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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26

The Messenger has merely insisted
that the lieutenant governor of Yer
mont, like Caesars wife, should be
above suspicion, that the dignity of
high office i'll the service of the State
should never be smirched by the in
cumbent's personal misfortunes. st.
Adams Messenger.
The contemporary rule of action,
become law morally or legally bind
ing on all official incumbents, might
vacate every State office. All con-
spirator against the State would need
to do would be to bring the Governor
and the other officials under suspicion,
then, like accused Chinese officers,
they must fall on the sword of their
resignation and commit official sui
eide. 1t is mighty easy to bring even
an honest and innocent man under
suspicion. a State officer, innocent
of charge, even if indicted by a grand
jury of the United States, has no
business to resign. If he resigns under
fire he ought to be accounted guilty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26
CLUBBING LIST.

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only of subscribers to the WATCHMAN
(weekly) or the JOURNAL daily who pay
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advance one or more of the publications
may be ordered but the money for each,
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vance. To the Club Rate" add $1.50 for
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26

Senators Proctor and Dillingham; are
fully in accord on Cuban reciprocity
L. Bart Cross of Montpelier, in ST.
Adams Messenger interview, fully en-
dorses the position of the former but
declined to discuss the course of the
latter Nothing quite so important as
this absolute refusal to endorse the
junior Senator from Vermont has
transpired in this country since Ad-
miral Dewey announced his decision
to run for the presidency after having
been advised by L. Bart Cross to KEEP
out of politics. Mortified News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26
a State of Siege

That's your condition if you have
been attacked by that arch enemy,
cold But don't surrender
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26
Hale
Honey of
HorehOund
and ar

will enable you to defeat that foe. 1t
cures, and is palatable and harmless.
AT all druggists. $50, 500, and 81 90
per bottle. Largest size cheapest.
Pixies TOothaChe Drops Cur N0ne Minute.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26

Love is unequally
yok e d with sickness.
Labor is lightened by
love, but love cannot
tighten pain or relieve
it. Many a man looks
on at his wife's suffering
willing to do anything
to aid her and able to do
nothing.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
Turkey Queen If Texas.

Miss Anita Martin is known
throughout Texas as the turkey
queen on account of the many tur-
keys which she has raised on her
ranch in that state. So great has
been the increase in Miss Martin s
business since she started with four
turkeys five years since that she now
employs two women and boy to
help her take care. of her 100 stock
birds. Miss Martin sells the turkeys
to regular customers, and claims to
have cleared $4,000 this year. The
most expensive birds are those which
feed on nuts and other fancy foods,
which render their flesh sweeter and
more palatable. All the eggs are
Matched by incubators, and the food
which the turkeys eat is grown on
the ranch, thus saving much expense.
Miss Martin heartily recommends
women tn enter the turkey-fAia:n0
industry.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
ACCOMPLISHED PARROT.
Volly Can Talk in Several Languages,
Sings Like Bird and Barks
Like q Dog.

In the household of F. S. Winton,
SIG North State street, Chicago, there
is parrot. Many households have
parrots, all of them more or less re-
markable, but it is doubtful, bird fam
ciers say, if search of all the parrot
records would disclose Polly of any
land with one 1.-THE the accomplish
ments that ore possessed by this "Af-
rican Gray" which Mr.. Winston re-
Gently bought in Sheboygan county,
Wis, as a present for his wife.
Polly was famous throughout the
land round and about it's Badger state
home. When the bird was sold the
people of the community considered it
q personal loss, and Polly was given
"write-ups" that were as flattering as
though she had departed this life in
stead of simply having taken jour
ney to the big city.
The Winston parrot, says the Chi
cago RecordHerald, was the property
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Petersen, of Ply
mouth, Wis. They bought it when four
months old.
For five years it underwent a course
of instruction, though it picked up
about twice as much as it was inten-
tionally taught. 1t speaks well for the
Petersen household that Polly in the
whole range of her extensive vocab-
ulary has not one profane word. The
parrot was brought to the attention
of Mrs. Otto Gaffron, a well-known
writer on Wisconsin bird life. 1t was
she who wrote the parrots biography
when the Plymouth people were weep
ing over the birds departure for the
Winston household. Polly is lin
quist. Other parrots there have been
in multitudes who spoke more than
one language, but where has there
been parrot who knew enough to
make an inquiry first as to whether the
person addressed preferred the one
language to the other, or knew one to
the exclusion of the other? There
must have been CONSERVATION in the
mind of Mrs. Winston's maid when
the first morning after Polly's arrival
the bird politely said: "Bitte, Polly
will raus," and then, when the bird
saw there was no comprehension in
the girls face it said: ooh, you don't
speak German? Well, then you will
understand this: Polly would like to
come out, if you please"
This North State street parrot
knows how to spell. She is so sure of
the proper arrangement of the letters
that she corrects people when they 60
astray in the spelling of the words.
If the person addressed respond in
the affirmative the parrot will say,
spell dog" If the word be purposely
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
WOMAN IRoNwoRKER.
Mrs. Ames-Lynde. = Follower Of Tu-
bal Cain, Patronized by King
. and Mobility.

The village of Thornham, lying be-
tween Hunstanton and Brancaster, is
one of the most interesting spots in
Norfolk. Projecting prominently
from the roof of one of the ordinary
dwellings in the ancient, solitary vii
lage street is strange iron sign rep
resenting two sons of Tubal Cain ham
mering zealously upon an anvil, with
the inscription ''Thornha.n Iron
works" beneat III.
This unpretentious dwelling is prob
ably the strangest ironworks in the
country, if not in the world. Herein
are manufactured, by hand labor,
some of the most beautiful specimens
of ironwork and repousse, from huge
gates to delicate table decorations.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12

women, who try to be as cool as pos
sible during the summer months.
The modern sandal craze caught
London society last year, and during
the summer the skeleton shoes were
worn by scores of prominent women.
They also were popular in this coun-
try along the sea shore, where pro-
a combination that is rather hard to
meet. They are likely to be quite
generally worn at lake resorts
around Chicago during the coming
season, although the people who
maintain summer homes have not as
yet shown any more interest in them
than to smile when they saw them on
shoe dealers counters.
The old Greek sandalium, after
which the up-to-date manufacturers
novelty is patterned, consisted of a
thick sole of wood, cork, or leather,
with strap carried over the foot in
front of the socket of the great toe,
passed between this and the second
toe, and tied to the other bands
fastening the edge of the sole before
and behind. The back was supported
by strap work which was often neat
ly intertwined above the ankles.
Soles of a more simple kind were
bound underneath the foot and tied
together in a knot or by clasp.
Soles also were worn which were pro-
vided with a close-fitting piece OF
leather. at the heal and with piece
of leather sometimes broad. at the
sides. These last were so laced to.
gether by straps round the ankles
that the soles and fiat of the foot re.
manned uncovered.-Chicago Tribune
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
THE PARROT L1NGUIsT.

misspelled Polly will instantly spell it
correctly, pronounce it, and then, to
show that she knows what she is
about she whistles as man whistles
to q dog and then will bark in response.
Polly also knows how to spell "kitty,"
and she can new as naturally as any
Thomas or Tabitha that sits astride a
fence.
No robin or oriole knows it's own
notes better than does Polly. Her
imitation of the robin note is so like
the real thing that, despite the snow
banks, the person within hearing looks
through the window to see what robin
it is that has mistaken the season. It
may, perhaps, be put down as an un-
fortunate day when the parrot heard
the Wisconsin bluejay at its best, or,
better, at it's worst. There is perhaps
nothing more unmusical in nature
than the bluejay's notes. As matter
of fact Polly seems to prefer the jay
call to that of the silver-tongued oriole
and gives little heed to the preference
of her admirers.
One might go on Indefinitely enumer-
ating the accomplishments of Mrs.
Winston's parrot. There are few
things that are good to eat of which it
does not know the name and for which
it does not know how to call vocifer-
ously. Polly is no mere cracker bird.
She calls for bread, coffee, peanuts,
apples and other things much more
frequently than for the proverbial
"polly cracker" She whistles March
ing Through Georgia" from start to
finish and beats time with her foot.
Some visitor of the Petersen's in
Wisconsin once had sore throat, and
ever since that time Polly "gargles''
periodically. She has a>habit of re-
naming silent for about Is minutes,
listening to the conversation of the
people about her. Then she astounds
them by suddenly saying: 81 know
what you are talking about The
nearest approach to downright i'm
politcness Of which she is guilty is the
telling of people that they are stupid
Polly means stupid by this, and she
generally puts it in German: ''Du Dist
DUNN"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
SANDALS FOR WOMEN.
Crazy London Fad Has Struck Chi.
caso and May Find Fair Dew
Otces Elsewhere.

If you want to be strictly up to
date and follow English styles con-
scientiously get pair of sandals.
They are here, and the women OF
Chicago are threatened with new
fad. It is q footwear fad. None OF
the sandals has been sold yet, but
one of the biggest dry goods stores
has them in stock and expects great
sale.
Shoe manufacturers have gone
back several centuries and sprung q
novelty, patterned after the old
Greek sandalium. The new footdress
isn't exactly an imitation of the
sandalium, but it is so near it that
there is little use of drawing distin-
gushing lines.
About the only difference between
the old sandal and the new is that in
the modern production buckles are
used instead of knots and the great
toe is incased in leather shield in
place of being separated from the
second toe by narrow strap. The
sandals now on sale in Chicago for
the first time are made of heavy sole
leather and are formed after the
shape outline of the foot. They are
held in place by three straps. One
passes across the top of the foot at
the base of the toes, the other crosses
the ankle just above the instep,
while the third runs from this last
binding cord to the end of the great
toe, forming pocket in which the
toe is concealed. The heel support is
made of heavy leather, and when the
straps across the top are buckled the
foot is held firmly in place.
The bottom of the sandal is per-
fectly fiat, and when worn allows all
of the foot to touch the ground. The
sandals are intended principally for
house wear. They are in reality a
floating" shoe, but they could be
worn on the street if a woman could
be found with nerve enough to intro
duce the innovation. They are also
expected to be popular with children,
who eschew shoes and stockings in
summer, yet whose feet are SO ten
der that they blister when brought
into contact with hot pavements. The
sandal, however, can as we'll be worn
with stockings, and that is why they
are likely to become popular among
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12

shorter. Moreover, it's form, which
closely resembles that of a sheep dog,
is much more elegant than that of q
hyena. It's color is yellowish, black
and gray, and it's countenance is very
intelligent.
In Africa these dogs often annoy
sportsmen by carrying off antelope
and other game which they have
killed. When they cannot get a meal
in this way they must hunt for prey
themselves, and, as they are pos
sessed of great speed and endurance,
they quickly run down any animal
they pursue. According to antiquar-
ians, the old Egyptians were wont
to train these dogs and use them for
hunting antelope.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
THE LYcAoN p1cfUs.
stran.e African Dor That Looks Like
. Hyena and Steals Antelope
and Other Game.

What is regarded as the most GU
rious dog in all Europe was captured
a few months ago in the Soudan and
was presented to the geological gar.
den in Paris by NJ. de Labretoigne
du Mazel, director of foreign at
fairs in Senegal.
The scientific name of this animal
is ''lycaon pictus," and it is the first
specimen that has been taken alive,
at. least in modern times. Prof. E..
Ostalet admits that it slightly re-
sembles hyena in color and in the
shape of it's head and teeth, but
on the other hand it's hind legs are
of the same height as the front legs,
whereas the hind legs of a hyena are
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
Sensible Medical Advice.

A family physician has made himself
unpopular by the advice he has given
his women patients. Instead of send
ing them to some sanitarium where all
sorts of exercise appliances are in
vogue, he advises sweeping at home
as a means of Strengthening the mus
clcs and broadening the chest. An
hours work in bedmaking after de-
tailed directions how to do it should
be followed by bath and rest upon
the bed for half an hour. Meat mar
kets and groceries should be at least
mile from the house, and the patient
go to market daily. She should avoid
worry, anger or complaining, and
every evening write strict account Of
her industry during the day. This the
doctor signs.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12

strongly reminiscent of the medieval
times of England.
Another peculiar feature of this
quaint village industry is that it is
controlled by lady-Mrs. Ames-
Lynde-who not only superintends the
actual working, but prepares the de-
signs herself. Mrs. Ames-Lynde is a
jealous artist, with distinct ten
dency towards the Italian school, and
frequently visits Italy and other con-
tinental art centers for photographs
and material for her designs.
The Thornham ironworks were
started ~ years ago, in very unos-
tentatious manner, in the village
school room, Mrs. Ames-Lynde being
assisted in her work by the schoolmas-
ter. The village boasted at that time
$50 inha bitants, and the leading men,
bers of this little community attend
ed the classes which were held in the
evening two or three times a week.
At first the work was entirely devoted
to bent ironwork, but, artistic though
this industry proved, it was soon dis
covered that to make it thoroughly
interesting the forge would have to
be utilized. .r..
In view of this fact house was Sc
cured for conversion into workshop,
replete with all the implements Incl
dental to the ironworker calling. At
first the regular workmen numbered
two, but the business developed SO
quickly that now there are some half
dozen FORCES at work, with several
skilled mechanics and apprentices,
while the staff also now includes an
artist and photographer.
The work of this curious factory
soon attracted attention on account
of it's excellence and artistic charac-
ter. The king was the first to patron
ize it, by commissioning lamp for tn e
hall at Sandringham and bracket for
Shembourne church, while recently a
large gate has been manufactured at
Thornham for the entrance to the
grounds surrounding his majesty's
Norfolk home.
To-day the products of the Thorn
ham factory have gained widespread
reputation. Now there are more or
ders in hand than the limited re-
sources of the works will permit be-
ing accomplished as expeditiously as
is desirable. At the residence of Sir
Dighton Probyn, at Park house, San
dringham, may be seen fine medieval
looking lamp, made at the Thornham
works, while at the entrance to the
grounds of Mr.. Somerset Beaumont's
ho:ce at Wiseton, Bawtry, is splen-
did specimen of the Thornham handi-
craft in the form of a massive gate,
fashioned after the Italian style.
Mrs. Ames-Lynde does not confine
her energies to the manufacture of
gates and similar work entirely, but
designs the repousse work for table
and other decoration. The designs
are executed by hand throughout, and
in some instances are of a very labor
ious description. In the making of a
gate, for instance, containing liberal
floral designs, every petal has to be
formed separately, then welded on.
One of Mrs. Ames-Lynde's greatest
achievements was the fulfillment of
an order given by the royal commits
sion for the royal pavilion at the
Paris exhibition of 1900. In this work
the king himself evinccd an intimate
| nterest.-London Mail.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
ANIMALS ARE GREEDY.
Very Peculiar, But Jersey
Fr0g Will Eat Everything.

Considerable attention has been
given for years by Newark man to
the peculiar appetite of the animals
he has met. Mr.. Magruder has a
whiffet dog and three cats.
The grandmother tabby has re-
Gently shown an appetite for the
white flaky cinders of anthracite coal
and gorges herself upon them when
ever she gets chance. All three
cats will eat bread and cheese, but
will not eat sweet cake. The old cat
is fond of clans and oysters, raw or
cooked.
Tommy Magruder says that the
cats are not patch upon the whiffet
for cranky appetites. The dog eats
oranges, when they are peeled and
quartered; is fonder of fish than of
meat; eats all kinds of nuts; despises
pork; has been known to swallow q
live sparrow with one gulp; eats rub
Der bands with avidity, and is more
greedy about fresh candy than any
thing else in the world. She will
crack up and swallow pieces of coal,
will eat honeysuckle blossoms and
roses whenever they are given to her
and delights in chewing ice in sum
mer.
In talking about queer things he
had seen inside of creatures he had
opened in his time, Magruder said:
''The greediest thing in the world
is frog. I once killed a frog up
at Singac in the Passaic river which
had swallowed fresh water mussel
and was slowly digesting the shell so
that it showed pearly in spots and
around the edges.
another one which caught near
the same spot contained water
turtle still alive and measuring two
inches in length. have frequently
found frogs full of crayfshes. Two
or three times I have taken dead
sparrows and wrens out of frogs
which did not seem to be much big
ger than the birds they had caught
and swallowed.
''Once saw frog in the act of
swallowing small ground snake. I
have heard of rogs pulling down and
swallowing young ducks, and I be-
lieve the yarn, although I never saw:
an instance of it.
II have found dace, trout and min
nows in frogs, but never found one
that had eaten pollywog, so I am
willing to believe that the frog is no
cannibal.
''The frog is stupid in his greed,
and I think he often swallows things
like the mussel, which he was UNI
doubtedly sorry for aftcrward. Cows
and other animals ofteL do that sort
of thing, you know. once knew of
q COW that swallowed two-ounce
bottle containing muriatic acid. Many
a COW has been killed by swallowing
nails, glass and metal thinys-"-N. Y.
Sim
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12

eXpectedly that dion nave time to
think that Sim was running the effect
of his wife's act.
''The mule nearly collided with Mile.
Du Barry's charger just in front of
the reserved seats and the next thing
I knew the stranger had dragged the
clown down into the sawdust and was
choking him. Mademoiselle screamed
and galloped out of the ring. The
spectators laughed loud at what
seemed to them the clowns gretesque
entree, but when pushed into the
cloud of dust and sawdust raised by
the scuflers found the town police
man slipping a pair of handouts on
my partners wrists.
"'Here's your bunko man, he
grinned, standing up and stripping
Sim of his motley. Here's the shells
and hers three cards, and here's
1.-THE officer pulled out each article
as he spoke. Here's the flash roll, and
oh, look here! Do you want any
more evidence? Here's his false mus
tache and his wig!'
1.-The audience wanted to lynch the
poor clown when they began to see
that he was in the hands of the law,
but we slipped poor Sim out through
the dressing tent and left town that
night. i never saw him again. but I
understand that his -eautiful wife
stuck to him and that they have been
doing well without working ever since.
Trust 'em for that."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-06-12
Rats That Climb Trees,

The people of Jamaica have been
making crusade against the rat, and
it was thought that the movement
had been entirely successful, but it is
now found that the rats have not, as
was supposed, been exterminated,
but have outwitted their prosecutors
by complete and interesting change
in their manner of life. They hare
taken, in fact, to tree-clim bing, pass
ing the day in treetops, chiefly among
the wild pines, then coming forth and
feeding undisturbed at night, when
their enemy, the imported mongoose,
II asleep in the thickets.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-01-23

tion of abating. Since then about
twenty new houses have been built,
a newspaper and bank started and a
brick block of FIVE stores erected.
Within the past week Foshier Bros, /,
the big implement dealers Of Marys-
vile, have moved to Harvey and now
the announcement is made that the
harness factory operated by the
johnson Collar Company at Pleasant
vile will be established at Harvey as
soon as suitable quarters can be se-
cured. The O. b. & @. railroad also
announces that it has decided to
move its station from Durham, two
miles west, to Harvey. This will be
a great boon to the town.
Harvey is peculiarly well situated
for a manufacturing town and dis
tributing center. 1t is located on the
banks of the Des Moines river and
has three lines of railroads, the Rock
Island, the Wabash and the O. B. &
@. 1t is also in the great Iowa coal
belt and is surrounded by good
farm country. Up to press time the
population of Chicago was still a
little in the lead, but there is every
reason to believe that Harvey is des-
tined to have a permanent place on
the pocket maps of Iowa,