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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
TRAVERS ANECDOTE.

Henry Guy Carlton, whose stutter-
ing is famous, tells a story of the late
William Travers, whose suffering
was notorious 1t is that Traverse
once got in line at the window of a
railroad depot and, when his turn
came, began:
Gi-gi igve MINNIE a t-t-t-ticket
for for-for--"
oh get down to the foot of the
line! !" impatiently yelled the busy
ticket seller. Perhaps by the time
I've waited on the rest you IL know
what you want.
Travers meekly retired and, when
he reappeared at the window 10 min
utes later, he said:
Just-s-send MINNIE by-by If
freight.
What do you mean? Why do
you say that?" asked the ticket sell
Ter.
well, you s-s-s-ee," explained
Travers, ''I-c-c-can't express m-m-
mself. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
GERMAN TRAFFIC.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-The Chicago
packers will lose over 81, 600, 900, an
nually as result of the new German
tariff if the estimate of William O..
Eavns, foreign agent of Armour & Co.
is correct. Evans looks for reduc-
ton of 20 per cent in the export bust
ness. At the German consulate figures
were obtained showing that the pack
ers' exports TO Germany for ten
months of this year have been $50,
545, 975 pounds, valued at $14, 429, 572.
The tariff will affect all classes of
meats and meat products, with the
single exception of fresh meat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
Letters from
Women

Cured by the use OF Kodol are received daily.
Their troubles nearly all begin with indiges-
ton or other stomach disorder.
II the food you eat fails to give strength
to your body, 1t is because the juices So
creted by the stomach and digestive organs
are inadequate TO transform the nutrient prop
critics Of the food into blood. That Is
indigestion. The system is deprived of tho
amount Of nourshment required TO keep up
the strength, and the result is that one or
more Of the delicate organs gradually grows
weak, and then weaker, until finally 1t Is
diseased. Here a great mistake is made.
That Of treating the diseased organ. Tho
best doctors in the land make this very
mistake. Why should they7 II is so easy
to see that the trouble Is not there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
N atural Anxiety.

Mothers regard the approaching
cold so easily No disease costs more
beyond human aid before the doctor
arrives. Such cases yield readily to
the mucus, allays Inflammation, re-
Immediately. Cures coughs, colds,
grip, BRONCHITIS l all throat and lung
GA. A chad cold rendered me voice
less just before an oratorical contest. /
| intended to withdraw but took One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t restored my
voice in time to win the medal. "
Rivers Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
VENEZUELAN TROUBLES.

Washington, Dec. S.-Disposition
of the ships of Admiral Dewey's fleet
during the holidays is to be made un-
der the direction of the secretary of
the navy, III view of the incl easing
complications arising in connection
with Venezuela and the wishes of the
government not to arouse suspicion
unnecessarily by despatching large
naval force to Venezuelan waters.
1t is unlikely that men of war will
be sent to La Guaira, the feeling be-
ing that the presence of American war
ships at this time might cause uneasi-
ness among the allied powers, as we'll
as other encouragement to President
Castro to maintain his defiant atti-
tude. On the other hand the situation
! has grown so acute within the past
| few days that both State and navy de-
{ partment officials are agreed that it
I will not be unwise to rendezvous the
! fleet in ports within easy range of the
! Venezuelan coast.
Caracas. Dec. 10. The Venezuelan
government has recognized United
States Minister Bowen as the only
representative of Venezuela in the
matter of effecting settlement of
pending difficulties
Mr.. Bowen may act without restric-
ton, and he is to use all means pos
sible to protect the interests of Vene-
zuela. The State department at Wash
ingon has been notified of the giving
of this power to Mr.. Bowen.
Events here are dependent upon the
receipt through the State department,
of the anwsers of the governments OF
Great Britain, Germany and Italy tC
the proposal of arbitration advanced
by Venezuela.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The State
department has received answers from
Great Britain, Germany and and Italy
to proposals for arbitration made by
President Castro. The answers are
not regarded as satisfactory on &C
count of the conditions laid down.
The answer of Great Britain is most
favorable. Germany admits arbitra
ton as a proper mode of settlement
but iterposes so many conditions as L
make her answer anything but con
sent to arbitration. Italy says tina
inasmuch as she is the youngest O.
the parties to the alliance she will bt
willing to abide by any disposition
| of the matter agreed upon by tn,
, other two. Even Great Britain's ans
wer, which is the most promising o
ell, stipulates a number of considera
tions which will take time to adjus
, before arbitration could be entere,
| into. "A IN ,..., s =. "a ,.,r-.,,
> London, Dec. 20-The formal an
nouncement of blockade on the Ven
ezuelan coast was made this morning
as follows cit is hereby notified tina
as the United States Of Venezuela ha
failed to comply with the demands o
His Majesty's government, blockad
by His Majesty's naval forces of tn
ports of La Guayra, Carencio, Guanto
Curana, and the mouths of the ORR
! noco, is declared such blockade to b
Z effectively maintained from and afte
December 20, subject to an allowanc
of following days of grace for vessel
sailing before date of notification
Washington, Dec. 'ssso.-The Stat
8 department announces that allies de
sire Roosevelt to arbitrate Venezuela
: differences. The President desire
that arbitration shall be by TIL
Hague tribunal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
AUTHOR-POLITICIAN ILL.

st. Louis, Dec. 20. Winston Church
i'll, the novelist, recently elected to
the New Hampshire Legislature and
appointed to position on Gov. Batch
elders staff, is ill at the residence of
his uncle, j. G.. Gazzam, in this city.
While Mr.. Churchill is confined to his
bed, his condition is not regarded as
serious, although.his physician has or
dered absolute rest for two or three
days. Mr.. Churchill, accompanied by
his wife and little daughter, arrived
at st. Louis Monday to spend the holt
days. Wednesday he was not feeling
well, and later he took to his bed and
sent for physician. 1t is thought
his illness is the result of exposure to
inclement weather during his recent
campaign.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
FIRST TRAIN ORDER BY WIRE.

Albert II. Copeland, ~, of Chenoa.
ILL.,, is one of the Oldest of living tel
egraphers. He sent the first real train
order by which train was moved by
wire. Mr.. Copeland described the
occasion to a correspondent of the In
dianapolis News as follows: I was
assistant -postmaster at Middlebury,
VT, in 1852. A year before that l
had learned telegraphy. The tele-
graph office was in the post office, and
combined the duties of postmaster
and operator. Our only railroad was
the Rutland and Burlington, which,
in those days, was not as much of
road as it is now.
AT that time there was nothing
like train orders. The trains were
run by schedule, and had meeting
points where one train had to stand
until the other arrived. On the Rut-
land and Burlington the north bound
trainshad the right-o and Bran
don, station halfway between Mid
dlebury and Rutland, was the meet
| ing point. The south bound train
was at Middlebury, ready to go to
Brandon, when / heard over the wires
that the north bound train was stall
ed on the mountains near Rutland.
l went to the station to tell the con-
ductor that he would probably have
| m hon OF
hours. Of course, he was consider
ably put out at the delay, when sug-
gested that if | could get the opera
tor at Brandon the trains would be
moved.
But the operator at Brandon had
gone home, so | rode on the south
bound train to that station, opened
the office, and, after considerable
work, got the conductor who would
take charge of the north-bound train
at Rutland--the trains changed con-
ductors at that point. l told him
that the train was stalled" in the
snow on the mountains and suggested
that he keep the train there when it
arrived until the south bound train
reached Rutland. AS near as can
remember this was his answer -
George Tiffany, conductor,
south bound train: l will hold my
train at Rutland until your train ar
rives.
" H. H. Howes, conductor ! north
bound train.
Conductor Tiffany sent this re.
ply -" H. H. Howes, conductor
north bound train: | understand you
will hold your train at Rutland until
my train arrives.
" George Tiffany, conductor soutl
bonud train.
There was freight train wait
ing at Brandon, and l started it out
after notifying all the meeting points,
and ran the train around the passen
ger trains. Thus got the trains ovel
the road without any delay, when
if they had been run according to thu
time tables, they would have beer
behind several hours. 1t was not lonl
after that until the road was movin,
its trains by wire, and from tina
humble beginning has come the elab
crate system of train dispatching nov
in use.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
DID NOT VIOLATE THE LAW

The Supreme Court of Georgia has
handed down decision which is re-
CARED by Christian Scientists as "a
vindication A citizen of Dublin,
Ga, a Christian Scientist, refused to
give medicine to his sick child. The
child died and the father was arrested
and fined $500. The case was appeal
ed to the State Supreme Court, which
reversed the judgment of the lower
court, holding that failure to give
medical attendance to children when
ill is not violation of the laws of
the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
The Worst Form.

Multitudes are singing the praises of
Kodol, the new discovery which is
making so many sick people well
and weak people strong by digesting
what they eat, by cleansing and sweet
ening the stomach and by transforming
their food into kind of pure, rich,
red blood that makes you feel good all
over. Mrs. Cranfill, of Troy, 1. r. +,
writes: For number of years 1 was
troubled with indigestion and dyspep-
STA which grew into the worst from
Finally | was induced to use Kodol
and after using four bottles | am en-
tirely cured. l heartily recommend
Kodol to all sufferers from indigestion
and dyspepsia. Take dose after meals.
1t digests what you eat. Rivers Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
CLUBBED TO DEATH.

Chicago, Dec. 17-Mutilated almost
beyond recognition, the body of Roger
Hamburger of Company l, Twentieth
United States infantry, was found
yesterday in a deep ravine in the
southern portion of the reservation at
Fort Sheridan. Hamburger was dubbed
to death Monday with the butt of his
own musket by two military prison
ers, whom he tried to prevent from
escaping. The prisoners were Chris
tian Walker of Company @ and John
Holenberg, formerly a corporal of
Company l., Twentiethh infantry.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
A BIG CLAIM.

Colorado Springs, Col, Dec. 90
]. ID. O'Haire, one of the original To-
Gators of the Portland mine at Cripple
Creek, has filed suit in the District
court against James F. Burnes and the
Portland Gold Mining company, ask
ing for one sixth interest in the ore
which has been shipped since date OF
discovery. The mine has produced
Sl2, 600, 600, and at the ruling market
price the stock is selling at So, 600, 600,
so that the claim amounts to S3, 600,
600 against the Portland estate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
TWO SICK LITTLE KIDS.

Two sick little kids must stay in the
Purity nigh have the diphthery, you
know
Course they are better, but Jimmy
Ned,
Little sick kids can't go out in the
snow
Doctor would whip 'em an then they
would die;
Now they must cuddle down under
the spread;
Go out an play in the yard bye an
bye,
But now sick little kids must stay in
the bed
Bet you the doggie'll come an see
Little sick kids, for the doggie he
tell
Me is as lonesome as lonesome could
be,
"Now the two sick kids is purity
nigh well,
Men they come out in the yard here
an play,
An Santa Claus bring 'em doll
an sled -
Have to stay in for jist one nuvver
day,
An nne little sick kids can git out
o. bed
Indianapolis Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
A Frightened Horse .

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants, or hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences 1t behooves everybody to have
reliable Salve handy and there's
none as good as Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema,
and Piles, disappear quickly under
it's soothing effect. 25c, at @. Blake
ly's Drug Store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
When You See

the yellow color in your skin and eyes,
you are bilious. The remedy is the
new medicine, Calcura Solvent, dis
covered by DR.. David Kennedy, of
Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y. For
liver, kidney, and stomach complaints
and impure blood, it leads all the rest.
1t is not a mere mixture, it is a medi-
cine 1t acts promptly it relieves
and cures. All druggists $l.00.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
AGENTS WANTED

To represent the Connecticut General
Life Insurance Co. Apply to f. l.,
DRURY, General Agent, Room 3.
Walton Block, State Street, Mont
pelier, Vt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
THOUSAND PERSONS IN QUAR-
ANTINE.

st. John, Dee. IA case of
smallpox was discovered among the
immigrants on the steamer, Lake
Champlain, which arrived here Mon
day. The steamer is quarantined with
her whole company, totaling 1000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
RECOVERY PREDICTED.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE condition
of Cornelius Vanderbilt is so encour-
aging today that his physicians pre-
dict his recovery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
kOdOl
Cures

This famous remedy puts the stomach and
digestive organs in healthy condition so
that rich, red blood is sent coursing through
the veins and arteries Of every muscle, tissue
and fiber throughout every organ Of the en-
tire body, and by Natures law Of health, full
strength and vigor is soon restored to each.
Kodol cures indigestion, dyspepsia and all
stomach disorders.
have taken Kodol for nearly two months
after each meal and It is the only remedy
that gave relief from the terrible pains
endured. After a. time would take It but
once day. and now. while keep bottle
handy, seldom need 1t, as it has cured me.
Mrs. J. w. CooLBAuoH, Milo Center, N. Y.
Kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only sioo Size holding az times the trial
size, which sells for so cents.
Prepared by e. o. Dewitt & co.. CHICAGO
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24
VEN EZUELA.

We are satisfied that there is no
cause for anxiety lest the hot blood of
the German commander in Venezuelan
waters create situation in which
this country should feel itself con-
strained to raise it's hand.
The Monroe Doctrine, or, to put it
more precisely, the policy which the
people of the United States hold to be
vital to the security of themselves and
their American neighbors, has been
carefully defined and is universally
UNDERSTOOD Originally reasonable
doctrine, it las always been reason
ably interpreted, and so it has grown
steadily in approval at home aud in
respect abroad. We are unable to
conceive that one of the allied Govern
ments now at odds with Venezuela,
Germany for instance, would so make
war upon Venezuela as to give cause
for war to the United States.
We suggest, in view of one of the
dispatches of yesterday, that the Ger
man warships do not give too much
attention to the island of Margarita
We believe it was the taking of sound
ings off Margarita by German yes
sci that started the story some time
ago that Germany was contemplat
INTERPRETATIONS with Venezuela for {
coaling station. New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-24

81 had running, itching sore on
my leg. Suffered tortures. Doan's
Oitnmeut took away the burning and
itching instantly, and quickly effected
a permanent cure" @. w. Lenhart,
Bowling, Green, o.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
Necessity of Self-Interest.

The altruists talk of self-interest as
though it were necessarily opposed to
the welfare of the whole. In this they
are not good Christians. Whoever vio-
lates the principle that Christ taught
is crucified by it. Men love each other
because it pays. Accept this and the
spiritual power is disclosed as fact,
entering into the daily life of the
world. 1t is the breaking down Of the
barriers of outworn convention; it is
the departure of cant. The social
crisis, so long in coming to a head,
can thus pierce through to clear So
luton.
The advent of this principle has as
great a meaning in social renderings
as the discovery of America by Co.
lumbus had in geography, or the sys-
tenn of Copernicus had in astronomy.
1t marks the beginnings of the reign
of intelligence. The Man of Galilee
was scientific, for he saw that the
narrow and the wider self are but two
aspects of the moving principle that
is in man. The dream has been of
self.development. In the lunar poll
tics of altruists and their kind the
handspring is taken out of the indi-
vidual. In the new reading the word
unselfishness is to become obsolete,
standing as 1t does for that unthink-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
For Better Home Life.

Writing of the labor convention to
be held at Minneapolis in September,
William A. Schafer, assistant profess
or of political science in the Univer-
sity of Minnesota, says:
An important problem which needs
consideration is the question of max
ing the home life of the American
workman more comfortable, more
pleasant and contented. What Is be-
ing done by the most progressive en-
ployers who aid their employees in this
direction? Do the results warrant the
efforts put forth? What more can be
done along this line?
The legislative problem is always
with us. We want to know what new
legislation the other states have re-
Gently enacted and how it is working.
We want to know what more can be
accomplished through new laws.
But we come to the crux of the
whole labor problem when we take up
the matter of strikes and lockouts and
the means of avoiding them or of set
thing them when they have once
arisen. The cost of strikes and lock-
outs each year is something enormous
This is the price we pay for the set
Element of the disputed claims of the
two partners, labor and capital, to say
nothing of the feeling of bitterness on
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

able thing-a denial of interest. We
get this through the idea of function
Under advancing conditions, social
functions multiply until the general
interest itself becomes a practical pur'
suit.
1t is impossible to remedy the
wrongs of labor, to cure the evils OF
capitalism, by preaching about them
or by frantic appeals to business men,
or to combinations of business men,
to be good" Organized labor must
cease to appeal to employers in a SEN
timental way. Take, for instance, the
question of child labor. The present
endeavor is to point out to business
men that it pays better not to employ
it. That is true morality and there
can be no other. Not long ago lis.
tened to the amazing statement, put
forth in a pulpit, that many men are
Samaritans only by force of public
opinion, or law" Such logic" is off.
set by the probability that they may
be Samaritans for the same reason
that compels others to preach, VIZ,
because it pays.-Henry G. Barker,
Secretary International Association OF
Longshoremen.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

these lines it intends to work Expla.
nation and disposition to do to 9th
ers as we would wish them to do to
us, is what the world of labor wants.
Convince a man that You are right
and he is wrong, and If faults are to
be found on both sides mutually to
acknowledge the same, is the only
way to promote peace. Where these
are missing, or, as was the case in
the freight handlers strike, scales Of
wages, working conditions and other
things were tempered with and
changed to suit the fancy of an indi-
vidual, and no disposition is shown to
treat fairly and honestly with all
alike, mischief is worked that GENES
near being irreparable.-John G. Dris-
coll, secretary of the Associated Team
ing Interests of Chicago.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
Facts and Theories In Conflict.

All over the land housekeepers and
heads of families are complaining of
the increased cost of living. The
weekly allowance" which formerly
met all the demands of the house
hold and satisfied the claims of the
butcher, the baker, the grocer and the
vendors of fruit and vegetables is
now painfully inadequate. This is an
era of great Industrial activity. Our
optimists are fond of asserting and
reasserting that the country was
never more prosperous than at pres
ent. Perhaps that is true. But the
average housekeepef will not agree
with the optimists that high prices
are an unmixed blessing. When she
counts up her balance at the end of
each week she is inclined to think
she has a grievance. 1t seems to
be impossible to reconcile her facts
with the optimistss theories and con-
illusions.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22
Drifting Into Trouble,

OF course everybody will condemn
the miners who started the riot at
Shenandoah, Pa. But who were they?
A lot of Poles and Hungarians who
lad been imported in violation of law
by the coal operators. The miners
organization tried to preserve order
and the district president issued a
proclamation strongly condemning the
outbreak and directing the members
to aid in keeping the peace. Gov.
Stone was called upon for troops by
the sheriff and declined to send them
unless the citizens of the town petit
toned for them. The reports say that
merchants refused to sign Q petition
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-08-22

both sides that such conflicts always
arouse. Is it not time to adopt a more
economical and business-like plan OF
adjusting such disputes?
The first step in that direction is to
get together and talk the matter over
in a spirit of fairness and good will.
Let each side present its grievances
and it's claims from its own point OF
view, and then look at the matter
when it is presented by the other side
In this way the thousands OF delegates
from various places, and representing
various interests all over the coun'
try, will have a chance to look at the
situation from different standpoints'
Errors of information and judgment
will be corrected, views and sym
pathies will be broadened. The atten-
ton Of the entire nation will be di.
rected to our industrial problems in
a striking manner. When once the
problem is stated in specific terms and
the people get to thinking about it ev
erywhere, the right solution is bound
to be found sooner or later.
Let all those interested get together
in Minneapolis next September and
talk the situation over.