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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
VERSATILE KAISER WILHELM.
Talents and Accomplishments of the
German Emperor.

The German emperor has written
public prayer and conducted a choir.
He can cook as well as he can eat. He
can play chess, paint pictures or draw
caric9tures. fIe has learned engineer
ing and studied electricity. Though he
game for four hours at the rate Of two
minute. In twenty-five years he has
shot $4,000 head of game. He has over
a hundred titles and is an admiral in
three of the biggest raYies. He changes
dress a dozen times a day, has o
dozen Wallets, and wardrobe worth
G100, 600. He works every day from
) a. m. until Z p. m. He can write a
song as well as he can sing it, can
manage a yacht as well as he can ride
service as well as a bishop. He can
command a feet as well as an army,
a ship as well as a regiment. He Is
king, emperor, author, musician, dram
atist, traveller, choir conductor, sports
man. singer, and there is nothing, from
rocking a cradle to ruling an empire,
of which ne is not a master. He is
the royal Observation-Disclosures with the
pride OF an emperor and the power Of
a Caesar. He is the modern William
the Conqueror. Before he had been on
the throne two years he had dismissed
the foremost statesman on the CONT
nent of Europe.-London Young Man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30

Gustav Paul Cluseret, ex-minister of
war of France, hero of many wars, died
at Toulon.
Five British officers and twenty-four
men are reported missing after hgn'
with the beers.
The German police have expelled $50
foreign anarchists since the assasslna-
ton Of King Hun.pert.
Heavy rainfall in India is reported
bv Lord Curzon and sowing Is active
Many still need help, however.
The sultan Of Turkey has ordered an
investigation of the recent massacre Vi
200 Armehians in Asiatic Turkey
Russia is said to have concluded or
about TO conclude, an arrangement for
a loan of 300, 100000 rubles in America
Moorish cavalry is reported march-
ing toward the Algerian frontler q
clash with French troops is Imminent
An unconfrmed report has been re-
ceived that General de Wet had pat
lie near Pretoria. The result IS IN
known ,
The engagement Of Queen Wilhel-
nina Of Holland to Prince FREDERICK
Adolf Of Mochlenburg-S chwerin Is an
nounced. c
In opeulng the tombs Of ancient Ger
man emperors the body of Conrad H.
VINO died in 1889, was found to be I'M
disturbed.
rbe North German Lloyd steamer
Aller. which sailed from New YORK hau
on board 500 returning Christian en-
deavorers. -.
An Italy is in dread because Oh oe-
lief that anarchists are planning
wholesale murders Of prominent men
of that country.
Exhibitors at the Paris fair angerea
INV inferior awards, posted placards oil
nrotest ana fight with exposition
guards resulted.
NJ Henri Cachard, who acts for the
Count and Countess de Castellane' de-
nias that the chateau owned by Count
de Castellane, Chateau lie Marais' Is 10
be sold ,o
n is announced at Constantinopie
mai scbekib Bey has been appointed
minister from Turkey to the oniteu
states. No official news of the appoint
,nent has been received at Washington
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
A PRACTICAL VIEW.

you don't mean to tell me that
you spend on an average an hour a
day playing whist" said the man who
takes life very seriously indeed.
Yes answered the friend.
That is six hours a week. Why,
my dear sir, do you realize that with
learn Sanskrit In six months or SOP"
Maybe. But what's the use? |
couldn't get any fun out of Sanskrlt."
Washington Star
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
TELEGRAMS IN BRIEF.


Americans played an important part
in tho capture OF the sacred city.
Gen. Huag In declared his intention
to night Tie allies and murder all for
eigners.
The allies in Pekln sent to rien,sin
ana raku urgent requests for rein
forcements.
Gen. Chanee reported entering Pc
kin. eight Of his men being wounded
in the lighting.
III Hung Chang asked America 10 au-
thorize COngeT or a special envoy to
treat for peace.
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
started for China with a scyen-rJom
campaign house with bath.
Our consul at Tientsin reported that
the Chinese troops were surrounded in
the palace grounds at Pekin.
A religious war on account Of the
activity Of native Christians is predict
ed by the Vienna Frele Prcsse.
An uprising is tnreatenta az Han
kow. twenty warships are as
sembled at Shanghai ana WOO sung
General Chatlee reported that ardu-
Gus work is ahead for the American
army in China before order can be re-
stored.
Minister CohBet reports lAaV Cllaoo
ie'su9 ~ emu, A''le' 'l',-' . -, ,'
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uo'i.' 90 N''''o0 o'"'1' '' ~ ~
p'S go Co ,-.,.-, ,..,.1,
vi ''oi'o' va o''''''o ~, $50
stan as tho IIrench eynoditionary carps
~ rbino
Adn,iraI ponev cahlsd q ranancse
ronort tbat Ma e,,rross d.,vsaag Is q,
missioner Of prince yungodo in fine in
nor citv which wac bonbardad bv the
allies
Admiral Remey cabIed a story of the
Pekln operations, confirming the death
of Captain Reilly. The Boxers around
Tientsiu were routed by the English
and Japanese.
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
JAPAN'S ACTIVITY.

Japan shows her interest in Korea
by appropriating recently money
enough TO build railroad 300 miles
long from Fusan to Seoul. This will
be of great commercial utility as the
time between Seoul and Shimonoseki
will thus be reduced to 20 hours. Al
ready one-half Of Korea's trade is with
Japan, and this closer connection VIII
improve Japan's trade position, to say
nothing of military advantages. Japan
owns the railroad from Chemulpo 10
Seoul, which when finished will be 20
miles long. Twenty miles were open
to traffic nearly a year ago. A long
steel bridge is under construction ana
will need to be completed before the
line viii be perfected. rhe maps al
ready give Masampho harbor to Rus
STA, but recent advices seem 70 snow
that Japan has influenced the king OF
Korea to cancel the Masampho con-
CeSsiOn.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
CHEAP OXYGEN,

The production Of oxygen In COM
mercial way is proposed by Prof. Raoui
Pictet Of Geneva His method is 70
admit air to a condenser cooled Oy
liquid air, relying upon the low tenn
perature to cause the oxygen TO sep
arate by gravity from the nitrogen
When the two gases have separated Ine
oxygen will be drawn off from tne
bottom of the condenser and the nitro
gen from the top, while the earOonlc
acid which will be liquihed, VIII DC
drawn off into tubes. With an ENGINE
Of 500 horsepower some 100000 cuoic
feet Of oxygen can be obtained, II Is
said, In one day.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
DECIDEDLY UNFAIR.

First Tramp-Ain't ye goin through
New Jersey this year,
Second Tramp-No, I amt. Was
there last year.
"Wots tn matter with it?"
Every time anybody gifts killed
they arrests all the tramps in tn state.
only killed two women there last
year an l cot arrested sixteen times.
New York Weekly,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
ALPHABETICAL,

Two commercial travellers IN Ial.-
way carriage entered into col'el1.'
ton. One of then tried very haIl ~
make the other understand soue1hlls'
but ne was either very hard y. near 'l Z
or slow in believing At last his illsu'
lost his temper and exclaimed: y ny
don't you seer It's as PLAIN az Z I
CT" THAT may be, said the o'Ae'
but you see, / am u g F.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
IN CONES HIGH

"Pana, said Benny Beechwood.
what il the highest POSITION ia the
armya"
The command Of the balloon bril-
-lae. rcnUe1 Mr.. Beeehwooa prompt
-Plytsburg Chronicle Telegraph
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30
no EXCUSE

A German had been accepted as >
furvman. tie desired to be released on
the ground Il no understood good eng
lish"
"Ihat Is no excuse, said the judge.
You will not hear any good English
during this trial. Green Bag.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30

The statement compiled By bFa--
STREETS shows that the total oanA ga
ipes of the principal cities q me
limited states for the week are Si.-oe.-
$50. q0-. a decrease Of 1I.5 per
compared with corresponding Ns'N
last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30

This Is the Butcher OF Sp0tless Town,
His tools are bright as his renOwu.
To leave them stained were indisereet,
For folks wouId then abstain from meat.
And so he brighlens his trade, YOU know,
By polishing with SAPOLlo.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30

This lean M, D is Doctor Brown,
Who fares but i'll in Spotless Town.
The town is so cOni0unded clean
Ii is no wonder he is lean.
He's lost all patients now, you know,
Because they use SAPOLlO.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-30

This is the Maid OF fair renowu
VINO scrubs the floors OF SpOtless Town,
To find a speck when she is through
Would take a pair of specs or two.
And her employment isn't slow,
For she employs SAP0Ll0.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
Selling Cigarettes.

A State law is constitutional which
forbids the sale or giving away of
cigarettes.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has 80 decided.
The law in question was that of Ten
nessee, which made it misdemeanor
punishable by fine of not less than
$50, "for any person, firm or corpora.
ton to sell, offer to sell, or to bring in
the State for the purpose of selling,
giving away or otherwise disposing of
any cigarettes, cigarette paper or sub
stitute for the same"
The Tennessee Supreme Court
thought that cigarettes were not legiti-
mate articles of commerce, son &C.
count of their noxious and hurtful
character" This was declared bad
law by the United States court. JUS
tice Brown, who wrote the opinion of
the majority-give ear, now, ye users
of tobaccol- said that probably no
other vegetable has contributed so
much to the comfort and solace of the
human race. OF course, then, tobacco
was an article of commerce. But the
right of the State to prohibit the sale of
tobacco in the form of cigarettes was
affirmed. 1t was not an infringement
of the exclusive power of Congress to
regulate commerce between the States.
The States cannot prevent the bringing
of any legitimate article of commerce
into their precincts in "original pack
ages" But it is now held that as
soon as an original package of cigar
cites is opened and the smaller pack
ages are taken out, they, not being
original packages, are amenable to the
State laws.
The Supreme Court judges who con.
Cured in this decision were Justices
Brown, Harlan, Gray, White and Nc.
Kenna-5. The dissenting ones were
Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Shiras
Brewer and Peckhsm-4.-Daily Ne VS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
The Railway Commission,

The railway commission will be re-
tanned. Governor Stickney has ap-
pointed commission that is regarded
as an exceptionally strong one. Many
believe this commission, or any other
that could be appointed, is stronger
thaz the law that clothes them With au-
thority. 1t is the common criticism
upon the law that it gives commission
no adequate power to enforce its Or
ders.
A hill was introduced, H. 1913,
by DR.. Mayo of Mortified, designed to
give the commission the authority nee
esssry to make it's orders or recommen-
dations affective. This bill is pending.
1t lie a matter for che serious and DELHI
crate consideration of the Legislature.
A good commission required good
adequate law to reader it serviceable
for protecting public interests. A com
mission constituted as is the existing
board can safely and properly be trust
ed with adequate power to carry out
the object of it's creation. Otherwise
it might as we'll be discontinued.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
KIDNEY DISEASE KILLS.
Its Victims Are Numbered by the Hun
dreds Of Thousands.

If you are suffering from Kidney or
Bladder disease, the doctor asks: do
you desire to urinate often, and are you
compelled to get up frequently during
the night? Does your back pain you3
Does your urine stain linen2 Is there q
scalding pain in passing it, and is it diff
cult to hold the urine back? Ifso, your
Kidneys or Bladder are diseased"
Try putting some of your urine in q
glass tumbler, let it stand twenty-four
hours. Ifthere ISIS sediment, or cloudy,
milky appearance, your Kidneys are sick.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
will surely relieve and cure even the most
distressing cases of these dread diseases,
and no physician can prescribe a medi-
cine that equals it for diseases ofthe Kid
neys, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheu-
matism, Dyspepsia and Chronic Constipa-
ton. 1t win promptly correct the bad
effects of beer and whiskey. All drug
stores sell it for one dollar a bottle. y
BY sending your address to the DR..
David Kennedy's Corporation, Rondout
N. Y, and mentioning this paper, trial
bottle, together with pamphlet of valua-
BILE medical advice, will be sent you free,
postpaid by mail Our readers can de-
pend upon the genuineness of this offer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
TIE ETHAN ALLEN MYSTERY

Two years ago last Halloween the statue
Of Ethan Allen az The State House was dis.
| figured by bleCkiug tt boots and stealing
the wooden sword from iH aide The work
OF vandalism caused a en- days sensation
and until recepi lv no clu, o. D. the Derpetra-
tors Of the deed could he Obtained At that
time II was suspected thai students from
The different schools in The vicinity did tho
work while ont for a lark and tho return OF
the sword few DAYS after the deed was
committed only added to the mystery sur
rounding it,
States Attorney Hosr has notified Ser
geant-at- Arms PhiDney that through the
efforts Of City Sheriff Bancroft he is in NOS
session OF evidence tending 10 show who
perpetrated the damage to the statue and
thereby hangs a sensational story.
A young woman calling herself Maud
Van Dyke, who was sentenced from WASH
ington County Count TO imprisonment in
State prison aud who has yet about q wear
TO serve, furnished the key to the mystery.
She hss been employed AZ a domestic In
the family OF Superuie udent Cakes and In
the course Of time narrated 10 the family
the details Of several Of Der exploits
One Of these narratives WAS TO the effect
that on the Halloween night in question
she and arty OF young pc, Dle we're on
the steps OF the Capitol building and saw
the desecratiou Of the statue OF Ethan AL
len. She alleges that the deed was done bv
Frank Miller, who Is now in Jail here and
who IL about 10 be- tried for murder She
alleges that Miller WAS assisted in his work
by his alleged victim, Mejor S. johnson,
who was found dead on the bank Of the
Winooski river near the Taylor street
bridge.
City Sheriff Bancroft came into possess
sion Of this girls story and made an inves-
tgatioD, during which it is claimed he has
secured evidence which substantiats the
narrative.
Under the statute, 1t falls upon the SER
geant-at-arms to prosecute in H case Of this
nature W en- the damage done does not ex-
coed S25 and upon the States attorney
when the damage is in excess OF that
amount. Mr.. Phinney sets the damage be-
low S25. As one Of the alleged offenders is
dead and the other is to be tried for his life
probably no prosecution will be instituted
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
Oklahoma.

The vast majority of the people of
the east have very little idea of the
area, population and wealth of the new
est territory of Oklahoma. The name
conveys only vague thought of a wild
and woody section out beyond the In
dian territory somewhere, mostly bar
rem prairie dotted here and there with
cowboys, Indians and predatory out
laws. On the contrary, the people of
Oklahoma have converted a prairie
long wasted into a productive and
wealthy country. The land that was
proftless to anybody eleven years ago
provided in 1899 taxables valued at
$40 1882 Ala, and that was a gain in tax
valuations of 100000 in a year.
There were 1900 children in 1862
schools. This eleven-year-old territory
had sixty-eight territorial and seven
national banks, WITH paid.up capital
of S954,000. The southern States were
looking in amazement at the output of
10000 bales of cotton made in 1898,
worth $5000,000, and, listening some
what incredulously to the promise Of
vastly greater crops to come. Today
Oklahoma is asking for admission as a
state, and is apparently in every way
fitted to become one.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
A Certain Remedy
The Washington Star editorially

The Washington Star editorially
says:
"The pure food and the dairy inter-
ests are agreed now that the Grout bill
and no other legislative proposition
now pending before Congress will
reach the cleo evil, and they are ap.
parently determined to bring every
possible influence to bear this wint er
to secure it's passage and subsequently
to secure its strict enforcement. The
National Grange in session here has
endorsed the bill. This means much
in the fight for the suppression of the
food frauds, for the Grange is a wide.
spreading organization covering all of
the northern and several of the south.
ern states. 1t exercises weighty
influence upon state legislation in all
agricultural affairs and It's recommen-
dations have been respectfully consid.
cred by Congress in the past The
spread of the feeling in favor of the
Grout bill is illustrated by the fact that
the Iowa association OF dairymen at
their recent convention, as noted in
today's issue, heartily endorsed this
measure and condemned all the sub
stitute propositions which have been
advanced, clearly in the oleo interest.
The Iowa dairymen took occasion, it
will be noted, to express their thanks
specifically to Secretary Wilson and to
his paper. The Star has labored earn.
estly for the suppression of the cleo
frauds and has repeatedly urged the
passage of the Grout bill. 1t is pleas
ant to find that its efforts in this direc-
ton are appreciatedlEso far saway as
Iowa. "kz.ss. Wss H..
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28

The Legislature should give heed to
the suggestion of the gentleman from
West Rutland and replace the figures
and scenery of the State coat of arms
with fish hatchery, pan-American
exhibition, State Laboratory, etc., in
view of the tendency to vote money for
everything under the sun except the
farming interest. The House kills the
bill to promote fruit growing; it recon-
siders and may be inveigled into voting
$4,000 for another fish hatchery at
Swanton. 1t has cut down the board
of agriculture to three members and no
farmer dares to ask to have the men,
bership increased to make its labors
efficient. Millions for hatcheries or
anything else; not one cent for farm
ing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
Senator ChandIer,s Chances.

The Senator states the sen orial
situation in New Hampshire OBJ follows:
"The situation is simply this: There
are five other avowed candidates for
the Senate, Messrs. Burnham, Sullo-
way, Baker, Quinby and Clarke, be-
sides others who are waiting, Messrs.
Blair, Streeter, Burns and Rollins.
There are 1875 Republican members Of
the Legislature and less than one hum
dred Democratic members. The Legis-
lature meets on January 2, and the
Republican caucus will be on January
10. All the Republican members have
been asked in my behalf to withhold
cOmmittals and to be free to act az they
think best when the nominating caucus
meets. 1t is difficult to make positive
statement about their predictions. l
can see the names of about one hun
dred who, am sure, intend to vote for
me. The only positive workers against
me are certain employees within the
State of our only railroad, which has
become all-powerful in New Hamp-
shire politics. Whether the railroad
owners and managers outside the State
authorize and approve the action of
their subordinates 1 am not sure.
There are some indications both ways.
Public sentiment has not indicated any
one of the candidates against me as the
most popular candidate. 1 will not
assert that am sure of the nomination,
but believe shall receive majority
of the votes in the caucus when it
meets. If defeated. the cause will be
almost wholly the railroad opposition"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-11-28
The Vote on License.

The bare proposition hitherto pre-
scented TO leealize and systematize the
sale of Intoxicating liquors Of all kinds
for drinking purposes vas at THE Sea-
sion of the Legislature disguised both
by specious provisions for local option
and for reference of the whole matter
to the people when the bill had been
matured and had passed both houses Of
the General Assembly. With these al
lurements the real parties in interest,
the makers, the sellers and the drink
ers, had expected to attract to the bill
sufficient support from conservative
temperance men to insure the passage
of the bill framed with so much i'm
genuity and labor.
The advocates and supporters of the
existing system have never for mo-
ment believed that the expectations of
the license men, If they have really had
any expectations at all of success,
would be realized, or that there was
anything more alarming than bum
combe in their boasts of their strength
in the Senate or the House. The fig
ures of Thursdays vote constitute a
splendid vindication of their faith.
The effect of the enterprise and ag-
gressiveness of the party seeking the
free sale of liquors for pandering to an
appetite for drink has been to send the
discussion of the subject far below the
surface of the argument. The effect
has been wholesome. 1t has been
made to appear that the subject OF the
regulation of the liquor traffic is not
one to be settled off hand The bust
ness, in its relation to government and
society, is radically different from trade
in the necessities of life, or stocks and
bonds. The subject has had.a thorough
shaking up. Its consideration, under
the circumstances, by this Legislature
has been in the nature of referendum
and the result ought to be conclusive.
If it is not, the reasons, State and So
cial, why Vermont should adhere to
the existing system of regulating the
liquor traffic and combining itsto pur-
poses generally recognized as legiti-
mate, have hardly been touched upon,
and in another trisl OF conclusions the
friends and supporters. of good order
and good morals, the believers in
wholesome restraints and wise:regula-
tions ih dealing in an article of infinite
possibilities for crime and evil conse-
quences, will go deeper into the merits
of the question and will emerge with
more decisive victory.
Now, as Representative Hale said in
the debate on Thursday, if the men of
influence and standing in any commu-
nifty in which "prohibition does not
prohibit" will insist hat the prohibit
tory law be enforced with the same
fidelity as other laws for the protection
of persons and property, for the pres
ervation of order and the goodlmorals
OF the community, there will be no rea-
sonsble ground for criticism on the
score of its efficiency. One trouble
with the law in the communities in
which it is not enforced is the encour-
agement law breakers receive from this
very class of people who are constant
ly declaring that prohibition: does not
prohibit. They don't want it to prohib-
it and they employ their influence
against its enforcement, and by voice
and example encourage disobedience.