.
have done better atm,
And without "A bet TO cheer;
ono OF his lonE-drnwn notes
hnvo held now for year.
Judge.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
Menncr Thnn Shn Mcnnf

He-Can you read faces2
She-Sometimes.
He-What can you read In my face1
She-Not much.-Boston Courier,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
PEARSON B. MACE,
Tclcphone. No. glp.

WASTED SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY PERSONS
IN TINS state 70 manage our business ia
th'if own ana nearby counties. IL is mainly
Office work conducted nj home salary
straight 500 a year aud expenses definite
bOuhhdc, no more, no less salary MONTHLY
$50 Reference. Enclose sclf-addrcssed
stamped envelope, Herbert T.. Hess. Prest. .
Dept. NJ. Chicago.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

Mr.. Bullion-I notice, sir, that you
,aIl to see my daughter quite frequent
Y; and as she-er-appears to be fa-i
yorably impressed by you, l think L,
have n right to inquire concerning
your prospects.
Young Mani shall be rich some
day.
81 am glad to hear that"
"Yes. Your daughter and / have
been secretly married, and she has
promised me half you leaye.'-N. r.
Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06

Thousands are Trying 1t.
In order to prove the great merit OF
Tlv's Cream Balm. the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, we have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, IS Warren St, \. !. City.
I suffered from catarrh Of the worst KInd
ever since boy. and l never hoped for
cure. but Ely's Cream Balm seems TO do
even that. Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results--Oscar OstruLn,
- Warren Ave, Chicago, III.
Fly's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
60 cents. At druggists or by mail.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
stIII n student.

Jones-Slngular that old Judge
Whitestone should marry. He must
be 65.
Brown-I have heard him say that
a man Is never too old 10 learn a little
more law.-flnrlcm Life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
Cost of Wars.

1t Is said that England has expend-
ed no less n sum than G200,000.Oo0 In
the eight largest wars In which she has
engaged, and that Russia's expendi-
lures for the same purpose during
the last 20 Years have been & 67,OOO.OOO.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
9@77@7779777777-7-77777777-777
ElnhaInn Ennerul.

The public funeral OF Mr.. Gladstone
WAS not expensive Some OF the news
papers gave the cost as $4,000. but Q
competent authority informed the
writer that the actual cost was about
$4,000.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
Anntber Immune.

Hc-RcRgy Fitzjames has become
rccllcssly engaged to any number OF
girls. but he always gets out oft.
Shc--With dccency?
Hc-Oh, yes; he merely has to go and
ask their fathers consent, and It's MI
nYcr.-.Tlt- -Bits.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-10-06
UeIir. ON Estate.

Badgcr-You say you have so much
trouble 10 get paid for services, but
notice you have bought new house
lately. Some OF your patients must
pay.
DIR. Pellet-LThey or their heirs
Boston Transcript.