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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

the beguiling Of an idle rainy day on
the old farm at Haverhill," the author
ship was not generally known, as in
deed it is not at this time. In her 1860
edition of the "Poets and Poetry Of
Vermont" Miss Hemenway attributes
the authorship to Thomas Green Fes-
sender, and in note appended to the
publication says:
This song would have been included
in our first edition but for the doubts Of
some regarding the propriety of admit
ting any poem to our volume OF ques-
tionable origin ;syet, whether perpetrat-
ed by a veritable Vermont man, or
some neighboring bard, it is Vermont
poetry, bona fde; graphic living
sketch of 1779. And either as frdg-
ment of unkno,Un authority, or as q
tribute TO Vermont, is entitled to a
space among the relics of our poetical
literature"
The note is here published with the
authors own italics and punctuation.
The Free Press says the song is included
in the complete poetical works of Whit
tier, published in 1894, which seems to
sustain the JOURNALS opinion "that
permanence of Whittier's fame (not
"poem" as the contemporary prints iD
may some time demand that this prodi-
gal be called home and the fatted
calf killed in commemoration of the
eyent,n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
RedwOOds and Palisades.

On March Is the Governor of Cali
fornia signed a bill for which the en-
tire country thanks his State, and which
points moral for New Jersey and
New York. The bill, or as it is now,
the law, appropriates a quarter of a
million dollars to buy the Big Basin,
where stand the famous redwoods.
These Incompatible trees have been
saved from the axe and the saw. By
this achievement put to the credit of
the public spirit of California, New
Jersey and the Empire State should be
made more alive to the duty of protect
ing twin wonder of nature in their
own part of the country, the Palisades.
Here in New York we love to think
that California keeps her great trees.
In California they will take pleasure in
knowing that we have our marvellous
wall of rock.-New York Sun.
Here in Vermont what we've got to
see and think of in the matter of the
States native attractions, is the con-
tinued enlargement of "Hell's Acre." by
whole townships at swoop, to feed the
pulp and lumber mills. New Jersey
saves her rocks, New York her Adiron-
dacks, California her redwood forests,
while the green of Vermont's incom-
parable hills and mountains is yearly
fading away before the ravages of the
axe and saw, and the State looks ON in
lifeless unconcern. If the forests were
muskrats they might possibly be saved,
or an interest in them awakened.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
Two Funston Stories.

This is the season for the Funston
story. Some of the anecdotes told in
reference to the captor of Aguinaldo
are more or less apocryphal, but until
the gallant general comes back from
the Philippines to deny them they will
probably pass unchallenged, which has
been the case with these two yarns,
that originated somewhere in the
West.
After Funston's brief hut exciting
experience in journalism he became a
conductor on the Santa Fe line and in
this capacity found himself in almost
daily association with various tough
things in the cowboy line. One
day cattle puncher who had i'm
bibed more whiskey than was good for
his nerves, boarded Funston's train at
way station and Immediately began to
make trouble. Refusing to pay his
fare and shooting holes in the ceiling
of the car proved to be among his spe-
cialties. He was deal bigger than
Funston, but the latter did not hesitate
to emphasize his authority by kicking
the fellows pistol from his hind and
throwing him off the train. The cow
boy grabbed chunk of ballast and
smashed car window; then he fed
down the track, with Funston in hot
pursuit and flinging gravel after the
fugitive as he ran. Finally the cow
boy got away and his pursuer, tired
and breathless, returned to his train
The chase had occupied something
over half an hour and Funston's train
was Just so much behind-hrnd at the
end of the run. The divisional super
intendent made an inquiry and Fun
ston explained.
"You did right to fire him." said the
superintendent, "but what did you
chase him for?"
because l was mad" said the con-
ductor. "You would be mad too if
anybody flung q rock through your
window"
"Probably," said the superintendent,
"but wouldn't do it again if were
you"
William Henry White, who original
ed the query, "What's the matter with
Kansas" was classmate of Funston
at the Kansas State University and to
him the Chicago Tribune attributes
this story of Funston's college days:
"He is not afraid of anything that
can walk. Once the towns bad negro
tried to run over Funston. The darky
weighed pretty nesrly 200 pounds and
was a scrapper with a razor record,
Funston was feet inches and weigh
ed about 50. He bluffed the colored
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
Feeling Nervous

That's the way it begins. Little things
disturb you. You are irritable, restless
and worry over triAes. Your heart jumps
and palpitates at every sudden noise, you
can't concentrate your mind on your
work, your memory fails and you do not
sleep well at night. In the morning you
feel weak and exhausted, with no appe-
tite for food and no ambition for exertion
of any kind. Nervous prostration has no
terrors for those who use
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
A "Banal" Proposition.

The cause Of temperance in this
State, involved in the matter of regu-
lating the sale of intoxicating liquors
under existing law, has received a
knockout blow. The suggestion that
the law be faithfully enforced in all
parts of the State, and that all persons,
including newspaper edi .ors aud prel-
ates of high rank, cease decrying the
law and directly or indirectly bringing
it into contempt and encouraging men
to violate it-this suggestion the NeDS
of Burlington finds to be "a banal
proposition"
Who could think tA4 case was 50 bad
When an irate f.hwou4n OF London,
on whom Charles L ,mb had been air
ing some Of his pleasantries, fred at
him yolley of bal words, and in an
ecstacy of anger declared that he WAS
ga parallelopipe1on," the wit was
crushed. A great many hard things
have been said at the prohibitory law
and about the efforts to enforce it, but
If the suggestion that the law be en-
forced is really ga banal proposition" it
looks as if the code would have to go.
By way of solace to despairing pro-
hibitionists the annihilating Net0s in
vites their attention to ga little logic"
(and it's mighty little, indeed) and here it
is:
l. The people have been summoned
by fife and drum for fifty years to en-
force the law.
2. The people have never, in any
community in Vermont, generally
speaking, enforced the Law in its spirit.
3. The people don't want the Law
enforced.
Not for fifty years only, but since the
institution of law, in this State or in
the world at large, even from the time
when the law was promulgated from
Sinai, the people have been Summon
ed''-not always "by fife and drum"
in the exuberant phrase of the lakeside
contemporary, but by somewhat more
solemn means-tO forbear to take the
name of God in vain; to remember the
Sabbath day to keep it holy; the clild
has been admonished to honor its
father and mother; and this law of
Moses added Thou shalt not kill; thou
shalt not commit adultery; thou shalt
not steal; thou shalt not bear false wit.
ness against thy neighbor; thou shalt
not covet thy neighbours house
nor any thing that is thy neighbours.
Here is prohibitory law, whose
enactment somewhat antedates that Of
the Vermont statute of that name. II
was promulgated, with impressive dem
onstrations, some 1900 years before the
Christian era. 1t has never been re-
pealed. It's prohibitions are in full
force today. They have been woven
into human law in every civilized land
under the sun. Have they been ef
fective for the doing away of profanity
dishonor to parents or Sabbath break
ing? Has murder ceased? Is the law
of chastity universally respected Do
men forbear to steal, or lie, or cheat, o.
do any other of the prohibited things
! Read the newspapers, examine tn
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

Aguinaldo's last proclamation, issued
from his eyrie up among the mountains
OF Isabella province, far from danger
except from such adventuresome spir-
it's as Funston-ordered American pris-
oners to be shot if they were not ex-
changed on such terms as he dictated.
Now the obsequious chief is preparing,
the reports say, proclamation of an
other sort, commanding all insurgents
to surrender to the United States. His
capacity to "flop'' has often been illus
trated. He is slippery subject even
for an iron-clad oath of allegiance to
control.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

The Mon .pelier JOURNAL calls for
an efficient forestry commission to save
the Vermont forests from the ravages
of the lumbermen and the paper trust.
This is matter which demands seri-
GUS and prompt attention as the forests
are fast disappearing and little or no
attempt is being made to replace them
by younger growths. In this respect
we are far behind the European ma
tons, and even Japan, where especial
attention is given to forestry by skilled
foresters. Rather than create another
commission authority could be given
the fish and game commissioners to
regulate such ravages, and this would
be quite in line with the rest of their
valuable work in making Vermont at
tractive and further producer of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
BAD COMPLEXI0NS
Dry Thin and Falling Hair
and Red Rough Hands
Prevented by
CUTICURA SOAP

MILLIONS Use CUTcURA SOAP assisted by CUTrcURA ONT
EN for preserving purifying and identifying the skim for cleans
the scalp of scales and dandru and the stopping of fall
ing hair for soenng whitening soothing rough
hands, the form of baths for annoying aons nammations
and changs free offensive perspaon in the form of
Washes Lucrative and ansepc
which readily themselves and especially
to Mothers and for all the of the toilet bath and
No persuasion induce used it
to other especially for preserving and purifying the skim
scalp and hair of infants and children CUrCURA combines
delicate emoien properties derived CU11cUR great skin
with the purest cleansing ingredients and the refresh
ing of flower odor No other maad soap compounded
to be compared with it for preserving purifying and beaug the
skn scalp hair and hands No other foreign domestic f
soap however expensive to be compared with for all the pur
the toilet bath and nursery Thus combines in ONE
SOAP at ONE PRICE, viz, the skin and complexion
soap and the toilet and baby soap in the world
o skin Of
to
y
o and
of ha hen a he
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

"I was sufferer for many months
from nervous disorders that seriously
affected my health and peace of mind.
was very irritable and restless, and suf-
fered great deal from palpitation of the
heart and sleeplessness. A friend induced
me to try DR.. Miles Nervine, and was
so much relieved by the first bottle that
| continued its use and in few weeks my
health was completely restored"
Mrs. SARAH HELPER, Winfield, Kan.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

1t may be as we'll not to forget i'm
mediately and entirely those graves of
young American soldiers, out there in
the Philippines and here at home, for
which Emilio Aguinaldo is in part re-
sponsible. Hartford Courant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10

brother to a standJtill and went for a
warrant and marched the boss bully
through the main streets of Lawrence
at the point of gun"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-04-10
DIR. Humphreys

Specifies act directly upon the disease,
without exciting disorder in other parts
of the system. They Cure the Sick.
NO. CURES PRICES.
1-Fevers, COMPOSITIONS, Inhammations. .25
2-WOrms. Worm Fever, Worm Collc... .25
3-TeethIng, Collie, Crying, wakefulness rs
4-Diarrhea. of Children or Adults...... .25
7-COughs. Colds, Bronchitis............. .25
S-Neuralgia. Toothache, Faceache..... 20
9-Heada che, Sick Headache, Vertigo. .25
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak stomach.25
11-suppressed or Painful Periods. .2J
12-Whites, Too Profuse Periods. mum. .25
13-CrOup, Laryngitis. Hoarseness,.... 20
14-salt Rhenm. Erysipelas, Eruptions, .25
15-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Pains. ..... .25
16-MalarIa. Chills, Fever and Ague ... rs
19-Catnrrh. Influenza, Cold In the Head .25
Northumberland ....,............... rs
27-kidney Diseases .......,...."....... .25
2S-NervOus Debility. .....,."...........1.O 90
3O-Urinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. .25
T7-Grip, Hay Fever. %
DR.. Humphreys Manual of all Diseases al your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt OF price.
humphreys Med. Co., Cor. William & John Sta,
New York.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS.
Special Services in the Roman Cath
olic and EPISCOPAL Churches.

TIE Roman catholic and Episcopal
churches yesterday celebrated one of
the principal feasts in the church cal.
endar, All Saints Day.
In the Roman Catholic church 1t ia
a holy day or obligation. every one Of
that faith being required TO attend
mass For the accommodation OF work.
ing people early masses were cele =.
brated in all the churches In St
Peters cathedral there were masses at
., q. I aud s o'clock. the last being
a solemn high mass, celebrated by Rev
Father OByrnc with Rev. Father
Griffin as deacon and Rev. Father Me
Laughlin as sub deacon. Today, which
is All Souls Day, will be celebrated
with masses at q. +, and O'Clock
AT st Luke's church yesterday there
were special services at and 10 Il. M,
With Il celebration of the Holy E.,irhar-
list at both services.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
INSPECTION OF G. A. R. POSTS.
Dates That Have Been Fixed for the
Different ORGANIZATIONS,

The following dates have been select
ed for the inspection Of the various
posts of the Grand Army of the Rcpub-
lie in this nart Of the state:
Dec. G--I.iritcnaut L. :. Griffin post, No. lSo
scranton. \. u. s,"'rns. commander; Charles A.
>,INtianl. Inspector.
Nov. 2,->crgcalt W H. Davis post. No. IS.
ta,hon,ialc. Lonu Nc, omit, commander; ". >
Jones' inspector.
Nov. 9-ChapIan 7 u. swarts post. No. is
Moscow. II. +. WUdcl, commander; P. DE
Lacey, n>ncolot.
Nov. ln-licurnau; J. 6. stevens post, No. Ioi
Pcckvlc. Jr.-ic scott. commander: T.. W.
pcar,c. inspector.
Nov. 23-Scrgelnt George Fell post. No. 3O7.
Waverly. II. II. Iogatc, commander; Z. W
Pcarcc. inspector.
Nov. a;}-Coloncl ". Y. Monies post No 3lo
scranton. r. q. Bryant. commander; Fred j.
Amstlcn. Inspector.
Nov. 9-W. W. Waters post No. AT. OIypldni
William Burke, commander. T.. ". pcarcc, in.
spcCtor.
Dec. &.lauc~ VI. Thorp post. No. 49, IIawIcy.
James D. lIolGatr. commander: Graham Watts
Inspector.
Nov. l.-Captain .'Inc$ Ham post, M. los,
lIoncsdal", Henry Wilson, commanders Alvin
Daily. Inspector.
Nov. 9. : p NJ Lieutenant George r. Scuddcs
post No. $40. EquinunI,. William johnson, com.
manlcr; Alvin Daily inspector.
Nov. 22captain W. g. Moore post. No. $50,
Iamlnton John Black. commander; l.. G., Bor
tree, inspector.
Nov. o-taptain George Davenport post. NJ.
vii. Gravity, James A. Bogart, commanders l.. c.
Bortrrc. inspector.
Nov. 20-Challcs u. WALTZ posi-, No. 80. New.
iomdland, Charles \. Hchn, commander: l." {.
BOrirCc. inspector.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02

In his estimates tor the coming wear.
Director of Public Works Roche will
make rnuiiiSition for u general street
! appropriations of $50 $50. in addition to
the regular ward appropriations, for
the purpose of carrying out his long
cherished idea of permanently irnprov-
ing the main arteries Of travel between
the principal paved streets ana con-
Meeting with the main roads IN and
down the valley. and across tn" East
and West mountains.
BY improving eight miles of streets
with macadam pave. he figures ON
making it possible to reach any part Of
the city from any other part or from
the out side, or tn pass through ii from
east to west. north 10 south. or by any
other course. without oncourtering bad
roadways or difficult grades.
The thoroughfares which he cont em-
plates improving thus are as follows:
III Of pitts,on avenue.
The East Mountain road from the EVE aud
Wyoming tracks. 10 River street, River to
stafford stafford to Mooc. Mo0.ic 30 she >p,ucc
street bridge
Jackson street to Van Bucu avcnir. Van
TIurcn. brtwocn jackson and Mashburn; WASH
hun, h.t"cen Van ranau and Grant; ,taul
hctwcrn Na-lhnIn and Jackson. and ia, ..@ui.
from Gran, 10 thr Newton turnpike.
North Main aNcrD" from the end oi tie lINlc
Park pave at The VI. Pleasant iaNnc 10 the
beginning. ot the Providence pave al Bulls head
Theodore street from North Main avenue 10
the Delaware, IaclIwv,na and Wes,rrn tracks.
Carbon street and Providence ROAD nom Penn
Avenue to Buli's head.
tapur," arcuuc ron t>ir street 10 Green Ridss
street, aud ~ltd"i>,m a,"hur u, youd Green Ridge
street.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02

at Lackawanna and Wyoming avenues,
ana in height will he - feet at the
L.acl;awanna avenue front.
The building will have a frame work
Of steel and be enclosed in granite on
both sides, front and rear, with a sky
light of priSms that will concentrate
and then diffusc throughout the inte-
iior light sufficient to make every nook
and Granny as bright as the day may
be. The wainscotins. stairWayS, balus
trades and the like will be white mar
BILE. the grill work of bronze. the wood
work of white mahogany and the floor
ing of tiles. The vault will be 9X10X20
and built of three-and- -one-half inch
manganese steel. The building will he
absolutely fre-proof and the vault
burglar proof beyond all peradventure.
IN the rear Of the basement with en-
frances from Wyoming avenue, will be
space for clerks. ard Just in front of il
will be book cases and lockers of steel
and a secondary vault for checks and
like paper.
MAIN ENTRANCE.
The main entrance on the ground
floor will open from Lackawanna ave-
nuc with u spacious ornate lobby for
the public. separated from tho banking
rooms by a partition of white marble
and ornamental grill work of bronze.
The vault will stand to the right Of the
main banking room, three feet from the
dead wall, which extends along the west
side. In the rear of the main room will
he two apartments each 16X17, their
floors raised thirty inches above the
main floor. The one to the left will
open on the main room. This will be
used by the president and cashier. The
room to the right will be reached from
this latter room and will be the dircc-
tors meeting room
a mcZHaninc floor for the aCcommo-
dation of clerks will extend above the
vault. Above this will be gallery. or
to otherwise describe it, second floor
with a long and wide well hole for the
admission of light to the ground floor
Desks for clerks will be placed in this
gallery. There will be two rooms in
the front ana two in the rear of the
second floor for clerks. one of the rear
rooms will he dining room and the
other lavatory. The stairways will
be at the rear of the main banking
room,
ALL WE'RE GOOD.
In the prospectus sent to the archi-
tects. the directors asked for a plain
simple but expressive design. with am
abundance Of light and an attractive
main entrance, This they are satisfied
they have succeeded in getting.
The nine architects whose plans We're
considered in the completion all did
such very excellent work that the eight
unsuccessful ones were each allowed
500, where 1t was originally intended
to award prizes to only the best five
of those rejected. -Four architects from
Scranton four from New York and one
from Philadelphia entered the compc-
tition. The Philadelphian, Seymour
Davis, came nearest to meeting the
ideas of the directors and his plans
were adopted. lie is the same archi-
,ect who Won the competition on tho
Young Mems christian association
building.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
THRooP's NEW SCHOOL.
Borough Is to Have Another Build
ing Worth $1,000.

Preliminary to the issuing of 81 .OOC
worth of bonds for the erection of Il
new school building the officers of the
school district of Throop yesterday filed
with Clerk of the Courts Daniels u
statement of the districts indebted
ness.
cent. of the assessed valuation is S
IsS.5o. The proposed bond issue will
therefore be A,3l6.23 within the limit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
EAST STRoUDsBURG ALUMNI.
Graduates of That Institution Form
an Association.

\ number of the graduates of the
Fast StroudSburg State Normal school
who are residents of Lackawanna
county met yesterday in court room
No. of the court house and formed
an alumni association. An address
was delivered by Prof. George Bible,
the principal of The school.
The following officers were elected;
president, James j, Powell: secretary.
Mss Incz BLESSING: treasurer Mrs,
Cllm; advisory committee, Miss Ter
esa Fallon, Miss Jenkins, Miss Anna
Webbcr Miss Jennie Battcnburg and
p f. Fiahcrty
II was decided to hold a banquet at
The Iermyn on "Wednesday evening Of
the neXt Lackawanna county institute
week
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
LITTLE CHILD BURNED.
Four Year Old Harriet Itterley Bad
ly Injured.

Harriet Utterly. the 4ycar-old daugh-
ter of William Utterly. of Spring street.
was badly burned early yesterday after
noon, while playing around a fire in the
back yard Of her home.
The chld's screams brought its
mother from her household duties into
the yard. The child was writhng on
the ground, its clothes blazing iiercely.
The mother caught the little girl in her
arms and wrapped her dress around
it. smothcring the flames. The little girl
was taken to the LackaWanna hospital.
where she was said to be in danger
Gus condition last night, though resting
quietly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
TWO MORE RECRUITS.
They Have Been Sworn in at the
Recruiting Station.

business WAS fair at the local marine
recruiting station, l3f Wyoming ave-
rue, during the week. Two young men
were enlisted by Major G.. Barnett yes
terlay and sent To League Island Navy
Nard Pa. where they will he taught
marines duties. They are George Bre-
nee. Sibley, Pa, and Casper T., Rogers,
Mill City, Pa,
Major Barnett says the young men
now enlstinS will have fine chances to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02

Accompanying is cut of the pro-
posed new home of the First National
bank told exclusively in Thursdays
Tribune. As win bc seen by this per-
spective view the building is to be an
important addition to Scranton's arrhi-
tectural attractiveness.
1t is to occupy all of the 3jXlOO lot ON
which the present bank building stands
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-02
u NM ARN .

Mean atmospheric pressure. &u.ls, iighc,i plcs.
sue, :o.ci, date, 10Th; lowest pitt,,lgc. 2o.G..
'itc, md; mean temperature, - degrees; high
temperature, 80 dcglrrs date 18th: greatest daily
range ur temperature" - degrees, date .:'rd least
daily range OF temperature, " degrees, dllc lith;
mean temperature ton month, - degrees; mean
temperature Tor this month for two wears, -
r'rgtecs; prevailing direction OF wind, southwest,
= per cent? total movement OF wnl j,l59 miles:
!HaNnnuml velocity ri wind C." be taken RON
any iive'miuutc rc'oldI, direction and date. 3j
miles, from southwest, on 18th; total prccipita.
lon, III inuhrs; number of days with .o inch
~ more Of precipitation, I; average prccipla.
tion tol tiis month iui two wears, l.SS inches;
total drlicicncN in precipitation during month,
NJ nchrs; number oi clear days, l.: partly
cloudy DAYS, Q; cloudy days, 10, Dates ol ilo,t,:
lirht, hot rocor'lcd; heavy, NOT recorded; killing,
not recorded; mean rolH'iNc humidity, 20 per
cent; average daily Cloudiuc>S, 30
+. u. Clarke,
Local Forecast Official.