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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
DOMESTIC.

Dallas, Tex, June S.-The serious
condition of crops owing to the long
drought continues a light rain fell
in Dallas Monday, but it was not suffi-
cient to do any good. Reports from
southern and central Texas show a
worse condition than reported Friday.
In many sections it is said corn has
been literally burned up and cotton
is suffering severely.
At Taylor all business will be sus-
pended for one hour between / and
IL O'Clock tomorrow and prayers for
rain will be offered. Hundreds of
head of stock are being shipped away
to avoid the drought.
Washington, June 49, - Secretary
Root has assumed full responsibility
for the payment of money to Cen
Gomez by Gen. Wood during the
American occupation of Cuba, and, If
| Congress asks for an explanation of
| the matter he stands prepared to fur
nish what he regards as the most con-
| vincing proofs that the payments were
| dictated by the wisest craftsmanship.
st. Louis, June lS.-Moolah Temple,
mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of st.
Louis went to San Francisco, last
! week bearing an invitation to the as
| sembled mobiles to make their next pill
! grimage in 1904, to st. Louis and
/ the Worlds Fair. \ message from
! San Francisco announces the accept
ance of the invitation. Resolutions
were adopted by the Shriners endors-
ing the exposition and promising to
use every opportunity to advance its
interests.
Pawtucket, June 19.-Several cases
of stoning cars occurred this morning.
Two employees were hurt. Briefs
filed today with Supreme Court by an
attorney for the strikers and attorney
general on the constitutionality of the
ten hour law for street employees.
Wilkesbarre, June 1S.-President
Mitchell has called National conven-
tion at Indianapolis at the earliest
possible moment to consider the advis-
ability of calling out all soft coal
miners in the United States, Secre-
tary Wilson of the Mine Workers
Association will announce the date OF
the convention some time today.
Indianapolis, June 19.-July II i:
the date set by Secretary Wills, fol
the joint convention of hard and soft
coal miners in indianapolis.
Paterson, June 20 "A battalion regi
ment of the State militia and an Els
sex troop of cavalry are here today
doing patrol duty at the mills. Mos
of the mills opened as usual thi
morning. There is no semblance o
disturbance.
New York, June 20.-Johann Most
the anarchist editor, has been sentenc
ed to year in the penitentiary 70
publishing the article on the day o
McKinley's assassination eXtollinI
the force of the assassination.
Pawtucket, June 20. - Two NOR
cases of assault on conductor and mo
{ torman are reported this morning.
, Boise, Idaho, June 20.-More thai
= 1900 men and half a hundred womel
are now struggling over the rugged
, mountain trails to reach the gold field
, of Thunder Mountain. News of ric
strikes continue to come in. Perhap
) the most notable is that made b.
: Capt. w G. Bryan, whe, represent
ex-senator Thurston of Nebraksa
None of the ore runs less than 5000 :
> ton, and much of it assays as high a
S17, 600 Provisions are very high il
+. the gold fields Flour sells for $40
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FOREIGN.

Rome, June IS. The complete sue
cess of the negotiations beween J Judge
Taft, Governor of the Philippines,
and the Vatican on the subject of the
friar lands in those islands, appears
to be assured, four out of the five car
dinals composing the subcommittee
favoring the Governors proposals,
Cardinal Stelnhuber Jesuit, opposes
them. After the compl elton of the
negotiations an acute conflict is ex-
pected to occur between the Vatican
officials and the Filipi no religious
orders in regard to the disposition of
the money which the United States
will pay for the lands. The Vatican
considers that the money ought to be
given to the Propaganda, or Society
of Cardinals, having the care and
oversight of foreign missions
Paris, June Fitzpatrick publishes
despatch giving details of fierce bat
tie between French troops and natives
in Tchad district, Africa, on Jan. 20,
in which 400 persons were killed.
The battle resulted III victory for
the French. This secures to the
French complete mastery of Kanema
and Oradi
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25

sack and bacon 30 cents pound. 1t
is believed that there will be 10000
people in the camp this summer.
Staples, Mimi, June 90 Two north
ern Pacific passenger trains collided
here this morning, killing eight and
injuring ten. The killed include the
engineer, fireman, mail clerk and five
passengers.
Boston, June 20.--A collision be-
tween two freight trains on the west
ern division of the Boston and Maine
road this morning blocked both tracks
by piling up fifteen freight cars. The
fireman of one t-siu and three brake
men were injured.
Providence, June 90 "A Warren and
Bristol suburban car was stoned on
the down trip to Bristol on Thursday
night, and it ran over stick of dy-
Mantle on the return trip. The car
had passed the spot where the stones
struck it on the down trip and had
just left the trestle on the west side
when terrific explosion occurred
beneath it. A hole was torn in the
ground and the rail split. The situa-
ton i'll Pawtucket was so satisfac tory
Thursday that some of the militia
were withdrawn. Few persons are
riding on the cars in Pawtucket, the
fear of the boycott being too strong
for them to overcome.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
BEGINNERS MISTAKES.

Those beginning with poultry are
usually too enthusiastic. Many who
are digusted with indoor work in Off
ces or factories are disposed to try
poultry as relief from such duties,
but it is unfortunate for the beginner
that he must learn much before he
can succeed. 1t has been asserted
that even the farmer, who has i'm
proved his horses, cattle, sheep and
swine, and who fully understands
the management of animals, is as
much at sea in regard to the proper
management of poultry as those liv-
ing in cities; in fact, those living in
suburban localities really know more
about various breeds than the farmers
as class. Every beginner should
start at the bottom, with few fowls
only and gradually increase the mum.
Der. For an inexperienced person to
invest largely in the poultry business,
with several hundred fowls to man
age, is to invite risk, as disease, lice,
and lack of knowledge of the details
may cause ruin the first year. 1t is by
being with the fowls, observing them,
learning their habits, and studying
each individual that one can learn to
avoid mistakes, but in the meantime
every idea gained will be valuable the
succeeding year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
AGRICULTURAL.
p SUNLIGHT IN ORCHARDS.

1t is not sufficiently appreciated that
in order to secure healthy trees and
wholesome fruit the influence of the
suns rays must be brought into full
operation. Trees are placed too near
together in the orchard, and trimming
does not sufficiently aim to open the
growth to the sun and air. Half of
our orchards stand more like groves,
with interlocked limbs, than as or
chards should stand, without intrud-
ing one tree upon another. Some va
rieties, of course, need more room
than others; so it is that we must
consider varieties instead of laying
down the rule that orchard trees
should stand just so many feet apart
The King and the Greening are very
spreading in their nature, while the
-Astrachan ana the Spy and the Prin-
cess Louise are compact. The Pound
Sweet is a variety that represents the
middle class. Cherry trees should
stand particularly well open, and out
of shade of other trees. Otherwise
they will be attacked with mildew
and black aphis. / do not know Of
any variety of fruit that will endure
being planted very close, except the
plum. l have sometimes thought that
plum grove gave better results than
plum orchard This is not quite
true, because the richness and color
ing of the Green Gage is marked ex-
oeption-depending on open trees and
sunny places.
The influence of the sun is to des-
troy germs, precisely as is the case of
human beings. Sunlight has been
proved to be fatal to some of the low
er forms of life, including those dis
ease germs which are the most fatal
TO the human race and to vegetable
growth. Anthrax, as rule, in its
different forms, is very much provok-
ed to development by shade. If you
have a viburnum or SNOWFALL in a
shady place it is sure to be loaded
with lice or aphidae. Set the bush in
a sunny spot and it will be nearly OF
quite free OF the pest Cherry trees
should never be set ON the sunless side
of a house. Pears also are very sen.
sitive to an abundance of sunlight.
The diseases which attack those trees
are a low class of vegetable organ.
isms, which thrive as a rule better in.
darkness than in daylight This sub
ject has not had sufficient considera
tion, either as regards human beings
or plants. Sternberg made expert
ments which demonstrated that the
cholera bacillus is killed by direct ex
posture to sunlight for one hour
Koch shows that the tubercule bacil
lus is destroyed by short exposure tc
the direct rays of the sun. find but
one or two shrubs or plants that per
sist i'll sustaining fungoid disease il
spite of the sun. Gooseberry mildev
needs light and air to destroy it or t.
prevent it. Bushes of this sort should
as rule be set in rows running nortl
and south. e. P Powell in Tribune
Farmer.
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LIVE STOCK

The receipts of live stock at the differ
ent local yards were as follows: 3l4S cat
tie, 6l52 sheep, IL ,626 swine and 2607 calves.
OF this aggregate 1867 cattle, 276l sheep
and 1925 swine were from New EnglaE .
New York and Canada
For Northern and Eastern cattle there
was ready sale at very firm prices.
Transactions included: beef COWS, aver
aging 705 lbs, 3 34c; 6, OIL lbs. 3 3-4c; II,
$50 lbs, 8 l. 4c; 2, 935 lbs, 3 l-2c; g. 1880 lbs,
4c; l, weighing 500 lbs, 3 3-4c: 2 cattle,
averaging 1925 lbs, 6 lac; 4, 1920 lbs. 5 3 4c
3, lls5 lbs, &c; 2, 1880 lbs, 1-2c; 2, 1910 lbs,
3-4c.
For choice cows there was good de-
mand, but inferior grades were hard to
place. The supply was larger than during
the preceding week
The market for veal calves kept about
steady Sales included: 20 calves, averag-
ing $50 lbs, &c; II. 100 lbs, 6 l-Sc; IS, l24
lbs, l-Sc; 66, l20 lbs, &c; II, lSl lbs, l-2c
For sheep and lambs there was fair
demand, but prices were not deemed salts
factory. Sales included: 10 lambs, aver
aging "a lbs; 6cs II sheep, l3l lbs, l-2c;
10. 60 lbs, 5 2c.
Dressed hogs told at l-4c and live ones
at to 3-Sc.
Receipts of Western beef cattle for ex-
port are coming along steady.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Spring Fever.

Spring fever is another name for bill
iousness. 1t is more serious than most
people think. A torpid liver and inactive
| owels mean poisoned system. If ne
elected, serious illness may follow such
symptoms. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
remove all danger by stimulating the
liver, opening the bowels and cleansing
the system of impurities. Safe pills.
Never grippe. 81 have taken DeWitt's
Little Early Risers for torpid liver every
spring for years. writes, R. NJ EVERY,
Moundsville, w. Va. "They do me more
good than anything have ever tried" c.
Blakely's.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
HIS WAR RELIC.
NOT AN ENvIABLE ONE WAS
THAT Of THIS VETERAN.
1t Caused Private Draper Great Deal of
Misery. How Friend Came to
His Aid,

His Aid.
Charles J. Draper of South Shafts
bury, Vt, who served in Company ID,
Fourth Pennsylvania regiment dur
ing the Spanish American war, was
brought home with him a relic which
caused him a great deal of misery
He tried to rid himself of it but was
unable to do so until a friend came
to his aid with what proved to be n
valuable suggestion. Mr. Draper tells
of it as follows:
During the encampment in Georgia
l became very i'll, probably from inn
pure water, poor food and the climate.
After eating even the lightest food l
would bloat to a great extent. My
bowels were in very serious condi-
ton and my heart was so weak that
few minutes walk would exhaust
me. l could only just drag myself
arond and sometimes l would have to
stay in bed for few days. l was
treated in Georgia and i'll Porto Rico
by our company surgeon and later by
doctor at home. They both told
me it would be months before l could
expect to see any improvement.
q had been in this state of misery
for about four months when a friend
TtCOluuuOul6u III lllldIlS LIN
Pills for Pale People He had been
benefited by them and thought they
might help me. 1 began taking them
and felt relieved in three days. l took
them for two months and they made
me well and strong l keep the pills
by me all the time though [ have had
no need of medicine for long
while.
Stomach trouble and nervous debil-
ity always yield readily to the potent
influence of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. These pills are a
positive specific for all diseases aris-
ing from poor blood or weakened
nerves. They cure locomotor ataxia,
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, ner-
vous headache the after effects of the
grip, palpitation of the heart, pale
and sallow compilations and all forms
of weakness either in male or female.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People are sold by all dealers, or will
be sent postpaid on receipt of price,
fifty cents box, or six boxes for two
dollars and fifty cents (they are never
sold in bulk or by the 1907 by address
ing DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
! Schenectady, n Y
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inllamed coud-
ton of the mucous lining of the Eusta-
chan Tube. When this tube gets inflam-
ed you have a rumbiing sound pr imper
feet hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed deafness is the result, and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored tC lis normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
W hch Is nothing but an iutlamed coudi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars foI
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh
that cannot he cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Senu for circulars free
+. j. CHENEY * co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, powder 1t cures
painful, smarting, nervous feet and in-
growing nails, and instantly takes the
sting out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens Foot-ease makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. 1t is certain cure for sweat
ng, callous and hot, tired, aching feet.
Try it today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores. Don't accept lany substitute.
By mail for POO. in stamps, Trial package
FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Roy, N. Y.
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TO SAVE BEANS FROM THE
WEEVIL.

S. F., Wayne County, Ohio, says: l
would very much like to know how to
keep beans over winter without their
being affected by the bean weevill
that burrows in and destroys them
Answer; Place them in tight bin
or box and and set on top of the beans
an open vessel containing an ounce of
bisulphide of carbon and close down
the cover very tightly. Have no light
ed lamp about, for gas escaping from
the carbon is very infsmmable, as
well as the drug itself.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Happy Time In Old Town.

"We felt very happy" writes R, N,
Bevell, Old Town, Va. "When Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured our
daughter of a bad case of scald head -
1t delights all who use it for Outs,
Corns, Burns, Bruises, Boils, Ulcers,
Eruptions. Infallible for Piles. Only
DC. at @. Blakeley's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Ready to Yied.

:" 1 used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
for piles and found it a certain cure, 1"
says S. h. Meredith, Willow Grove,
Del Operations unnecessary to cure
piles. They always yield to Dewitt S
Witch Hazel Salve. Cures skin dis
eases, all kinds of wounds Accept
no counterfeits. O. Blakely's.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
That Beautiful Gloss

comes from the varnish in Devoe' S
Varnish Floor Paint; costs cents
more a quart though. Sold by Abbott
& Bailey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25

A blessing alike to young and old; DR..
Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry,
natures specific for dysentery, diarrh9a
and summer complaint.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
All Colds and Coughs
are cured quickly and certainly by
HaIe's
Honey Of
Horehound
and i ar.

1t is an effective remedy-harmless
and palatable a59, 500, $500 per
bottle; the largest size cheapest. At
all druggists Take no substitutes.
Arizona republican., 1902-05-07

The death of Rear Admiral William
T. Sampson yesterday removed from
the American navy one of its most
honored names. Many months ago the
mal2dy from which Admiral Sampson
had long suffered took such a turn as to
make it impossible to hope for his re-
covery. and death came as a welcome
sequence. Happily for him. much of
the bitterness of the Sampson Schley-
controversy and the cruel criticisms of
a partisan press. came after he had
passed into mental darkness, and it will
be remembered to his credit as well as
to the credit of Rear Admiral Schley,
that the wrangle over the credit due
for the Santiago victory was the gra-
tuitous work of other men.
Arizona republican., 1902-05-07

While some of our democratic friends
are almost frantic in their denuncia-
tons of General Smith
SOME and other soldiers in
AMERICAN the Philippines. they
CURES" should turn their atten-
ton 10 the southern
states in this country. Especially
should those southern members of
congress. who are just now So badly
shocked at the use of the water cure"
in the Philippine islands do so.
It is declared that the water cure
is not fatal. and one returned soldier
has stated that he has taken the cure"
and finds it more acceptable than a
beating. But our southern friends
should bear in mind the fire. the rope
and the bullet cure SO frequently
used in this country. 1t is not uncom-
mon to read of negroes being burned
alive at the stake. to read of others
being hung up to enforce confessions.
to read of others who are shot down
like dogs Tor minor violations of the
statute laws, and various offenses of
an equally atrocious character
There may possibly be more excuse
in view of the exigencies of war to
commit deeds that would shock and as
found those who are not in the field.
War is not pleasant affair and all the
deeds committed by men under arms
are not calculated to make it agreea-
BILE for the victims or to provide enter
tanning reading. But in the south the
bitter brutality and cruelty shown for
the negros is even worse than the al
legged cruelties charged against our
soldiers in the Philippine islands. YET
political capital cannot be made
of the atrocities against the southern
negroes.
The detractCrs of the American SOL
diers revel in charges of cruelty against
few individual soldiers, but they lose
sight of the outrageous treatment of
negro suspects in the south The diff
ference is that the water cure does
not kill, while the cures" applied in
the south do kill, and they are so in
tended While criticism is being made
of our army in the Philippines there
should be at least some consideration
of the fact that in the south negroes
are tortured and killed for offenses
that, in other states, only warrant a
brief term in prison.
Arizona republican., 1902-05-07

The excavation of Gezer is now going
on. First mentioned in the Egyptian
records of Thotmes III and ten times
on the Amarna tablets. Gezer appears
in Bible history as strong city in the
time of Joshua. unconquered by the Is
raelites, captured by a Pharaoh and
given to his daughter, Solomon's wife,
and rebuilt by Solomon for the defense
of his empire. Lying on the edge of
the maritime plain. close by the road
from the sea to jerusalem Gezer was
a battle-ground of the Maccabees and
also of the Crusaders. Its identifca-
ton is perfect, for NJ. Clermont Gam
neau found in 1874 its boundary stones
bearing its name. After unusual delay
the firman has been granted. The
most thorough work will be done and
the excavation will remain open. The
American School is cooperating in the
work, and makes an appeal for funds.
Arizona republican., 1902-05-07

The Pittsburg Gazette reminds the
aunties that it is only a few months
since they were assuring US. with tears
in their eyes. that a nation of so 900 O0J
souls could not obtain an army of 100. 900
men without resorting to conscription
1t was simply foolish. they told US. for
the United States to expect young men
10 come forward voluntarily and enlist
for service on the other side of the
globe, and that we might as we'll maxi
up cur minds to force men to become
soldiers, whether they were willing or
not. The prophets were wrong. The
army has been recruited to the legal
strength, and no one has been COM
PEELED to join. The branch recruiting
stations have been closed, and it is ex-
pected that the regular posts will sup
ply hereafter the places made vacant
by the expiration of terms OF service.
More than that, the qualifications for
service have not been abated. Recruits
are required to stand a stiff eXamina-
ton before they are allowed to put on
the uniform. This high standard has
been rigidly maintained. The United
States has the most intelligent army in
the world, as well as the best paid and
the best fed