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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
"Conjugii Pisemae
De Qua Mill Aluid Dolitus Est
Nisi Mortem,"

'OODJugn flbbmae
De Qua Mill Aluid Dolitus Est
Nsi Mortem."
Which is, being freely interpreted
ITO Most Faithful Wife
Who Never Gave Her Husband Pain
Until She Died."
-.
Another in Devonshire, EGG, reads
thus:
'She was-but words are wanting to say
what:
Think what a woman should be-she was
that"
Underneath which an irreverent wag
scribbled:
IA woman should be both wife and
mother;
But Hannah Jones was neither one nor
'tother"
An epitaph should be grave and SOL
emn, but this one, in an Irish grave.
yard is neither. l. is inscribed upon
the tomb of Shiel, the Irish ora or:
"Here lie /. There's an end of my woes,
And my spirit al length at aise is
With the tip Of my nose, and the ends OF
my toes
Turned up to the roots of the daisies"
~.
Nor are they always civil, as this
will show.
Broader, pass on. Don't waste your time
On bad biography, and doggerel rhyme,
Nor what am, this crumbling clay insures
And what 'ods, is no affair Of yoursl"
".
Dave Barker of Maine, author of
1.-The Sleeveless Coat" and several
other exquisite poems, was both wag
and poet. Frank Hill, his brother in
law, proposed that they should unite in
laying out a burial-place for the fam
lilies. When it was finished Hill re-.
quested the poet to compose an in
scription for the gateway. In due
time Barker produced the following,
which l believe was not put upon the
arch:
"Within these grounds,
Beneath these mounds,
Free from life's cares and ills
Down in the graves
Lie many knaves;
The BarkerS and the Hills
-.
The following is Scotch epitaph:
Here lie L. Martin Eigelbrod,
Have mercy on me, o Lord God,
As would do II were God,
And Thou vert Martin Eigelbrod?
~
The following was proposed for Mr..
Charles Knights, the Shaksperian
critic:
Good Knight"
~.
And this is the epitaph of that emf
nent lawyer, Sir John Strange:
Here lies an honest lawyer-that is
Strange"
This has one merit; it is short.
"Thorpe's
Corpse"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
ESTATE OF HECTOR r. BRITT.
STATE OF VERMONT,

In Probate Court held at Montpelier, ia and for
said District, on the 18th day of December d 1885,
Theron II. Lance Administrator Of the estate OF
HtOIOR Il BRITT, late of Roston. In the county
OF SUFFOLK and comm nweath of Massachusetts, de.
ceased presents his administration account for
animation and allowbnce and makes applica ion
estate of said deceased
Whereupon, Il is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to session
thereof to be held at the Probate ONCE, in said
montpelier, on the 18th day Of January, A. ID. 1870,
Tor hearing and decision thereon. and Il Is further
ordered, that notice hereof be given to all persons
Interested, by publication of the same three weeks
successfully in the VermoR Waterman d. State Jour.
nal, newspaper published at Montpelier. in this
state, previous to said time appointed for hearing
that they may appear at said time AND Mace. and
show cause, If any they may have, WIN said ac.
count should not be allowed and such decree
made BY the COurt-Attest
9O-sA HIRAM CARLETON, Judge,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

Discovery" contains no alcohol, whisky
or other intoxicant.
III write to tell you the benefit / have received
from your Golden Medical Discovery after
having suffered for three years with saltrheum, -
writes Miss Bertha Peters, of Lulu, Monroe Co,
Mich. "The humor was on my hands and I
had been treated by our home physician who
did not help me. After began the of DR..
bottles, and can now say with pleasure that I
am cured. Nobody knows the intense pain l
have suffered l could not sleep at night, the
singing burning and itching sensation would
be so bad, sometimes could hardly bear it. I
thank you for your kind advice"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the discovery" when there
Is constipation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

A PLEASANT DUTY -"When 1 know any
thing worth OF recommendation, consider
it my duty to tell it," says Rev. Jas. Muir
dock, of Harrisburg, Pa. "Dr. Agnew's
catarrhal powder has cured me OF catarrh
OF five years standing. 1t is certainly mag
ical in its eject. The first application bene-
flied me in five minutes. l would not be
without it in the house."-S2. G. Blakely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
LEGAL NOTICES.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
STATE OF WILLIAM MARTIN

The unders signed, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of Wash
ington, commissioners 20 receive, examine and adjust
ali claims and demands of all persons against the
estate of WILLIAM MARTIN, late OF Marsh.
field, In said District. deceased and all claims
hibited In offset thereto. hereby give notice that
will for the purposes aforesaid AT the dwelling
house of Harry II. Martin in the town of Marshfeld
in said District the cath day of January and 27th
day OF June next from It. O'Clock A. NJ. until o'clock
p. N. each of said days and that six months from
the 9th day of December, A. ID. 1888. Is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Painield, this list day of january, A.
ID. 1890.
SMILE S. SMITH,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
CHATS AND SKETCH Els
About Town and Elsewhere.
CECIL RHODES HYMN.

CEClL hhODES HMM
"Who is Cecil Rhodes and what did
he do2"
Them was the words nav Hurled at
paw when he was Eatn Breakfast yis.
tady mornen.
"Well," paw says, "I'll tell You. l
alwais Like to incurridge people what
asst about it when they Don't no things,
That's the trubble with 30 menny
Folks. They set around and Don't asst
becoz they are afrade they mite Git
Looked Down ON, and go they Go thru
life without Findin out Lots they wisht
they new and that they OF to no"
odd you ever act ennybuddy emmy
thine?" little albert says.
Paw looked over the Top of his
glasses at him fer about a mint, but
little albert give the best lmmuttashen
of ninnosunt lam | ever seen and Bit
off anuther Link of sossidge, 80 paw
went on:
"What was that you asst me about?
Oh, yes, Cecil Rhodes. He's the ritch-
est man in South Africky; but he
wouldn't be if it wasn't fer one thing"
whats that?" nav asst
"He can't git out" paw says. "They
got Him surrounded. They say he
owns Bushel of diamonds, and when
the naber's chickens git to scratchen in
His garden he throws gold nuggets at
them if they amt ennything Else
handy. People often wunder why a
Purson with all His mummy want to
Live away over thare around the corner
from the worlds back door, when He
could Return to his native Land and
mingle vita the Richest brewers in
England if he wanted to. But you see
if he would do that him aud j. Peer.
pont Morgan would be on the same
side of the erth, and they wouldn't be
endything to keep it from tippin' up"
81 read somewhere the other day."
nav says, "that he is preachers son."
YES" paw anserd, land that only
goes to Sho they are good deal of
truth about the old sayin' that preach
ers has the worst Boys on erth. 1
often think l was cut out for preach
er if my family are emmy sine. Cecil
pretends to be offul pie us, and has a
Faverite him, but mebby that's only
becoz all the CRATE men like Lincoln
and Gladstone had faverite hims. So
every Sunday after he gets clean
shave and Expanes to the vissaters
that the rite way to pronounce his frunt
name ia Sessel he sings:
Rock OF Ages, cleft for me,
II there's emmy gold about
/ must look around and see
How to crowd the others out.
Let the water and the blood
Flow in rivers if they must;
England ftes the battles while
1 keep heapin' up the dust.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
Pretty Hands,

Hands delicately moulded and daintily
white are among the chief of woman's
charms. When such hands are married
by eruptions, their very beauty draws
attention to the repulsive disease. HUI
mors which break out on the body be-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
SIR THOMAS Upton.

LONDON Jan 10.-Slr Thomas Lip
ton aud G. q Russell, editor OF the
glasgow Herald, c Inferred today and
decided not To challenge for Americas
cup IN il The termination of the Boer
war, SIR Thomas Upton says he is
eager i0r alIptner trial,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

PILE TERRoRs SWEPT AWAY DIR. Ag-
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foIms. O,e application will give comfort
in a few uinu'es, and three to six days ap-
plication according TO dire ciions will cure
chronic clsec IL relieves all itching and
burning skin diseases in day. 35c-S3-C.
Blakeiy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17

gin in the blood.
Soaps and salves
may cover up a hui
NOR but they can't
cure it. There is a
cure for. salt-rheum
and other eruptive
diseases, caused by
a corrupt condition
of the blood. DIR.
Pierce's Gold e II
Medical Discovery
cures these diseases
perfectly and per-
manently. 1t carries
OIL the poiSons which
cause disease. It
makes the blood
pure and rich. 1t
increases the quanti-
ty of the blood sup
ply by increasing the
action of the blood
making glands. 1t
makes the skin white
and clear by making
the blood pure.
WGOlden Medical
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
Over a cemetery gate, some one

Over cemetery gate, some one
wrote,
'Here lie the dead, and here the living le!"
Talking of cemeteries reminds me of
epitaphs. What volume might be
written of quaint, curious, pathetic,
yes, and comical epitaphs! How much
blarney, and fu,tian, and falsehood
may be found upon tombstones? How
fortunate that it is the custom to put
the name of the deceased upon the
stone; otherwise it would often be i'm
possible to recognize the sleeper from
the inappropriate and unmerited in
scription.
Shakespeare's epitaph is a supplica
ton, blessing, and curse combined:
Good friend, for Jesus sake forbear
To dig the dust inclos-ed here.
Blest be the man that spares these stones
And curst be he that moves my bonesW
-
On tombstone in Europe may be
read this epitsph:
''She who lies beneath this stone,
Died OF conStancy alone.
Fear not t'approach, o p4sser-by,
OF naught contagious did she die"
Here is one that is somewhat laud-
atory
Underneath this stone doth lie
AS much beauty as could die;
Which in life did lustre give
To more virtues than doth live"
-.
know of no more beautiful epitaph
than this, found in the catacombs OF
Rome, those subterranean burying
places of the Eternal City. 1t is in
Latin:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
The Philippine
Commission,

The PRESIDENT of the Uniled Sta
tes is giving great deal of conside-
ration to the personnel of the new
Philippine commission, Ofwhich Jud-
ge Taft is to be the head. He desi-
res, if possible, to have all the other
members of the commission rank
with Judge Taft in ability and Iepu-
tation, so that it shall lie body Of
dignity and weight. AS yet it is un-
derstood that no direct offers have
been made, although several men
have been sounded with view to
ascertain whether they wauld be IN
clined to undertake the task if an sp-
pointnent were offered them.
One Of these is Governor Ro-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Irish Attack On The
Government.

Mr.. Timothy Healy, Irish Natio-
nalist, during the course of a sppech
dwelling on the British defeats said ::
Heretofore the Beers have only
had two fete days in their calendar,
Dingaaus Day and Majuba Day.
But ENGLAND has given them Bu'
Hers Day, Whites Day, Gatacre's
Day, Methuen's Day, Yule's Day,
and Symon's Day." Loud and con-
tinued cries of 8 shame" greeted the
reference to the deceased general,
and Mr.. Healy fastened to declare
that he had the greatest respect for
the late Gen. SymOns. He said the
most pathetic incident of the war
was the correspondence between
Gen. Symons and Gen. Joubert, be-
fore Gen. Symons's death, and the
" only unworthy feature was that
the English turned their backs upon
their dying general"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Mr.. Olney Suggested
AS Democratic
Candidate For Pre-
Sident Instead OF
Mr.. Bryan.

Doubtless the reported movement
in the west to substitute Mr.. Olney
for Mr.. Bryan as Democratic candi-
date for president is confined to the
geld Democrats. These are nume-
rous and were rery energetic in In
dianapolis, which is said to be the
centre of the movement. Probably
no such good fortune is in store for
the Democrats and the country as
the nomination of Richard Olney for
president in opposition to Mr.. Nc.
Kinley. This would call the party
back to its best traditions of public
policy and private character and abi-
lity in its official personnel and wo-
uId promise the Republicans, in the
campaign and in their foture admi-
nistraticn, the healthful stimulus OF
enlightened and patriotic opposition,
as to methods and details, on COM
mon ground Of settled economic
principles and loyalty to indisputable
national duties and interests. The
Democratic party a0ill have to endu-
re further chastening under Bryan
before it will be fit for such leaders,
hip as Olney's. But the mere talk
of him, especially in the west, is a
sign of comfort.
Mr.. Olney was Attorney General
10 President Cleveland's Cabinet.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19

nine Enhlishmen out of a hundred.
He said the real complaint of most
men was not that the government
lad come to an issue with the Beers
too early, but that the government
did not sooner discover thas the
question really was, whether the
Dutch or the English we're to pre-
vail is South Africa. If any further
Indictment was framed against the
government, it was generally this
that the government did not see that,
as the Boers' preparations were SO
great, EnglaDd's preparations should
have been greater.
Mr.. Morley had said England'S
operations abroad ought to be proper
toned to the difficulties which she
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19

might encounter. That was not the
way in which the Empire had been
built up. 1t practically amounted
to declaration that the English
Empire was not strong enough or
self.denying enough to see that fair
treatment was given to those of its
citizens who we're resident abroad ly
a state even the size of the Trans.
vaal. That was not the light in
which the great dependencies which
had grown up under the protection
of Great Britain had been acoustic
med to regard the mother country.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19


that of other authorities as high as
Daniel Webster, of the theory of
the constitution in relation to acts of
government under it. This is, in
short, the familiar doctrina that the
constitution is in force, "exprOpria
vigore," in all territory acquired by
the United States, from the moment
its sovereignty is established, and
that all constitutional guarantees
that of equal and uniform taxation
with the rest of the country, for oxam-
ple-belong at once to its people.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Pot OF Old
Gold Found.

A despatch from Paris states that
Spaniard named Lanquinto, who
asked several banks in Bordeaux to
change old gold coins, louis and
double louis bearing the effigy of
Louis XVI has created a sensation.
His story is that he and several
other workmen engaged in pulling
uD vine found at the roots pot of
gold coin and that they divided the
spoils.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
British Policy In
South Africa.


Mr.. st. John Brodrick, the Bri-
tish under secretary for foreign af.
fairs, in a speech which he delive-
red recently, replied to the criticisms
of John Morley on the governments
South African policy. He charged
Mr.. Morley with holding that the
Beers we're so formidable an enemy
and had made so great preparations
for the war, that England should
have beaten retreae The speaker
asserted that that was not the feeling
which filed the hearts Of ninety
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Washington's
Birthday.

This day, February 22nd, the an
niversary of the birth of the first
President Of the United States is
observed as public holiday in the
United States. All Government
offices and business houses are closed.
Historical and pratriotic societies and
other organizations parade, Orations
are made, ana in the evening in all
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Navy Prepares To
Defend The Canal.

The Navy Department IN Was
hington is preparing the plans for
the fortifcation of st. Thomas in the
Danish West Indies; Chatham Is
land, of the Galapagos group, and
Culebra and Crab Island in the Vir-
gin Passage, midway between Puer-
to Rico and st. Thomas.
1t is probable that the latter is.
lands will be used only as coaling
stations, and that they will be aban-
doned as such as soon as the United
States gets the title to the Danish
West Indies.
The absolute necessity of acquiring
the Danish West Indies is more
apparent to-day than ever. 1t was
stated significantly at the Navy Dep
artment that the harbor of San Juan.
Puerto Rico, would not be available
for the largest class of battle ships
in the navy and those to be built.
The harbor of Charlotte Amalia,
in the Danish West Indies, on the
other hand, is one of the finest in all
respects, and is capable of the hig-
hest and most formidable Kind of
fortifcation.
The plans of the Navy Department
contemplate the building of docks at
Charlotte Amalia, the erection of
forts at the narrow entrance to the
harbor and the establishing of coal
facilities ON a great scale, probably
for 100000 tons.
1t was pointed out at the Navy
Department that it would be ne
cessary to make the cutter Atlantic
defences of the United States at
Puerto Rico and St. Thomas at least
equal to the notifications and harbor
facilities at Kingston, and the Island
of Jamaica generally.
AS to Chatham Island, it was
stated by naval expert who has
discussed the matter with the State
Department that if the canal were
not built the island would still be
valuable as coaling station, and if
the Pacific Coast were threatened.
San Francisco would become the
base of offence and defence.
But if tine canal we're completed
and the United States were not
allowed to erect Notifications at tie
western end of the canal, it would
be absolutely necessary from the
naval point Of view of strategy to
have a defensive and offensive base
as near as possible to the western
terminus, and Chatham Island fur
nishes such base.
There are two excellent deep water
harbors on Chatham Island, either of
which is capable of admitting vessels
of the deepest draught, has a fine
shore line and ample space for the
building of Notifications at comman-
ding attitudes.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
News OF The Island.

Last night there was an informal
ball at the Spanish Casino.
The rooms were well filled and
as usual every body enjoyed a plea
SAINT evening.
The entertainment to be given at
the Theatre on Thurday afternoon to
Commemorate the 16Sth Aniversa-
ry of the birth of General Washing
ton is the object of much society
gossip and all the indications are
that it will be great success.
Some philantrOpic ladies of Areci-
DO have organized society to esta-
blish an Asylum for Orphans girls.
A committee has been appointed
to raise supscribtiOns.
February 22nd being the anniVer-
sary of the birth of George Washing
ton, the first President of the United
States of America, will be observed
as a holiday in this Department.
All military offices will be closed
upon that day and military duties
except those necessary will be SuS-
pended.
The Municipal Council of San
Juan will hald an ordinary session
at Z o'clock this evening.
According to General Order no 80
in addition to the confinement i'm
posed by General Orders, No. 1876,
series of 1899, from these headquar-
ters, solitary confinement, on bread
and water diet, but in lighted cell,
will be used as a punishment for
prisoners for misbehayiOr or for refu-
sal to work to be continued until
the offender shows evidence of re-
form.
Mr.. Henry FOitze has been cleo
ted President of the ''CI edlto y AhO-
rro Ponceno" and Mr.. Jayier Ma
rianO Vice President.
The case against SinforosO Mora
les for assault will be tried to-mO-
rrow before the District Court of
ArecibO.
/ The White Bow Club will give a
ball at the Theater next Saturday.
The cases against Placido Rivera
Morales for robbery and against
Eioy Hernandez for swindling will
be brought up for trial before the
District Court of this City to mo-
rrow.
Several firms of Aguadilla bsve
refused to pay the impOst known as
the "SchooI Tax ., alleging that
this impost is included in General
4 Order no 26.
Have you seen Hardie Bros Pho
tographs of the Island : Also the
fine book of views containing eighty
six views of Porto Rico. They will
interest your friends in the States.-
Plaza Principal. S.-p. $.
I'D
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
Representative Nc.
Calls Minority Re-
port on the Puerto
Rico tariff bill.

Representative Mccall of Massa-
chusetts has made a minority report
on the Puerto Rico tariff bill, aga
inst the right of congress to legislate
for dependencies without regard to
constitutional guarantees. His ar
gument is impressive, and is
based en- his Interpretation, and
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19
General Butler Is Pushing The
Beers Back Near ChieVeley.
British Loss Eighty.
Boer Casualties Heavy.
British Loss Eighty.
Boer Casualties Heavy.
New York, February 18th, 1900.

Dispatches from Natal state that the troops comman
ded by Sir Redvers Butler pushing the Beers back near
Chieveley.
In the latest engagements against the Beers General
Butler had loss eighty
The casualties Of the Beers yet unknown al
though they supposed to be heavy.
The cabgrams belong the Bo1ET MERoANTH and their
eproduction any form will cost fifty dollars for each cable
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-02-19

ger Wolcott of Massachusetts. The
response in his case was not fav0ra-
BILE, and consequently no offer has
been made. The President does not
intend to cheaper the commission by
asking men to sorve on it who are
likely to decline.