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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Hnatx Infarances.

According to q recent book entitled
''Orientations," there was once
rather obscure Englishman, who, after
being converted, read his Bible so as
siduously-in preference to any Lon
don newspaper-that his wife became
concerned for his sanity, and he was
subsequently examined by a specialist
in lunacy, with funny and pathetic
result. The doctors first questions
were ''feeIers"
81 mean,' said he at length, slowly
and very impressively, do you see
things that other people do not see?"
'Alas, yes!' was the patients re-
ply. 81 see Folly stalking on a lobby
'orse.'
do you, really? Anything else?''
asked the doctor, making note of
the fact.
81 see Wickedness and Vice beating
the land with their wings"
''Sees things beating with their
WINGS" wrote down the doctor.
81 see misery and un'appiness every
where
Indeed" said the doctor. ''Has de-
1usions. Do you think your wife puts
things in your tea?'
eyes"
"Ah!' thought the doctor. Chats
what wanted to get at@Thinks peo-
pie are trying to poison him. What
is it they put in, my man?"
milk and sugar." answered the pa
tent.
''Um!' said the specialist. Then he
wrote, every dull mentally youths
Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
BABU FNGL1sH.
Marvellous OratoricaI Effort of q
PIeader in an Indian Court
of Justice.

Babu English can seldom have APP
peared in more brilliant light than
in the following address of an Indian
pleader.
MY learned friend with mere wind
from a teapot thinks to browbeat me
from my legs. But this is mere gorilla
warfare. l stand under the shoes OF
my client, and only seek to place my
bone of contention clearly in your
honor's eye. Ny learned friend runs
amuck upon the sheet anchors of my
case. Your honor will be pleased
enough to observe that my client is a
widow-a poor chap with one postmor-
tenn son. A widow of this country. your
honor will be pleased enough to OBJ
serve, is not like a widow of your hon
or's country. A widow of this country
is not able to eat more than one meal
a day or to wear clean clothes or to
look after a man. So my poor client
has not such physic or mind as to be
able to assault the lusty complainant.
Yet she has been deprived Of some Of
her more valuable leather-the leather
of her nose.
my learned friend has thrown only
an argument ad hominy upon my teeth
that my clients witnesses are all her
own relations. Their relationship is
only homeopathic. So the misty argu-
ments Of my learned friend will not
hold water. At least, they will not hold
good water. Then my learned friend
has said that there is on the side of
his client a respectable witness-name-
ly, pleader, and, since this witness is
independent, SO he should be believed.
But your honor, with your honor's vast
experience, is pleased enough to OBJ
serve that truthfulness is not so plenti-
full as blackberries in this country.
And [ am sorry to say, though this
witness is man of my own features,
that there are in my profession black
sheep of every complexion, and some
of them do not always speak Gospel
truth. Until the witness explains what
have become of my clients nose leather
he cannot be believed. He cannot be al
lowed to raise a castle in the air by
beating upon a bush. So, trusting in
that administration of British justice
on which the sun never sits, I close
my Settle Real Malay
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
CANNED ROAST BEEF.
Soldiers In the Philippines Are Using About
10000 Cans 3 Month, Fresh Meat
Cannot Reach Them

Washington, April 21.-War depart
ment officials have been compelled to
resort to the use of canned roast beef
for the subsistence of the army in
the Philippines. This is due to the
fact that it is absolutely essential that
the soldiers shall be served with fresh
meat because of the impossibility of
providing refrigerated beef or cattle
on the hoof under existing condi-
tons. When the bulk of the army was
located near the seashore and at easily
accessible points, there was no diff
ficulty in providing them with fresh
meats, but conditions have now
changed and the army is scattered
among 160 posts in various parts of
the archipelago, a great many of them
at considerable. distance from the
nearest shipping point. There are no
cattle available and the refrigerated
beef which has heretofore formed the
principal basis of subsistence for the
troops cannot be preserved in good
condition long enough to reach many
of the inland posts. About $4,000 cans
month are being used.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
OId-Faxhioned Notions.

Men who save a margin from COM
Portable income often look with
amazement upon the ''thriftlessness'
of the poor. This time honored point
of view is happily illustrated by the
journal of Mr.. Samuel Breck, a gentle
man OF means and fashion, who made
this entry in the year 1920: <'Mrs.
B discharged a servant girl to-day
for fibbing and notwithstanding. She
had been for nearly three years in my
family. No sooner was she entitled to
receive a few dollars than she squan-
dered them in fnery, bedecking her.
self i'm merino shawls, chip bonnets
and SO forth, without laying up fif--
teen dollars, though she had received
from one dollar and a, half to one dol
lar and a quarter per week. Mr..
Breck did not believe in inno~a tions
They have such a vulgarfzing ten
dency,! STEAM" said he, sin many
respects interferes with comfort in
travelling, destroys every saTutary dis
tinction in society, and overturns by
its whilrigig power the once rational,
genfIemanly and safe mode of getting
along on a journey. Talk of ladies on
boaUd a steamboat OF in a railroad
car! There are none. To restore her
self to her caste, let a lady move in
select company at five miles an hour
and take her meals in comfort at a
good inn, where she may dine decent
ly.~-Youth's COMPANION
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Boers FORCED to Ficht.

Maseru, Basutoland, April 21.-The
Beers who lately surrendered in the
Wepaner district have been forced
with violence to fight Ten of their
leaders have been arrested. Presi-
dent Steyn has issued orders to the
Boer forces to hold tight to the grain
districts of Wepener, Ladybrand and
Ficksburg, from which they draw
their food supplies, and also to pre-
vent the British forces from getting
the rich supplies now in those dis
trictS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY.
Though Determined Upon Positive Action
the State Department. Is Proceeding
carbohydrates Minister Talks.

Washington, April Git is APP
parent that, though determined upon
positive action, the state department
is proceeding decorously and with due
precautions against being lead into
any position on which it cannot main
tain in the affair with Turkey. Ali
Ferrough Bey, the Turkish minister,
said yesterday that he probably would
hear from his government in short
time concerning the American claims.
He insists that an amicable settlement
can be arranged and repeats his state
ment already published that in view
of the high esteem in which he is held
by the sultan Minister Straus was not
justified in making the assertion that
the sultan had broken his promise
in regard to the settlement of the
claims.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
CANAL BILL THIS SESSION.
The Hepburn Measure Amended by Omit
ting the Fertilization Provision and Its
Passage Is Confidently Predicted.

Washington, April 2d.-The house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce Friday made an important
change in the Hepburn Nicaragua
canal bill, striking QUIT the provision
for the ''fortification," thus pro.
viding a compromise.
Following the announcement of the
changes in the bill, Mr.. Hepburn
stated that it had been definitely ar.
ranged that the house would take ur
the canal bill on May L and 2. Al
though the committee ON rules has
taken no formal action, yet this ap-
pears to be the definite understand
ing. Mr.. Hepburn says the passing 0:
the bill is unquestionaIble.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
TRANsMIssIssIPPI CONGRESS-.
The Business Done at the Meeting-A Per-
manenu Organization Efected-The St.
Louis Exposition Endorsed.

Houston, Tex, April 21.-The elev-
enth annual session of the Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress aad-
journed yesterday afternoon to meet
next year in Cripple Greek, Col. The
important business yesterday was the
adoption OF "a plan for the organization
of the congress on a permanent basis;
the Endorsement Of the ST. Louis ex-
position and the appointment of
committee to represent the congress
in the hearing on the SIT. Louis fair
bill, in committee, next Saturday, and
the adoption of resolution calling
for the immediate passage of one of
the Nicaragua canal bills NOW pending
before 5the national congress.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Fish in Shells.

Melt one tablespoonful of butter, add
one tablespoonful of flour, stir and cook
a few minutes; add one pint of milk,
stir and cook to a smooth sauce, season
with salt and pinch of cayenne pep
per; add three cupfuls of fne-cut
cooked fish and two fine-cut hard boiled
eggs. Put this preparation in six or
eight table-shel1s, sprinkle over each
one a teaspoonfu1 of white bread
crumbs and little melted butter; set
the shells in pan and bake light brown
in hot oven. Serve on a napkin
Ledger Monthly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
EiectrIoIty suppiants Steam.

Chicago, April Electricity sup
planted steam in the operation of the
big packing-house of Armour & Co. at
the Union stock yards yesterday. The
new plant, which cost something more
than $1,oo0,000, constitutes the largest
individual set of electrical power-giv-
ing machinery ever put into service.
Ice machines, refrigerators and motors,
supplying power to all hosting con-
trivances, meat trolley lines, machine
shops and the like are included In the
service to be rendered by the new ap-
paratus.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
no Boom Roosevelt In tha tEest.

Washington, April 21.-New Workers
returning from their state eonven,
ton urge that the thing to do at Phil
adelphia is to nominate Roosevelt for
vice president in spite of all his dec
linations. They say he viii accept a
nomination by reclamation B. B.
Oden, chairman of the New York state
committee, has started on a western
tour, his purpose being to carry this
same message to republicans in that
part of the country
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Truth Not What Was wanted.

Harold" murmured the beautiful
maiden, shyly, ''am L the only girl
you ever told you loved?"
81 will tell you the truth, dearest"
answered the manly youth, leaning
fondly over her. you are not
81 think you might have lied little,
Harold-for me-" she said, turning
tearfully away.-Stray Stories.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Redmond Jailed in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 21-'Jim'
Redmond is safe behind the bars in
the county Jail. He is charged with
the murder of Miss Emma Schumacher
on the night of December 8, 1897. He
was brought to Kansas City yesterday
by County Marshal Chi1es, who went
after him to San Francisco, he having
been arrested in Manila and brought
on transport to the United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
A Happy Thought.

Lets reverse the conditions said
the seedy looking man to the waiter.
SSYou sit down and I'll serve you, and
with the tip you are in the habit of
getting from other people, ia be able
to get square meal somewhere
else, 7'-Philadelphia North American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Somebody Had to Be at"

Judge There isn't any evidence
against this man, officer. Why did
you arrest him?
PoIiceman-Well, there wasn't any
evidence against anyone else, and
had to arrest somebody.-C Chicago
Evening News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Decentralization of Broom Corn

All indications point this year to an
enormous plant of broom corn. From
reliable information on hand, there
will be enough raised to supply this
country for four years. Prices on
same will hardly pay rent, seed and
faXRS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
Altogether Different.

She-Just think! They can make
diamonds out of paste.
He-Yes, but real ones take dough.
Philadelphia Bulletin
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26
A Mothers ears.
- Would Cry Every Time .
Washed My Baby

wv b e n he
was 8 months
old, first fes-
tiers and then
la rg e boils
broke out on
my b a b y S
n e &c k. T h e
sores spread
d o wn h j s
back until it
b e ca m e q
mass of raw
flesh. When I
washed a n d
powdered him
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-26

I would cry, realizing what pain he was in.
His pitiful wailing was heart-rending. I
had about given up hope of saving him when
was urged to give him Hood S Sarsap arilla,
all other treatment having failed. 1 washed
the sores with Hoods Medicated Soap, APP
piled Hoods Olive Ointment and gave him
Hoods Sarsaparilla. The child seemed to
get better every day, and very soon the
change was quite noticeable. The discharge
grew less, inflammation went down. the skin
took on healthy color, and the raw flesh
began to scale over and a thin skin formed
as the scales dropped off. Less than two bot
ties of Hoods Sarsaparilla, aided by Hoods
Medicated Soap and Hoods Olive Ointment,
accomplished this wonderful cure. 1 cannot
praise these medicines half enough" MRS.
GUERINOT, 81 Myrtle St., Rochester, n. Y.
The above testimonial is very much con-
densed from Mrs. Guerinot's letter. As
many mothers will be interested in reading
the full letter, we will send it to anyone who
sends request of us on postal card. Men
ton this paper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Business Mere Mention

For SALE.-A pair of work horses weigh
ing $3.50. IL. A. Morse, Calais, Vt.
A GOOD valley farm for sale we'll stock
ed aud fooled. About 165 acres and finely
located. Morse Brothers, Cabot, Vt.
RHEUMATIsM CURED IN DAY.-"Mystic
Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia radi-
cally cures in 1 to 3 days. 1t action upon
the system is remarkable and mysterious.
1t removes at once the cause and the dis
ease Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits 70 cents. Sold by
Harry A. slade, druggist, 10 State street.
For SALE.-A good valley meadow farm
with good buildings and running water
thereto. Two houses, also stock and tools
Situated on South Walden road one mile
from Cabot village. l.. p. COLE.
In this world Of change, periodicals may
come or may go, but the Literary World of
Boston goes on" with its excellent work,
making its appearance fortnightly. It's
readers appreciate the fine work it is doing,
its discriminating reviews Of current liter
ature, its notices OF best books and periOdi-
calls, which 1t is Of interest for the average
reader as well a. the professional, to know
about. F. II. Hames & Co. OF Boston are
the publishers. Terms, two dollars year,
ten cents per copy. Send for specimen
copies.
We have saved many doctor bills since we
began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
in our home. We keep bottle open all the
time and whenever any Of my family or my
self begin to catch cold we begin to use the
Cough Remedy, and as result we never
have to send away for a doctor and incur a
large doctor bill, for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, never fails to cure. 1t is certainly
medicine OF great merit and worth.-D. s.
Mearkle, General Merchant and Farmer,
Matte, Bedford county, Pa. For sale by
Q. Blakely, w. K. Terrill & Co., druggists.
A. r. De Fluent, editor OF the Journal,
Doylestown, Ohio, suffered for number OF
years from rheumatism in his right shoul-
der and side. He says: "My right arm at
times was entirely useless / tried Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, an was surprised to
receive relief almost Immediately. The
Pain Balm has been a constant companion
of mine ever since and it never fails" For
sale by G. Blakely, w. e. Terrill & Co.,
druggists
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
PRIZE SPEAKING

Notwithstanding the bad roads leading 10
Seminary hill, and despite the fact that the
electric car was not running, a large num-
ber from down town attended the Junior
prize speaking for proficiency in eloouton,
held Saturday evening In the Seminary
chapel. III the exhibition given that even.
ing is sample OF what can be done by the
elocutionary department at that institution
it is safe TO say it will not lack for patron
age and support.
In addition to the prize speaking piano
solos, four and six hands, delsarte work,
aud vocal solos by Misses Hersey and Mer-
ritt added no little TO the strength and at
fractions OF the programme.
Six contestants struggled for supremacy
in the prize speaking. Through the gener-
osty Of Miss Palmer, the instructor in elo-
cuton, and the board of management,
there were no blanks, each speaker drew a
prize.
The first prize was won by Miss Ethel G..
Austin, the second by Miss Julia ID. Blodg-
EFT, and the third by Miss Nina E. Goulette.
The other contestants each received a finely
bound volume Of standard literary works
The judges were Mrs. o. III. Richardson,
Henry Holt and Rev. O. o. Judkins. The
fact that half hour session OF the Judges
was necessary before decision could be
reached shows that the contest was exceed
ing close.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
EAST MONTPELIER BRIDGE CASE

In the chancery case Of the town of East
Montpelier against j. s. Wheeleck, W. L.
Clark and the Eureka Granite Company,
Chancellor j. IL. Watson has filed a de-
cretal order that the defendants shall re-
cover their costs and injunction damages as
follows: j. s. Wheelock $3.50; W. l., Clark,
S48; Eureka Granite Company, $33. j. p.
Lamson and III. q. Shurtleh for plaintiff
and f. L. Laird for defendants.
This bill in chancery was brought by the
town of East Montpelier in the summer Of
1895, in which the defendants were enioin-
ed from allowing their mill pond at East
Montpelier village to fill with water while
the orator was repairing the Perno bridge,
80 called Said cause was heard before
Hon. w. p. Dillingham; as special master,
who found in his report that the defendants
suffered the above named damages.
The case was then taken to the supreme
court and having been heard there, said
court adjudged it to be the legal duty of the
defendants to draw the water from their
pond sufficiently for the orator to proceed
with the work OF repairing said bridge. The
court also held that the orator was not en-
titled to an injunction and that defendants q
should recover costs. The case was sent
back to the master with the mandate that
if by reason OF the said injunction the de-
PENDANTS were deprived OF more water than
was necessary for the execution of the
work on said bridge then the defendants
mount they suffered in their business from
ack OF water. The master, in his second
report, found that the defendants suffered
damages to the amount az decreed in the
order of the chancellor as above stated.
This case was decided on new law on
these matters. Had the decision been rem
deredin supreme court earlier it would have
had a. local application in that this city
would not have had to pay the concerns
using water from the mill pond over which
the new red arch bridge is constructed as
heavy damages AZ were paid on account of
the drawing off of the water during the
construction OF this bridge. The point
made in the case just decided was that
while the town OF East Montpelier had a
legal right to draw off the water sufficiently
to perform the necessary work on the
bridge, the town was in fault in drawing
off more water than was really necessary
for the prosecution Of the work and thus
crippled the power of those dependent upon
| the pond more than was actually necessary
and 80 became liable for damages.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
EXCITEMENT AT NORTHFIELD.

L. A. Howes well-known citizen OF
Northtield, was arrested Saturday morning
on the charge OF assaulting and attempting
to kill members Of his family. Howes had
been drinking heavily for the past six
weeks, and during that time had been par
ticularly ugly at home. Matters eliminated
Saturday morning, when he threatened his
wife and daughter with revolver.
Howes was arrested and lodged in Jail at
Montpelier. He was taken back to North.
field this morning, where his hearing is in
progress this afternoon. States Attorney
Hoar was summoned and went up on the
morning train to investigate the case and
conduct it on the part Of the State.
During voyage to Alaska two years ago
two years ago, Howes was injured on the
head while on board ship, and has since
shown symptoms OF alteration of mind. He
was formerly leader Of the choir in the Uni
versalist church and director OF the North
field cornet band, He was also, several
years ago, station agent for the Central
Vermont railroad at Northfeld. He has
one son, IL. A. Howes, who resides in Wor-
cester, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
NOTICE..

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 80 cent
bottle of Downs Elixir if it does not
cure any cough, cold, Group, whooping
cough or throat trouble. We also guar
antee Downs Elixir to cure consump-
ton, when used according to directions.
or money back. A full dose on going
to bed and small doses during the day
will cure the most severe cold, and stop
the most distressing cough. G. Blake
ly, Fl. A. Slade, W. e. Terrill, Lester
Fl. Greene, Montpelier; Wells, Boyles
q Rogers and S. @. Voodry, Cabot,
VT; and j. b. Rogers, Walden, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
A. C. SPIRO, Furrier.
NOTICE.
To Dairymen and Farmers.

The Spring and the Autumn mark the per-
iods during which so many Premature Parturi-
tons occur amongst your herds. Abortion,
contagious and non-contagious, makes sad raw
ages with expected increase Now is the time
to act and save money.
The attention of many intelligent observers,
including the eminent members of the u S.
Department of Agriculture and the State
Board of Agriculture, has long been directed
to the consideration of this evil. Aided by
their reported investigations and experiments,
we have compounded a remedy which will
prove an efficient one in 70 per cent of the cases
of threatened abortion of cattle. We have
named it Bovine Benefactor, and its name is
merit-d, Any information desired regarding
this or other diseases of stock will be cheer
fully answered by our skilled Veterinary Phys
ician and Surgeon, DIR. l. w, PARKS, OF
Ontario Veterinary College. Address.
PARKS MEDICAL CO.,
If Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
THE VERMONT LIFE.

Speaking Of the sale OF the Vermont Life
Insurance Company to the Metropolitan of
New York, the Burlington Ne'0s says:
"This result has been forced by the ac-
tion OF the State insurance commissioners,
j. L. Bacon OF White River junction aud
#. A. Rowland Of Montpelier. State treas
urer and secretary of State respectively.
There are two standards Of figuring the
ratio OF life insurance company assets to
liabilities, the New York and the Massa-
chusetts. The latter is much higher than
the former. Measured by the New York
standard, the Vermont Life assets are am
pie to cover it's liabilities. Measured by
the Massachusetts standard, there is a de-
ficiency.
The State insurance commissioners in
sisted on applying the Massachusetts stand
ard The assets were thus found below the
ratio as TO liabilities. The commissioners
also criticised some property valuations,
and, in short, claimed that the company
was insolvent. Hence, with due regard to
policy-holders and their interests, 1t be.
came necessary for the company to reinsure
its policies and sell Its business"