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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
a
Million
Woz,,ez,

have been relieved of
female troubles by Mrs.
Pinkiias,i's advice and
medicine.
The letters of a few are
printed regularly i'm this
paper
IF any one doubts the
efficiency and sacredIy
confidential character of
Mrs. Pi,kitaSs,'s methods,
write for a book she has
recently published which
contains letters from the
mayor of Lynn, the post
master, and others of her
city VINO have made care-
full Investigation, and who
verify all of Mrs. Pink
HAMS staten enfS and
cIaES11S-
The PinftiaaHn claims are
SWeepirgs Investigate
fhes,s
THIRTY YEARS OF CURES
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Many people worry because they believe
tn y have cart disease. The chances are
that their hearts are all right but their
stomachs are unable to digest food. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and
prev mt the formation Of gas which makes
The stomach press ag inst the heart. 1t will
cure every form Of indigestion. W. e.
Terrill & Co.
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DR.. Humphreys

Specifies cure by acting directly upon
the disease, without exciting disorder in
any other part of the system.
NO. CURES. PRICES.
1-Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Inhammations. .25
2-Worms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic... .25
3-Teething. Collie, Crying, wakefulness rs
4-Diarrhea. OF Children or Adults...... rs
7-Coughs. Colds. Bronchitis. ............ as
S-Neurnlgia. Toothache, Faceache..... rs
9-Headac che. Sick Headache. Vertigo. rs
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. rs
11-Suppressed or Painful Periods. .25
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods. ........ .25
13-CrOup, Laryngitis. Hoarseness...... .25
14-Salt Rheum. Erysipelas, Eruptlons.. .25
15-Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains .,... rs
16-Maiaria. Chills, Fever and Ague go. .25
19-Catarrh, Influenza. Cold In the Head .25
2O-WhoOping-COu gh.................... 20
27-Kidney Diseases ...................... .25
2S-Neryous Debility. ..................1. 90
3O-Urinary Weakness. wetting Bed. .25
T7-Grip, Hay Fever, Recommendation. 30
DR.. Humphreys Manual of all Diseases at your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price.
Humphreys Med. Co.. Cor. William John sts.s
New York.
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For forty years DIR. Fowler's Extract OF
Wild Strawberry has been curing summer
complaint dysentery, diarrh1a, bloody
dux, pain in the stomach, and IL has never
yet failed to do everything claimed for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

You can't afford to risk your life by al
lowing a cough or cold to develop into
pneumonia or consumption. One Minute
Cough Cure will cure throat and lung
troubles quicker than any other prepara-
ton known. Many doctors use it as a spe-
citic for grippe 1t is an infsllible remedy
for Group Children like IL and mothers
endorse IL. W. K. Terrill & Co.
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dresses by K,7. ". Il. Davenport and
p esideut NJ. II. Buckham.
Adjourned
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BAKING POWDER PEDDLERS.

Many brands of alum baking pow
ders are, for the purpose of Introducing
them, peddled from door to door. There
are others which grocers. get five or ten
cents can for recommending TO GUS
toners. Neither OF these methods are
ever employed to sell the pure, high
class goods.
People cannot be too careful about
what they eat. No one can tell what
the baking powders contain without
employing O chemist. The peddlers of
the powders frequently claimgthey are
made from phosphate, but the recent
official tests show that most of the So
called phosphate powders are mixed
with alum.
1t is only safe to refuse all baking
powders of samples of food that are of.
fered in this way. 1t is best to 90 to
your grocer and buy the old reliable
| brands.
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Orange County Court.

On call of the jury calendar at the open
ing of Orange County Court but one case
appeared certain for trial in its order, the
case OF Alice i. Bradbury Leo Rosenbaum
OF al, and that of Edward j. Cook, by next
friend, Eugene X. Darling, apt, being set
to the heel of the criminal trials, the former
defendants being students and the latter
principal of the summer school kept at
"Maplewood," located at West Corinth,
Mr.. Darling bringing on to his country resi-
dence every summer from New York where
he teaches winters, score or so of sons and
daughters OF wealthy city parents, frequent
ly Jews.
The case of A j. Foster, apt. v estate of
Augustus s. King, OF the second days as
signment, was set for trial Wednesday at
ternoon, but az he witnesses were unable to
get here then on account of difficult going,
it was not | egun till Thursday morning
The action is assumpsit upon q prOmisory
note for three hundred dollars dated May
6, 1898, originally given TO Mrs. Bessie Til
son with whom the decedent lived during
| the last of his life, and has bought and
presented to the commissioners on A 8.
Kings estate by A. j. Foster at their first
meeting, March 7, 1900. The commissioners
| disallowed the note and the plaintiff APP
APPEALED to county court. The defence is
accord and satisfaction payment and for
| gerry of signature II is claimed in evidence
| that the execution of deed of land worth
several hundred dollars, just before decd
ent's death, liquidated all claims which
Mrs Tilson then had against him. This
| trial will consume the working days of court
| the present week.
On MondayafterDoon the trial OF Adelbert
| Albn VS.. George Crane & Trustee, was
| brought up,an actOnOf assumpsit for horses
! sold the defendent which the latter say, did
no come up to the warranty. The plaintiff
| lives in Randolph the defendant in Brook
| field. Randolph is also the residence OF
the parties in the Foster King case first on
trial. the attorneys being j. ID. Denison for
plaintiff, and Darling & Darling for defend
| ant estate.
Two State cases have also been given for
trial. namely, State vs.. Charles George for
perjury in evidence given before the jury
las June, and State VS.. George Hood fol-
assault with intent to kill.
Besides members OF the county bar pres
ent on the first day of court Frank j. Mar
tin, w. W. Lapoint, William Wishart, #
S. Williams and 8 Holister Jackson from
the city of Barre we're also in attendance
The latter has recently formed a co-partner'
ship with ex-Mayor Gordon, with Office il
| GOrdOn's block,
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VERMONT NEWS,

CHESTER, VT, Dec. IL The list OF immi-
grants coming TO the United States via S..
Adams and Richford during the month of
November was as fsllows Russia, 238;
Italy, 81; Austria, 81; England, s. Rou.
mania, 3; Sweden, A. Finland, 4; Poland,
81 Syria, 81 Germany, 3; Holland, L Ire
land, 1; Wales, l; Armenia, l. Turkey, 4;
Belgium /. Total, 248
WATERBURY CENTER, Dec. 11.-Oscar w.
May was found dead in his barn early this
morning. He went to his stable to milk,
and it is supposed suffered from a shock
of paraly sis, resulting in instant death. Mr..
Mays age was about seventy years. He
had been leading citizen in town affairs,
had held the town offices, being selectman
during the period of the Civil war and hav-
ing charge of matters pertaining to the sol
diers Waterbury had in the army. He was
a good farmer, living and dying on the old
home place. His sudden death creates a
profound impression and his departure is
deeply regretted by his life long friends and
neighbors.
WEST PARIS, Me-, Dec. ia bridge
train consisting of an engine, two fiat cars
and a caboose, broke through a bridge on
the Grand Trunk railroad just below this
place yesterday forenoon and the engine
and one car went into the river. Daniel d.
Matheson, fireman, of North Strafford, VI,
was killed. and Engineer O'Neil OF Portland
badly scalded.
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canvass in Vermont is not recalled.
The shrinkage in the vote of New Eng
land as it was in other sections, was
reaction from the extreme tension OF
four years ago. Confidence was su-
preme in the triumph OF Mckinley and
this Astounding con ddence begat apathy,
Men cannot be stirred to combat with
vigor for what they deem dead GER
tainty.
The campaign in the Middle West
and beyond was pushed with vigor.
There were phenomenal majorities
there as elsewhere in 1896, and phe-
nomena, particularly iu politics, cannot
be perpetuated. They do not come
with the regularity of the seasons or
of national elections. Still, the gain OF
the Republicans in the regions of the
west was so extraordinary as to be fair
ly classed as phenomenal, and the gain
of some fifty per cent in the grand plu-
rality, over a voie in 1896 that was it.
self considered phenomenal, may fair
ly be ranked with the marvellous.
The Republican wriggles through a
column of editorial cavil, but is con-
strained TO conclude:
Nevertheless, the figures on their
face, taking the country altogether, re-
cord tremendous general popular in.
dorsement of the administration. While
prevailing opinion before election gave
to the President an increased electoral
vote over 1896, no one confidently an
ticipated an increase in the great popu
lar plurality which he received -four
years ago. 1t was taken as matter o.
course among most observers that tina
plurality would be largely reduced. In
stead it has been added TO by more thar
300, 1000, or by more than a third, anC
it is larger than in 1896, even afteI
eliminating the South, and in spite O
the heavy Republican losses in Massa
chusetts, New York and Illinois.
This conclusion seems to meet very
fairly the substantial requirements o
the case.
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BIDS FOR CITY LIGHTING

A regular meeting of the city council will
be held Wednesday evening when it is ex
pected the matter Of making new con-
tract for city lighting will be the important
theme for discussion at this time The
Consolidated Lighting Company's was the
only bid made on the basis OF one to FIVE
years contract.
There Is some difference OF opinion In the
council about accepting the bid AS made, as
it provides for price Of 500 per year for
each street lamp as against S48 per year
last year, and as against $36 per year per
lamp paid by the city of Barre. The bid
also provides for price Of 50 90 per year
for each incandescent light while it Is said
Barre only pays about 80 per year and in
dividuals in this city obtain lights from the
same company at even q lower rate per
light.
The lighting company and members Of
the council say that in the matter of the
street lighting the bids are on q longer
schedule than the old moonlight schedule
under which previous contracts were made
and 30 require more light and power. A
represeL tative OF the company said he had
made canvass Of the different towns In
the State lighted by electricity and the rate
given Montpelier in the recent bid is love-
than that aid by any OF these towns.
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of much of the so-called teaching in
public schools. Therefore the ques-
ton naturally confronts the people of
the State, What shall be done2"
The normal schools clnnot meet the
exigency. Their trained graduates go
to graded schools where training is
demanded and skilled labor receives its
reward. "Town superintendents can
not remedy the conditions, for they are
usually unschooled and unskilled in the
teaching art, and, hence, are incompe-
tent. Nor can the ordinary town indi-
vidually pay adequate compensation so
that a superintendent can afford to
equip himself professionally and give
his entire time to the work." Therefore,
Mr.. Stone concludes, "The only relief
is in skilled supervision at State ex.
penee."
The superintendent argues with his
wonted force and clearuess for this
skilled supervision. His plan is the
one heretofore urged and which has
been highly successful in o.her States
the combination of groups of contigu-
Gus towns TO hire a skilled superin-
tendent and contribute to his compen-
sation. The town superin endents
themselves recognize their inability to
cope with existing conditions. Seven
ty.one per cent of them, nearly three
quarters, advocate change in the sys'
tenn or plan of supervision, and when
officials in this ratio are willing to be
deprived of Office and stipend ''the fact
argues that there is gross inef1iciepcy
in the present system and dire need Of
a change"
With equal force and conclusivenes'
Superintendent Stone pleaded fol-
other reforms. But his strong appeals
reached the legislative ear too late to
make any impression, if, indeed, they
found perusal at all in the delirium o.
the closing week of the session. 1t il
certain that bill for expert super
vision, along the lines of Mr.. Stone'i
recommendations, was among the skill
ed" in the cory record of good meas
ures slain.
The report is one that reflects thu
highest credit on the superintendent
himself-his ability, general fitness TO
his duties. soundness of Judgment
clesrness of conviction, independ enc'
and capacity for trenchant expression
of an idea or opinion. Mr.. Stone highl.
vindicates the judgment of those whit
stood by him in the bitter contests o
the past, and of the Legislatures whicl
gave him four several elections. In hi
own good time he retired from thu
office with a record that is one of th
few things in public affairs the Stat
has right to be proud of.
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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

The Montpelier Philharmonic Society
organized at the parish house Friday by
the election of these officers; President,
A. D. Fsrwell; secretary, Ii. d Hopkins;
treasurer, w. S. Smith; vice presidents,
Mrs. Hattie p Willard, NJ 8. f. l. Pilkin,
Mrs. +. H. Puffer, Mrs. f. II. Merrill,
Misses Mary e. Williams, II. Julia Gross,
Alma Fisher and Alice Folsom, aud Mr.,
Charles f. Dudley of Montpelier and Miss
es Emma Phillips and Nadine Nichols and
Messrs George Murray, John Angus and
Willis Gale Of Barre
Membership fees were fixed at 81 80 and
81 for gentlemen and ladies respectively,
with a further charge OF S1.25-a very
small one considering what 1t buys-for the
music TO be used, which is to become I Q
exclusive property Of each member.
The vice. presidents, Mrs. S. S. Ballard
and D. f. Clark were authorized to invite
contributions from interested outsiders
to help keep the organization free from
debt as was successfully done two years
ago. For holiday reasons the next rehear-
sal was postponed until early in January.
and notice of the exact time and place will
appear later in these columns.
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South Woodbury..

A horse belonging to Merton McKenstry
ran away lsat Friday. 1t was standing in
front of one of the houses at the quarry
when it took fright and started. After
clearing itself from the Sleigh it ran with
great speed and finally brought up in Ed
die Daniels yard. Aside from broken
thill no other damage was done
Rev. Mr. Merrill of St. Johnsbury occu-
pied the pulpit here last Sunday evening.
Miss Harriet Bailey is in quite poor
health.
Mrs Eunice Sulham has been suffering
the past week with stomach trouble. 1t Is
feared thst she has erysipelas.
Dr. G. G. Hall expects to move into his
new house at once, as the work upon 1t Is
nearly completed.
Several from this place attended the sing
day evening and pronounced it decided
success.
West Corinth.
Giles Kenyon and family have moved
into the house recently vacated by Mr..
Stills family.
Dick Sleeper and Susie Blake, both OF
Corinth, were united In marriage last Sat
urday evening at the home OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
Everett Sawyer in East Corinth. Rev, II.
l Sargent performed the marriage cere-
mony.
George Palmer and family have moved to
the Granite State, instead OF Graniteville.
Fay Blake of Oxford and Mr.. Underwood
OF Boston stayed over ght at U. II. Blake's
last Wednesday.
School commenced last Monday with
Bertha Slack as teacher.
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SENSATION IN NORTHFIELD.

A decided sensation was created in
Mortified Saturday afternoon when Ed
ward G. Glynn Of Berlin, administrator for
Mrs Carrie H, Stebbins. brought suit
against the village for $4,000. The writ
which was served on j. II. Talbot, village
clerk, by Deputy Sheriff j. L. futile of
Montpelier, alleges that negligence, care
lessness, and unskillfuiness of the village
officers caused the death of Arson II. Steb-
bins last February.
1t will be remembered that on the even
ing of February II last, young Stebbns
drove into his mothers barn in the even
ing. Wishing to examine the foot of his
horse he took hold OF an electric lamp
which was suspended by a cord. The in
slant he touched the foot of the house with
the other hand he fell dead, At the time,
the theory was advanced that death might
have been caused by a ground current. 1t
was wet evening, and it was suggested
that the droppings from a main feed wire
had charged a quantity Of water, causing a
ground current which struck the young
man with full force the moment he COM
pleted circuit by touching the hoof OF the
horse.
DR.. j. II. Winch who was called pro-
nounced the cause of death as electricity"
and so stated in the death certificate. 1t
was rumored at the time that suit would be
brought, but as time passed the matter
has gradually been forgotten. The case is
returnable to the March term of Washing
ton County Court. a. 8. Stanton and Dill
lingham, Huse & Rowland are counsel for
the plaintiff, and Frank Plumley for the
village.
The village OF Mortified owns and oper-
ates the electric light plant that furnishes
light for the Stebbins barn and the suit is
brought on the ground that the village off.
GERS who control the plant are directly and
solely liable for the young mans death.
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East Calais.

The Ladies' Lsagne will meet Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Nellie Gray.
Mrs. Fred Fuller OF Nor hfield has been
apending few days with relatives here.
Mrs. Carrie Cavsnaugh o Portland, Ne,
is spending a couple of weeks at L. G. Owl
nells.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dwinell expect to leave
Old Thursday for Redlands, Cal, to spend
the winter.
Rev. @. ii. Merrill of St, Johnsbury held
services in the Union church last Sunday
afternoon.
AT the annual meeting of the circulating
library association, held last week. Mrs
Pearce reelected librarian: and treasurer,
Mrs. c. Il. Dwineil, Lee w. Leona and
Mrs. w. l.. Pierce prudential CON mittee.
Those who went from here speak in high
est terms of praise of the musical conven-
ton held at Memorial hall North Calais
last Thursday and Friday. The chorus of
about fort five voices was an unusually
we'll balanced and good working one. I'm
der the direction OF Mr.. @. II. Dudley of
East Montpelier and entertained by the La
dies Relief Corps, nothing was lacking
that was conducive to a thoroughly good
time.
Louise KEENAN,, wife of Levi G. Dwinell,
died Wednesday, December b, aged seventy
years. She had suffered from i'll health
for many years, patiently and uncomplain-
ingly She was good woman, held in the
highest esteem by all who knew her. The
brief funeral service was conducted by
Rev. Anna Aldrich of East Montpelier at
the house where her married life OF almost
fifty years had been spent Her death was
the first break in the little family circle
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PLEASANT WORDS FOR Dill
LINGHAM,

The Washington correspondent of the
Free Press has the following pleasant no
tice of Senator Dillingham;: "There can
be no Disgusting the good auspices under
which Senator Dillingham; has begun his
service here. He has made good impress
sion among his colleagues and is starting
modestly but with dignity as becomes new
Senator who wants to grow into usefulness
TO his constituents. He spends a large
portion Of the time, when the Senate is in
session, in his seat and will rapidly learn
the Senate'4 method OF conducting bust.
ness. The Senator has apartments at the
Cochrane Hotel, a comfortable but not
pretentious hostelry, at the corner of Four
teenth ami X streets. just across the way
il the Hamiiton Hotel, which has long been
the home of many distinguished Maine
men, including Senator and Mrs. Frye, the
lale Represen alive D!ngley, and his sue
cessor, Representative Littlefeld. Only
three blocks away is the home OF his Col
league, nstor Proctor, who has had q
residence here for several years"
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The Right to Protect and Control.

The Davis amendment of the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty, written by the late
Senator Davis OF Minnesota, is as fol
lows:
sit is agreed, however, that none of
The Immediately foregoing conditions
and sCpulations in sections numbered
l, 2, 3, and Of this article shall APP
ply tC measures which the United
States may find it necessary to take for
securing, by its own forces, the defence
of the United States and the main
tenance of public order.
The Davis amendment is inserted at
the end of section of article 2. Sec
ton 7 of the same article forbids
the permanent fertilization of the
canal. The Davis amendment there
fore does not affect this prohibition.
Senator Lodge said in the recent die
cussion of the treaty that under the
amendment the United States could bar
the entrance to the canal with its bat
tleships, and under it the United States
might take other measures to prevent
belligerent ships from passing through
the canal in time of war. The argu-
ment for the naturalization of the canal
may be very strong.
This question ought to be decided
with sole reference to the interests of
the United States. If it is deemed best
for the government now and in the in
definite future to forego the right TO
fortify, defend, control exclusively, the
wisdom and benefits of this policy
ought to be made 80 plain as to carry
unresisting conviction. But the United
States should not commit itself to the
policy of naturalization on the strength
of the precedents cited in the case of
Great Britain and the Suez canal. That
has no pertinency in its bearing on the
Nicaraguan question. 1t may be be st
for the United States to assent to the
naturalization of this water way, but
not at all because Great Britain con-
scented to naturalization of the Suez
ditch, which was naturalization in
name only, and, such as it is, was very
reluctantly yielded.
England entered Egypt TO protect
the Suez canal and remains there to
control it. BY virtue of her occupation
of Egypt, by virtue of her possession of
Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus and other
points at the Mediterranean entrance,
and by virtue of her Notifications at
Alden aud elsewhere at the Red Sea
entrance-to which the treaty of Con.
stantinople has no reference-and by
reason of her immense war feet, Eng
land effectually controls the Suez canal;
and when her selfish interests are in
the balance, no hostile ship or array of
ships will get within sight OF either en-
trance to that waterway, the treaty of
Constantinople or any other covenant
on earth to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
If the United States builds the Mic
aragua canal she has right to it's SUI
preme control, right superior to that
by which Great Britain dominates the
situation at Port said, and this right
this government ought TO reserve and
defend, now, whether or not in the fu-
ture it is necessary or expedient to ex-
ercise it.