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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

CoRN.-The demand has ruled slow dur
ing the week, with the tone of values lower
in the absence of trade. At the close the
price of No. 2 yellow on track billed through
to outside points is about 43c, with steamer
yellow at the same price. For lower grades
the price ranges down as to quality and
color.
FLoUR.-The demand for flour continues
slow. and and prices have weakened vet
more as rule. Buyers are only operating
as forced to have supplies, and this does
not not require very liberal purchases.
There is more pressure to sell, and some
very choice brands can be bought under
letter instead of brand at inside quotations.
For spring patents about $500 to $500 is
The nominal price for the choicer brands,
but $3.50 will buy many good unknown
brands, while some Of the good reputation
tiours could be bought close to that figure,
Winter patents are quoted at $50 to So so
for most good fiours with resales at $3.50.
Clear and straight winters range at S3. %
to $50 for most sales, some straIghts held
higher. Low grades are nominal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
"THE MODEST MIND the best con-

"THE MODEST MIND the best con-
tentment has" Yet, however noble
IN mind, no man or woman can have
perfect contentment without physical
heath. The blood must be kept pure
and the stomach and digestive organs
in good order. The best means for
this purpose is Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t
promptly cures all blood humors and
eruptions and tones up the system.
The favorite cathartic is Hoods Pills,
"a cputs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07


farm recorded with any degree of accu-
racy or system, except in those in
stances where the product is sold reg
ularly TO the milk car, creamery or
other agency from which a regular cash
return is received.
This is not as it should be, and there
is no excuse for so loose methods of
keeping accounts as exist upon many
farms. We do not believe it is prac-
ticable to go into minute details in this
matter, for one would soon become go
disguised with his success ia recording
as to give up the entire matter in dis
gust, but there should be enough re-
corded to enable the farmers to give q
nearer correct answer to some of the
enumerator's questions than is now
possible, even with the most careful
preparation.
A point in this enumeration that will
call to mind an important matter that
may have been appreciated on the part
of the farmer is the fact that enumera-
ton includes the products consumed
in the home, if grown upon the farm,
as well as those sold. II the farmer
keeps an extra driving horse the bare
feed consumed will be reckoned at not
less than one hundred dollars, which
perhaps had not occurred to him be-
fore. If he uses in milk, cream and
butter in his family the product of a
couple of'cows, nearly another hundred
dollars goes to the credit Of the farm.
The garden truck, poultry, eggs, fruit
and potatoes make another liberal sum
to the credit of the old farm and would
be charged up against the farmer if a
strict account was kept. These prod
ucts should be taken into account in
getting ready for the enumerator as
we'll as the products sold.
There should be no hesitancy on the
part of the farmer to give accurate in
formation upon all points Investigated
by the enumerator, for the items fur
nished are not to be used except in
in making up totals for towns and
States, and the enumerator is bound
by heavy penalties not to disclose any
information obtained to any person.
He is not allowed to tell an inquisitive
neighbor what he learned at any place
|
and would be liable to removal if he
did 80. 1t is upon this basis that stats.
tics are collected by State bureaus and
by the United States bureau of stats.
tics, for otherwise valuable information
in regard to the details and profits Of
any business could not be obtained Of
shrewd business men and successful
corporations. There will not be much
in the statistics collected of farmers il
the census that would do any one harm
if published, yet there are people il
every town whose curiosity leads then
to pry into other peoples affairs from
force of habit and the census enumer
ator's lips will be sealed against suct
inquisitiveness. There are many rea
sons why full and accurate agricul
tural census should be obtained thi
year and every farmer should cooper
ate to secure it.-Mirror and Farm er
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

Mr.. p. Ketcham of Pike City, Cal, says:
"During my brothers. late sickness from
sciatic rheumatism, Chamberlain's Pain
Balm was the only remedy that gave him
any relief" Many others have testified to
the prompt relief from pain which this lini-
ment affords. For sale by q. Blakely,
druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.
BOSTON Produce Market,

KS-The quotations given below represent prices
obtained receivers vhotesaIe lots (not jo65in
prices uness otherwise indicated. auu are intended
to represent actual "a les.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

plains and mountainou highlands. To
him such experiences have become as
commonplace as to the engineers them
selves. In fact, he is as much at home
in the cab of locomotive as the man
at the throttle or the man who shovels
coal in the freboX. Fear has never
entered his n6nd while riding at the
greatest speed in the cab Of an engine.
On some of his trips to and across the
Rocky mountains he has fallen asleep
alongside the boiler on the freman's
side of the cab. He would slumber
soundly while the iron steed whirled
around reverse curves, thundered up
and down steep grades and through
deep-walled cuts and rolled over level
plains along those western overland
routes. To him nothing is more inter-
esting and absorbing.
Master Richards has not reached his
fifth year, nor is he even able to read
He is too young to be sent to a kinder
garten, his father preferring not to
push him into the schoolroom before
he is at least seven years old. His first
love was a locomotive. and he studied
1t in his own peculiar way, without for
getting the smallest fact or part. He
also took keen interest in the late
American-Spanish war, and has on his
tongues end the name of every battle
ship, cruiser, torpedo boat and other
crafts of Importance that took part
in that conflict on both sides. Further,
he knows every state, territory and is
land, lake and river of the United
States, and can bound many of the
states without the aid of map. 1t is
one of his pleasures and pastimes to
take imaginary trips around the world,
and in these he rattles off the seas,
straits and other bodies of water passed
through, as well as the names of the
countries skirted, for he is equally con-
versant with the countries of the world
and their inhabitants, He knows more
about the causes that led up to the
American-Spanish war and the results
than many of matured years. In fact,
he is full of the Filipino war, Cuban an
neXation and Porto Rican liberty, and
can bound these new possessions o.
Uncle Sam with readiness.
Master Nchards, says the Chicago
Tribune, was born in Chicago on July
IS, 1895. His father moved to Lincoln,
Neb. Mrs. Richards died a year ago
and Master Richards has since been
with his grandfather Henry A. Rich
ards, formerly of Chicago
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
BOY WITH A HOBBY.
Master Hume Gibson Richards Is q
Mechanical Prodigy.
Although But Four Yenrs of Age He
Can Run Locomotive and En-
Joys "a Night Ride Overthe
Western Mountains

Master Hume Gibson Richards is the
youngest locomotive driver in the
world Indeed, he is not only mechan-
ical prodigy, but is as remarkable for
his knowledge in other lines. Before
he was three years old he astOnished
the railroad men of the west by his
great knowledge of mechanics. He
knew every part of the intricate loco
motive. could name those parts by their
technical terms, and describe their
functions with exact precision and
readiness. Repeated tests have been
made of his singular knowledge of me-
chanics by experts, and the results
have astounded the wise ones. On one
occasion Master Richards was taken to
the locomotive works of one of the
Chicago railroads and he named the
various parts of locomotive before
they were put together. Those who
witnessed the test were forced to the
belief that the youngster could build
locomotive by direction. He has been
to the scene of wrecks several times
and the points of interest to him were
the smashed engines and cars. He
would look over the demolished loco
motives just as an "old-timer" would
do, and within the same length of time
give with technical skill detailed ac-
count of the damage sustained by the
engine. There are thousands of railroad
cars operated in this country and Cam
ada by the various railroads. Master
Richards has never failed yet in desig-
4. : Il
belong. He knows by the initials
painted thereon.
Many is the time he has sat In the
cabs of locomotives that pull the fast
mails and expresses over the western
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

issues of the war and he. with his IA
thcr and two brothers, John and
Jeptha, enlisted in the United States
army and went to Sackett's Harbor,
where he served for about 100 days.
Hiram was so young and of such
slight built that the other soldiers
tried to joke with him. saying that
if need be his father could pick him
up and carry him into a place OF
safety. Such an act was, however,
unnecessary, for in a skirmish with
the British the youthful soldier car
ried himself so we'll and with such
military bearing that Capt. Davis,
who had command of the troops, said
that if he had a regiment of sue
soldiers he could go into Canada and
fight the enemy on their own grounds.
For his services Mr.. CronlI receives
pension of eight dollars per month.
Mr.. Cronk cast his first vote for
Andrew Jackson and has continued tC
vote for the democratic ticket on
down through the years, his last vote
being for Cleveland. He is devout
Methodist, and often, while in con.
versation, will start out in a fairly
clear voice on some old familiar
hymn. 1t gives him special pleasure
to have anyone listen to his story OF
his conversion and it is one well
worth the time. A family reunion
was held on his hundredth anniver.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
This Clock Il a wonder.

Joseph Jenson, a cloclImaker, of
Richfield, Utah, has just completed an
interesting clock, which, besides strik-
ing the hours, halves and quarters
and showing the phases of the moon,
tells what time it is in every city in
the world. This is done by means'ot
Il globe which revolves within trans
parent globular glass. On this glass
IS marked line representing 12
o'clock noon, and as the globe revolves
this line is always directly over that
part of the world where it is noon at
that time. There are other lines rep
resenting the different hours, and in
this way it is very simple matter to
get the exact time at any given place.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

truth. sSsd | want your advice Ihei
ne tapped his bell. Excuse me to any
one who comes for the next ten min
utes," said he to the attendant who
entered. 81 have business with Col.
Armstrong;
No soner did the orderly vanish than
the man of the desk whirled full on
the man of the saddle. armstrong; >
said he, ''you defended Gray and proved
him innocent. What else has Canller
against him?"
Nothing that | know of-why:"
because he's got him in arrest again
at Honolulu, and the chief is worked
up over something. Look here-do you
suppose-did you ever hear about GER
tain letters that were stolen from Gen.
Dayton's tent?"
Il heard-yes. Why?" And the look
of disappointment which had appeared
in the grave face of the colonel gave
way to one of alert interest.
Just read that" said the staff of
fetal, holding forth letter. Begin
there at Later"
And Armstrong read, his forehead
slowly growing into something very
like n frown.
Later. | may have to remain here
several days. Canker, with the
-teenth, went ahead before news of the
protocol could stop him; but he leaves
here a number of sick-Lieut. Gray,
charged with using threatening and in
subordinate language to his command
ing officer, among them; and Gray is
down with brain fever. The doctors
say he is too i'll to be disturbed, and his
side of the story is hard to get al, as
the boy is too flighty to talk sense.
From Canker's own admission learned
that he accused Gray of having knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of that packet
of letters stolen from Gen. Drayton's
tent, and the youngsters reply was
furious. Canker had to place him in
arrest and prefer charges. When
asked if he were sure of his ground in
making so serious an accusation, he de-
clared he had proof positive, at least
he would have the instant they reached
Manila, and his intention was to take
the boy along with him to be tried there
by court martial, where mo meddling
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
ITO Be Continued ]
4 Natural Mistake.

a few years before his death Allen
G. Thurman, of Ohio, was engaged as
counsel in a lawsuit which was tried
before country judge in one of the
small towns in the central part of the
state. Opposing Judge Thurman was
young lawyer named Cassidy, who
wore his hair pompadour, assumed am
air of great dignity and was apparently
greatly impressed with his own impor-
taDce. Upon several occasions during
the progress of the trial Thurman re-
ferred to his legal opponent as "Alr.
Necessity" The young man arose
whenever this occurred and with great
gravity reminded the court that his
name was Cassidy. Finally, after the
otfense had been repeated about dozen
times, the pompous attorney exclaimed:
81 must again remind counsel upon the
other side that my name is Cassidy. |
can't understand why he persists in
maintaining that it is Necessity. 81
beg the gentlemau's pardon" said
Thurman. The reason | keep getting
him confused with Necessity is, pre-
sumo, due to the fact that the latter
knows no law"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
CHAPTER XIII.

Still another expedition. was destined
30 start for Manila, and keen was the
rivalry among the regiments held to
daily drill at San Francisco. The rumor
was current in the camps that the next
review was to decide the matter, and
that the commands pronounced to be
foremost in discipline and efficiency
would be designated to embark. The
transports that had conveyed the ear
lier expeditions to the Philippines be-
gan to reappear in the bay, and coaling
and refitting were hurried to the Ut
most. The man most eager to get away
was Stanley Armstrong; and if merit
were to decide the matter it was con-
ced"d among the volunteers that in
point of style and equipment the
"PrimeVal Dudes" held over" all com
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
AN AGED PENSIONER.
Hiram Cronk. the OnI- Man Survives
of the American War with
England in 1912.

While many thousands Of those
who participated in the civil war still
live and draw pensions, only one sur
vivor of the war of 1912 exists. He is
Hiram Cronk and is 100 years old. He
lives at Dunn Brook Oneida county,
n. Y, and is the only pensioner of
that war. He was born in Frankfort,
Herkimer county, n. Y, of sturdy
Holland Dutch stock, of the family
which has become famous through its
litigation to regain the Cronk estates
IN the fatherland.
While Hiram was still n beardless
youth, his spirit was aroused over the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
WHEN ROSINA COMES.

Rain may fall pouring torrent,
Skies above be dark and drear,
Winds may howl with sound abhorrent-
When Rosina comes to see US
All the world seems bright and clear.
oh, the music of her laughter!
oh, the sunshine in her eyes!
How it fingers, long time after!
When Rosina comes to see as
Gladness comes, and discord dies.
oh, the sympathy and sweetness
That she has for everyone!
Sorrow flies with sudden fleetness
When Rosina comes to see us
AS the mists before the sun.
She's a bit of Heavens own beauty
Anc to her, what is, is best
Life means love-and sweet is duty.
When Rosna comes to see us
On that day we have been blest!
judith Spencer, in Good Housekeeping.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

petitors, even though'every competitor
believed itself more than "a match for
| the Dudes if actual campaigning and
| fighting were in contemplation. Sen
ators and members from the states
| represented by the volunteers at San
| Francisco led buISlensome lives, for Of
| ticers and men were pulling every wire
| to secure the longed-for orders for an
| immediate voyage to Manila, when, all
on sudden, the hopes of all were
crushed. Spain had begged for peace.
mo more men can be sent to Manila
said the officials consulted, and Camp
Merritt put on mourning forthwith.
But Armstrong had been studying
the situation and was not easily daunt-
| ed. He was a man whose opinion car
red weight, and from the very first he
had maintained that while $1,000 or 2O,-
600 might be men enough to hold Ma
Mia, $4,000 might not be enough to SUD
due at once the forces of Aguinaldo in
case they should turn upon the Ameri-
cans, which, said he, placidly, they will
most certainly do before we are year
older.
The Dudes, therefore, much to their
disgust, were kept steadily at work.
Other regiments, protiting by example,
followed suit; but in others still a
small proportion of their membership,
believing, as they said that the Jig
| was up" took to lawless and unhal-
lowed expression of their disgust and
became thereby a nuisance to the
rneighborhood. San Franciscans, who
had wept copiously when others sailed
away. would have seen these patriots
sent into exile without shedding a tear.
Every man of this command viii
yet be needed and yet be sent said
Armstrong. So, too, did the veteran
division commander, and the brigade
took heart accordingly. The last OF tbe
lregulars, with the recruit detachments
for regiments already in the Philip
pines, had been shipped to Honolulu,
there to await orders, and September
seemed destined to go by without
change for the better in the prospects
of the men still left in camp about the
reservation. The Primes, convinced at
last that the boy they sought was not
TO be found in California, had gone to
Santa Anita visiting their kindred, the
Lawrences; and Armstrong, buckling
down TO hard and constant work, was
striving to persuade himself that he
did not care that the mornings no long
er brought with them the carriage and
the fair face of that gentle girl; the de-
partment commander himself had gone
to take a look at his new responsible
tiles in Hawaii; little Mrs. Garrison
still held court, though with dimin-
ished retinue, at the Presidio, when one
day. lust as October was ushered in,
there came a message from the adju
tant general in town. Would Arm
strong drop in at the Office at the first
opportunity? A matter of some i'm
portance had come up in the generals
first letter from Honolulu, one on
which Armstrong; opinion was de-
sired: and the colonel, hoping for It'd
ings of chance to move even that far
to the front, made immediate oppor-
tunity and took the first car for the
Phelan building. The adiutant gener-
al looked up from d Uttered desk as
Armstrong entered.
ut is good Of you to come so prompt
ly," said he. I'm in a stew, to tell the
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

ported that the cabinet will request the
king to nj cate on June 16, which is
the birth anniversary of the crown
prince. Gustaf is the most unpopular
member of the royal family. If the
election of king We're left to the peo-
pie the choice would undoubtedly fall
on Prince Karl, the third son of Oscar
II. Gustaf is very radical in his concep-
tions of the correct policy toward Nor
way, and it is known that he is bitterly
opposed TO the late action of the king
in recalling Swedish officers from the
sister country at the request of the
Norwe gians.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
Civilization and Judgment

''You look sweet enough to eat" he
exclaimed, carried away by his admir-
alton.
"Cannibal," she hissed.
Il mean," he corrected, seeing that
he had made a mistake somewhere,
that yos look sweet enough to- kiss"
'Ah." she replied, now entirely ap-
peased, there spoke d civilized man
of judgment"
Sometimes but a single missionary
is needed to bring about a convcr-
sion.-Chicago Post.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
4 Noted Noble Oarsman,

For his years, Sir Charles Dixie ia
probably as fine an oarsman as could
be found. One ot Sir Charles favorite
recreations is sculling. When at his
riverside retreat at Shepperton he is
often to be seen in a pair-oared boat
in company with some famous rowing
man, pulling away with as much energy
as an athlete bAls his age.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

Dawson City has two steam fire en-
hookand-ladder truck, two hose carts
and 6,0C3 feet of hose and has paid fra
department of 30 men
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

DR.. T. Apeny, Constantinople scien-
tist, says ships and warehouses can be
cleared of rats by using carbonic acid
gas, which being heavier than air, will
sink to the bottom and suffocate them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07

Uncle Bob-Lightning never strikes
twice in the same place.
JOHNNY wish mas slipper didn't.
N. Y. Journal
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
They Are Afraid of War.

One cause of the inc9ease CT i'm
migration into the United States is
said to be the apprehension Of a great
war in Europe.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-06-07
Worry and Work.

1t is said that worry kills more peo-
pie than work-probably because more
people worry than work. - Chicago
Daily News.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-29
AN ENTERIc FEVER SERUM.
The Results of Preventive InOcuIR
tiOns Encouraging.


LONDON. Jan. 29.-As the death list
from enteric fever. which is the same as
typhoid, swells ominously from day to day,
interest in preventive inoeulation is be-
ing discussed. The first inoculations made
in 1895 have not been widely tested yet,
but the results hitherto are encouraging.
or eight subalterns in the Khartum ex-
pedition. the six who were inoculated all
escaped the disease. while the other two
contracted it. One Of the latter died.
At the Kent asylum during a violent
outbreak eighty-four medical staff attend
ants were inOculated and none contracted
the disease. OF Their uninoculated col
leagues sixteen were attacked. Nearly IL
600 cases we're under observation in India
in 1899. of which 2.S35 we're inoculated. OF
those not inoculated 2.5-100 per cent have
since contracted the disease. and Of III
inoculated but 95-100 contracted il.
The death rate among those not inoeu-
lated was 35-lO0 per cent among the inocu-
lated 2-l00 per cent The difference. though
apparently slight. infers q saving Of 20J
deaths in LOCO cases OF typhoid annually
in The Indian army alone. in which 81 per
cent of al deaths are due to typhoid.