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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
THE CAMPAIGN.

Gen. Mccullough of Bennington
and f. @. Archibald of Manchester
joined Senator Dillingham; today in
this city and they left for st. Johns
bury this afternoon, where they speak
at Republican rally this evening
On Wednesday ! evening, Senator
Dillingham; and Mr.. Archibald speak
at Island Pond; Thursday evening,
Gen Mccullough, Senator Dilling-
ham and Mr. Archibald at Bradford f;
Friday evening, Senator Dillingham;
and Mr.. Archibald at Post Mills and
Gen. Mccullough, Hon, ID. j. Foster,
Hon. j. l.. Martin and Congressman
Fowler of New Jersey at Rutland (;
Saturday evening, Senator Dillingham;
at Waterbury.
Vermont Watchmun Company, Rubber
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Rutland railroad stock dropped three
points in New York on Monday and from
press reports we would infer that Rutland
local option stock sustained drop Of
about twice that number of points
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Newburyport, Mass, police have
declared war on new style of
gambling in that city Pools We're
made upon the chances of certain
alarms being rung in which would
necessitate the department throwing
water on the blaze. The authorities
discovered that water was used on
many minor blazes when absolutely
unnecessary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13
NOTICE:

The annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Montpelier
and Wells River Railroad
will be held at their Railroad
office in the city Of Montpelier
Vt. Thursday the 2Sth day of
August A. d. 1902, at II
o'clock noon.
l. To choose five Directors
for the ensuing year.
2. To Receive and act upon
the reports Of the officers.
3. To Transact any other
business that may come legally
before the meeting.
Per order Of Directors
Joel Foster
Clerk.
City Of Montpelier,
Aug. Z, 1902.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

King Oscar of Sweden proved him
self hero on Saturday by throwing
off his coat and diving from his yacht
to assist in the rescue of twenty-th-ee
persons who had been precipitated
into the water by the collapse of a
bridge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

There's no doubt about prosperity on
the Great Lakes. On the American side
alone s1O,OOOOO0 will be spent in the
construction of steel steamships during
the next twelve months.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

King Edward is truly generous, as he
has given to his people the famous Os-
burne House, the home of the late Queen,
and suggests it be used as convalescent
home for invalid officers of the army and
navy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Grinding will sharpen edged tools all
right, but it usually has contrary effect
upon human beings, as our own "Perc y
will discover when the ballots are counted
three weeks from today"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

The world admires person who keeps
his word, but it hardly appreciates the ex-
IRENE fidelity shown by George Burke,
the fourteen-year-old Texan, who kept an
oath that he would shoot the slayer of his
father
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

1t is safe to say that the enter
prising kinetescope entertainment pro-
moter is for once scooped +" There
is absolutely no foundation for him
to claim that he has the original pic
lures of the eruption of Mont Pelee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

The theatrical world is saddened by
the news that Nine. Jananschek has
been stricken with paralysis while en-
ioying the seasons gayeties at Sara
toga.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Another case of Improbable invest
ment is chronicled in Newark, N. j..
The liabilities are mentioned at 81, 1856 900
and evidently the assets are not worthy of
mention as no reference is made to them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Terre Haute, Ind, comes forward with
the best base ball story of the season, to
the effect that twenty-seven men were
struck out in fifteen inning game,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

The coronation is over and England
breathes easier The bugaboo proph-
ecy made some years since that Ed
ward would never be crowned was a
failure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Barre can not have recognized the
boycott on Boston beer that is sup
posed to be in force in this section
as three carloads of this liquid passed
through this city en- route to the for
mer place in two days last week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Now Tennessee has an escaped con-
Wet scare. Gus Hyatt is the gentle
mans name but the press reports do
not credit him with being a native Of
Vermont
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Now Rockefeller Gould railroad
alliance is discussed. We trust, for
the welfare of the new combine, that
no boilers get into the deal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

The "rubbering" of 13.year old
Celia Nettleton of Brighton, Mass.
as the young lady expressed it, result
ed in giving the officers good des-
cription of two burglars on Saturday.
The girl chased the two men on her
bicycle for quite a distance
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

1t is a poor week that does not
result in a gold find. Now the scene
changes to the island of Luzon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

When it comes to moving the capitol
will the Rutland renegades and the
Burlington Democrats fuse?
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Artistic
Bathing Dresses.

If you would secure the correct and
right up-to-date ideas on LADIES'
BATHING DRESS, you must select
from our Beautiful Sea and Surf
Costumes The STRONG POINT
Of our goods is their well managed
colors and stylish cut
If you study originality we can suit
you. We also carry all the palmer
kinds, Ladies Bathing Dress from
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-13

Vermont Watchmvn Company, Rubber
Stamps
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BARNARD, SUMNER &
PUTNAM CO.,
Worcester, MaSSaChuSet
Established 60 Years.
LOCATION OF WORCESTER
BRANCH POST OFFICE,
HESITATION 8

For the Public Convenience. All
Kinds of Post Office Business
Stamps, Money Orders, Registers
and Stationery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06
Cancer and X-Ray.

4 dispatch from New Haven Conn.
SAYS: That cancer can he successfully
treated by means OF the X-rays has been
demonstrated~S~y Dr G. n. Skinner. of this
city. who has Just cured l.. ;. Manville
after a course Of treatment Of five weeks
duration. The cancerous growth was OF
three years and was not susceptible 10 the
usual treatment. IL was as large as
two ordinary apples. eleven inches wide
and seven inches deep N had arrived
at stage where Mr. Manviles family
physician thought he was certain 10 die
In few weeks. The physician suggested
X-ray treatment Today blemish on
the left side Of his face and neck and only
a skin scar are all that remain 10 mark
the cancer
M Manville is n carriage builder Three
years aEO he was struck on tho neck by a
heavy wagon pole and cancer resulted. He
underwent an operation. The growth cou-
tlnued despite treatment and Mr. Man
willie in despera ton resorted 20 one trt at
ment after another. until finally Dr Skin-
nor began experiments 'rwcniy minutes
machine lie states that the light rayS
pierced the growth With Intense burning
sensation. eating through and through
The growth diminished gradually. until at
the. end ~ I've weeks the patient is de-
risrod cured t'p 60 three weeks prev ious
90 the NyraN treatment ne had not heen
able 10 sleep more than ~ minutes dav,
deenlte the fact that he took q spoonful
sad a hsif of lsadarum daily.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06
SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION
VALENTINES TO BE USED.

A conservative estimate places at TO-
0co,oo0 the number Of valentines which
| will be exchanged on the 18th Of this
month between the Orlandos and Rosa
linds of the United States The age is
not as unromantic as IL is famed 10 be-
The orders received by the manufacturers
or those anonymous love letters show
that the youth OF the nation is. If any
thing, more susceptible to the tender
emotions than I'm the past, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. The spirit
has moved west, however and Valentins
day will only add 25,coo pieces Of mail 10
the usual daily city delivery of New
York
visit to upid's factory revealed the
fact ths the novelty this year in valen-
tines was chiffon trimmings The lltho-
graphs, which are imported from Ger
many, are glued TO a ruche or fiounce OF
clifton or crepe de chine or II may be
tulle, which forms the frame Some or
II is spanEled over with silver or gold
The lace paper creations though q bit
passe, still have their votaries and the
white doves and bleeding hearts nestle
as luxurously as OF yore In the himsy
Nalenciennes and Alenoon. The eelluloid
pictures with satin upholstery. and hand
painted forget-me-nots. find purchasers IN
spite OF their preposterous prices. while
the dainty crepe paper valentines 20 beg
ging
Prices range from FIVE cents 10 FIVE
dollars, though one firm has a yearly GUS
tumor who pays $50 for his valentine
This Ia custom made; pinked satin.
artificial flowers. = padded heart In pink
velvet, n few shrubs, some seven layers
OF lace paper in all shades or the rain
bow. few celluoid scallops. hsnd-paint-
ed cupids. rampant gules upon field
azure and few Swlnburnian verses enter
into the composition OF this work OF art
The name of the lady Is withheld.
GRADES OF EFFUsIvENEss
There Is also grades I'm effusiveness.
There Is the conservative and non-com-
initial kind. with ITO my hearts dear
est" Inscribed upon IL, or with merely
Greetings" and there II the promiHsory
kind. with something Of this nature:
Accept tho kiss contained In this
And let this heart he only thine;
This happy dav. say. only say,
You viii be mine, sweet valentine.
Apparently this IL the popular brand.
for variations of the theme are plentiful.
ne unoNputen rnct tnat the rose ~ red
IL mentioned frequently and the irrelev-
sncy or the sentiment detrscts somewhat
from the impressiveness or the crimson
hearts which usually punctvate the "po-
ttry."
The consistent valentine EXISTS even
thoush its purchasers are few one ~
these is water color sketch representing
twiliRht hy tho sea the shore - deserted
md tho sen IL tinted pink with the last
RAYS NJ the SUM- there is soft n1elan.
choly about the scene. sud this charming
duatrain ~ pcrciled in ono corner
Each uiEht shade from long sro
EereNs The interrupted theme
TIL - my heari 7 whisper low;
Toll mo. does shr Also dream
Tho great ma iorliv of thc tslcntines
sold in This r0untrv are iihorrs nhed On
cerrnanN snd put together in or near Nev
York There are vcrsesmlths Vhe accept
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money as an equivalent for things like
these:
What can / say or send. to prove
To three my constancy and love?
LARGE FACTORIES HERE.
one or these factories. at Worcester,
Mass, employs 500 girls in its shops, and
IS kept busy the whole year in turning out
gentle reminders OF the day Distrlbu-
iion 10 jobbers and retailers begins in
October, and samples are presented q
whole year ahead.
How ST. Valentine came to be chosen
the patron OF lovers seems TO be still
a VFXed question. That the day which
bears his name is inappropriately named
IS the general opinion of etymologists
Valentine is evidently derived from the
Norman French Nalantin. itself issued
from the Latin Nalens. from which we
have gallant I'm English. Roquefort furth-
er tells us that vaanin was "a future
husband, suitor. the one selected on
the day OF brands. or first Sunday in
Lent. Menace supplements this by tel
ling us that I'm the 18th century the ladies'
OF the court drew lots on that day for
those gentlemen who were 20 serve them
az gallants or valentins for the whole
year
This drawing OF valentines by lot Il
noted by a contemporary OF Pepys, who
tells his lady that
Some draw valentines by lot.
And some draw those that they love not;
But draw YOU. whom ] love best
And choose YOU from amongst tho rest
Thus to be consistent the 1ith Of Feb
ruary should be called Valentine Day and
not 81 Valentines Day. Others have it
that the day which we OF the 20th century
consecratc TO Cupid is no other than that
which the Romans devoted 90 the festival
of the Lupercuia held on Feb. 15 in
honor OF Pan. when the young men used
20 run about the streets and whip all the
women whom they met The same feast
was held In honor OF Juno The names
of young women were drawn out OF n
box by young men. Bishop Valentine
tried 90 substitute the names of saints for
those OF Lesbia and Claudia, and I'm this
manner became identified with the day
CUSTOM NOT A VERY OLD ONE.
Although anonymous love letters are as
old ns the world the custom Of sending
theur on y particular day Is comparatively
recent The first trace We have OF valen-
tines IN the sense which the word has
come 20 have dates from iii. From be-
ina recital ~ the sufferinEs Of lovesick
swains valentines soon degenerated into
sstlricsl epierams and instead ot saying
10 a lady:
Light ~ my soul where'er ] 20
NV thoughts are thine;
Light of nv soul IN veal or woe
! arm thy Valentine
n became quite the thing 10 send 10 the
lady a caricaturc ~ herself undeTgolng
the operation ~ having her lips sewed to-
sether ~ cobher. With something like
this writ below
This fate will certainly be thine
The cobblsrs sVl ana we'll waved twlne
VIII stop thy horrd clapper
For thou art vixen. mink and shrew.
The greatest curse man ever knew.
rhou vile Ola vhlpp~r-Fnap ppcr
s snake should gooncr round mo tsiue
Thso thou shouldst be my Valentine.
The Due de Chevreuse abolished this
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06
Big Beaver Dam in Maine.

The biggest beaver dam ever seen In
Maine is now attracting hundreds Of peo-
pie 20 Caribou. on the Arcostook river
says the New York Times. Two miles
from the village the beavers have huilt a
dam Of lcgs and mud 80 feet Ions. turn
ina the river back upon the lovlards for
a distance of three miles. and thus Great
ina y great lake Trees = foot In dame
ter have been cut down by the heevers.
the branches trimmed OF. and Tho trunks
in SONS mysterious manner brought Ia
the dam and submerged The darn -
beter than many on The river ihst have
been built ~ rnen. and the Caribou pec-
ple are rather proud of o. over iooo b,av-
ers have worked hard on this lob fof sew
erai months. and they Wiii De allowed 90
remain ln possession ell winter.
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60-YEAR-0LD
COED IS
WORRIED
Aged Pupil Receives Many
Letters Cheering HsT On Read
10 knowledge.

Chicago. Feb. e.--AIrs Elizabeth Water.
man, the sixty-year old school GIRL" at
tending the Northwestern academy, is not
at all happy over the fame thrust upon
her The womens clubs have taken up
spd indorsed Mrs. Waterman. Her cause
Is lauded and her pluck complimented.
Mrs. Waterman's mali is burdened with
missives from unknown friends, who cite
her force OF Character as an example 20
man.
'Ts true Gladstone learned languages
st eighty years, and stories OF ancient
philosophers who spent their last years In
hard study have come down, but there Ia
no record OF a woman of sixty taking up
studies that change the whole course oi
Mrs. Waterman is a well-prsserved
woman, gray-haired. bright-eyed and
nerVously active She has been a widow
two years and lives with married son
In Willamette. She expects 10 live In
Sage hall with the other girls"
am preparing 10 enter Cornell" she
search work later in italy l am from
New England. having spent my girlhood
In Providence. R. I.
II studied In private school and am
now taking much OF the matter 4 studied
when eighteen. / have lived In Chicago
over thirty years. 1 Will graduate from
the academy this year and will then enter
Mrs Waterman is taking Latin and
mathematics. She has read Caesar and
all the books OF Virgil, and Is now read
ing the orations OF Cicero. In ma the
matics she has completed algebra and is
taking geometry. She has received suf-
hcieut credits In all other studies 70 en-
able her 20 enter Cornell. pr. r. r..
Fiske. the principal Of the academy. SAYS
that she Is one Of the brightest pupils in
the school
II find I learn faster than I did forty
wears ago, though I leNer took up text
book during that period.
IT is good ides. " seems 20 me, for
women 20 keep their minds active. When
M her time her mind cannot be better
employed than doing what am doing
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06
Wedding
SAVES HER
FROM TRIAL
Young Woman, Accused Of
Forgery, viii Go Free as She's
About 10 Marry.

|. New York Feb. 5.--BeCsuse she is going
to be married soon Louisa Brecht .Is
year old girl was paroled I'm the custody
OF her counsel in the MYRTLE Avenue Po-
lice court, Brooklyn, yesterday. and she
will probably eScape prosecution on a
change OF forgery.
She was accused OF having raised a
credit check given by well known dry
goods store from 20 cents to $50. and OF
obtaining the latter amount for IL.
An announcement was made in the
courtroom by representative OF the firm
that the complaint would be Withdrawn
rather than that any blemish should be
placed upon the bride to be. At the re-
quest OF the mother she was psroled until
a hearing set for Friday.
Louisa Brecht has been I'm the hands OF
the police before on two occasions. She
was at one time employed rs steno-
grapher and typewriter for a lawyer
named Phillips with an otticc in the
Phoenix building. in Court street. Brook
lyn.
She was subsequently arrested on the
lawyers charge that she had forged
check on which she obtained money
which she said she lost TO Mr. Phillips
office boy in playing poker. When the
case was brought to trial the charge was
withdrawn and the girl dismissed.
She was again arrested In March, last
year when she was accused of shoplift-
ina and teachins two other girls. named
sullivan how 20 steal Again she es-
caped punishment. and she was allowed 10
20 free The plea "a sseh case VAS that
her mother was very M and needed the
aid and support of her daughter.
At the dry goods store nov I'm ques-
tion she purchaser iov dog fov N cents
Later she returned the toy and received
credit check for tho amount Two davs
later n check FOR $40 was presented 30 the
credit department of tho establishment
and psid q WAS found 10 ne a forgery
An Investigation followed and Young
woman who had csshed the check said
she had done 40 for hiss Rrecht when
found III her mothers home at i2Ss Firth
avenue. she WAS with her sweetheart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06

PERISH IN
EXPLOSION
Two Tenement Houses Wrecked
at Chicago FLAMES Burst
From tho Debris.

Chicseo. Feb. s-Thirteen lives were
lost many people slightly injured. two
buiIdipss at s72 and 3a Twenty-seeond
street were wrecked ana s5occc damage
was done by an explosion OF gas last
night at the inter-section Of Twenty sec
ond street and Archer avenue Following
are the dead and injured: :.
"t9 DEAD.
QUO Trostel, IS vars. butoher.
Mrs. Otto Trostel. IS years old
otto Tfostsl. JrX, TIVE years old
Lena Trostel. seven years old.
Annie Trostel, nine years old.
Mamie Trostei II years old.
Fred Trostel. butcher. nephew Of Otto
Trostsl. 2s years old.
Mary Rosenthal, S years old.
Mrs. NJ ksufet.
Edward Ksufet, II wears old
Mamie Ksufsrts four years old
Andrew kolb, roomer With Mrs. Ksu-
fert
INJURED.
Lucy Merranosky
Andrew Finstalki.
Augustus Kosler
Sing Wah.
Nellie Merchsnd.
Kate Seaver.
Emma Foiz.
y W. Mcleod
Mrs J. w llcLeoo.
Timothy Moynhan.
Fireman
p, Y. Donahue. fireman.
Peter Dauussnd.
j. r. Collins, street car conductor
blown through car from end 10 end
A. Barnes, street car conductor. blown
from car into street
Tire list Of injured might no extended
20 IS or ieo. "a there we're nary. people
IN the neehborhood who sustained slight
iniuries from hying glass or -likht bruises
caused by rails. hut whose names have
not been reported.
Only one of the bodies Of the dead
That OF little Lena Trostel-hss heen re.
covered. All that Is known ~ The fate
~ the other 70 reported dead 10 that they
are thought 30 have heeu--the most 0f
them are known IN have been-in the de-
fnolished houses ana since the EXPLOSION
no trace sf them hss been found
The cause of the explosion IL unknown
and Il has not vet been determined
whether II was sewer gas or illuminating
gas. Mains hlled With the latcr we're
instantly sbiaze after Jexrlotiou ana
succession of explosions followed. 'ho
flames shooting NJ through the mau-
holes w tho strcets Thou the fnshhpi~
half block snuiii on Archer aNeuDs was
thrown into the cir b. had exuio-iou.
Flames lesped ari rosred from the hole
The FIRE srrssd belcv the stree, sra
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06

custom in France by killing I'm a duel a
gentleman who had sent him a valentine
In these words:
Monseigneur lie Duo de Chevreuse.
Lair faux, roeil pourri la dent creuse.
The custom fourished In England and
i'm this country. however. and today of
the 5000 900 TO be sent more than &C, ooe, 900
will be OF the so-callod comic kind. They
are less virulent than they used TO be. but
In them the honest attributes OF trade
are still subject 10 the keenest irony.
The doctor Is represented as a quack. the
lawyer as thief, the washerwoman
drinks gin and the tailor steals cloth. The
pictorial satirist casts outrageous impu-
tations on the character of the milkman
and the grocer.
THE KIND CHICAGO LIKES.
Chicago is especially addicted to the
defsmatory species, and from sales MADE
TO dealers OF the Windy City it is safe TO
predict that over $4,000 Chicagoans will
be made humble or pugnscious on the
18th. Nearly all that class OF valentines
is printed in Brooklyn; 81, 100000 OF them
nave been turned out this year, and
orders for several l00-gross lots have
been refused The canal boat which IL
chartered every year To carry this gospel
into the west was found inadequate thi.
year to carry the tons OF valentines or
dered i'm Michigan Iowa, Illinois, Missouri
and the states OF the northwest. That the
custim is not dying out is evidenced by
the fact that this year is the largest
I'm the comic valentine business on
record.
In one OF the best valentines OF the
year the verses are printed I'm gold on a
crimson panel, and the man who in
spired them is pictured in one corner,
deep i'm a reverie.
When the pleasures that come 70
bachelors life
Lose zest, and TO ashes have turned;
when you've emptied the stein and nm
ished the game
And all your tobacco is burned:
When you're lonesome and weary and all
out OF sorts.
And the world seems as cold as a stone,
Take a nice. quiet think, all alone by
yourself
OF a wife and a home OF your own.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06

Remember that everything comes 20
him who wallis sald the pretty esitress
~ know responded tho msn who had
been siitiug ~ the table sn hour; but
hssh isu eNerythins Isn't 81 We'll
~ comes very near beinF Philadelphia
Record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-06

Igicks There's q friend OF mine. =
hiisilinE Young ltaliau. who IL thInkinE
~ Opening y h'eh-riass rcstsnraut in
Chicago. makinE speciality OF Italian
diSher
NickF I'm afraid "a Nuuldu' be D ~
lts -lriu@l impossible t0 cat sl,sehetti
With knife f'athnli, Standard and
TimeS