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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Death OF Charles l.. Davis Famous as

Alvin Joslyn."
Charles l.. Davis. proprietor OF the AL
vim Theatre, Pittsburg, Pa, who has
died was best known as the proprietor Of
the play calvin Josyln," which brought
him fame and cash. ON the proceeds he
built the magnificent Alvin Theatre. on
Sixth street, Pittsburg. on the Theatre
he spent nearly $1,000.
He had been sick for about two weeks,
pneumonia being the immediate cause OF
his death He was stricken with partial
paralysis about week ago. iie was 81
years of age. ana 50 far as is known, had
not single living relative.
After a long period IN variety houses ne
was end man with the Hooley Minstrcls.
whore he was associated with Hugh, y
Dougherty. Willis Sweatman. Billy Rice
and George Wilson. For two years he was
with John Hopkins Theater Comique.
Providence, ID. /. After a successful run
at the National Theatre. Philadelphia. he
evolved his greatest success, ALVIN JOS
Rn." This was at first only forty
minute sketch, but it's success en-
courased Mr.. Davis to expand il into
four-act play and with it he made a for
tune.
Mr.. Davis was noted as collector OF
rare and curious objects. His principal
fad was diamonds, ana great deal Of
the savings from long and success. vi
career on the stage was invested In these
jewels. lie was noted for the beautiful
ones he wore, but his strong box in
safety deposit vault contained many that
were too large for personal ornaments.
Rings. pins. lockcts, charms. emblems,
earrings and TIE magnificent watch which
he wore served TO furnish mounts for
some of the gems. but he had others
which were unmountcd
The last time the collection was dsplay e
in public was when Anna Held was last
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500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all its stages. and that is Catarrn.
Halls Catarrh cure is the only positive
cure known TO the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrn being constitutional disease, re-
quiTes a constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease and giving
the patient strength by building up TIE
constitution and assisting nature In doing
it's watk The proprictors have so much
faith in its curative powers. that they
Offer on Hundred Dollars for any case
that II fails to cure. Send for list OF tes
tmonials.
Sold 10y druggists, 15c
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WINOOSKI
SAVINGS BANK

FROM its careful manascmcnt has not
met Win Aoss from "ny loan made dur
ing the last twenty years.
deposits made during the first five days
OIL any month will draw interest from The
hrsL day of that month. Deposits made
hlter The NTH day OF any month will draw
interest from the first day of the next
month.
Interest Is credited deposltors January
Isl and July LIST, compo Indlng semi-s--
huaIly. The rate of interest paid to d.,
posltors by all savings banks in this state
Is limited by law to four per cent. until rs
surplus amounts to ten per cent. OF its
deposits, when an extra dividend is to he
made.
NO interest Is allowed By law TO he paid
on deposits ia excess Of two thousand dol
Jars except II be on deposits by widows,
ofphans, administrators, executors, guar
dams. charitable or religious Institutions,
or on trust funds deposited by order Of
court.
The Bank pays all taxes In this State
or deposits OF fifteen hundred dollars or
less.
VERMONT LOANS SOLICITED
Due Depositors Dec 81, 1899 ..... 500 TO 81
Deposits and surplus. So ,3Ss Z
OFF1CERS-S II Weston, Pres dent;
Ormond Cole, Treasurer
TRCSTEES-S II. Weston, ]. p. Small
Q. T. Ray, A. j. Stevens. Ormond Cole, r.
L. Mower Samuel Rigwood
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official returns show that Of the First
Wards 303 voters 2il voted, the de-
iinquents numbering 90. In the Second
Ward there were 1884 names on the list
and the vote was SOi, the delinqucnts
numbering 25o. In the Third Ward 755
votes were cast out of total of 913 the
delirqucnts numbering los. In the Fourth
Ward i% votes were cast. while the names
ON tho list numbered 5tG, n difference OF
1873 In the Fifth Ward there were S39
names on tho list and 6js votes were cast,
the dclinquents numbering ISL.
In order that our readers may compare
the result of Tuesdays contest with the
outcome Of municipal elections in preccd-
Ing years we present herewith tabula-
ted statement of the mayoralty vote of
burlington since 1884:
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Victory For Burlington Republicans

A sweeping and decisive victory waswon
Tuesday by the republicans of Buring-
ton who reelected Mayor Roberts by a
largely increased majority secured four out
of the five aldermen chosen and elected
Il correspondingy large proportion of the
other officers voted for. While the result
shows vote-splitting in different wards in
connection with minor Offices the con-
test over the mayoralty was conducted
along party lines, and the republicans
have every reason for jubilation over the
outcome Of the struggle, particularly as
the victory comes at the beginning of a
presidential year. The plurality OF y and
the majority Of % for Mayor Roberts last
year are increased to round majority
of 300, tending to show that this is to be
an unusually good republican year. even
for Vermont. which sets the pace for the
Union in national elections.
In view of the severe storm which pre-
vailed during the day the attendance at
the polls was noteworthy, having been
surpassed only in 1899 when a total vote
OF 2959 was cast, as compared with 2g2G
yesterday, difference of only 35. In 1898
the total vote in the city election was 1868
The total vote for Roberts Tuesday was
1913 as against 1i9l last year a gain OF l22
while Eurkes total vote was 1913. "A com
pared with 1864 received by Sutton in 1884,
a falling off of 15l votes, The dcmocra tic
loss would therefore account for only
q oout half of the majority given to the
republican candidate for mayor i'm Tues
days contest unless We assume that this
number Of democrats voted tor Roberts
Which ly 40 means follows. Looking at
the result in the light Of ,hcs~ figures, one
can readily appreciate the magnitude Of
the victory for the republicans.
In spite of the interest ccntcnug in the
municipal contest a large numncr Of vot-
cra remained away from tht polls, as
shown by tho fact that while The voting
list contained $685. names the total vote for
mayor was only 1926, difference of 769
Last year there were 3645 names on the
voting list and the total vote was 1853 $50
voters having failed to exercise the tight
Of suffrage, while in 1895 the names on the
list numbered 34B and the total voJe for
mayor 2663, $50 voters having failed to 90
10 the polls, AS in the election Of last
year tho Second Ward had the largest
Number of stay-at- homes, as viii readily
appear from glance at the figures, The
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Tho great blizzard of 1855 came on Mon
day, the 18th of March. The storm was
not as severe in burlington, as to the
south and east of US. Twenty inches OF
snow fell in this city, which was consider
aily driftcd but not nearly as badly as in
many other places In Rutland there
were drifts twenty feet high. At New
York, in Connecticut and along the Massa-
.husetts coast it was the worst storm of
snow and wind ever known. The telo-
graph wires were all down. and there was
10 communication by wire with New York
~ Boston for two days and half, and no
II aims or mails reached here from those
,ities from Monday morning to Wednes-
day evening. January Goth of that year
there was a blizzard and blockade which
stopped all trains from Thursday night to
Sunday morning. Ten locomotives were
moved under on the Rutland road, in
.'harlotte and Shelburnc, for two days and
Three nights, at that time.
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A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
(F'rom the Newport Expressly

There Is no greater or more dangerous
travelling nuisance in the country than
the fellow who goes from house to house,
in town or country, leaving sample pack
ages of patent medicines or foods in
houses, on porches, doorsteps or IN yards,
This thing has been done frequently In
this town during the past year Only IL
few days ago a lady used package OF
baking powder left at her home, with the
result that all who ate of the food Were
made sick. Numerous cases of illness
from a similar cause have been reported
from various parts of the country in the
past few months. our constab or police
man should have strict ders to arrest
on sight any person distributing medicine
or food samples in this way. 1t is too
dangerous a practice to be tolerated
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The manner in which Hon. Henry c.
lde's appointment member of the new
Philippine commission came to him is az
Creditabo to him as it is gratifying to
his host of friends. The St. Johnsbury
CALIFORNIAN says that the honor came to
him entirely unsolicited and that it was
not until he reached Jacksonville, Ala,
he received any intimation of his appoint
mont He then went to Washington and
had a conference with President Mckinley
with reference to the work of the commits
sion. The Caedonian adds that week
previously Senator Ross and Congressman
Powers had also advocated his sclec ton
in conferences with the President
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law is not made for the righteous man,
but fer the lawless and disobrdicnt."
Public sentiment is not the true basis Of
any law that involves morals
Governments cannot regulate vice, nor
the causes of vice; nor can they regulate
crimes and their causes. Those who
disregard moral law, will not respec; civl
law They will only obey because they
have to. The true purpose Of law IL to
suppress evils and their causes, not 20
protect them. Vice mocks at regulations
and yields only to force. Its causes should
be supp cssed, not licensed. Traffic in
things that are hurtfu-huriful in every
degree, should be prohibited. No one can
give good reason why alcoholic liquors
should be used beverages, or furnished
for such use; but the evils that result
from their sale ana use are many and
great
The demand for n license law comes
mainly from those who want to sell liquor
They have no care for the morals of soci-
ETY.. Those who say, I'VE want a license
law in the interests of temperance and
morality" are either ignorant or dshon-
est, for never in four centuries OF liquor
legislation, has d license law worked that
way. Rev. Albert Barnes was right when
he said; An evil always becomes worse
by being sustained by the law of the
land" Have we not seen that truth veri-
fled in our experience with slavery? When
lion .",,tar' orl i',,.l,' :, y, ~ ~
lawful"
on that point Sheldon Amos says: IF
the law is knowingly allowed to incline
on the whole, in favor of immoral senti-
ment, it is one Of the most helm
r,Iers c1r he ,,,i,t, - w., W 80
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IS '!e 0'"te soes INTO partnership "!'h
cNcrE one 10 "Honl IL grants lcenSe'
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n ,, money corrected from the people.
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TEMPERANCE LEADERSHIP IN
CHARLOTTE &C YEARS AGO.

In an old number of the American Tenn
perance lntelligenccr published IN Albany,
y. Y, for March, 1891 which has fallen
under our eye, is the following item:
Temperance in Nermont.-ln the town
of Charlotte, VI, twelve school district
temperance societies were organized in
September last numbering in the assre-
gate from six to seven hundred members
This is the first and only instance in
wlich this plan has been adopted in the
State. There is no douht that when its
merits are fully tested, ii will gradually
extend to every county and town, and lie
felt in the prompt compile ion
of what remains to be Done in that ia
Vorcd State.
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GENERAL VERMONT NEWS.
Boston Association Of Middlebury Col
lege Alumni Formed.

In view of the increasing strength of
Middlebury College. Vermont, the APP
proaChing centennial and the growing
number of alumni in Boston and vicinity,
meeting was held Tuesday evening 1T
the United States Hotel, at which Bos-
ton association of Middlebury college
alumni was formed There are over fifty
graduates OF Middlebury in BoS Oh and
vicinity. An organization was formed, of
which the Rev. G, *, w. Scott OF New
ton was made president, the Rev. George
w. Brooks of Ashmont secretary and
Charles G. Farwell of Wollaston treaaur-
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a hlc misery to millions of mankind.
For these and other reasons too numer-
ous even to catalogue in this paper, we
demand the faithful. impartial, and uni
versal prohibition of the alcoholic drink
traffic. The weakness OF the Vermont
policy Is not in the law. but in the execu-
tive department of government. If the
press, the pulpit and the people will unite
in an earnest and persistent demand for
fidelity to duty on the part Of all Of
iicials. and obedience 20 law by the peo-
pie. Vermont viii be an example lit for
all states to follow.
ID. c, BABCOCK.
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Both the granite cutters and the manu-
facturers of Vermont are to be congratu-
lated upon the agreement which enabled
them to avoid prolonged strike. These
conflicts between capital and labor are
invariably expensive for both sides and
Barre in particular, owing to the enor-
nous extent of that city's granite inter-
strike.
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1t is announced that the Russian gov
eminent, ignoring London, Paris, Berlin,
and other financial centres of Europe, has
come to the United States for the purpose
OF securing a large loan. the New York
banks having been asked to furnish sos,
100000 for this purpose. This act on the
part OF the Russian government only
serves to substantiate the claim that New
York is rapidly being recognized abroad
as the real financial centre of The world.
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or. An address was delivered by the pros.
idont. Ezra Braincrd, VINO spoke OF the
elaborate preparations for The celebration
Of the centennial in July.
After dinner speeches were rade by the
Hon. John w. Stewart, ex-governor o.
Vermont, Profs Eaton and McGlton. tie
Rev. Lawrence Phelps the Rev. George
w, Brooks ana the Rev. james H. Ross
OF Princeton, "A, a vote was passed ic-
qrcsting the trustees to appoint COM
mittee of Eve from this ami other alumni
association u cooperate in securing en-
dowment funds for the college.
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When you want anything, advertise in
the new special column of this paper. Some
bargains are offered there this week which
i, will pay you to read about. SEQ page
seven. This paper has more than $4,000
readers every week, and one cent word
sill reach them all.
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For woman to come to that period
known as change of life. It is almost
always a period of suffering, and the de-
rangement of mind and body is some
times SO great that the family life is ut
terly married by the unhappy wife and
mother. At such time every woman
needs just the help that is given by DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It works
with Nature, soothes the nerves by nour-
ishing them, and cures diseases of the
delicate organs. In brief, it makes weak
women strong sick women we'll.
"Favorite Prescription" contains no
alcohol, neither opium, cocaine, nor any
other narcotic.
~ have taken four bottles OF Favorite Pre-.
seription for feiuale weakness and change of
life" writes Mrs. Lizzie A. bowman, of New
Matnmoras, Washington Co, Ohio Before l
began taking II ! could not do anything. had
such pains in my head aud In the back of my
neck that thought would lose my mind Now
! can work every day and do not suffer rec.
oinmend Favorite Prescription to all women
suffering in the period OF change Of life. II is
the best medicine have ever found"
Every woman should send for FREE
copy of DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser.
Send 81 one-cent stamps to pay expense
OF mailing only for the book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth, to Dr.
X. V. Pierce, Buffalo,N. Y.
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II VIII pc seen from lnlS statement mat
Mayor Roberts majority over Burke
Tuesday is the largest received by any can
didate for mayor in contested election
since 1891 when Van Patterns margin over
Haselton was S69. 1t is worthy Of note,
however, that since 1895 no mayor IN the
case of Il contest has secured a plurality
of over 80. and this consideration also fur
nishes additional reason for republican
jubaton over the handsome victory won
Tuesday.
The republicans are also TO be congratu-
lated upon the handsome showing made
in the different wards. In the First Ward
republican differences promised to place
the democrats in control, but the republic
cans succeeded in re-electing Alderman
Mason by a majority of seven and elected
Hon. Elihu B. Taft over democrat to sue
coed Prof. Barbour as school commissions
or. number of residents in the Second
Ward threatened to cut down Alderman
Gutchcl's support but he was reelected
by majority OF 191, whereas the republi-
can city ticket last year received only l1S
majority, in that ward, a fact which tends
publican traditions.
After the may orally contest the mos. in
teresting struggle in tho city was that
over the election of an alderman in the
Third Ward to succeed J. r. Kelley. The
French democrats of the ward mad been
promised the election of one of their num-
Der 10 tho Board Of Aldermen, but the
.lo duo Nod ,Dt F,,IE1
being that the Irish democrats ntnued to
absorb all the political prizes in the ward
After having their candidate rejected I'm
the ward caucus this year they urged the
republicans to nominate candidate for
alderman contrary to the usual custom,
promising to flock to his support. Mr.. Gil
rard was nominated by the republicans for
alderman, and the wisdom of this course
is demonstrated by the fact that in a
ward with normal democratic majority of
about 200 the republican candidate lacked
only thirteen votes of an election, whie
the majority for the democratic city tick
ct was cut down TO 1876. The chances are
very strong, therefore, that Alderman
Shea will be succeeded next year by a
French republican,
The Fourth ward has become the BAN
ner republican ward of the city, whereas
1t is only few years comparatively since
Mr.. Burke, the democratic candidate for
the mayoraity in Tuesdays contest. was
elected alderman from that ward. Mr.
stiles, the republican candidate for alder
man this year, received a majority of III
which is the largest in proportion to the
total number Of votes cast received by any
candidate for alderman. The Fifth ward
republicans outdid themselves tuesday
re-cIecting Alderman BrowneI by the
handsome majority Of 116. Two years ago
the ward was represented on the Board
of Aldermen by two democrats, ana for
a number of years it was regarded as COM
fortably certain for the democrats.
Under the circumstances the republicans
ought to feel well satisfied with the re-
suits of the election and if the men elect
ed are Jealous in the performance of their
duties and in the promotion OF the city's
interests in every possible way, the city
will be republican for Il long time to come.
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According to compilation of the alti-
tudes in Alaska made by Prof. Henry
Cannctt the highest mountain in that ter
ritory is Mt. Mckinley, formerly known
as Mt. Allen. which is %, AGA feet in height
while Mount st. Elias is 1904. Alaskan
in more senses than one.
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The selection of Hon. Henry C. Ide for
the Philippine commission leaves North
eastern Vermont with but two available
candidates for the United States Senator
chi
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NJ. Il. Smith, Butternut. Mich. says:
"De Wits Little Early Risers are the
very best pills ever used for costiveness,
liver and bowel troubles"
]. w. osulivan. w. P. Hall. F. II.
Parker T.. Gosselin, f, r. Crandall
WiuoosA
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DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP WILL
give immediate relief TO a child suffocating
with the dreadful Group, Mothers. keep
this reliable medicine always handy and il
will save you many uneasy hours, 1t
costs but Is cents.
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WANTED.

BURLINGTON. THURSDAY, MARCH S
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SECURITY DEPARTMENT


TRUSTEES
=. Y. WARD, WILt.pp CpAx,
CHARt p. SMITH. Henry GnEESa
j. Il. bARsTOw, a. g. bEtRCR,
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Names of depositors who have
not been heard from for a period
OF ten years previous to Feb. 18TH,
1900, published in compliance
with Sections No. 4oo1 and No.
4o92, Vermont Statutes -
HIRAM II. EVEREST,
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MAETIN YOtATT,
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CHARLES p. SMITH, President.
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King by druggists and package II
proprietor b.
will be mailed postage paid