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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Two Hearts Bowed Down.

From two bruised hearts comes an
agonizing cry. The Hon. GAMALIEL
BRADFORD, the most pathetic of the
anti-lmperialists, says or sobs that he is
$50 convinced the republic is dead hat
he shall not attempt to do anything
more for it,"
Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt
thou GO? The Republic is ungrateful.
1t has not been guided by you, as it
should have been. But give the poor
thing just one more chance. You know
that it is weak and you are strong;
that it s foolish and you are wise. Be
as merciful as you are terrible. The
republic without you would be more
than dead; it would be lonely.
The Hon. Coin Harvey, the most H.
lustrious of Bryanite fnanciers and
economists, read the election figures,
saw stars, consulted them and read
their awful answers thus:
SIN the next decade there will be riots
martial law and much distress and misery
in the congested centers OF the North with
the people hopelessly subjected to an in.
/ fuence that is slowly bringing about their
crucitxiOn. The people OF Arkansas are to
be congratulated on having no large city
and no extremely rich people. For these
reasons L have come here to make my
home"
The people OF Arkansas are to be
congratulated on having the Hon. Coin
Harvey as their fellow citizen. They
will be rich as long as they have him.
AS he muses. on the darkling horoscope,
and, like our ever memorable friend,
Robert b. Thomas of the old Farm
ers' Almanac" puts forth predictions,
"About this time look out for trouble"
"About this time there will be ruin and
riot" he will begin to be more cheer
full. When these dread things happen,
Organism can open its jaws again.
So We hope that neither Coin nor
Gamaiel will remain inconsolable. -
New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Constitutional Amendments.

Four proposals of amendment to the
Constitution have been offered in the
Senate, The first, by Senator Bald
win, repeating the irrational ten years.
provision for proposing amendments
aud permitting proposals of change in
the organic law to be made at any
regular session of the General Assem-
bly,, with the same checks and safe
guards in the matter of final adoption
of an amendment as exist at the pres
emit time.
The second, by Senator Varney chang
ing the time of electing State officers
from September to the day of the gen.
eral election in November, and the
time of the meeting of the General As
sembly from October to January.
The third, by Senator Dunnett,
proposes to create thirty senatorial
districts, as nearly equal in population
as practicable, in the place OF the ex.
listing division by counties, the districts
choosing one Senator and thus main.
tanning the present membership of the
Senate.
The fourth, by Senator Cudworth
gives the Legislature power to provide
for filling vacancy in the Office OF
Senator or Representative, in case of
the death, resignation or disability Of
the member.
All these suggested changes in the
Constitution are of such proper snd
reasonable character as to demand de-
liberate and careful consideration
None is trivial, or unimportant. Opin
ious may differ as to the ACCESSIBILITY o.
this or that proposition, and for thii
reason, among others of conclusive
weight, the Senate and House OF Rep
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Final Adjournment.

The biennial question of adjournment
sine die before Thanksgiving is begin
ming to be seriously considered. There
are ten more working days before that
date, and the leaders in both houses
are beginning to seriously question
whether the amount of work vet re-
naming to be done can be gwen due
and proper consideration in the little
time now remaining. Not very many
but quite number of measures of
large Importance yet remain TO be acted
upon, and some of them are likely to
require more or less protracted con-
sideration. The DAILY JOURNAL does
not want to hold the Legislature here
an hour beyond the time when its
duties can be properly terminated, but
it would like to see the important bust
ness of the session gwen careful and
decent consideration. The worthless
bills are being weeded out as rapidly
as possible, and each da7 the two
houses have more time to devote 10
matters of real consequence before
them.
The always present question of econ
omy Of time is too frequently used in
argument to defeat the best interests
of the people. 1t is usually raised at
inopportune times, and absolutely ig-
nored when it should be raised. 1t is
not economy in any sense of the word
to adjourn for three or four days at a
time at frequent intervals during the
session, and then cut and slash, burn
and massacre, in wild and senseltss
scramble to adjourn finally at given
date. If the work before the General
Assembly can be given the attention to
which it is entitled and everything
cleared up before Thanksgiving, well
and good. If not, stay until the busi-
ness can be done decently and in order.
In nothing is the old adage that haste
makes waste more emphaticaliy true
than in legislation for the people. In
view of the history of the session thus
far, do not invoke the question of the
economy of time to the inevitable end
that the State be given improper aud
undesirable service.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

tie ordinary tax payer, who cares less
for the sentimental opposition to our
business than he foes for taxes on his
own property. Local option
is local prohibit n "a the experience
is that there is slae, enough license
counties mixed in with he no-liceuse
counties to practically supply the latter
with all the liquor they need.
Sooner or later the trade may be able
10 defeat the local option feature, but
until prohibition is destroyed or its po-
htical forts broken, repeat that our
best weapons to fight it with are high
license and local option by townships."
Have some of our lie sisators been
sending to Kentucky lately for instruc-
ton and inspiration. j. K. w.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
As To Reorganization.

While Don Dickinson and other
Democrats Of his class, are moving 10
reorganize their party along national
lines another element is organizing to
resist such movement. A despatch
from St.Paul indicates that organization
according to Mr.. Dickinson's ideas it
will not DC with the help of Mr., Bryan
and his followers. Charles A. Towne,
populist nominee for vice president,
Senator Pettigrew, George H. Shively,
Democratic national committeeman
and several western State committee
chairmen, met in that city recently for
the purpose of taking steps to prevent
this reorganization of the Democratic
party and the disintegration of the
Bryanites.
A circular was framed, reciting at
though defeated, the followers of Bry-
an are not discouraged, and only need
time in which to get themselves to-
gether to reappear before the public
with all their wsms" combined in a
party under new name Silver will
be the nucleus of the new party, as
four or five States can still be counted
on to support such a platform. What
the name of the new party will be
Sena or Pettigrew could not say, but
undoubtedly Mr.. Bryan would be one
OF its most earnest workers, though not
necessarily lis presidential candidate.
One reason why Senator Pettigrew is
80 active lies probably in the fact that
successor to Senator Kyle is to be
chosen in South Dakota two years
hence, and he still has hopes of return.
ing to the United States Senate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
CO N S u M P TON

is, by no means, the dreadful
disease it is thought to be-
in the beginning.
The trouble is: you don't
know you've got it; you don't
believe it; you won't believe
it'll you are forced to.
Then it is dangerous.
Don't be afraid; but attend
to it quick-you can do it your
self, and at home.
Take SCOTS emulsion of
cod-liver oil, and live carefully
every way.
This is sound doctrine, what.
ever you may think or be told;
and, if needed, will save life.
Wen send you a little to try, if you like
SCOTT & BOVINE, 400 Pearl street, New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
ise Women
80. Take ...
Natures rational cure for
all those ills known as
F f NJ ALE OUBL E S

Is Bond St., Lynn, Mass, July %, 1900.
For long time have been sufferer from
female weakness, stomach troubles and terri.
BILE headaches l was so bad that used to faint
away on the street. l took two bottles of
Tangin, and It is perfectly wonderful the
good It has done me, and l Shall use it right
along If ever have a return of my troubles.
Only one who has. suffered as / have tell
of the gratitude l feel toward Tangin for
having restored me to complete health. I
strongly recommend It. Mrs. G. II. Field.
~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ -
TANGTN 5 Il tGn io t that to goss
of all womanly troubles, giving strength
and vigor to the weakened organs, and
charging the entire system with ali the
elements which produce sound health.
There isn't a bit of uncertainty
alb out its curative powers.
Its action Is prompt and positive. The
woman who takes Tangin begins to feel
better within twenty-four hours from the
time she takes the first dose.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

Judging from the following editorial
paragraph in the New York Evening
Post, that city is about to venture on
au experiment in which are vast pos.
sibilities and which will be watched
with all the interest which usually at.
taches to attempts TO 'reform the
press" The Post says:
'Life in this town will be unusually
interesting if the ideal newspaper is
started which DR.. Parkhurst says some
capitalists are about to endow. The
paper is to tell the whole truth about
everything, The people are to believe
everything which it prints aud its opin-
ions will be in no way affected by ad.
vertising or by political patronage. 1t
will be just as enterprisng as the most
successful papers in America and il
will cover all the ground which they
cover. And it will have convictions OF
what is right and what is wrong Be.
sides, it will lead public opinion, in
stead of following it, as the preacher
thinks too many of the existing news
papers do"
This is certainly a most interesting
prospectus, and its verifcation will be
awaited with much anxiety.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Good Thanksgiving Advice.
Gov. Rollins of New Hampshire says

Gov. Rollins of New Hampshire says
in his Thanksgiving proclamation:
Before another year has rolled around
and this time-honored festival has again
drawn near, let us st-ive to make even
stronger reasons for our thanksgiving. Let
us broaden our horizons. Let us devote
more of ourselves to our fellowmen and less
to self-seeking. Let us offer to the world a
willing hand. Let us face our duties with
devotion to our neighbor, to our State, and
to our country, which is tho truest patriot
ism"
1t would be pretty hard to improve
on that.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

AT the hearing upon the proposed
bill forbidding the killing of American
Eagles, Senator asked why it was
offered. The reply was, "The eagle
is the emblem of the republic, and to
shoot one il the same as firing on thu
flag" Upon this the Senator asked
another question: "How is it in Can
ada? Is it unlawful there to shoot at
the British lion2" Which killed the
bill
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
The Boston Herald editorially says

1.-The Vermont Legislature is still
discussing various propositions looking
to the modification OF the liquor law,
but there isn't much of a chance that
the advocates of more liberal legisla
ton on the subject will succeed. If
there is teetotal community any
where, it exists within the borders Of
the State Of Vermont"
p. S. The above was written, most
likely, before any reports from the
"annex" of Wednesday night reached
Boston,.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
An exchange says:

"Mr. Clark, the copper king of Mon
tana, made a clean sweep. He now
controls even the State Supreme Court,
and his attorney, Welcome, who was
disbarred for attempted bribery of a
legislator, ant cipates reinstatement
and moral rehabilitation by the newly.
constituted bench"
While lighting for his seat in the
Senate last winter Mr.. Clark's Wash
ington residence was the house on the
corner of III street and Vermont Ave.
nue., adjoining the Arlington hotel,
which house was for years the resi-.
dence of Charles Sumner. He will
soon be back, full hedged Senator for
six years, and with an income of 800 900
per day will add materially to the in
terest of winter in Washington.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

Senator Kyle of South Dakota in
forms the compiler of the congression-
al directory that he wishes to be count
ed as Republican hereafter, and he
announces that he will henceforth enter
the Republican senatorial caucus and
act invariably wi h the party. The
Senator has lost no time in hosting
himself on the band wagon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

Hon. and Mrs. Edward Wells OF Bur-
lington tender dinner and reception
at their home this evening to Senator
Dillingham;, 10 which many distinguish
ed citizens of that city and the State
have been invited.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
A local contemporary recently con-

A local contemporary recently con-
tanned this paragraph:
1.-THE death of n man in Burlington
from drinking wood alcohol is one OF
; the direct results of the prohbitory
law. Cases OF death or poisoning from
drinking this stuff are not uncommon
in Vermont. II the man had been
able to buy some decent liquor in Bur
lington his perverted appetite would
not have led him to wood alcohol and
he would have been alive today. But
perhaps the prohibitionist will say it is
better that he is dead"
A man can no more acquire an appe-
tite for wood alcohol than he can acquire
an appetite for prussic acid. A man
cannot get drunk on wood alcohol any
more than he can get drunk on a mill
lion volts of electricity. II is swift and
certain death. The argument that o
man or anything in the semblance OF
man drinks wood alcohol because he
cannot get whiskey is on par with
that which reasons that man cuts his
throat simply because he cannot get
any one to assist him in blowing his
brains out. The idea of blaming the
law because il is enforced and thereby
miserable creature kills himself is a
remarkable position. The Burlington.
ian who imbibed wood alcohol did not
need whiskey. No one needs it. A
healthful law is 80 well enforced that
man cannot find the means of doing
himself an injury, and therefore COM
mits suicide. The law is then blamed
for his DEATH 1t doesn't really seem
as il any further comment on this sort
of argument was necessary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

one to whose strong, constructive
craftsmanship the country in general
and the Republican party in particular
owes very much. The party owDs no
stronger man, and his death will be in
the nature of public and party calam-
ity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21

The announcement of the death of
Senator Cushman K. Davis of Min
nesota is hourly expected. The cause
of his illness is blood poisoning from
the dye in his hose, which has spread
through his system with probably fatal
results. Senator Davis is one of the
giants in intellect of the United States
Senate, one of the commissioners who
negotiated the late treaty of Paris and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Clear and Convincing.

Says the Rutland Daily Ne,Ds: "The
arguments for prohibition of the liquor
traffic made by Rev. DR.. Norman Seav-
er of Montpelier, whom Rutland is
proud to call in sense its own citizen,
at the Congregational church in this
city yesterday morning and evening
were clear, logical, concise, convinc-
ing. While there is nothing to be said
on this subject that has not been said a
score of times from ten thousand pull.
pits and platforms, the question OF
temperance and prohibition of the
liquor traffic aud the Inflammation OF
the evils of strong drink is an ever.
living and vital issue. The eloquent
and forceful appeal of DR.. Seaver was
well received and highly commended
on every hand"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-21
Your Head will BE
Clearer
your spirits will be brighter--when
YOUR cold is cured.
EHaIe's
Honey OF
and I ar

will cure your cold. 1t is pleasant
to take, easy to procure. AT all
druggists. Be sure and get Hale's.
ESQ, SOC, and $1.oo per bottle. Lar
gest size cheapest. Take no substitute.
Pixies TssthacAe Drops Cure in One Minute.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11
One lie Didn't Get.

The following story Of Ben Butler
was told by u man who said he was
present ON the occasion:
"ShUlGIy after The war Gencrui But
Ter delivered u lecture nt lNikc's Opera
House i'm CINCINNATI The general was
well ON to the climax Of his speech
when slowly from the flies overhead
descended large wooden spoon on
the end Of II string Down and down
IL came until IL reached point two
or three inches above the speakers
head, and then 1t stopped
. "rlle audience, of course, was con-
vulsed with mlrth, but owing TO his
well known visual lniirmity The gener-
al was the last TO discover the spoon,
and indeed would probably not have
noticed II Mt all except that In making
an emphatic gesture 10, italcize n
point. his hand struck the suspended
spoon.
LoolNng up, he recognized the enc
my and took in the situation mt q
glance. without any sign OF cmbar-
lWssment or confusion he detached IL
from the string and with the remark,
Hello, there's one didn't get laid ii
down on The stage and tniumphantly
proceeded with his speech.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11

MnSsucrrs have profoundly altered
the history Of the United States aside
from the way in which il was affected
by the influx Of lIugenots as a conse-
quencc of the st. ENrthlemew and kin.
dred crimes in France. The murders
OF the French protcstHnts, under Ri
bault, in Florida by the Spaniord Men
cndeH in 1868, sent the French to Cam
ada instead Of TO yhe south Atlantic
coast of the present United States.gave
the latter to Spain and thus made
Florida far easier to win 10y the United
States after this country's indcpend-
ence was gained,
Devastation along the northern bor-
der of New England by the French and
Indians IN the various intercolonial
wars, which ended in tTG3, melted the
resistance on the part of England and
it's dependencies which drove France
out of Canada and the Mississippi val
ley in that year, and hustcned the re-
volution, which dozen years later,
expelled England from the thirteen
colonies, says Leslie's Weekly.
Onslaughts on the French in Santo
Domingo by the negroes in 1901 and
1902, that island then being French
colony prevented I'onnpurte from
sending an army to take possession
OF New Orleans, which had been retro.
ceded to France by Spain, and was one
Of the causes Of the cossion of Iouisi-
ana by France to the United States in
1903, which was the first and greatest
expansion ever made by this country,
and which made all subsequent eX-
Florida, Texas, Oregon, Cal
ifornin, New Mexico, Alaska. Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the philippnes--inev-
table. Disrneli's assertion in the case
of Lincoln, that assassination has
never changed history OF the world"
needs to be modified when the aSsas-
affect race, or large ele-
ment Of people, especially when in
cited by religion or politics.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11

Lord Butte has been 20 years ut the
construction Of u prlncely spmb in tho
island OF Butte, but not until the chap
el, now almost completed, is ready
will Mount Stuart be truly finished
for all future generations, slys The
Architects and Builders Magazine.
The entrance hall of the house has
alone cost S5,000,OO0. Monolith col.
umms are of rare and beautiful mar
bles support the arcaded gallery,
which in SITS turn Is rich n marble
and bronze and blaZcs with blue and
fawn color and gold, The floor is
like that Of the Colonna palace in
Rome--huge blocks OF purple porphy.
ry and marbls of infinite variety and
hues and markings.
Marble has been used lavshly
throughout the whole house. Only
one room, says n recent visitor there
the pleasant garden parlor" Is with
out VI, and here the woodwork and
white paint are as a charming change
from the somewhat oppressive stadeli-
ness OF the rest Of the great building,
Not one library contents the Marquis
of Butte, He has three, the white,
red and blue libraries, opening out Of
one another, and they bear evidence
of his eclectic taste not only as re.
CARDS the CONSENTS Of the shelves, but
The scheme of decoration and the few
priceless pictures which find place on
their walls. The dining room is chief.
ly remarkable for an cNQuisitcly
carved antique muntlcpicce In purcst
Partisan marble and for the graceful
crystal shields to the electric lights.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11
Tic SuLoIdo OF q nIrd.

While hunting for birds nests re.
Gently, in clumps OF virgin forest that
fringe the lake shore OF Edgewater, q
suburb of Chicago, n party of high
school pupils discovered II dead wood
pecker hanging head downward from
the limblcss side OF Il tail tree. It's
legs did not seem attached to any
thing, but on closer scrutiny par
tlcularly Rnc-spun, though strong
c0bweb was found cntnngllng the tiny
birds claws, The youths had notcon'
cuded t,,clr spcculations rs to "the
how and the whyness" Of the birds
sad end when sea.brQn2cd sailor OF
The type Of Colcridgc's ancient
Mariner" arose as frtm mist out Of
the lake and approaching the scene
of discovery, gave curious explain
0tIon OF the puzzle the students were
resolving in their minds, What the
snilor said was as follows;
ALAS ana OlOck, ! nm grleycd TO sec
that the tropical custom Of the so
called spider.web sulcldesumong small
birds Of the South Sea Islands IL
spreading to the feathery tribes Of the
northern lOtltudes, That you, my
youthful friends, may understand my
meaning, II ls only necessary TO say
that the Nborlgines of many tropical
countries have pretty fable telling
how the male mmming bid commits
suicide by cntangllng Its toes In an
overhnnglng cobweb Of the spldcr-in
Tested woods, whenever the female for
which an attachment has been formed
Is mysterIously missing from lis
hounts or has died or been trapped
for the millinery shops Of the highly
civilized nations"
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11
A GOOD
INVESTMENT. T.

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900 barrels day, worth 500 per barrel. an&1
many wells twenty five years old are still nSW'',
ing strong.
Our company has 1890 acres Of oil land IN tna
Richest oil district in the state. Some OF tntlt
best wells are our nearest neIghbors, hence Dl1
with almost absolute assurance that we cong
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every one will pour forth an unin'errup'0D
ilow OF wealth for the fortunate owners.
The officers and directors Of our company alv
ali men whose character and financial standing
are beyond question and we invite the clOseae
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, For short time we will sell limited amounp
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on the sale OF stock goes into further develop
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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-10-11

The Rev, Dr Joseph Parker, OF
London is the author Of over forty
VI umes of sermons novels and essays,
and now that he is past seventy years
of age he is writing n book fitted cs-
pccialIy for ministers.