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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

As a cure for rheumatism Chamherlaiu's
Pam Balm is gaining wide reputation.
ID. Il. johnson Of Richmond, Lad, has been
troubled with that ailmrnt since 1862 In
speaking of IL he says: ~ never found any
thing that would relieve mo until used
Chamberlain Pain Balm. l. acts like
magic with me. My foot was swollen and
paining mo very much, but one good appli-
cation OF Pain Balm relieved me. For sale
by G. Blskey and W. E. Terrill & Co.,
Druggists,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
We Will Positively Pay You

One dollar if one bottle of Smiths
Green Mountain Rgnovator does not
benefit you in case you are troubled
with any blood disorder, chronic rheu-
matism or neuralgia affections. 1t is
endorsed by the bes. ply ,icans in the
country and is warranted to do what is
claimed for it. c. BIakely, w. E. Ter
rill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Paid Dear for his Leg.

b. ID. Blanton OF Thackervllle, Tex, in
two years paid over $500 90 to doctors to
cure Running Sore on his leg. Then they
wanted to cut IL off. but he cured 1t with
one box Of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Guar
anteed cure for Piles. % cts. box. Sold
by G. Blakely, druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
VERMONT NEWS.

Eleven Chinsmen are under arrest at
Newport charged with attempting to SNUG
gle themselves acr, 81 the line from Canada.
The United States commissioner has Just
deported four Celestals fiom that place.
IL is thought these Cinnamon, who persist
in gaining entrance to the United States,
are mostly criminals who prefer to run tue
risk OF getting safely over the line to having
justice overtake them. The latest batch OF
meu probably will lie in jan about a month
before having their hearing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

A SURE SIGN OF GROUP --Hoarseness in
child that IL subj to Group is sure in
dication OF the approach Of the disease. II
ChamberlaiD's Cough Remedy is given as
soon a. he child becomes hoarse, or even
after the croupy cough las appeared, it Will
prevent the attack. Many mothers who
have croupy children always keep this REM
edy az hand and find that it saves them
much trouble and worry. It can always be
depended upon and il pleasant to take For
sale by Q. Blakely, druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup furnishes most
substantial comfort and relief TO consump-
tives; 1t works most remarkable cures.
Don't despair. Relief can certainly be had (;
a cure is possible with this wonderful rem
edy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Lord Roseberry, - q recent speech,
said, 81 do not know why we should
attract 50 much i'll feeling" His Lord
ships appears to be singularly simple
person-which he is not. But if His
Lordship will drop in at this office any
morning when we are not too busy, we
will explain to him why it is that big
boy loses popularity when he picks
quarrel with very little boy for the
purpose of obtaining the latter's prop
erty, be it jacknife or marbles, gold
or diamonds, In fact this war with the
Beers seems to bring the British gov
eminent somewhere in line with the
man described by David Harum who
was "about as popular as a skunk in a
hen-house. Life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Wharfage" mot 'mirdge." Jane, here in your
letter:
With your education, you ought to know
better
Q ickly spoke M my wife, while l blushed
in confusion,
" lis quite correct, Thomas, they're both
an Utusioni"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Madeline s. Bridges in Life"

can't account for it, but clerical
anC cdotes, or anecdotes which satirize
the clergy are keenly relished by most
persons, and by none more keenly than
by the clergy themselves.
A New England lawyer was examiu-
Ing Boptiet minister in court. Put
ting the irst question usually asked of
a witness, "W hat ia your occupation,
Mr. Jones?" the witness replied, 81 am
an humble candle of the Lord. "
"Abl' said the lawyer, ga dipped one,
l perceived
Per contra. A Baptist minister
stopped one day al the house Of Con-
gregational minister to borrow en- UNI
brela 1t was raining. The Congre-
galiouaisl brother, handing him the
article slyly remarked 81 tho't, Brother
Smith, you Baptist folks were IN fdUor
of wa err" ayes" replied the other,
''but we are opposed TO sprinklmgp
The Congregational clergy are usu-
ally of a grave djsposition-at least,
they want to be-but CHANGING to be
on a visit to one of them, l learned
that tLoy can enjoy a joke like other
men.
Inc pastor on WnOm L am speaking,
informed me, lin coufidence), that they
had in his consolation, minister who
snored so loud that his wife was obliged
to sleep at one of the neigbbors when
she wanted to get a nights rest And
so these grave aud reverend pas ors
used to arrange that the last new comel
| into the consolation should be put into
the same slceping-room with brother
Boauerges.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Alady wrote on window pane with
a diamond, the following line
"God n'dde man upright, Just and good; but
he-b
just then she was called away, and
during her bsonce her husband finish
ed the couplet thus:
Most surely had continued SO; but She
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
EGos TRAoRDINARY

EGGS TRAoRDINARY.
Said the great Congregational preacher
To a hen, 'you'Te a beautiful creature"
The hen, just for that
Laid three q !gs in his hat;
And thus did the HEN-REwARD BEEcHER.
When Adam, waking, first his lids unfolds
In Eden's groves. beside him he beholds
Bone of his bone, flesh Of his hesh and
knows
His earliest sleep has proved his last repose
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

LaGrippe, with its after affects, annually
destroys thousands of people. II may be
quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure,
The only remedy that produces in mediate
results in coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis
pneumonia and throat and lung troubles.
Il will prevent consumption. W, e. Terrill
& Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
ATTENTION PLEASE!
Real Estate is what we are handling.

RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD?
MEN WHO HAVE REAL ESTATE, NOT THE AGENTS
WE ARE AGENTS!
And the largest real estate owners IN Vermont
call at our this space Tor all our farm ana
residence bargains. here one OF two;
pe
yterms. Is the widow lady
FINE HOUSE on Church modern Rents for 500
month fine
sfmN Contains SO
n spring water Inns
he dbefoe the first o February
Barre Rents about $50
month positively this will sold Tor
Just fguIein eres oil
Won want to sell buy exchange estate, call at office
%. A. PERRY, Real Estate Agent
GORDoN's BLOCK BARRE VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
STILL HARDER WORK.

Mr.. Close, Sr.- What more mon
eyP You seem to think that dollars are
picked up in the street. | want you
10 understand that had to work hard
for every cent pve got"
His Sou-"Yes, aud have to work
harder for every cent get life.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

In these days OF un.cbarity OF the
Pew for the Pulpit, the following may
"point moral"
Good Deacon A was inquired Of by
brother of a neighborng parish about
the Rev. Mr. B., the deacon's pastor.
"Ohl" said the deacon, "he's good
man, but he's got Just one fall e."
And what's that?" said the other, she
must be very good man if he's got
only one" "Will swear when he's
drunk" answered the deacon.
"It was during the Civil War;" said
the diffident and blushing young min
lister, at the young peoples Friday
night prayer meeting, "that a company
of Union odiers were ordered to take
a rebel battery. They sprang to the
charge; but alas! before they reached
the guns they broke and fed ignomini-
ously. That is-all except a young
corporal. who rushed md selling a
gunner by the throat, carried him off ,
an astonisbed captive.
And when the company reached the
little clump of woods from whose shell
ter they had started, they gathered
around the gallant corporal and asked
him, where he had got his prisoner, and
how he had managed to capture him.
81 went in and took him." said the
hero modes'ly. "Ab, boys, why didn't
you keep on? There Das a man there
for every one of you there"
"And so | say to you, my dear young
Christian soldiers" continued The min
lister, "there is man for every one of
you in this world.
"Yes, my dear young brothers;
there's man for every one of you here.
eyes, my dear young sisters, there
is--er-there is--er--a pork for you
all in the vineyard of the Lord, if you
will only seek for it.
Let US sing the 425th Hymn:
"oh, save me from the careless word,
The swift, unbidden thought,
And make me always think and speak
Exactly what ought"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Royal Baking
Powder

Royal Baking Powder
possesses peculiar quail
ties not found in other
lcavening agents, which
arise from the superior
fitness, purity andhcalth-
fulncss of its ingredients.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Royal Baking Powder leavcn8 tRc food perfectly
by It's own inherent power without changing or
impairng any Of the clements Of the -four
Thus the hot-brcads hot-rolls and mulins and
the delicious hot gridd~ cakes raised by the Royal
Baking Powder are wholesome and digestble, and
may be eaten without distress, even by persons OF
delicate digestion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co, New YORK.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

Y sheriff Rider returned Tuesday
from q trip to the extreme north end
OF the state, IN search OF q man
named Alex Pinard for whom he had
q warrant, charging him with sell
tng mortgaged property. The
sheriff found his man and brought
him back with him. Robert Muske
is the complainant In the case. and
the matter may be adjusted outside
the courts. Pinard. it is claimed. sold
a wagon upon which Mr.. Muske held
q mOrta age. The warrant was ts.
sued sometime ago hut It was only
lately that the authorities got track
OF him. :. nas sy.5Qs .s@5. 1!
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
THE F1L1P1Nos AND WATER BUFFALO.

ment The natives are a musical race.
and probably they have imbibed this
from the Spaniards. .& u
The universal weapon Of the Philip
pine natives is the bolo. It II to the
Filipino what the machete 10 to the
Cuban, and he always carries 1t In time
Of danger. These weapons are long,
sharp knives. and In the hands Of tho
natives, who know % well how to use
them, they are formidable both In self
defense and attack upon q foe. =
Since the Filipino has learned the
value Of American money II has melted
his avarice to q remarkable degree. To
him our gold coin was a revelation. and
hs at once fell in love with it. The
Spanish had no gold coins here. Only .
crude paper money and the rough silver
pieces and smaller fractional currency
were in circulation. To get money the
native will sell anything, even to bis
wife. His rifle. bolo and all he will
willingly sacrifice for our glittering
gold coin. WI1IIAx GIIaERT IRWIN. I
W. Manila .5 h FIR z. ztaa.%@5 ~ ''..., q ~
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

: few cents worth. of food day and
eount himself as well off on what d per-
ION accustomed to civilized diet
would regard as starvation rations. In
this respect the natives are much like
the Chinese coolies. Rice is the princi.
pal article Of diet in the Philippines! 1t
il largely cultivated. and about Manila
bay the ricefelds present many pictur-
esque sceneA No doubt tho natives
think their ricefelds, flooded a. they
are BY canals supplied from the upper
Pasig. are model ones; but with the
same irrigating facilities, and with
little American industrial ingenuity.
the fields could be made to increase in
productiveness MANIFOLD It 10 the
same with al other forms Of industry
What tho Filipino. with the water buf-
falo a. his chief assistant in agriculture
and transportation. Il now doing the
near future will rec done in accordance
with American and English ideas, with
modern industrial appliances, and con-
Sequently the Hebling Of the harvests
u thsss rich alluvial coils win follow,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
STEAMER CHlLKAT CApSlzEs
Struck by q Breaker J ust Out
s55 SIDE Of Eureka, Cal. 4.
TEN PERSONS LoaaE THEIR LIVES
Eoar PASSENGER. "a III. - ne .srsw
Psr,sA majors AS.'ssAuss CYuld n
: RsseA s1hsun.

EUREKA, Cal. April 5.-Ihe steamer
Chilkat, with six passengers anu !. rev
Of thirteen, capsizea on the bar as sile.
was leaving the harbor on. her trip,y
San Francisco. -Four passengers an
six Of the crew were drowneu l.st3
steamer was almost over the Dar. N y
ing blown three whistles to indlcats
the fact, and had turned toward tAs
south when q breaker struck her beam
and she Immediately capsized. The
steamer Northfork, also bound for san
Francisco, haa preceded her to sea. and
seeing the accident sent back her two
boats and succeeded in rescuing nine
persons. ,T'he Chilkat lies bottom up
and is pounding in the breakers nortn
of the south jetty. She will come
ashore before long. ' 4. + :.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

The crew OF the battleship Iowa
have presented Capt. Bob Evans
with q handsome sword. l9F>. as
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
CANTEENS NOT aROLisHED

Attorney General Grigss Gives His Iutsr-
... x probation Of the Law. E; III -
WASHINGTON. April 8. The secretary
of war recently requested the opinion
of the attorney general as to whether
section IL Of the act passed at the last
session Of congress increasing the eff.
cheney Of the army" prohibits the con-
tinuance of the sale of Intoxicating
drinks by the government in the can
teen sections Of the post exchanges,
which are organised and maintained at
the various army posts and encamp-
ments throughout the United States.
The attorney general, in his reply,
holds that the section in question does
not prohibit the continuance of the sale
Of intoxicating drinks through the can
teen sections as heretofore organized
and carried on, except that no officer or
enlisted man can be detailed for duty in
the canteen section to do the selling.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
Amateur Dramatic Entertain
ment Monday Evening was
Highly Pleasing

An audience Of an exceptionally
large number attended the amateur
dramatic performance ut the Gross
opera house Monday evening under
the auspices Of the Little Falls Camp
Modern WOndn men nf America. n
The play presented was a four act
comedy drama, entitled "A Little
Heroine and the Efforts Of the
PLAYERS were without exception both
81 fver and pleasing. .-...5 +. 4. ..
Ofthose taking part there were
several who have appeared In anna
tenr PLAYS before and the hearty Az
plause they received. was WILL earn
Ell ny the Efforts 60 please. Or the
new members III the cast, all did
clever work. and the audience also
attested it's appreciation of their
work. - -. r..
Following the play the hall was
cleared for the dance that followed 4.
which was als,, a pleasant affair Z"
a large Number. Dancing continued
until about 8 O'CLOCK this morning.
and sO please n tly, vi al the time pass
ing that many regretted that the
time fnr going home had arrived.
Both the play and til, dance were
also financial success. and the
management have reasons to feel
pleased with their work.
- :. A. Sivrrts, for several years al
ststant : cashier ~ the German
American National tank Of this city.
has recently been elected cashier of
the Citizens bank Of Norris. After
severtng his connection with thu
hank here he removed to st: Paul.
but a few months later h. was
electe cashier Of the hank AZ
Kensing ton. MIMI. to whict, place
he removed with hia family last
s,eptember. Mr.. Siyerts I'D M cOnseEy.
atlye aud reliable business man.
and his recent advancement to the
position he now holds ho most Ger.
tainly deserves. for he Ia eminently
qualified In every respect for the
place. His many Little Falls friends
will be pleased to learn Of his success
and will hope that his advancement
will be as rapid in the future as II
has neen in the recent past. .gs
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

Mayor Vasaiy stated Wednesday
that he would not recognizes the &C
tioo of the city council ri last night
in cutting down the police force. as
he clatmstt was illegal The charter,
be claims. provides that the numb~r
OF police be fixed by a resolution.
This was not done, tn, number be-
ing fixed hya hailot. He says h.
will continue the four policemen.
or course. the council con at the
next meeting. fix the number ny
resOlution, hut tho mayor has the
power to veto It. and those who are
III favor of cutting down the force
are not the necessary two thirds to
curry it over the mayors veto.
However, the council has some voice
IN the paw n,ent vi the police force
That there IL a. pretty xOOd.sized
row on betwee the legislative ana
executive branches 81 the city gov
ernm.Dt, il very evident. and before
it Ia settled the taxpayer NAV have
occasion to wonder where be will
land. r. vi 5s}. 81, .sa H
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
TN THE PHILIPPINE
Gen. Luna Rum0red to Have
Succeeded Aguinald0 \.
I. & 'I.@ as Leader.

WAsHlNGrON, April s Reports
from Manila say that DprAisten,
.rumOrs are III circulation that Agn'n.
aldo has been supptanted in Philip
pine affairs Nv Gen. Luna Tn.
latter u described ~ q typical be-
ligereDt. The prOcla ma tiOn ri the
A me rican cOmmisSiOrrr has taken
we'll In Manila. and tn, general Op,.-
ION IL tina Z 1t will do good. # n
a CLEVER PERFORMANCE.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
90 UNTIL SEPTEMBER.

Western Passenger Agonts Learn Moro
About Pacific Coast Rates.
ST. PAUL, AI'ril s. Western passen-
ger agents received another shock when
they learned that the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific had instructed
their European agents to use tho low
rates west of st. Paul to Montana and
North Pacific coast points for basing
purposes in ticketing immigrants.
These rates appear in the Eastern rate
sheets, and as these sheets are changed
only twice q year the low rates cannot
be withdrawn until September, and the
prospects for adjusting differences be-
fore next fall appear to be gloomy. =.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
VETOED BY THE MAYOR.

Hitch In Detroit's Plan for Municipal
- Ownership Of Street Railways.
DETROIT, Mich, April s. Mayor May
bury has vetoed the resolution Of the
common council appointing Governor
Pingree and two other citizens commits.
sioners to purchase and operate the
street railways Of Detroit for the city.
The mayor insists that he favors mu-
nicipal ownership, but he alleges that
the act empowering the council TO ap-
point this commission is void. Alder
man Beamer, who has been one of the
,bitterest opponents Of municipal owner
ship, stated to the aldermen that he had
secured legal decision from good au-
thority that the mayor had no legal
right to veto the resolution. There will
undoubtedly he q legal battle over the
veto.. 2" .-1' n,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07
LICENSE THE ISSUE.
Political Lines Not Drawn Worry Close in
.., Nebr0aka. AZ ,n

Political Lines Not Drawn very Close In
."., Nebraska. a.. gH
: LINCOLN, Neb., April Oh. J. Win
net, Rep, was elected mayor of Lincoln
by majority of nearly 800 over A. Il.
Weir, Fusion. Republicans elect their
city ticket except ono exciselnan and
six of the seven councilmen. y,
At Beatrice the entire Republican
ticket was elected. Nebraska City is
solidly Democratic; York, Republican,
and Hastings split about even. In the
smaller towns political lines were not
drawn, the licensing Of saloons being
the issue. "a .H Z .@:l 1T .gte;8
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

Monday was the fifteenth annivers-
airy of the wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Won DOnIarus. of the Columbia
hotel, and u large number OF their
friends, some from outside the
city, met at their home ON the
evening Of that day to celebrate
the event. The visitors were pleas
antly entertained for several hours,
and all Joined In Wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Won Domarus many happy r.
turns Of their wedding day annivers-
airy. 81. !. .sst%
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-04-07

-AbOutss 900 new pupils entered
the Minneapolis schools Monday,
and q large number will have TO be
put on half day sessions.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14

had war on its hands. In times
istraton when 1t was right. but in times
of war then he was with the administration
right or wrong, as no man can afford to
be an obstruCtionist in times OF war
In celebrating on how the present war
cemented the north and south, he cited the
time when the First Nebraska went out
TO take the water works, shoulder to shoul-
der with the brave boys from Tennessee.
"Thc time will come" said Mr.. Mailley,
when the children in the far off rice field
and bamboo of the Philippines will rise
up and thank us for the glorious whipping
that We gave their people and they will
also cry out in tones of pride, We, too, are
American people
He spoke of how the Cuban affair had
been pushed upon the administration ana
now the American flag had pcen planted
there at the point of the bayonet. 1t would
stay there forever. Old Glory was also
run up in the Philippine islands and when
Mckinley sent the order for Dewey to de-
stroy the Spanish fleet at Manila he put
the world one hundred years ahead. After
speaking of how well the soldiers were fed
and clothed he brought on q thunderous
applause when he said:
THE war is going on tonight because OF
the sympathy the followers OF Aguinaldo
find here in America, and that's what makes
the World Herald mad"
Chaplain Mailey closed his address with
euiogies for the gallant First Nebraska
regiment and the present administration.
The meeting was success in every respect.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14
OAKLAND our TO HEAR SUMMERS.
Omnha Orator Plcnscs II Large Audi
cnce in the Opcra House.

OAKLAND, Neb., Oct. 13.-(Special.)
Colonel w. S. Summers Of Omaha, who spoke
to full house in the Wanaberger hall here
last night, began Burt county's campaign
He greatly pleased the audience with his
humorous sidelghts on political subjects
and reviewed the history of the reform
party OF Nebraska rdiculing the inconsis-
tency OF BTyan's political aspirations and
his attempt TO force Holcomb's election to
the supreme court after he had posed as a
reformer as governor of Nebraska.
Colonel Summers recalled Bryan's former
record in congress and how Bryan through
Ex-Governor Holcomb secured the colonelcy
OF the Third Nebraska and when that reg
iment was ordered to Cuba Immediately
went to Washington to assist in ratifying
the treaty with Spain and now wanted the
administration to haul down the flag and
assist Aguinaldo to establish a government
of heathens,
! M. G. Whitmore, young law student OF
! the State university and a democrat who re-
pents his vote for Holcomb for governor
and his vote for Bryan on the 16 TO issue
made an excellent speech advocating the
election OF a sound and able man for su-
preme judge, extolling Judge Reese as a mar
| OF this character.