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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
FAMINE THREATENED.
Terrible Loss Caused by Hurricane
in Guadalupe.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. - Consul
Aymer reports to the State department
from Guadeloupe that the loss from the
recent tropical hurricane amounts to at
least $4,000 900. Forty deaths and
over 200 seriously wounded are re,
ported from various parts Of the island.
The city is mass of wreckage, while
the harbor front is lined with the de-
bris of large and small boats.
The consul says the fruit crop is a
total loss and that famine threatens
the island. He says the series of mis-.
fortunes which this island has passed
through, earthquake, destructive fires
and financial crisis, would probably
force the colony to appeal to the out
side world for assistance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27

HOLD Your BREATH.-DoNT CoUGH.-
There is nothing more irritable 10 cough
than coughing. Constant coughing is like
scratching a wound; so long as it is done
the wound will not heal When tempted TO
cough draw a long breath and hold it until
it warns and soothes every air cell, and
some benefit will soon be received from
this process. The nitrogen which is thus
refined acts on the mucous membrane,
alays the desire to cough and gives the
throat and lungs a chance to heal. At the
same time the use of DIR. Humphreys speci-
fic "77" will aid nature in her efforts to re-
cuperate At druggists or sent postpaid !;
price % and 30 cents; large pocket flask
S1.00. DR.. Humphreys manual at druggists
or sent free. Humphreys Med. Co., corner
William and John streets, New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
ESTATE OF MARTHA JANE ORMSBEE
STATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, In and for
said DISTRICT on the 18th day OF September A;p 1879
Horace ~, Lyford, Executor of the last viii atd
testament of MAR TIA JANE ORMSBEE, late OF
Warren in said District. deceased presents his ad
ministrAtion account for examination and allowance,
aud makes application for decree OF distribution
and partition OF the estate OF said deceased Where
upon Il Ia ordered by said Court that said account
and said application be referred to session thereof
to DO held at the Probate ONCE, In said Montpelier
on the 18th day of October A. ID. 1899 for hearing
and decision thereon; and Ia further ordered that
notice hereof be- given to all persons interested by
publcA ton of the three weeks successfully In
tn, Vermont Wdichmdn d State Journal, Newspaper
publshed at Montpelier, in this state, previous 70
said tim, apponted for hearing, that they may ap-
pear at said time and place. and show cause, II any
they ma, have, why said account should not be
allowed sno such decie made.
by the Court.-Attest.
1913 HIRAM CARLETON, Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
Can you afford to be without itp
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on So
cent bottle of Downs Elixir if it does
not cure any cough, cold, Group,
whooping cough or throat trouble.
We also guarantee Downs Elixir to
cure consumption, when used accord
ing to directions, or money back. A
full dose on going to bed and small
doses during the day will cure the
most severe cold and stop the most
distressing cough. G. Blakely, w.
E. Terrill & Co.. Fl. A. Slade.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27

1t has been demonstrated repeatedly in
every State in the Union and in many for
eign countries that hamberlain's Cough
Remedy is a certain preventive aud cure
for Group, 1t has become the universal
remedy for that disease. NJ. V. Fisher of
Liberty, w. Va, only repeats what has
been said around the globe when he writes:
II have used Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy in my family for several years and al
ways with perfect success We believe
that it is not only the best cough remedy,
saved the lives of our children number OF
times" This remedy is for sale by G.
Blakley and w. e. Terrll & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF MARCIA G. ELLIS.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Wash
ington commits sionerso receive, examine and ad1us'
Aft claims and demands of all persona against the
estate of MARCIA q. ELLIS, late OF Montpelier,
said District, deceased and all claims exhiniedti
Offset thereto hereby give notice that VT will meet
fot the purposes aforesaid at the dwelling
house of Timothy Cummings la the town of Il. Mont
peier, In said District, on no 23d day OF
October and the 23d day OF March next from
one O'Clock p. NJ. until four O'Clock +. M. each
said days and that six months from the LIST day OF
September, a. d. 1888, is the time llmiteo by said
for said creditors to resent their claims to
us for examination and ALLOW ance.
Dated at Montpe Ter, this 9Th day of September, "A
ID 1899, ORAMEL s. STEWARD, Gam
1911 TIMOTHY s, CUMMINGS, S"''
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
CUT HIS THROAT.
Wesleyan University Professor Found
Dead In Boston.

BosToN, Sept. Is "A man who has
been identified as DR.. Herman Wads-
worth Haley, instructor of Latin in
Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn.,, was found dead to-day in his
room at the United States Hotel. He
left no letter or word to indicate any
reason for his suicide. DIR. Haley h ad
been spending portion of the vaca-
ton at the home of his mother in West
Concord, N. H., aud returned to this
city last week to prepare for the open
ing of the college. On Saturday he
met Professor Nicholson, secretary of
the college faculty, and to him ex-
pressed the fear that he would at some
time become insane.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
ESTATE OF LEW Il. ORMSBEE.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DIsTRIOT OF WARRINGTON, SIS.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
Horace W. Lyferd Executor oflhe last will and
testament of LhWIS 4. oRMSBEE, late OF
va rem, In said District, deceased, presents his
administration account for examination and al
lowance, and makes application for a decree
OF distribution and partition OF the estate
of said d. ceased. Whereupon It Is ordered by
said Court, that said account and said application
Probate once In said Montpelier, the 18th day
Of October, A. ID. 1899, for hearing and decision
thereon: And, II Ia further ordered, that notice
hereof be given to all persons interested, by
publication OF the same three weeks successfully
In the Vermont Waterman & State Journal, news.
paper published at on,peler, in this State. pre-
vious to said time appointed for hearing that they
cause, II any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest.
1918 HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
GENERAL LEON ARD
Will Accept Presidency Of Washington
Traction Company.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. = General
Leonard Wood, governor of Santiago,
will accept the presidency of the Wash
ington Traction company at salary of
$780, 900 year for ten years, unless the
President makes him Brigadier Gen
eral' He declined the offer when he
was here two months ago, but the po-
sition is still open.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE Or ELSIE p. CUTLER.

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
lngton, commissioners to receive, examine. and sd
lust all claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of ELSIE L. Gu rLER late of f. Mont
pelier in said District. deceased, and al! claim.
we win meet tor the purposes aforesaid, Al the
store of Fred Perrin, IN the town of Pla'nfed,
in said District, on the slst day of October ana
the It'll dat of March next, from o. clock P.
NJ, until O'Clock r. M each Of said days. and that
1899 is the time limited by said Court for sad credi
tors to present their claims to us for examination
and allowance,
Dated at Plainhed this 20ih day of September,
A. ID. 1899. r. W. COBURN, (commiss,onarh
1918 FRED. PERRIN O''''"'''
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
BUSINESS NOTICES.

WHEN You HAVE BAD COLD You
want the best medicine that can be obtain
ed, and that is Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. You want a remedy that will not
only give quick relief but permanent
cure. You want a remedy that will re-.
iieve the lungs and keep expectoration
easy. You want a remedy that will coun.
teract any tendency iowa d pneumonia
You want "A remedy that is pleasant and
safe to take Chamberain's Cough Rem
edy is the only medicine in use that meets
all of these requirements. This remedy Is
famous for its cures of bad colds through.
out the United States and in many foreign
countries. 1t has many rivalt, but, for the
speedy and permanent cure of bad colds,
stands without peer and its splendid
qualities are everywhere admired and
praised. For sale by G. Bakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27

"77" AS PREVENTIVE OF GRIP.-In a
factory employing over one hundred hands,
the management obliged each employee TO
take "77" as a preventive during the cpl
demic, with the result, that not a single one
was absent on account of the grip, while
many establishments were crippled by the
absence of employees. II you will carry a
vial of "77" in your pocket and take fire.
quently, you will escape the grip. Seventy
seven" prevents pneumonia and "breaks
up" colds that hang on" At druggists or
sent prepaid; % cts, 80 cts. and S100. DR..
Humphreys Book sent free. Humphreys
Medicine Company, corner William & John
streets, New York,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27

ITCHING, BURNING, GREETING, CRAWLING
Skin Diseases relieved in few minutes by
Agnew's Ointment. DR.. Agnew's Ointment
relieves instantly and cures letter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head, Eczema, Ulcers,
Botches, and all Eruptions OF the Skin. Ii
is soothing and quieting and acts like magic
in all Baby Humors. Irritation of the Scalp
or Rashes during teething time. 80 cents a
box.-3 Sold by W. K. Terrill & Co. and
@. Blakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
BERLIN TAX NOTICE.

Taxes must be paid on or before October
lst to save the per cent discount shall
be in Montpelier, at the store OF Brooks &
Berry, Saturdays, to receive taxes.
WILBUR BROWN, Treasurer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
In the Matter of GEORGE A. NAY,

Ban krupt.
To the Honorable Hoyt H. Wheeler Judge of the
District Court of the United States for the Distr ct
of Vermont:
Washington State OF Vermont, in said dist riot,
respectfully represents that on the 18th day of May
the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his property and lights
of property. and has fully compiled with all the re
qulrements OF said acts, and of the orders of the
Court. touc hing his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by
the court to have full discharge from all debts
proveabie against his estate under said bankrupt
acts, except such debts as are exempted by law
from such discharge. GEORGE A. NAY,
Bankrupt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
TINTED STATES DISTRICT COURT
U FOR TIE DISTRICT OF VERMONT.

u FOR THE DIS rRICr OF VERMONT.
GEORGE A. NAY, Bankrupt, Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that gle RGE A. NAY
Bank upt, has filed his petition, dated Sept 2S, 1899,
praying for discharge from all his debts II bank
Iupty ana that all creditors and other perso's oh
ecting to such discharge may attend before the
signed, referee at his office, No. so State street
In Montpelier, October 7, SO, at 10 o'clock A. L.,
and then ana there present their objections If any
to such discharge, with their proofs thereon.
EDWARD II DEANlTT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Montpelier, VT, ept. rs, 1899.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-27
RQnIxrunt In Rankruptcy

In the matter OF JAM Els IL. HOOkEK.
Bankrupt In bankruptcy,
To the Honorable Hoyt II. Wheeler. Judge of the
District Court of the United States for the District
of Vermont:
James II. Hooker, of East Montpelier, In the county
of Washington and State ofNermont in ead district,
respectfully represents that the 9th day ofMarcb
lhss, last past he was duly adjudged bankrupt I'M
der the acts of Congress relating bankruptcy; that
he has duly sur RENDERED all his property and rights
of property, and has fully complied with all the
quirements of said acts and of the orders of the
court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by
the court to have full discharge from all debts
proveable against his estate under said bankrupt
acts, except such debts as excepted by law
from such discharge. JAMES Ii. HOOKER,
Bankrupt,
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Dateu this ioth uay " cepteihpef' a. ~ ioS''
TINTED STATES DISTRICT COURT
u FOR THE DISTRICT OF VERMONT.

U FUK THE DISIKIUT OFF VEKMUNI.
JAMES II. HOOKER, Bankrupt, Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that JAMES H. HOOKER
Bankrupt has filed his petition, dated Sept ~, 1889
pray ing for discharge from all his debts in bank
ruptcy, and that all creditors and other persons OBJ
jecting to such discharge may attend before the I'M
dersgned referee at his office, No. so State Street,
in Montpelier october l. 1899. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
and then and there present their objections IL any
to such discharge, with their proofs thereon.
EDWARD II. DEANlTT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Montpelier, VT, September 22 ls99.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29
EFFORT WAS WASTED.
Pa Told His..'son a Nice Little Story
with . Moral, But 1t Was 81:
Unavailin4.

=, I overheard couple of well-known gen.
tlsmen relating their experience in domestic
AFFAIRS few days ago. One of them said
his boy was inclined to devote too much
Of his time to athletic sports and neglect
his studies, while the other found his boy
deyoting his energies to master half dozen
different musical instruments. which was
the cause Of his neglecting duties assigned
him to perform.
.< II took the boy, aside" said the parent,
land told him the following story: A grass.
hopper wasted all the cheerful days of sum-
mer skipping gay.y about in the fields and
enjoying, himself, while the prudent ant
improved each hour by gathering food and
storing it away. When winter came, and
the thermometer registered in the vicinity
OF zero, the grasshopper approached the
ant IT. for the loan Of provisions.
But the ant said: What were YOU do.
mg all summer?' oh, singing and dancing,
said the: ,grasshopper. oh, we'll, chop ice
now,' said the ant, so the hungry grasshop-
PEI, went away and dropped dead from cold
and hunger. l thought the moral of the
story was too plain for me to make further
comment, and as was about to leave it
with him to think it over the little fellow
looked up and said: That's all right, pa.
put there seems to be just as many grass.
hoppers.'
There was nothing more to say."-Wa.
terville (Me.) Mail.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29
Palace on Wheels

is q somewhat hackneyed term as applied to
railroad trains, but it accurately describes
the Alton Limited, the newly equipped day
trims of the Chicago & Alton K. r. Co.
Which were placed in daily service between
chicago and st. Louis, November l6, $780,
The equipment consists Of standard Chicago
g Alton passenger locomotive; United
States postal car, sixty-six feet in length;
combination passenger and baggage car,
combination parlor chair ear and coach, Chi
cago Il Alton parlor chair car; cafe and buff
fet smoking car and Pullman parlor observa-
ton car, each of which is seventy-two feet
six inches in length. The framing of all
these cars is Pullman standard with Empire
decks, wide vestibules, standard steel plat
forms and anti-telescoping device. All of
the cars are lighted with electric lights ex-
cept the mail car and combination passenger
coach and baggage car, which are lighted
with. Pintsch gas. The windows throughout
the entire train are of uniform width, the
Gothic lights above being of the new Pull.
man standard. The ornamentation is of spe.
clal design, the color scheme being maroon.
Great care has been used in the selection of
pushes and woods for the interior, and the
lamps, metal furnishings, ETC., are of special
design. It is claimed that there has never
been built in America train which has re.
ceived as much attention as to constructive
details as has The Alton Limited. An ex.
animation of this superb train certainly
bears out this claim.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

Grace-"Cholly is such fool" Nell
What! Has he proposed to you?''-
St. Louis Republic.
II hear Jennie is about to marry a
painter" "Ah! BY trade or by profess
sion ?"-Indianapolis Journal.
'Does your wife talk until she gets
the last word?" Eyes, and she talks
after that, too."-Chicago Daily News.
Rivers-"My! but I'm surprised to
see you, old fellow. Why, heard your
wife was widow Bar ker-"Well, she
was when I married her."-Town Top
les.
THAT editor" said the humorist, ''is
sour and Grabbed enough, must say"
"Ah, see," remarked his friend. "You
mean he won't take a joke" -Phila.
delphia Bulletin.
Nipped in the Bud. - There ID
only one story that can always
bring tears to my eyes," "What's
that?'' ''The story was just getting
ready to tell myself."-Detroit Free
Press.
Bride Throwing her arms about the
bridegroom's neck)-"You are my pris.
oner for life" Bridegroom-"It's no,
imprisonment for life, love; it's capita
punishment Sydney Town and Coun
try Journal.
Observation-Disclosures is your mother
in-law now?" McSwitters-"We arr
living with her." McSwatters-"Wha
I thought you owned house?" Nc
Switters-''I did until she came. "--Syr.
acuse Herald.
Walton Ito fishmonger)-"Just throw
me half q dozen of those trout" Fish
monger-'Throw them?" Walton
Eyes; then can 60 home and tell my
wife I caught 'em. I may be poo1
fisherman, but I'm no liar."-House
! hold Words
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall'g
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being, a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work. The
proprietors have so much faith in it's cura-
tive. powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Use.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29

seeming danger will nervously finger
the handle of weapon. At last, sud-
denly coming to thick wood beside
the road, he gave an order to turn into
it, and, after gaining sufficient distance
from the road not to be readily seen
from it, we went into bivouac. Ven
dettes were posted, and the men or
dered to preserve silence, in the hope
that our enemy, who was doubtless at
our heels, mi ght pass without observ-
ing us.
Worn with fatiguing days cam
paign, rolled myself in my blanket,
and, with dirt pile for a pillow, was
asleep almost before I had stretched
my legs.
How long slept 7 never knew. It
seemed to me that had but just lost
myself when I was awakened by shots,
yells, every conceivable noise that
could be heard in fight. knew the
confederates were on us. Through the
gloom 1 caught glimpse of the gen.
eral already in the saddle riding among
our men, inspiring them with his pres
ence and gathering them together in
the best formation practicable under
surprise. Walter was with him, stick
ing to him like wax, though there was
no opportunity to use staff officer,
while I was separated from them by
some of our own men who were try
ing to get into line. pushed forward,
but just then troop of confederates
came. galloping down, firing their re-
volvers as they came-they had no sa-
beers and before T could cover the
space which separated me from the
general they rode through it, scatter
ing the half-formed platoons before
them, making wedge that divided me
and q number of others from the rest
of the command. Seeing a number of
us cut off from our comrades, they sur
rounded us, and at the point of hum
dred pistols our hands went up as if
we had been as many images worked by
wire springs.
Hurried to the rear, we waited the
result of the attack. The fight kept
shifting, and I fancied that the gen.
eral had gathered what men he could
aud was cutting his way out. My irri-
tation at finding myself hors de combat
at moment of greatest necessity was
intense. Whenever the firing would
rise to pandemonium pitch, I would
emit a volley Of responsive rasping
words for which I sincerely hope I
have been forgiven. Az the combat
ants kept receding, the noise grew
fainter and fainter, and at last died
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-29
WORK OF VISITING NURSES
They Take Care of the Sick Poor OF
the City and Teach Principles
of Health.

ITO take care of the sick poor and of
those who can pay but little for the
service of nurse, to teach poor people
the Importance of cleanliness and how
to care for their sick, how to make their
homes habita BILE by good ventilation,
how to allow the health-giving rays of
the sun to enter in through washed
window panes, thus bringing light and
sunshine to suffering souls cast down
by sorrow and disease" This is the aim
of one of the most benevolent chari-
ties, the Visiting Nurse Association of
Chicago, and this is what is accom-
plished by its dozen nurses under the
direction of the board of 80 of Chicago's
most influential and intelligent women,
of which Mrs. James L. Houghteling is
president.
If the walls of their Office, 9O7 Masonic
Temple, could speak they could tell
stirring tales of hundreds of homes in
to which the nurses have gone, trans
forming dirt and disease into cleani-
ness and health; of hundreds of bread
winners in the stock yards district
whose lives have been preserved by the
patient care of the nurses, of rs sick
women and children in the Hull house
district who have been visited and cared
for by one nurse alone a day, and, more
thrilling and pathetic still, of scores of
poor incurables who have been refused
admission to the hospitals, whose tedi-
Gus hours have been frightened by the
cheering voice of the nurse, and whose
pain has been lessened by the medicine
she always carries with her-neither
nationality nor religion being regarded.
The directors are obliged to devote
much time and do careful planning to
meet these many cries from all parts of
the city. They have received constant
and substantial assistance from many
of our wealthiest citizens and from
numerous clubs and circles. Each year
the work grows, as its possibilities are
infinite, and this season an effort is be-
ing made to bring the needs of poor and
suffering women more prominently be-
fore the eyes of their more fortunate
sisters Chicago Chronicle. ~. "