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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
KING EDWARDS COURT.

London, Dec. 26.-The Gazette an
nounces that the king and queen will
during the coming season hold q
series of courts at Buckingham Pal
ace instead of drawing rooms. The
presentation of ladies will be mAdo al
these courts, but attendance and pre-
sentation will be by invitation only,
the number of presentations at each
court being necessarily limited.
The lord chamberlain informs ladies
that they only receive occasional in
vitations. The courts will be held In
the evening. Gentlemen may, under
exceptional circumstances, accompany
ladies of their family The dress
regulations of the courts will be iden.
tical with those hitherto governing
drawing rooms.
The king will hold levees nj St.
James Palace for tho reception and
presentation Of gentlemen.
1t had boon understood for some time
tina. the king intended to alter Vic
toria's custom of holding afternoon
drawing rooms. Tho new arrange.
ment will be practically . revival of
the custom prevailing in the reign OF
William ", but King Edwards rule,
contain an innovation Of Importance
to society people namely, that while
privileged persons wishing to present
debutantes will send written applics.
tions to the Lord Chamberlain al
heretofore, others will only attend
when commanded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
HEAVY LOSS.

London, Dec. 27.- The following
despatch has been received from Lord
Kitchener dated Johannesburg " Gen
eral Rumble reports that the night of
Dec. "a, Col Firman's camp at Zee
fontein consisting of three companies
of yeomanry and two guns, was sue
cessfully rushed by strong COM
mand under DeWet 1t is feared the
casualties were heavy. Two regi.
ments of Light Horse are pursuing
the Beers.
Boer resistance has always been very
strong in that part of the Orange Riv-
or Colony, which was the scene OF
General DeWet's Christmas coup. A
great quadrangle Of block houses is
being built there, the four points OF
which the Vereeniging, Volksrust,
Harrismith and Kroonstadt. At the
southeast corner of this quadrangle is
long open space from Bethlehem tc
Lindley where the square of BLOCK
houses is still incomplete, and here
DeWet made his attack.
Col. Firman's force probably
amounted to four hundred men anG
the disaster, especially the loss of the
guns, the possession of which may
enable DeWet successfully to attach
the block houses creates disturbing
impression.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
GOVERNOR SHAW

Washington. Dec. a6.-It was An
nounced authoritAtively last evening
that Gov. Leslie M. Shaw Of Iowa,
will be appointed secretary Of the
treasury to succeed Secretary Lyman
J. Gage.
The date of the transfer Of the treas
ury department will depend on the
mutual convenience of the outgoing
and the incoming secretary 1t is
supposed, however, that Gov. Shaw
will be inducted into his new Office
some time in January.
The definite announcement Of Gov
Shaw's selection for the position of
secretary of the treasury gave the
greatest qualification TO the Iowans
resident here. They regard him as a
man well equipped for the place and
feel confident that the appointment
will give general satisfaction. Sec
rotary Wilson voiced these sentiments
last night when asked about Gov.
Shaw, and added that the governor was
better known to the people east Of the
Mississippi river on questions OF
finance than any man in private life
west of the Mississippi.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
QUEER CHRISTMAS GIFT.

indianapolis, Deo s7.-Tho post
offloe employees at the Union Station
sub station found q strange package
among the Christmas packages when
they came 10 assors them for the wait
ing trains in the station. All the
offices were crowded and many pack
ages were posted at the sub-station.
When the employees came to assert
them they found basket ON which
there was no address and no stamp,
and none of the men could remember
taking it in. Examination showed
that it was covered over with linen.
When turned to one side small bot
tie Of milk fell out. This led to the
opening Of the basket and boy baby
probably q week old, was found neat
ly wrapped up in fannels and sleeping
soundly. Another bottle Of milk was
found in the basket
The police were called and took
charge of she infant, but the post
Office employees are at a loss to know
how it got into the office. 1t is sup
posed, though, that the mother put it
through the window or quietly enter
ed the room while the men were busy
and deposited the basket with the
packages which were piled in heap
on the floor. The station police say
they saw woman near the sub-sta-
tion just before the basket was found,
but nothing about her attracted spe.
cial attention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
FOR THE NAVY.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The navy de-
partment has taken the initial steps
toward the adoption of wireless tel
egraphy as means of signalling be-
tween warships at sea. To this end
Admiral Bradford of the bureau of
equipment has asked that the armored
cruisers of the Pennsylvania class
have their masts and rigging so ar
ranged that the wireless system can
be introduced. This will necessitate
the lengthening of the masts of the
ships and the investing of the metal
rigging by the use of covering for hal
yards. 1t is intended to get sets of in
struments of the various wireless sys-
TENS now being operated. These in
clude the Marconi system.
Thus far, however, the navy de-
partment has not adopted definitely
any system but the construction of
the ships is regarded as preliminary
to the adoption of system whenever
its practicability is established fully,
The British navy already has mum
Der of its ships equipped with the
wireless system but this is the first
move on the part of the American
navy TO make use of wireless plan.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
CHINESE REFORM

Pekin, Dec. 26.-The court on it's
journey from Kaifang flu to Pekin has
entered the province of Chilli. The
certainty of the return of the Emperor
and Empress Dowager and the proxim-
ity of the Court to Pekin has pro-
nounced effect on the Chinese official
class. 1t has arrested the progress of
the reform movements and diverted
the activity of those in power in such
way that they are now devoting all
their attention to the preparations for
the reception of the Court.
There are further indications of the
reaction in favor of leniency toward
the Chinese officers who were mixed
up in the Boxer troubles and who
were blacklisted at first by the Court.
Honors are now being conferred on
Boxers, and the fact that a Chinaman
was an accomplice Of these brigands
is no bar to his holding Office. An
instance of this is Chin Pi. When he
was police censor of the Southern city
he prosecuted the Chinese interpreters
of the allies. Now he is governor Of
Pekin and is making threats against
the educational and industrial reforms
which the liberal Chinese are support
ing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
A MYSTERY.

Washington, Dec. PA mysterious
robbery of diamond chain, valued at
81, 500, of which either the Adams
Express company or Shaw & Berry,
a local jewelry firm, which shipped
1t to New York, are probably the vic
Tins has occurred. The jewelry was
despatched from here to Joseph Frank
& Sons, New York. When delivered
there was no evidence that the seal
had been tempered with and the pack
age was not opened in New York I'M
til Thursday when the chain was
found missing The stolen gems num-
bered 200 and were set in platinum
lorgnette chain "a inches long.
The package was made up by the
local firm under the personal super
vision of the proprietors and duly
registered. Detectives of the express
company as we'll as detectives here
and in New York are working on the
case. 1t is supposed the package was
opened by some one acquainted with
its contents, the chain removed and
the package then restored to its orig
inal appearance. %---s s
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
PAS IGNORANCE.

Most every day when I'm at school
The teacher tells us things
About the birds and animals
And Presidents and Kings.
And then, at night, when | ask pa
Is what she says is so,
He reads his paper right along
And says: "Oh, dunno!"
One day she told us that the world
Is round, just like ball.
And that there's nothing down below
It's standin' on at all.
| asst pa if she told the truth,
He read his paper through,
And put his feet upon chair,
And said: "Ob, dunnol"
And once the teacher said the sky
Amt heavens floor, and tried
To make us think no angels walk
Along the other side,
And so that night / ast my pa,
And all he said was: "Oh,
Don't bother me about such things
I'm busy-I dunnOl"
One time bigger boy he said
The doctor didn't bring
My little baby sister in
A box-no such thing!
That night asst my pa if what
That big boy said was so,
And pa he answered: "Oh, keep still
Confound it, dunno!
| used to kind of think somehow
That my pa knew lot
But that was wrong, or if he did
guess that he's forgot,
Since I've got started into school,
Most every day or SO
hear about a hundred things
Pa doesn't seem to know.
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
Pixies TOOihache Drops Cure In One Minute

that that New York churches are fast
moving northward, but that there is
financial as we'll as the more COM
monty attributed reason for this 1t
is ordinarily said when a church Sc
cures new location nearer the Har-
lem that its congregation has moved
away from it and it must needs fol-
low. That may be true, but it can
sell its old site for good round sum,
usually enough to buy fine lot up
town and build new edifice on it.
For 81, 300, 600 the Rev. Mr.. Jeffer-
sons congregation ought to establish
itself in very comfortable quarters
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
The Kind of Gun Desired.

A rapid fire gun with range Of 5000
yards has been Invented by an Eng
lishman. If It will Shoot around a
kopto. says the Minneapolis Times, II
may help.
People who have an digestion to bugs
In theiT Good need 10 take much pains
with The eleanstng Of vegetables, espe-
eially suoosAsAA plants. nlch rs aspara-
gvs. gpeenA httlca seo. bs6Dre cook
ing or sowing ap raw. If left for
avhiba tips downward. In well sailed
wases. ths piahs will drop M interest
ing aSsors u,csst Of discouraged living
creatures On rhe bottom Of bhe vessel,
and moro may be gathered by carefully
brushing anA Ensing tho ersyices and
boltovs OF the plants When cooked,
thss animal food may be- harmless to
those who hlnD II, but in uneosked sal
ads h S possible 10 swallow dangerous
eerus uRless they aro Knocked out by
the help OF antlseptlc salt The same
prces uttons are commanded to pru-
denes and refinement with respect to
fruits 90 NJ efical RecGrd
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01

majority to give the Philippine Islands
a government which would render the
natives fit for citizenship in the Unit
ed States, their own or any other
country, and which would impress
upon them the blessings of liberty and
civilization.
Since the measure was passed by
the House the Taft commission has
recommend reduction of fifty per
cent of the imposts on tobacco, hemp,
sugar and some other products of the
islands The measure is, not yet n
law and it is possible that the Senate
may see fit to amend the bill in COM
pliance or partial compliance with the
recommendations Of the commission.
The excellent record of commission
er Taft and his associates, and the
success which has so far crowned
their efforts in the Philippines, en-
/ title their wishes to consideration,
and, if they believe that some few
concessions will further enable them
to establish peaceful and prosperous
conditions, their suggestions should
be made the subject Of serious DELHI
Grafton.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
A DISGRACE TO ENGLAND.

1t is not strange that the last Off
cial blue book issued by the British
colonial Office should raise every
where a cry of dismay. The book
contains record of the mortality i'll
the concentration camps in South
Africa from June to November inclu
sive. Rarely in recent times has any
nation had the humiliation of present
ing such cruel facts to the world.
The deaths of white persons in the
six months numbered IL, AL, of whom
10,113, were children. To children,
particularly, who had been accustom-
edsto the free life of the veldt, the re-
strictions of the concentration camps,
have proven most disastrous. The
death rate per annum among children,
based on the September returns from
the concentration camps, was 433 to
the thousand. The story of October
is worse still, for in that month the
rate increased to 572. In November
it was 469. This frightful slaughter of
children is appalling alike to those
who believe that England was justified
in undertaking to subjugate the
Beers, and to those who, from the
first, have held that the war was
cruel and Unnecessary. Some Ameri-
. cans could not see how England could
very well avoid the war or stop short
of accomplishing the complete surren.
der of the Beers. But it would bt
pretty difficult to find any Americans
who believe that there is any legiti
mate excuse for the conditions tha
have taken from the world so many
children, the progeny of a people sin
gularly hardy.
The British government propose
to move some of the camps to the sea
coast and to take other steps to bette
the conditions that now prevail. Fo
that purpose all due credit should b
given. Yet it is pitiful that system
so fatal to the women and children O
the enemy should ever have been es
tablished, or that once established,
was not modified or abandoned the me
ment its consequences became appal
rent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
THE BURR BIT.

The agent for the Society for the
New York recently captured a dozen
pairs of burrs from the mouths of
horses owned by fashionable people
In the circumstances it seems as if the
horse show might well be supplement-
ed by some sort of an exhibition calcu-
lated to educate the public in the ma
ter in the matter of treating horses de-
Gently. Perhaps it would be interest
ing to exhibit some of the owners of
these horses with the burr bits in
their mouths, being driven about by
people who understand the business
of using the diabolical instruments.
The burr in question is a circular
leather pad, with the inside covered
with little stiff bristles, nails or
screws. This thing is put on the bit
so that the spikes touch the horse S
cheek, and the slightest pressure on
the rein or movement of the head
causes the burr to prick the skin, and
the horse starts and Frances with pain
and irritation. This is supposed to
give a mettlesome and stylish appear
ance to the turnout.
Undoubtedly there is a superficial
resemblance between the natural
freshness of spirited horse and the
nervous jumps of one tortured by con-
trivances of this kind, but it does
not take very keen observer to see
the difference. 1t seems almost toe
much to believe that civilized human
beings can deliberately torment sen
sitive and helpless animal in this fash
ion, but the burr bit is proof thai
they do. Something ought to be done
to these people. A fine is mere
bagatelle to them, and Imprisonment
is not quite painful enough for thu
punishment they deserve. What real
ly ought to be done is probably i'm
possible. They ought to be harnesse'
to wagons and made TO draw loads
with burr bits in their mouths, checl
reins on their heads, aud the las
on their backs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
FOREST RESERVES

The National forest reserves of
the United States now cover an area
of nearly AZ million acres, the first re-
serve, that of 1,200,000 acres in the
Yellowstone National Park, being set
aside by executive decree in 1891.
These reserves do not preclude the
cutting of the timber upon them, but
insure its scientific management so
that it is harvested with view to flu
ture cuttings, and what is most inn
portant, that the tracts be kept intact
as woodlands. All the forest reserves
are situated in mountain regions and
on great water sheds where, by their
covering and the protection of the soil,
they act as natural storage reservoirs,
regulating the flow Of the streams
which rise among them, and to a
large extent preventing violent and
disastrous freshets.
With the exception of the Black
Hills reservation of 1911, $50 acres,
established in 1897, all the forest re-
serves of the country are west of the
Rocky Mountains, where water for
irrigation is most needed and its pro-
lection absolutely necessary. More of
the reserves are in California than
in any state, nearly all of the Califor-
mia reserves being created at the re-
quest Of the people of that State, who
hoI hnf mi ag
of the evil effects Of forest denuda-
ton in the Sierras.
One of the secondary but important
effects of these forests upon the water
sheds is their flltering action, by
which the amount Of sediment that
would be otherwise washed into the
streams is held from them. In these
days Of large storage reservoirs which
must more and more become the
feature Of successful irrigation enter
prises freedom from silt and sediment
in the streams is Of the utmost i'm
portance, as has been repeatedly
shown in Investigations of the Geo.
logical Survey.
1t is impossible to foresee, much
less to estimate, the national develop
ment especially through agriculture
and irrigation, which these forest re-
serves will assist in bringing about
or to calculate the great increase in
opulation, property values and bust
ness activities destined in time to re-
suit from them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01

meantime, are continuing their war
like PREPARATIONS. Chill has decided
upon the erection of new Notifications
at Talcahuano and Punta, Arenas
AT secret session Of the CHILEAN
Senate yesterday, the government
demanded authority for the expendi-
ture Of Sl5, 900, 900 in preparations for
defence. The sitting was an exceed
ingly exciting one but it was finally
decided to authorize the floating of
loan for the purpose. According to
the Dairio and the Commerce., Argen-
tina, for her part, in view of the new
naval acquisition Of Chilli, has decid-
ed upon the construction of two war;
ships Of 5000 tons in Italy to be ready
by the end Of 1909
A despatch from Santiago de Chilli
says that Prime Minister Tocornal in
replying to an Interpolation in the
Chamber of Deputies, said that the
statement that a new agreement be-
tween Argentina and Chilli had al
ready been signed was premature but
that communication had been for
warded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01

The fact that all women suffer daring
the birth hour leads great many women
to accept a degree of suffering which is
altogether unnecessary. Sometimes it
is hours, sometimes days before the
struggle is over No medicine oaa alb
solutely eliminate pain from this time
of travail, but DR.. Piorce's FavorSe Pre-
scription can and does make the baby's
advent practically painless. It acts upon
the organs of maternity, giving them
strength and elasticity. 1t produces
physical comfort and mental daoerfxl-
ness. 1t is an effective tonic, giving
the mother abundant nutrition for her
child
rI believe owe my life to DR.. Pierces ronae-
dies, aud have long felt II my duty to sckaswl-
edge the benefit | received from Dr. niescels
Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pealets' -
says Mrs Maria O. Hayzel writing freaa Brook
land, ID. c. rGx years ago. after the srtl Of
one Of my children I was left in a weak, run
down condition. My health seemed xttarly
gone. Life was burden. doctored with three
dihereut physicians and got relief began
to get worse, and to add to the coa piioasess,
suffered terribly hom Constipation. l ohAnced
to see one OF your advertsasa Gu ~ sad concluded
to try the above remedies COM nepceA " take
Dr.: Pierce'S paverAa Prescription esd Pesssant
Pellets and beGan ~ improve right away, and
continued iDprsvisg aud E2l.i.E In strosAxth.
! cannot express da roli& II was gyeat,
Seven mouths hasf ny Little dtugl4er was born
have been able To eudsra nay cex6nssuo~t Gully
for the help due sqt or to nc FaCe,s AedtAnes
She a auA healtAy ehdd aad the s-Ay Que
have ever b<xn able 10 nurse
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets care con-
sSpation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
CRADLE AND SEA WALL.

In letter lately written by Phila-
delphia business man, who is not Of
ten seen in print, on the subject of the
tariff occurs the following admirably
expressed idea:
The people of the country have
had all they want of free trade, and
the people all the industries are prac-
ticially Republicans on this point, We
cannot afford after their conversion
to this doctrine to let them witness a
break in the ranks of its former advo-
Gates, Any move whatever from sim
pie protection will prove disastrous
to labor, to industry, to the resources
of the treasury, and to the party that
makes break. The more stalwart
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
OttU,ssot4 FUND STAMP ISSUE

h1aAAeAi.ts Plan 10 Ruass Money For
r.xeutt eth Ce1enry Offering.
Ybe hethodfsts df Rsw Fork have Is
sued et0O. 900 tn stamps, TO be sold to
Sunday school scholars AS souvenirs
In sstupn for marcy ssaQAasted for the
twattsth ooatKy nRhm aehar thank
ofs~sna says the Hev York Evening
Jeamna1. The Rev. M~n Epple devised
and issneA ne stnnps h one two, FIVE,
tan and rwcntS espa denominations.
The govGnmeo< awead to allow the IS
sue A t~snDe. which oobsr Is not used
by Uncis Sam.
ylenetsss Of famous hetdodists are
psastpA ON the stamrA tbs denomina.
tions being shown In large figures,
vhi1a at the top Of eaeh stnmp Is the
AcsAd '~rw entietA Century Thank OF.
festns Fund and The Methodist Epis-
sspAl Church. New York City" at the
h0<fsaGa
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
IN CUBA.

Havana, Dec. 90 According to tel
egrams printed in Senior Estrada Pal
mas official organs Gen. Gomez is far
ing badly ON his political tour in IA
vor of Palma. In the Puerto Pri2> ipe
province his meetings have been brok-
en- up, he has been greeted with shouts
of TRAITOR, and stones have been
thrown at him. Gen. Gomez is
mounted ON the same horse he used
during the war and is accompanied by
band and number of veterans.
The Maso feeling is running strong
in Puerto Principe.
The Nancion says Gomez is paid by
the government to stump the country.
He is met with that accusation On
every hand. Maso's followers have
withdrawn every one of their candl-
dates and the feeling in politics is
bitter.
A banquet was given on Wednesday
to the officers of the United States
fleet by the Cuban veterans. 1t was
grand demonstration of gratitude on
the part of the Cubans toward the
American navy, Gen. Charles Garcia
president. Gov. Gen. Wood, i'll pro-
posing toast to the future republic
said that when the fleet came again
it would find stable government in
Cuba. Rear Admiral Higginson
thanked the Cubans for the grand out
pouring of hospitality and said that
the presence of the feet had no spe
cial significance, and certainly, nt
political one 1t was source of sat
isfaction to him, he declared, that
the navy had been an important fac
tor in bringing about peace III the
island.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-01
AN ALBikO QUAIL.

Rass Bird Presented - New York
biological Park BY Kansan.
Chauses Payne Of Wichita, Kan, has
presented to the He~ York geological
park = pure albino guam caught recent
" Ia southern Oklahoma. says the New
YoCk Tknea- Among quail albinism Is
extremely rare.
Nj. Payne, who has handled several
hundred thousand Quan for restocking
game preserves, expresses the opinion
that Of every 100000 quail not more
than oRs "a an albino- The new bird
Is kept In the aquatic BIRDS house in
ons Of the western wall cages, where
it attracts much attention.