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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

rear OF the store ample lighting Is provided
by six arc and forty incandescent lamps.
The walls, ceiling and shelving have
been painted dove colored tint and the
whole sets off the darker shades OF the fin
ish OF the ash and black walnut counters
and cases, OF which there are many and
there are yet more to be added. The new
part is to be devoted to ready made goods,
hosiery, etc, and large show case has
been provided In which to display ready
made garments on forms, all being enclosed
by plate glass. In the other part will be
kept the dress goods, linens, etc. In the
rear is left ample space for Office room. Two
life size wax figures have been purchased
and are used in the show windows for dis
playing ladies' suits and jackets.
To further the convenience OF the mem
bers OF the firm and their six assistants In
the transaction of business trolley cash
systematic first to be introduced in this
city-is soon to be put in place throughout
the departments, with the cashiers desk on
an elevated dais which will be located just
beneath the center archway separating the
two departments. All in ALL the store is ar
ranged with view to better display the
| large and varied stock carried, and also foI
| the more effective attendance upon the
wants Of the increasing customers This END
has now been practically secnred. The pro
prietors are to be congratulated upon theil
enterprise Without doubt they will make
even greater strides during the next decade
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Northfieid.

e. V. Vsnorman is moving his building to
East street.
+. L. Howe Is at Swanton for day or
two on business.
DR.. George Nichols moved Monday from
the hotel to his home on Main street.
The cadets are drilling battalion drill,
the corps being divided into four COM
panies.
The health officers are on their annual
inspection through the village and report
thus far they find matters in a better con-
dition than last year.
At the regular meeting of the Modern
Woodman OF America held Tuesday even
ing, one candidate was initiated. The camp
has secured their outfit and several candi-
dates are soon to be initiated into the Sc
crets OF modern woodcraft.
Fred Coburn, who was reported to have
been lost at sea on the Atlantic coast, ID
reported to have gone to Manila, p, l., In
stead of shipping on the boat that was lost.
Mr. Coburn served with Company H, q. 8.
", at Chickamaugua.
Company # is at work at the range
They received three recruits Saturday
evening last. They have received an invi-
tstion TO parade Memorial day and have &C
cepted. The annual encampment will be
at Fort Ethan Allen August II TO Is.
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troying the bridges. They also looted

troying the bridges. They also looted
freely.
The advance of Lord Roberts infan-
try is delayed at the Rhenoster river
for a day or two by the depth of the
stream, which is not fordabe. The
banks, which are precipitous, are forty
feet high. A pontoon and temporary
bridge constructions are under way.
The railway has not been damaged to
any great extent between Kroonstad
and the Rhenoster. The Transvaalers
have offended the Free Staters by de.
etroying their splendid bridges when
retiring to Kroonstad. They refrained
from doing this on the retreat to the
Rhenoster; but now they are destroy
ing the railroad and bridges almost
completely north of she Rhenoster.
The Boer movements at present are
Swallowed In mystery. The embargo
upon news from Pretoria for the lasl
twenty-four hours has been complete
Such scraps OF information as the cor.
respondents at Lorenzo Marquee have
picked up do not illuminate the Boel
designs and dispositions further thar
the movement toward Lyndenburg con
tinues and that referendum on the
question OF continuing the war is going
on among the Boer fighting men.
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and oratory in the Senate. What by
far seeing Senators is regarded as like
ly to be the paramount issue of the
approaching national campaign was
the subject of two notable speeches,
one by Mr.. Platt of Connecticut and
the other by Mr.. Spooner of Wiscon-
sin. The former was an answer to the
speech delivered few days ago by Mr..
Bacon of Georgia, on his resolution
but deprecated what he declared was
a cheap effort to make political capital
out of shameful condition of affairs
which the Republican party needed no
prodding to induce it to probe to the
bottom.
The speech of Mr.. Spooner was
continuation of his address on the
Philippine question. In its course he
became involved in a heated and SEN
sational colloquy with Mr.. Hale of
Maine over the governm -nt's conduct
of affairs in our insular possessions. 1t
was a remarkable controversy between
two OF the best equipped debaters in
the Senate and was listened to with
profound attention by senators, many
representatives and crowded galleries.
The House adopted the resolution to
allow the committee on ways and
means to sit during the recess of Con-
gress for the purpose of framing bill
for the reduction of the war revenues
and the resolution for sine die adj
journment June 6. The former resolu-
tion drew the OPPOSITE IN of the Demo-
Gratis, who insisted that Congress
should reduce the war tax-s at the prrs-
ent session, bat Mr.. Payne, the major
ity leader, said The treasury fgures
showed that the refunding Of the bonds
now going on would prac csly wipe
Out the surplus for this fl .cal year. He
contended that it would be unsafe 10
reduce the taxes a this time.
Tia oleomargariue question which
has peen the subject OF eXtenled con-
troversy before the agricultural com.
mittee OF the House reached a decisive
stage To-Day when the sub committee
haviug tue measure III charge reported
a substitute for the pending Grout bill.
The latter is practically prohibitory,
taxing olenmargarine ten cents a pound.
The substitute proposes additional safe
guards against the fraudulent sac Of
oleomargarine rs butter, The main
provisions are that oleomargsrine and
like compounds shall be put in one and
two pound packages only that each
print shall have in large indented let
tiers the word "oleomargarine," the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.

Brooks Post will, by invitation, attend
the Memorial service at Bethany church,
on Sunday, May 81, at 1890 A. NJ, Brooks
Relief Corps and Sons OF Veterans are also
invited. On Wednesday, Memorial Day,
in the afternoon, there will be parade,
followed by exercises at the Armory, with
an address by Rev. @, o. Judkins. In the
forenoon details from Brooks Post will go
TO the several cemeteries and decorate the
graves of fallen comrades.
The procession Wednesday afternoon
will form at 1870 sharp at the junction OF
Barre and Main streets under the direction
OF W. #. Waterm an, chief marshal, and his
aids. The route will be mp Main street to
Spring, Spring to Elm, Elm to Court and
Eastern Avenue to State. State to the
Armory
The list of graves to be decorated is
lengthening each year, and the services
with each recurrence OF the day have a
deeper and moro tender significance. This
year ITS graves, in the several cemeteries,
will be decorated with flags and flowers.
The committee from Brooks Post having
in charge the arrangements is made up OF
G. W. Colby, Orrin Daley, L. M. Hutchin-
son, w. e Lawson, N. @. Peck, Ira Wash
burn, John Birtel, William Canning,
George Herrick, The auxiliary committee
from Brooks Relief Corps Is composed OF
Mrs. Kate l.. Hill, Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs
Levins Peck, Miss Daisy Pattee, Mrs. Mary
Jane Gallison.
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print shall then be wrapped in paper
bearing the printed word "oleomargar-
inc" outside of this package the reve-
nue. stamp shall be wrapped. Retailers
are not allowed to break packages or to
sell anything but the original one or
two pound packages. The report was
read 10 the full committee and consid-
alton of it went over until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Mr. Spoon
er of Wisconsin, spoke nearly all the
afternoon in the Senate, concluding
his speech on the Philippine question.
The debate which was aroused took a
turn decidedly political. He charged
the so-called anti-imperialists with Gre
ating an issue which was not legi.-
| innate.
Mr.. Spooner reviewed at length the
events which led up to the hostilities
on February 4, and declared that mo
body but an 'anti-imperialist' who by
his words and actions desired the
dishonor of his country and the making
of campaign material in presidential
year could have 30 little of good faith
as to make the brutal charge against
the President of the United States that
he had been responsible for the precip-
itation of hostilities."
WASHINGTON, May 25.-In the Sem
ate Mr.. Morgan introduced bill pro-
viding punishments for crimes COM
mitted against the United States out
side of the States of the Union. He
stated it would provide for the extradi'
ton of Nicely and similar cases. Re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
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MEMORIAL DAY ORATORS.

The following list OF Memorial Day ora
tors will have an interest locally:
Barre-Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified.
Brsdford-Porter III. Dale of Island Pond.
Chelsea-W. w. Lapoint Of Barre.
East Barre-Rev. Effie X. M. Jones OF
Barre.
Hardwick-Hon. j. l.. Martin OF Brattle-
boro.
Neutrality-suspicious.. W. p. Dillingham; OF
Montpelier.
Montpelier-Rev. G. o. Judkins Of Mont
pelier.
Northfeld-F. L. Green of st. Albsns.
South Roy alton-J. A. DeBoer of Mont
pelier.
Stowe-w. II. Parker of Cambridge.
st. Johnsbury-Rev. George Fl. Ide OF
Milwaukee, Wis.
Waitsfeld-John w. Gordon OF Barre.
Waterbury Center-A. ii. Sargent OF
Barre.
Wells River-Rev. j. G. Bodwell of Lyn-
dOnyille
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Aquilegia Canadensis.

Columbine, wild Columbine,
Be my friend, let me be thinel
Brave and bold, yet not ELUSIVE,
Brilliant yet ofttimes Elusive,
Eagle-pinioned,l owlands scorning.
Daring storms, bleak cliffs adjoining,
Clasping rugged rocks tenacious,
In aspiring most audacious,
Graceful always in thy giving.
Making brighter for thy living
Rugged, barren, unloved places,
Flashing back to eager faces
Thy best gifts Of cheer and gladness.
With smile supplanting sadness,
From all gloom and darkness turning,
Lamp Of life with steady burning
Columbine, wild columbine,
Be my friend, let me be thine!
GREEN MOUNTAIN MAYBE,
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Washington County Court.

The bar was we'll represented when court
went in Friday morning. The docket was
called and final disposition was made OF
several cases that were in an incomplete
state.
Joseph Dombrousk against Mary Ann
Dom brouski, the contested divorce case
from Barre, heard several weeks ago, came
up for settlement. The court dismissed the
petition.
Addie M. Dana against William Il. Dana,
divorce, was next heard. The parties re-
side in East Montpelier. Bill granted for
neglect and refusal to support. Custody of
minor child given to petitioner. j. q. Wing
appeared for petitioner.
Cutler against Cutler, divorce, was con-
tinued for further proof
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

]. @. Hood, Justice of the Peace, Crosby,
Miss, makes the following statement: 81
can certify that One Minute Cough Cure
will do ali that is claimed for it. My wife
could not get her breath and the first dose
of it relieved her. 1t has also benefited
my whole family" 1t acts Immediately
and cures coughs, colds, Group, grippe, bron-
chitis, asthma and all throat and lung
troubles.-W. E. Terrill g. Co.
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A Keen Clear Brain.

Your best feelings, your social position or
business success depend largely on the per-
feet action of your stomach and liver. DR..
strength, keen. clear brain, ehigh ambi-
ton. A csc box will make you feel like a
new being. Sold by @. Blakely, druggist
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30
A Fast Bicycle Rider.

will often receive painful cuts, sprs ins
or bruises from accidents. Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve, will kill the pain and heal the
injury. It's the cyclists friend. Cures
chatting, chspped hands, sore lips, burns.
ulcers and piles. Cure guaranteed Only
25c Try it. Sold by Q. Blakely, druggist.
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DR.. Humphreys

Specifies act directly upon the disease,
without exciting disorder in other parts
of the system. They Cure the Sick.
NO, CURES. PRICES.
1-Feyers. COMPOSITIONS, Infammatlons. .25
2-WOrms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic... .25
3-Teethng. Collie, Crying, wakefulness .o5
4-DIarrhea. of Children or Adults...... rs
7-Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis. .25
S-Neuralgia. Toothache, Faceache..... .2J
9-Heada che. Sick Headache, Vertigo. .2J
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. 25
11-Suppressed or Painful Periods.... .25
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods, .25
13-Croup. Laryngitis. Hoarseness...... .25
14-snlt Rheum, Eryslpelas, Eruptions. rs
15-Rheumatism, Rheumatic Pains. ..... .25
16-Malaria. Chills, Fever and Ague... rs
19-Catarrh. Influenza, Cold In the Head .25
COW hopping Cough ........."......... %
37-kidney Diseases .................". 20
2s-Nervous Debility. .................".1.OO
30-urinnry Weakness. Wetting Bed. .25
77-Grip, Hay Fever. .........,.,.........". I'd
DIR. Humphreys Manual OF all Diseases al your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt OF price.
Humphreys Med. Co.. Cor. William q John Sta,
New York.
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HaIe'S
Honey Of
Horehound
and ar

and it causes no indigestion, use,
SOC, Sr.oo per bottle; the largest size
cheapest. At all druggists. Be sure
to get Hale's.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure In One Minute.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

Three spectres that threaten baby's life.
Cholera infantum, dysentery, diarrh@a.
DIR. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
never fails TO conquer them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

Everybody's liable to itching piles. Rich
and poor, old and young-terrible the tor
ture they suffer. Only one snre cure;
Doan's Ointment. Absolutely safe; cant
fail
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

The little folks love DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly
harmless positive cure for coughs, colds,
bronchitis, asthma.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30
Lydia G. Pinkham's vssetbIe Compound
does fIsEs moro certainly

docs fIsIs moro certainly
than any other medicine.
II has 6een doing 1t for
thirty years. II Is a Wo-
mans medicine for Wo-
mans ills. II has done
much for the health OF
American women Road
the grateful letters from
women constantly APP
peas-sng ks this paper.
mrs. Psnklsass, cOunseks
women free of charge
Her address rs lynn,
Mass
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A little life may be sacrificed to audden
attack OF Group, II you don't have Dr. Thorn
as Eclectric Oil ON hand for the emergency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

Don't Replace a Bad Cold With
a Bad Digestion.
Colds are cured quickly and certain
1v nv
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"A Burnt Child
breads the Fire.

You have been Ill. 0
the qvearN dreary days of
illness and that depressing
tired feeling. Naaseoas med
ictnes taken ooptousiy. You dread to
ttduk of q. Be zutsc after this. Half
teaspoonful doses of Hoods SarSapari1la
4pa Keep your Blood pure, bright dean
and suholesonse, and half the battle Slsfh
disease Is u,ou. II puts the dreaded
enemy to rof as nothing else can.
After the Grip-"ATer the grip l
~as eueak, suffered from cafa'rh and
~pas run dop,n In euesk after Ibegan
taxing HOODS Sarsapardla / felt stronger.
Il releped the cafarh and gaOe me an
appetite" Jbhn Roberts, bnia, Ach.
H6od1 SaasqbomM
%laz7z2z5lI2E1U<
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-05-30

Hoods Pills liver ms; the nop.rrtating and
only cathartIc to take with Hoods ssrsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Important for Owners of Land.

Springfield. Ills. March 1J.-In' the
case of John W. Young ct nj. vs.. J. i.
Carey ct al. president and trustees
of the village of DOnnellsOn. applica-
ton by fifteen land owners for a writ
of mandamuS compelling the passage
of an ordinance by the board of trus-
tees of DonnellSOn which would dis
connect about 800 acres of farm land
from the village. the supreme court
grants the prayer of the petitioners,
holding that the owner of land i'll any
city or village may, if the land was
upon the border or boundary of said
city or villa &c and not laid out in blocks
OF lots. by presenting a proper petition
to the city council or board of trus-
tees. compel them to pass an ordinance
disconnecting his land from the city
or village
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Rats or Mice Saved Draper.

Petersburg, Ills. March 1J.-Charles
l.. Draper. on trial here Tuesday for
perjury, on change of venue from
Morgan county, was acquitted by the
jury under instructions from Judge
Mehan. When the case was called the
coroner of Morgan county, in whose
custody the evidence to prove the
charge was supposed to be. was asked
to produce the same. He said ht
could not. as Il portion of it was left
il, Jerseyville. where the mice or rats
had destroyed it. As there was no
further evidence the jury was in,
structed to return verdict of not
guilty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
INDIANA GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Can Neither Support the Views of the r
publicaus nor Bryan.


publicaus nor Bryan.
indianapolis. Ind, March 15.-In an
swer to an invitation sent out to gold
Democrats of the city and state about
200 assembled last night and talked
over what was best for the party to
do in the coming campaign. In eX-
planning the purpose of the meeting
James l.. Reach said it was his OBJ
ject TO find out from the leading men,
bers of the party whether or not they
would support Bryan, as had been re-
ported.
In reply the meeting adopted reso-
lutions that with gold Democrats
there can be no compromise with
those who propose to support Mr.. Bry-
an or any other candidate on the Chi
cago platform" sand that Recent
events lead us to fear that the contin-
uance in power for another four years
of the Republican party. under its
present masters. with its centraliZing
policies. protective tariff legislation and
capitaliStic tendencies would be dis
graceful and calamitous," but that
above all gold Democrats cannot in
dorse the Philippine, etc, policy.
They therefore call on the leaders
to take some action to meet the eXig-
encieS NOW confronting all who love
their country"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
WITH HARDLY A SHOT.
Bloc m fontein Is Allowed To Fall Into the
Hands of the British.

London. March 15.-The following is
the text of Lord Roberts dispatch To
the war office announcing his occupa-
ton Of Bloemfontein:
'BloemfOntein. Tuesday. March -.
$ p. m.-By the help OF God and by
the bravery OF her majesty's soldiers
the troops under my command have
taken possession OF BlOemfontein. The
British flag now flies over the presi-
dency. evacuated last evening 10y Mr..
Steyn. late president of the Orange
Free State. Mr.. Fraser. member Of
the executive government; the mayor.
the secretary To the late government,
the landrost and other officials. met me
two miles from the town and presented
me with the keys OF the pUbCs Offices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
BOOM FOR IMPERIAL FEDERATION.
Wilfrid Laurier Makes a Speech Much
Praised at London.


London, March 15.-Premier Lau-
rier's speech opposing a motion in the
Dominion parliament intended as a re-
buke TO the Dominion government for
sending troops 10 South Africa, in
which he expressed the stanchest 10y
atty to the empire. has given imperial
federation a boom, and brought the
warmest cOmmendation from the
metropolitan press. Regarding federat-
ing The Daily Chronicle says: Cana
da is. perhaps, the colony of all others
which will have acted as the pioneer
of imperial federation if ever the en-
pire be federated"
The Daily Mail says: "Why should
not Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the great
leaders of our other colonies have L
share in the direction of imperial af-
fairS?"
The Standard says: THE war has
shown that the colonies have won the
strongest claims to gaining privileges
in the empire by volunteering to as
sumo its burdens"
The Morning Post says: "Sir VIII
frid Laurier spoke for Canada in
words of impassioned and splendid
elOquence."
The Daily Graphic says: THE soon
or the ideal of federation is realized
the betterS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15

FRANCES II. BURNETT. noa on FeD. Is
on her arrival in Genoa she was met
by Mr.. Townsend. and the marriage
was quietly celebrated.
Mr.. Townsend is the son of the
late Rev. George Taylor Townsend,
once chaplain to the duke of North
cumberland. BY profession he is a
physician. but he never cared for it,
and several years ago gave it up for
the stage. Mrs. Burnett who was di-
vorced about Il year ago from prom
inent Washington physician, first
achieved fame through the authorship
of Little Lord FauntlerOy.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
Two S5O.OOO BIazca.

CarbOndale, Ills, March ia large
cOnfia Gra ton here destroyed five bust
ness houses. with loss of close tC
$4,000 late Tuesday night. Through
much effort the division office of the
Illinois Central railroad and the Odd
Fellows block were saved. The ori
gin of the fire is unknown.
Pana- Ills, March 15.-NOkomiS
nine miles west. was swept by fire yes
terday morning; loss. estimated, $50,
600. The fire originated in Hukill's
dry goods store, sweeping everything
in the block.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-15
JOHANNEsBURG TO BE RAzED.
Alleged Intention of Kruger According tn
Montagu White.

New York. March 15.-MontaEu
White confirms rumorS that the Beers
Will utterly destroy Johannesburg if
the British do not stop the war. Pre-
toria could not he defended. he says. If
johannesburg were permitted To re-
main. After an argument against the
statements made in SaliSbury's tele-
gram To Kruger and Steyn, White
says in a letter TO The World:
With regard to the fate of Johan-
nesburc. personally | hope that il may
be spared. because l have considerable
property at stake in that city, but I
cannot see how. for strategic reasons.
IL can he left as n base from which
the English can operate against Pre-
toria. 1t certainly seems that the
Beers must raze and destroy that
beautiful city The cover which the
buildings would afford. the vast
amount of supplies that could be
stored there. its proximity TO Pretoria
% miles-its water supply. n hun
dred other things-would make il most
invaluable to an invading force bent
upon taking Pretoria To leave the
city unharmed would be like providing
drawing room accommodations for her
maiesty'S soldiers.
For these reasons | think the de-
struction OF johannesburg would be
necessary as a military measure for
the Beers. The loss involved would