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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
lencv Governor Il. G. Smith.

lency Governor e. G. Smith
Norwich University, THE great end OF q
good education ia to form q reasonable
man." President Allan ID Brown, LII ID
Our Honored Guests, 90 no worldly good
can the enjoyment be perfect, unless 1t Is
shared by friend" Gen. T. 8 Peck.
The Alumni, There are thousand
nameless ties, which only such as feel them
know" N. l.. Sheldon, E.q.
The Glass OF '99, Foo noble youth there
is nothing so meet a. learning is" Cadet
Capt. John p. Moseley
The Ladies', 1.-THE terrestrial planets that
rule the des'inies OF mankind" Rev. How
ard r. Hill, ID ID
The Cecilia Quartette sang several selec-
tons during the after dinner exercises and
were repeal eddy enco' ed. TIE response to
the toast 1.-THE Lidies" by Rev. DIR. Hill
was the feature OF the occasion. H. was
witty, eloquent and forceful, and was a A.
ting close to a most enjoyable occasion.
At two o'cl )ck the Gov rnor and party
were escorted to the University grounds,
where the corps OF cadets was reviewed by
His Excellency. This was followed by ex-
hibition drills, artillery practice, etc. The
attendance of visitors and townspeople was
very large, both at the morning and after
noon exercises, showing that the interest
in "Oid N o." il not decreasing but rather
increasing with the passing years.
At seven o'clock Thursday evening 9
where the commencement concert and hoT
was held 10 ArmoIy hall. For this Blais
delPs orchestra furnished music.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Steel Rails for Africa,

A significant dispatch comes from
E London. II states that, although an
American tender of 10000 tons Of steel
rails for Cecil Rhodes African rail.
way was not accepted owing to a
formal irregularity, the price was many
thousands Of dollars lower than that
Of any of the English bidders.
When in 1865 and 1867 it was argued
by the advocates of a Protective Tariff
that the United States with proper
legislation could manufacture event.
ually steel rails for all its own rail.
roads at lower price than they could
be purchased In Europe, this conten-
ton was rldiculed by the Free-Traders.
1t was said by those opposed to the
Protective system that Tariff on
steel rails would prevent the rapid
construction Of railways In this coun-
try, and would greatly increase the
price of all steel products. But Q
Tariff law was enacted, and special at
tention was given TO our iron and steel
industries. The production Of pig iron
increased In the Tariff period from
031 ,5S2 net tons in 1865 to BITS, 100 net
tons in 1882. In 1867 we manufactur-
ed 2,5J0 tons of steel rails. In 1882 we
manufactured / ,460. 800 tons. No other
country in the world showed in that
period such rapid growth in steel in.
dustrics. No other country showed
such activity i'm railway building. In
1865 we had "a 600 miles of railway in
this country. In the period following
the enactment of the Tariff law, or up
to 1882, the mileage was increased
to 10000. The Tariff on steel rails
not only decreased the price, but
stimulated railway building.
The first Bessencr steel rails made
In the United States were rolled at the
Chicago rolling mills, May "a 1865.
I'm 1874 the total production of steel
rails WAS 12g.414 tons. In 1890 the
production was .S6I .S3T long tons.
After the panic of 1893 the production
was lowered somewhat. but in 1896
we produced 1.11G.g5S long tons. In
the same wear Great Britain produced
S17,476 long tons. our exports of iron
and stool Increased from S11 1SJ OOD
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Hon, John Barrett.

Hon. John Barrett Of Portland, O., ex-
minister to Siam, arrived in Montpelier
Thursday evening from Hanover, N. H.,
where he had been attending Commence
menct ment exercises at Dartmouth Col
lege, his alma mater Mr.. Barrett came to
Montpelier to bring messages Of personal
and private nature from Admiral Dewey to
his brothers, Charles and Edward Dewey,
and to Mrs. Mary p. Greeley, his sister.
These he delivered this morning and went
to Barre in the afternoon to call on G. s
Currier, college classmate. He will leave
for New York tonight.
Mr.. Barrett brought to the relatives Of
Admiral Dewey very assuring news in re-
gard to the health OF the Admiral. Some
time after the battle of Manila Mr.. Barrett
was with the Admiral on the Olympia, and
his admiration for and confidence in him is
unbOunded. He freely expressed the be-
lief that had any man but Admiral Dewey
been in command there during last sum
mer and fall the United States would by
this time have had more than one war on
its hands. A trained diplomat himself, Mr..
Barrett recognizes and loves to speak OF the
rare diplomacy with which ever recurring
difficulties have been met and peacefully
surmounted by Admiral Dewey since May
1898
Mr.. B ,rrett laughingly referred to the re.
cent speech delivered by him, by invitation
before the Home Market club OF Boston at
WnlCu nuWdTu AtklusOu WAS pT6b6uU anu
took copious notes. Mr.. Barrett was easily
master OF the subject he had in hand and
the cold facts and figures he gave on that
occasion could not be cOntrOverted. Within
forty-eight hours after that speech was de-
livered, Mr.. Barrett received over 200 tele-
grams from every part of the country, even
from as far west as San Francisco, con-
graduating him on his utterances on this
occasion. These kilograms, which would
ill volume, Mr. Barrett cherishes among
his greatest treasures. One was from Pres
ident Mckinley and they collectively rep
resented every phase and condition of bust
ness lie.
Mr.. Barrett is an expansionist OF the stall
wart kind and on this theme be Is most en-
PERTAINING. He has no patience with men
who say the flag should ever be hauled
down in the Philippines, or that this
country should take any backward step in
that part OF her new possessions. In his
opinion, should we recede now. not only
would we lose all we have gained there at
such cost, but the prestige we have gained
with the other nations OF the world would
vanish.
During his stay on the Olympia Mr.. Bar
rett learned to know Admiral Dewey thor
oughly, and the fund of anecdotes and in.
cidents he has on hand regarding Dewey
that have never been published will fur
nish the richest kind OF copy for the his
torian. Mr.. Barrett is sociable, approach
able, and willing to answer any questions
that NAV be propounded to him. He treated
the newspaper men who called on him to-
day with consideration that made their
tasks easy and made an interview with
him genuine Pleasure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

PrOgnOstics That Fail.

During the discussion of the Ding
ley bill in Congress, one of the most
direful prophecies of the Democratic
orators,-and the Democratic editors
of the country promptly disseminated
the assertions,- WaS that Protection
was ruirous to foreign trade. The en-
actnent of the law would kill our ex-
port of manufacturers. What about
this prophecy? Are these statesmen
and orators and editors going about
pointing with pride to the fulfillment
of their representations? The Ding
ley law was enacted, and yet the year
1898 was the banner year in the his
tory of the foreign commerce of the
country. For every dollars worth of
foreign merchandise bought by the
United States, was sold and exported
two dollars worth of American pro-
ducts. And this sort of thing did not
stop in 1898 In March, 1890, the ex.
ports of manufacturers were S36,025,-
1888, as against $2s,214, $50 for March
of 1898. 1t is a good time for Republi-
cans to begin to rub these facts in on
those who advocated the Wilson Tariff
and who are doubtless only waiting
al opportunity to begin to talk again
about the beauties of Free-Trade.-O
wego On. " Times
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HENRY CLARK DEAD,

Henry Clark died Monday at hrs home in
Rutland, aged seventy years. Mr.. Clark
was born in Middletown, February 10, 1929.
In 1865 he went to Rutland to become edi-
tor OF the Herald and passed the rest of his
days in that city. When the Rutland Daily
Globe was started in 1873 he entered the
service OF that paper. Mr.. Clark started q
weekly paper of his own in 1877, called the
Rutland Leader, and conducted 1t two years
when he sold out. He did more or less
newspaper work almost to the day of his
death. writing special articles and acting as
correspondent. He also appeared as editor
OF many miscellaneous publications, and
from 1871 TO 1873 conducted a monthly pub
LEGATION called the Vermont Mason.
Mr.. Clark was secretary OF the State SEN
ate from 1861 to 1872. He was secretary OF
the State Agricultural Society almost time
out OF mind and held the place at the time
of his death. He was secretary OF the grand
lodge of Masons for a time. He was a
prominent Mason and held high rank
among the Odd Fellows and in other asso-
Citations.
His funeral.was held on Wednesday from
his late home In Rutland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
What a Little Faith Did
FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
LETTER TO MRS. prskHAM NO. 69,ss4l

LETTER TO MRS. PINKHAM NO. 6o,884l
81 was great sufferer from female
weakness and had no strength. 1t was
impossible for me to attend to my
household duties 1 had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found no
relief.
"My sister advised me to try Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which l did; before using all of one
bottle l felt better. kept on with it
and to my great surprise 1 am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give it a trial. Nina. ROCK
WELL, 1909 S. DIVISION ST., GRAND
RAPIDS, MICH.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

Half IA dozen years have made an
interesting and wholesome change in
the attitude of Pennsylvania toward
foreign trade. All the pet dogmas and
time honored arguments of the ex-
treme Protectionists We're lately held
up to ridicule in Il paper published by
the Manufacturers Club of Philadel-
phia, and the markets of the world are
no longer the subject of sneer in that
city.-New York journal of Com
merce," Free-Trade.
Herein is found fresh ilustra ton
of the difficulty which truth expert
ences in overtaking a lie. The article
in the Manufactured" holding up to
ridicule "all the pet dogmas and time
honored arguments of the extreme
Protectionists." apparently did not re-
fleet the views of the Manufacturers
Club OF Philadelphia, for it was
promptly repudiated by almost the ell.
tire body of membership of that or.
ganizatiQn, ana no economic absurdi-
ties of the same character have since
appeared in the Manufacturer"
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From a Grateful Newark Woman.

"When l wrote to you l was very
sick, had not been well for two years.
The doctors did not seem to help me,
and one said / could not live three
months. I had womb trouble, falling,
ulcers, kidney and bladder trouble.
There seemed to be such drawing
and burning pain in my bowels that l
could not rest anywhere. After using
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Sanative Wash and follow
ing your advice, 1 feel well again and
stronger than ever. My bowels feel as If
they had been made over new. With
many thanks for your help, remain,
L. G., "a ANN ST., NEWARK, N. j."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

Railway contractors in the West and
South declare that 1t was easier to
engage one hundred workmen in 1896
than II is To hire half dozen now
About the only men not at work to
day are those who won't-New York
"Mail and Express
This is respectfully referred to Mr.
Edward Atkinson of Boston. Free.
Trade statistlcian and Philippine agi-
tator, who holds that railway workers
are in no way benefited by Protec-
tive Tariff, but as part of the 10
0oO,o 600 of consumers are oppressed
by II. Protective Tariff means In
dustrial activity from the Atlantic TO
the Pacific, and industrial activity
means work for TerN one. railway
workmen included
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

Those who contend that prices have
been advanced unreasonably must
keep in mind the increased foreign de.
mand and the Increased wages There
is greater activity in all departments
of manufacture under the Dingley law,
and the whole American people, most
notably the American working people.
are reaping the benefits of it.-Chlcago
"Inter-0cean"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
1T DOES CURE.

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GREAT remedy for Rheumatism, Constipation
and Headache is in liquid and pills. Price
complete 500. Special attention to mail
orders. If unable to get it of your druggist
send to S. A. Howard. New Hampton, N. ii.
For sale by Harry A. Slade, Montpelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
HOW FACT BEATS THEORY.

The United States exports to foreign
countries more merchandise than it i'm
ports, and the balance of trade thus
created is paid in gold to this country.
During the three months of January,
February and March of 1899. the ex-
ports from this country ex-
ceeded the imports by Sl22623,3 13.
And that was under the Dingley bill
and Republican Protection Tariff laws,
although the Democrats declare that
Protection to American industries
closes the markets of the world to
Americans That is the Democratic
theory of Projections; but the Republi-
can fact Is that under Protection we
are sending steel railway rails by hun
dreds of thousands of tons to Europe,
and hundreds of railway locomotives
are being sent TO all parts of the
world and gold coming to this country
to pay things exported When it
comes to business Republican fact
beats Democratic theory.
H.. Journal
There is Il Clamor from some quar-
ters of Free-Trade on the grounds that
II Will kill the trusts. The Citizen"
admits that there is nothing more eff
ieCtUti LOT kliililg any industry IMAM
Free-Trade, but fails TO see just how
FreeTrade would kill the trusts par
ticularly. England has no Protective
Tariff, yet trusts flourish there. CAPT
tai is remarkably cosmopolitan, recog-
nizing national prejudices very little,
and II is a fond conceit to think there
would not be a combination of capital
under any other economic policy. In
fact two of the most powerful and
equally hated trusts in existence are
the Standard OIL Company and the
coffee trust, and yet neither is aided
by Protective Tariff A world trust
would not be any better than an
American trust. anyway Macon NIo)
"Citizen"
The good times now bathing the
United States in sunlight began soon
after the election of Mckinley in 1896
which in itself contained the prophecy
of the passage of Protective Tariff
measure like the Dingley law. Under
the operation of that law the people
are fourishlng, while the national
treasury Is In more healthful condition
than 1t was ut any time during the
administration of President Cleveland,
from March 4, 1S93 to March 4. 1897.
-I'reeport 0ll,) journal"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchness Of
the skin of any sort instantly relieved, per-
manently cured. Doan's Ointment. At
any drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05

Group instantly relieved. Dr. Thom,,'
Eclectric Oil. Perfectly safe. Never fails.
AT any drug store.
The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-18

she pushes the pen in the further
ance of official plans.
Not only is the estate reporter"
as this neoteric person is called,
importuned to get write-ups in fhe
papers, but another proof that he
club-woman appreciates at last dhe
power of the press is the numli Ter
of periodicals devoted to the inter
ests of a certain state, it may be,
which are springing up surprising
ly. Often the president of the
State federation is editor, as is the
case in Alabama. At any RATE,
these club papers, as an outlet for
the innumerable schemes of the
dear dubbed sister, do not "r hn
to emptin's," as David Hardm
would say.
Old, time prejudices against
rushing into print" in word
have been set aside by club-women
who are broad-minded enough to
sacrifice personal feeling to public
interest. Another instance OF
''principle, not personality"
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WHIST DEPARTMENT.
MODERN SCIENTIFIC WHIST.

The leading Of fourth best card
from all combinations not coming
under head of American Leads is
also generally adopted. There
would be very little advantage to
the leader or anyone else by the
mere lead of fourth best card with
out the ability to locate cards by
such leads. We will take, for ex-
ample, one of the highest combina-
tons: Ace, queen, ten, nine, two.
Fourth best being the nine, is the
correct lead from this suit. Now,
suppose you are third hand and
play jack, which is taken by your
opponent, fourth hand. The first
thing to do is, locate remaining
cards of suit as nearly as possible.
There are only five cards out higher
than the nine; leader must have
three of them, having led his
fourth best. So, when two cards
higher than the nine fall outside
of the leaders hand, the suit is
established. If the eight spot is
led, there are altogether six cards
out higher than the eight. Count
the hand same as we did when nine
was led. When three cards fall
higher than the eight outside the
leaders hand, the suit is estab-
lished.
1t is needless explaining the
many advantages of knowing when
your partners suit is established -,
two will suffice: First, you will
not try in the beginning of the
play of hand to establish a suit of
your own when your partner has one
already established. Second, it
will enable you to lead trumps
and make your partners suit when
ordinarily you would have opened
your suit instead of commencing
with the trump leads.
In this number | will give a
hand illustrating the fourth best
lead:
West. North. East. South.
S-A,Q,3 $40 S-K,J,9,S4,2. S-76,5.
H-K,Q7.3. H-6,4. H-A,J2 H-l0,9,S,5
C-S6. C-AJlO,98 C-K,2 C-Q,75A
D-QJ,54. D-K,76S,2 D-lO9. D-A,s.
Hearts trumps. North to lead Underlined
card wins trick
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The State Reporter.
CWoman's Home Companion.)

That late innovation among
club-women, the Estate reporter, "
is an evidence that both the club
woman and press-woman are pass
ing around the pipe of peace. The
Iowa club-women, who recently
named a press-woman to promote
their interests through the papers,
took the initiative in this amicable
cooperation, which is being
promptly followed by the newt
able "others."
In days gone by there was caustic
interchange between the parlia-
mentary points Of the club-woman
and the pen-points of the press
woman. Behind barricaded doors
the former gave out fragmentary
information which the latter wrote
up-or down-to the dissatisfac-
ton Of everybody concerned. The
club-woman, there is no doubt, re-
garded the press-woman as a we'll
known Frenchwoman does the
American, as "a note of interroga-
ton more curious than comfort
able and Systematically gave her
the cold shoulder.
With increase of public activity,
however, the club-woman has come
to her seven senses. Accepting the
saying of George Eliot, There are
conditions under which the most
majestic person is obliged to
sneeze," she has submitted not
only gracefully, but gratefully, to
the unavoidable publicity of the
press. Instead of looking upon
the press-woman as a necessary
nuisance she even seems pleased to
''h0ld her bonnet, T" as it were, while
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Some Sayings OF Club.W omen.

Mrs. Ellen Henrotin, honorary
president of the General Fedora
ton: If the distorted counte-
nance given as a portrait of him
who dares to appear in public is
not libelous | would like to know
where libel begins
Mrs. Frederick Hanger, presi-
dent of the Arkansas Federation !:
The do-nothing club and the club
with only a programmed and pa
pered past to point to are both out
of tune with the tenor of the
times. "
Mrs. Rebecca Lowe, president of
the General Federation The
club-woman is by far the better
mother. Since my federation work
| have learned more about bring
ing up children than | ever knew
before. y
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd, direc-
tor of the Massachusetts Fedora
ton: Every one can acquire the
facility Of remembering names, the
absence of which is distinct mark
of mobilization, or at least a
blemish on ones breeding"
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, presi-
dent of the International Council :.
There is no theory among women
that cultivation will give woman
mans power; it but develops her
as mans companion in the work
of the world "
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COMMENT.

Trick 1: East plays king clubs,
second hand believing North holds
ace.
Trick ,; East opens with his
fourth best spade, the eight, West
can read the spade suit established
at this trick. He (West) holds
two, ace and queen. North plays
the only one left above the eight,
the ten, whereupon trick 3 (West)
leads trumps. Trick A.: One more
point in this hand-East must fol-
low the rule of returning highest
Of three originally. Further COM
ment unnecessary, as East makes
all of his spades.
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Woman s Club Directory
STATE FEDERATION.

President, Mrs. w. d. Beard, Memphis;
Vice President, Mrs. c. NJ. Greve, Chatta-
nooga; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. JON
athan Upton, Knoxv.ne; Recording Secre-
tary Mrs, Keith Follett, Maryville; Treas
urer Mrs. w. L. Dixon Morristown; Audi
tor Miss Leah Fletcher Cleveland.
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w. Il. I. Z.

President, Mrs. c. ]. McClung; Vice
President, Mrs. J. H. Frazee; Correspond
ing Secretary Miss Mabel Mitchell; Secre-
tary, Mrs. c. C. Ptman; Treasurer, Mrs
Asa Hazen; Chairman kindergarten Com
mittee, Miss Wills; kindergarten, Miss
Emma Nelson.
Meets every fourth Saturday at home OF
President.
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,ular meeting next Tuesday.
NEWMAN CIRCLE.

President, Mrs. Laura Thornburg: Secre-
tary, Miss Hermena Nelson; Treasurer,
Miss Margaret Condor.
Meets every other Monday at homes OF
members.
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The clubs which meet on Monday
should send in their reports by Tuesday
evening, and those which meet on Tues
day should send in theirs not later than
Wednesday morning, to insure their in
sertion. Fps.
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MOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.

President, Mrs. NJ. L. Patterson Vice
President, Mrs. A. b. Atkins; Second Vice
President, Mrs. Almen; Secretary, Mrs
DR.. Cook Treasurer, Mrs. Callie B. Hale.
Meets first and third Tuesdays in MINIS
Building
Regular meeting next Tuesday