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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

Colon, Colombia, Nov. 26. - The
expected bombardment on Monday
did not take place
a despatch from Berlin saws the an
nouncement to the effect that the coun-
tries party to the triple alliance were
making concentrated demonstration
III South American waters is false.
There had been no discussion be-
tween GermaOv, Austria and Italy
regarding connuon action in this di-
rectlon. Each CorntIy is sending N..r-
ships to South American water bot
they are acting entirely independc tv
Of each other and are merely moicCt-
ing the property rights and lives of
their subjects. 1t is further explained
that Washington was fully informed
concerning the intentions of Gel me nv
in this regard. The movemer O.
German vessels in South Arc ',ln
waters have been fully rcro a 81.
well as the vessels destined 30 a. ,.0
there. No other slips hive ~
South America. Gcrmm ne'tH' f..
Berlin are of the opinion . t.
presence in the Caribbean sea o. Nvl.-
ships of the powers composing the
triple alliance will have the desired
effect, without making necessary a
recourse to action.
London, Nov. 26.-All the morning
papers discuss South American affairs.
The Daily Telegraph says: 1.-The
United States are acting in strict ac-
cordance with their diplomatic rights !;
but they may find it extremely dill
cult to adhere to their ideal pro-
gramme.
The Daily News says: CAN this
plays straight into the hands of the
United States; and that energetic
power has not been slow TO take adj
vantage of it by force, acts, which
may at any moment develop into an
occupation of the isthmus.
The Morning Post which hardly ex-
poets the isthmian squabblos to have
any serious effect upon the relations
between the great powers, says
Germany will not indulge in any
special risks or eXertion over Il mere
point of honor in the Venezuelan dis
pute. Without expressing an opinion
on the abstract justice of the claim of
the United States to control the 18TH
mus, we believe no single power is
likely to oppose it. The Monroe doe
trine is hardly likely to be contested
so long as the European powers are
divided among themselves.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

The silverites are about extinct in
the United States Senate. Senator
Dubois of Idaho now Announces him
self full fiedged Democrat. His col
league, Senator Heitfeld, has also re-
nounced pOpulism and declared him
self Democrat. This action elimi-
mates the name of populist from the
United States Senate, unless Harris
Of Kansas persists in clinging to the
appellation, which is unlikely. The
name populist will thus become only
memory in the Senate chamber.
The action of Senator Dubois com
pletes the realignment of the silver
Republicans who bolted the st. Louis
convention in 1896 and allied them
selves with Organism. OF the silver
Republicans who then left the Re
publican party, Mantle Of Montana,
Jones and Stewart of Nevada have re-
turned to the Republican party, and
are once more on its rolls Teller of
Colorado, according to Dubois Can
non oil Utah and Dubois of Idaho have
gone over to the Democrats. Petit
grew of South Dakota has evidently
gone into political oblivion, and the
name silver Republican will no long
er be seen ON the Senate rolls. In the
House there are still few men not
allied with either great party, and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

been paid to the insurgents, has been
confiscated. The system of taxation
and the collection of taxes maintained
by the insurgent leader Lukban was
perfect and exhaustive in every par
ticular and produced revenue from
births, marriages, deaths, cock fights
and from fish ponds of Samar Hemp
was the most important feature of
commerce. Two per cent of its price
was given to the local presidents,
who collected the majority of the
isands's revenue from those natives
who had sworn allegiance to the
United States and turned it over tc
the rebel authorities.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27
ONE REASON FOR THANKS
GIVING.

In his earnest plea for upholding
and enforcing the prohibitory law,
made on Sunday evening in the
Church of the Messiah by Clarence j.
Ferguson, ESD, of Burlington, the
speaker made no reference to the atti-
tude of the Vermont judiciary toward
that law or to what the judges of the
Supreme court of Vermont have done
or left undone in its enforcement
when violators of it have been
brought before them.
The eloquent speaker might have
gone farther and might have said in
truth that one cause for devout thanks
giving among the people of the state,
as they gather in their meeting
houses ON Thursday is that Yer
mont has am absolutely incorruptible
honest and fearless supreme bench
and that its Judges from Chief Judge
Taft down to Judge w. p Stafford,
the youngest member, have in later
years shown an altogether commend
able spirit in the enforcement of the
prohibitory law. Not as the enemies
of the law were wont to say the late
lamented Judge Thompson enforced it,
in a vindictive spirit or on personal
grounds, but precisely as they enforce
any other law upon the statute books.
With such administrators of the law,
standing squarely behind the prose-
cutting officers in the several coun-
ties so long as they do their duty, and
withholding from them their certifi-
Gates for salaries when they have
winked at wrong doing the work
done in several counties of the State
during the past three months in the
enforcement of the prohibitory law is
especially gratifying to all lovers
of law and order and to all supporters
of the prohibitory law as it now
stands. A news despatch sent out
from Woodstock last Sunday night
says every deputy sheriff i'll Windsor
county is hunting down violators of
the prohibitory law, and with marked
of Governor Stickney, the proprietor
of the leading hotel was caught nap
ping Judge Stafford will preside at
the December term of Windsor county
TENDER his treatment of liquor sellers
and perjured witnesses in liquor
cases, carried CONSERVATION to the
hearts of all law breakers in that
county, and won for him from the
local newspapers the title I" a Daniel
Come to Judgment The people
have no reason to expect any less of
him in Windsor county.
In Bennington county next week a
large number of dealers and property
holders are cited to appear before
Judge Rowell, and several on whom
summons could not be served have
gone to New York state on vacations.
The work done by Chief Judge Taft
along these lines in Addison and Rut-
land counties, by Judge Start in Rut-
land county, Judge Tyler in Orleans
county, and Judges Watson and Nun
son in Washington county give evil
dence not to be gainsaid that the
days of nominal fines of $40 for liquor
selling are past, and that so long as
the prohibitory law stands upon the
statute books of Vermont, so long will
it be impartially enforced by the men
chosen bV the DeODle tO administer all
law.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27
MAIL SERVICE.

Washington Nov. 6.-Third assist
ant Postmaster General Edwin G.
Madden, in his annual report. recon-
mends the consolidation of third. and
fourth cl0D mail matters an in
crease Of Zoe limit of indemnity for
the loss of registered matter from $40
TO 500 and that postal employees be
made liable for the value of registered
matter lost through their carelessness.
The total postal revenues of the year
from all sources were Sl11 ,631 1913, be-
ing 50, 1923, 121 less than the eXpendi-
lures. This is exclusive of the cost
of transporting the mails over the sub
sidiZed Pacific railroads that have
not yet settled their bonded accounts
with the government. The total value
of sta mDed paper and stamp books is
sued doing the year was Sl0f, 1856, 9S5.
The Ue of postage stamp books is
regarded as a successful experiment.
The 4,69S, 1925 stamp books issued
have cost the department 81. 50 per
thousand to manufacture. There were
659, GA, 800 postal cards issued The
amount of second class matter mailed
free of postage to actual subscribers
within the country of publication
constitutes practically seven per cent
of the entire list mailed.
Mr.. Madden says it is but ques-
ton of time if the rate of increase of
second class matter continues before
1t will consume most if not all of the
revenue derived from other classes of
mail me ter. While second class mat
ter coMDiucd with its necessary euuip-
ment cpn itutes approximately two
thirds OF he combined weight of all
the four classes of mail matter, it
furnishes only slightly over four per
cent of the revenue from all post
ages. About fifty per cent of this
nominal and unsustaining rate Mr.
Madden says is due to a construction
of the statutes which has permitted
the admission of great number of
alleged newspapers and periodicals
which are merely pretensions Tho
principal abuses of the pound rate
named by the report are sample cop
les, bulk subscriptions, book serials,
return copies of news agents and
premiums to subscribers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

Mr.. Carnegie's large increase in his
gifts to the institute that bears his
name at Pittsburg will heighten the
Importance of the well-equipped and
literally endowed educational plant
that is being developed in the smoky
city. Few American institutions for
the cultivation of art and science have
been more generously furnished than
the Carnegie group at Pittsburg and
in years to come we may be forced to
think of the busy manufacturing town
as no less an educational center. A
Carnegie university may eventually
be evolved in Pittsburg with an en-
dowment exceeding that of the uni
versity founded a new at Chicago by
the liberality of Mr. Rockefeller.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

known as populists, fusionists and sill
verites. These are Shafroth, and Bell
of Colorado, Glenn of Idaho, Edward
of Montana, Stark, Shellinger, New
ell of Nebraska and Newlands of Ne
vada.
Secretary Root, it is said, proposes
in his forthcoming annual report to
call attention to the need of improv-
ing the discipline and efficiency of the
National Guard. Among his recon-
mcndations will probably he a sugges
ton for liberal appropriations for an
nual fold manoeuvrcs and another for
combining detachments of the regular
army with the National Guard in
camps of instruction. There is no
doubt that the militia organization
save in very few states, is in urgent
need of Improvement. Anticipated
arms, obsolete tactics, inadequate
camp and general equipment and in
competent officers are to be found al
most everywhere I'm most cases, to
be sure, the civilian soldiers can
make a brave show ON holiday pa
| rade, but they would Doe of little use
to the federal government i'm am omer-
goncy. This was very clearly brought
out at the time of the Spanish war.
Secctary Roots reported proposals OF
reform seem feasible and promising,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

The Daily Journal was the only
newspaper in Vermont that published
last evening the settlement of the
switchmen's strike at New Haven,
Conn, strike that few hours ago
threatened to extend over all New
England, 1t paid to hold the forms
ten minutes to publish the news, in
the language of our contemporary,
"while it was news
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

Senator Bailey of Texas says that if
the canal treaty is as strongly Ameri-
can as is represented he will support
it, Mr.. Bailey has been at the head
of the democracy in the House for
four years, and while the party has
not always followed him, he is rep
resentative Democrat and we may
hope to. see the minority refrain from
playing politics with the treaty. The
influence which will cause most
trouble will be pecuniary. Many of
our statesmen are loaded up with
interests" which may cause a heavy
lobby effort one way or the other.
But in matter of this importance to
the country it would be pitiful in
deed, if it should become a party
issue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-27

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
i0c. 2oc. II c. O. @. fail, druggists refund money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

band died OF alcoholism, but her pres.
ent husband is prosperous attorney,
who takes very little interest in alco-
holism morally or physically. He even
refuses 10 attend his wife in her present
troubles, and she herself says She does
not want 10 see him around. Ten years
ago Mrs. Nation was living at Medicine
Lodge, the home of Jerry Sirpson, Sa-
looms We're running there at full blast
Mrs. Nation put Il number OF them out
of business by smashing the fix ures, and
put a number Of the proprietors into the
pc litentiary, which was possible because
there is law prohibiting saloons, Since
thai time the liquor tratiie there has lam
guishcd. She next went TO kio@a, and
all visible signs of saloons eyaporated a
short time after her arrival, Next she
went to Wichita. aud when she wrecked
he bar Of leading hotel she was
DromDtlv arrested
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23
SERMONETTES
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Christianity christianity has held
man ana Jesus in opposite directions,
one as the Savior and the other as the
sinner and this unhappy comparison
has tended to perpc)uate the bondage
of man. and 70 isolate Christ from In
mainly. so that we find we have no
higher conc, rtion of the Christ than
The corporeal manifestation Of the man
of GaIilpp Rec +. +. Mason( Spirit
ualisj Brooklyn. y. y.
Gambling Guilty is the government
half counteuancing gambling, which.
taking il in MI its forms. springs more
traps and catches more bright young
men than any other Vice. liccutiousn, IS
and alcoholic drink excepted Guilty
the church that does not compel men
TO the saucfu ary. even nj terrific cost
of energy and sacrifice. and there re
thunder Sinafs eternal Thou shalt
not" aud there cxalt Calyary's Christ
Does anybody 20 to hell unless some
body else pushes Rev. : e. Young
Presbyterian piit>bur@, Pa.
What Is 1t 30 Re = CHRISTIAN? II has
been asked. What is a college bred
nan fo do now ia order to become q
Cbristiau:~ This youth represents a
multitude v no stand now at the part
iu@ e lies ways. because modern sci
e5lce has profoundly affected their
ideas about the EiHla the crecdS and
ecclesiastical institutions, They also
fear les5 physical science has altered
Tire fundamental ideas toward Jesus
Christ as tine soul's master and Savior.
Al such dwell midway and kn0lr only
remlttrnt happiness. Those who stand
.3esijant between tHe teachings of
sricace and the tearhinzs Of Christ are
earnestly directed 10 take Christ-l;ev.
Newell i. IIillis. Congregati0ualist
brooklyn y y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23
FEMALE SALOON wReoKgR.
Mrs. Nation, Who Is Keeping Up Hes
States Reputation
The women Of /

The women of Kansas have unique
way of keeping their States name be.
fore the public, A few years ago it was
Mrs Lease who, by her nerve and per-
sistency gave Kansas unique distinc-
ton in politics Now :, Carrie Nation
invites the worlds attic on to the State.
Mrs. Nation is the woI-an who is spend
ing a short season in jail for destroying
$1,000 worth OF property in the SWEETEST
saloon in Wichita, She says now that
as soon as she is released she will imme-
diately 90 t. work and smash up few
more saloons.
Mrs. Nation is Il good-looking woman.
30 years of age. She is prominent
member of the Kansas w. c. I. L. She
has been twice married. Her first has
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

AIDE, in which he was mounted infantry
man. lie incurred disability, from which
he never fully recovered. The only office
he ever held except the governorship was
State Senator.
Three children and Mrs. Mount are the
surviving members Of the family. The
oldest child is Mrs. Charles Butler. who
lives on Il farm in Montgomery County
adjoining that of her father. Mrs. John
w Nicely, who is now at Beirut Syria
and the Rev. Harry NJ Mount. pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at Corners
willie, are the other children.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23
Ex.oov. MOUNT DEAD.
Passes Away Suddenly in His Hotel in
indianapolis.

Ex-Goy. James \. Mount, whose term
as chief executive of Indiana expired
Monday, died suddenly at $50 o'clock
Wednesday night at the Denison Hotel
In indianapolis. of heart failure. He was
apparently well in the afternoon, and
attended the farewell reception given by
Mrs. Mount preparatory to the return of
the Ex-Governor and his family to their
home in Charlottesville. The ex-Gov-
ernor's death came as a great shock to
his relatives and friends throughout In
diana
James A. Mount was known as the
farmer Governor" He was born in Shell
by County, Ohio. and was 81 years old.
He grew up poor boy on farm. He
enlisted and served three years in the
Civil War as Il member of Wilder's brig
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

waited by rcyoiting BETRAYAL Of trust.
These great banking insriH.ion- invite
the confidence Of the public, and they
should be 81 conducted lba' this conf
dcnce is not betrayed. ANY Officer OF a
bank, or any enploye. uY matter what
his rank or station, who is fJnnd guilty
of stealing the funds Of saea an institu-
ton should be made to >E5to..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

dict IN mt found
against him for
classifying the ac-
count, Of the bank
and eu}bczzling the
sum of $500, 900,
was scntenced 10
thirteen years at
hard labor in Sing
Sing
In passing sen
tencr Judge Tnou-
as said This case
is an oid-time case
or -4+f...iug yasur.-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

November 81, 1899.
"DEAE Mrs PINKHAM-I feel it my duty o acknowledge
the benefit that your advice and Lydia Pnhams Vegetable
Compound have done for
81 had been suffering with female time could
walk but sort distance had terrible bearing pains lower
of bowels bakache and pain oary used medicine
for four months and much better that could walk three times
the distance that l could before
al to-day in better health than have been FOR than
two and know is all due Lydia Pkhams Vegetable
Compound.
recommend advice and medicine to all who suffer-
- Mrs. 5. j. WATSON, Hampton, Va
This positive proof that Mrs Pinham competent
advise sick than other Write her. 1t
nothing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

There is proposition to abandon the
bayonet. which army officers Oh duty in
the Philippines say is useless. Most of
the soldiers serving in the field find the
bayonet hiudrance x ~ related in
some Of the reports that they discard
the article in going tha1sh the jungle.
One officer in report to the War De
partment, says; The days Of hand-to-
hand conflicts have passed The bayo-
net ON land is not o. as 'iuch utility as
the Cutiass at sea
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23
q CRY FOR HEKP.
Result Of a Prompt Reply. Two
Letters from Mrs. Watson, Pun
lished by Special Permission.
For Women's Eyes Only.
March Is, 1899.
To MRS. PINKHAM, LYNN, Mass:

DIR MADAM: II suffering from inflammation of the
womb, been eighteen
continual pain my back and only free
when lying down, sitting chair When
| stand | suffer with pain my side and back be-
eve my troubles caused by work end lifting years
ago.
Life is drag and sometimes feel like giving
being well have become careless and unconed about
everything bed have had several DOCTORS but they
did but little good.
Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound has been recommended
by friend, and l have made up my mind to give it
fair trial.
write this letter with the hope hearing you regard
case"-M Mrs S. j. WATSON, Hampton, Va
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

During the last three months the post
offices in the country have shown an in
crease ia receipts that surpasses all pre-
cedent. St Louis sho VS. the largese
gain. The sales Of stamps AT that office
during the last quarter Of the calendar
year 1899 were $243.6Tl, while during
the last quarter of 1860 they have almost
doubled aud amounted to S4S2, S64. The
eccpts in Chicago jumped from S1,344.-
225 to 81 $50. o., and in New York from
81 .9g1 .237 to 81. sJ3, 800, The increase
in Philadelphia and Boston was barely
nominal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23
ALvoRD GETS THIRTEEN YEARS.

New York Bank Teller, Who Stole
100000, Sentenced To sing Sing.
Cornelius l.. Alvord. Jr teller of the
First National Bank Of New York. who
pleaded guilty TO three counts in the in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

Figuring eonspicuously in Washington
society are Chandler Hale and Hale
Chandler, respectively the eldest sons of
Senators Hale and William Chandler.
These statesmen are not even distantly
related. Each Of the sons was given the
maiden name of his mother. Senator
/ Hale married the only daughter OF Zach
| ariah Chandler of Michigan and Sena-
tor Chandler married the daughterof ex-
| Senator John i. Hale. The coincidence
! las given rise 10 numbcf'less ludicrous
Incidents and an endless lot Of explain
Ing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

Congressman Roberts. in connection
with his work as n committeeman. re-
.cntiy discovered a forgotten room in
the Capitol back Of Siataary Hall. 1t
was fun Of old books, and during the war
was used as a hospital. An Old stove ard
some split wood were found, just as they
were left over thirty years ago a sol
dier's blouse. full Of dust and moth-eafen,
hang on a gas jet Tie air was stiaing
and the lock Oh the door had slf9ost rust
ed OF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

The dispatches from Manila tell of the
deportation from that island OF several
important generals and leaders of the
insurgents. who will be sent to Guam to
reflect upon their folly. This is new
policy and the result % .>2ommenda
tons fIom officers owe. there, who have
at least learned that the Eilipinos dread
exile more than imprisonment or even
death. 1t is said that the natives are
so attached to their island that emigra-
ton is unknown. The knowledge of this
popularity has suggested Punishment as
punishment for the leaders of the in
surrectior, and the experiment will be
tried
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-01-23

A ruling has been made by Land Cora-
missioner Hermann VII ch will have inn
portant effect upon entry Of public lands
under what is known as the reservoir act.
The ruling recites that "a declaratory
statement. under the act of Jan. Is, 1897.
does not withdraw the land covered
thereby from other entry Under tie
ACT in question the Interior Department
has heretofore held that declaratory
statements absolyed LANDS filed upon
from other entry. and as by filing such
declaratory statement and the paymen;
Of nominal fees 100 acres could be held
by entrymen for two years before com
mencing construction of reservoirs or
other improvements necessary 10 secure
patent. Immense areas have been 50 Sc
cured in western Kansas, Nebraska, Cos
orado, Wyoming and Utah by land-srab'
bing concerns to the exclusion Of actual
settlers. The department believes that
opening lands taken under this act to
entry under general land laws will ma
terially check the evil