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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
GOV TAFT.

Washington, Feb. II. - Governor
Taft continued his statement concern
ing conditions in the Philippines be-
fore the Senate committee on Monday.
Senator Culberson of Texas asked a
number of questions concerning sal
aries, allowances, and clerk hire.
Gov. Taft said that as governor he
was allowed to live in the Malacanan,
the old governor generals palace.
lis it an extensive placer" asked
Mr.. Culberson,
Rather. 1t costs me $l25 in gold
per month to light and pay $4,000 a
year out of my own pocket for ser
want hire. There are fourteen ponies
in the stable, eight of which | own,
and / also keep three carriages. The
grounds are expensive, but they are
lighted by the city of Manila, as any
other park would be. ~
Are the other members of the com
mission provided with residencesY'
"They are not. All of them pay
rent, and / can assure you | would
much prefer to pay mine to being re-
quired to live at Malacanan and KEEP
up that establishment. If may be
allowed a word personal | would say
that of my $l7, 800 salary last year
had only 81, 800 left at the end of the
year and | am sure that if my illness
had not prevented my entertaining tC
considerable extent there would
have been nothing left of the $50, DOC
now paid. General Wright and Judge
Ide have assured me they could save
nothing.
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CONCESSIONS TO CUBA.

There is no doubt that the majority
of the House committee on ways and
means opposes granting any conces-
sions to Cuba, nevertheless the knowl
edge that the Senate is sure to do so
may serve to induce the leaders in the
House to take some such action rather
than permit the Senate to overrule its
decision and take the initiative in so
important matter. Judge Page Nor
ris of Minnesota has, however, formu-
lated plan for granting the necessary
relief to Cuba which is commanding
unusual attention from the members
of the House and which he believes
will meet all the demands of the
President and at the same time avoid
the danger to the beet sugar interests
which might result from straight re-
duction of twenty five per cent on raw
Cuban sugar.
Speaking on the subject Judge Nor
ris said my bill is intended to OBJ
viate the difficulties which have seem
ed inevitable if we accept either horn
of the dilemma 1t deals only with
the sugar problem, which seems to me
the most important. Its chief provi-
sion is an increase of the duty on raw
sugar, 96 degrees proof, from /. 685 to
1.844 cents pound, accompanied by
a rebate to be paid to the Cuban
planters of 33. 3 per cent. This would,
in my judgment, divide the burden Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The appointment of Senator Calm
ger of New Hampshire to member
ship of the National Republican com
mittee assures most experienced and
sagacious coadjutor to the other mem
bers. Senator Gallinger is a most as
tute political manager, of untiring in
dustry, great energy and sound Repub-
licanism. He will be a most import
ant factor in the great congressional
contests which are sure to come next
fall, and in the next Presidential
election.
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FRIENDS OF CoUNTERFEITING.

Gen. Grosvenor occasionally hits
the mark AS, for instance, where he
tells the anti-oleo crowd that the use
of wholesome food product cannot
be prevented by legislation and that
the advertisement given to oleomar
garine by this agitation will defeat
the very ends aimed at by the friends
of the COW. Boston Herald.
This is where Gen. Grosvenor fires
very wide of the mark There is no
food product" or any purpose, or any
law or proposed law, to prevent the
use of this wholesome food prod
uct" by legislation. The way for the
use of oleomargarine, for those who
want it, is left wide open. What is
objected to is the perpetrating of a
deception, a fraud, on the consumer
by coloring this product i'll imitation
of butter and selling it as dairy
product, at the price of butter made
from the milk of the COW. Gen.
Grosvenor, or the Herald, with as
much truth and reason, might set up
that legislation, or attempted legisla-
ton against counterfeiting the money
of the government, gliding nickles
and passing them as gold coin, was
preventing by legislation the circula-
tion of honest money. The makers of
oleomargarine, or the vendors of this
product, give it the similitude Of dairy
butter and stamp it as such, to insure
its ready sale as butter and at the
price of butter, just as the counter
feiter executes national bank note
or green back, or coins pewter dol
lar, in imitation of the lawful cur
rency of the land. They cannot sell
it for what it is They want to sell it
for what it is not. The one act of
counterfeiting is as bad as the other.
Both may be entirely unpreventable,
but the production of counterfeit but
ter is as properly subject of restrict
i've legislation, fine and punishment
as the making or uttering of bogus
money Why should any honest man
object to the one and not to the other
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relief to Cuba between the whole peo-
pie and the refners, or in other words
the sugar trust. 1t would mean a
slight increase in the cost to consum-
ers, but only a slight one, and the
balance would be paid by the trust.
l figure that the increase of duty
would result in an increase of revenue
from sugar duties of about So, 600, 600,
one half of which we would return to
the Cuban planters. think that
quite possibly this arrangement ought
to be made only temporarily, say for
two years, as that would be long
enough to tide the Cubans over their
present difficulties and give them a
good financial start. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The Democrats want the trusts re-
moved so that competition will regu-
late things and bring lower prices.
Yet the the world is getting to believe
that community of interests may ac-
complish more in lowering prices than
will keen competition. In nature,
competition decides which is fittest to
survive, but, after that, the surviving
form thrives best when free from com
petition. And every farmer knows
that if he lets his corn compete with
the weeds, or even with too many
stalks of good corn in the same hill,
he will get no crop. The great prob
lem then, is not to foster either line of
action in the industrial world but to
find the golden mean.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The Indian problem is generally as
sumed to be thing of the past, but
every now and then something occurs
to remind us that it is still with us.
Such an occurrence is the visit of rep
resentatives of the Sioux Indians from
the Standing Rock reservation to the
President and Secretary of the In
terror. They bore protest against
the leasing of protions of the reserva-
ton to cattlemen, without permitting
the Indians to say where their lines
shall run At all events, Judging
from the press dispatches, the Sioux
braves made out a very strong case.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

Although it has been stated within
a few days that another operation on
General Funston for appendicitis
would not be necessary, the operation
was recently performed at Kansas
City. The original operation left a
wound that did not heal to the salts
faction of the physicians, so that the
second was decided upon. From this
the patient has rallied i'll an encour
aging way. 1t seems rather strange
to think of soldier like Funston be-
ing compelled to submit himself to
the surgeons knife for so prosaic an
affliction. Two or three years ago
we were reading with thrilling inter
est of his adventures in the campaign
against the Filipinos. He had no
fear in the face of the deadliest dan
gers and came out of them unscathed.
Now he lies in hospital as great a
sufferer as the most ordinary civilian.
This recalls the steeple climber who
assembled some of the loftiest church
spires III the country without an ac-
cident only to break his back by fall
ing from a wagon few weeks ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
ONCE IS ENOUGH TO SEE

Gustave Dore's portrait of Dante is worth
seeing-once. But once is enough. Some
such look you notice on the faces Of those
who have suffered, and still suffer, much
physical pain; people subject torheumatism,
govt, neuralgia, periodic headache, lumba-
go, or pain from some old lesion. This pain
habit puts its marks on them, as the custom
of handling ropes crooks sailors fingers;
or as too much riding of bicycle stamps a
worried expression on certain faces. No
wonder people said of the Italian poet 40
he passed along, There goes
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
A Gard.

We. the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on a 30 cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
gu arantee % cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
II. A. Sade, City.
w. f. Poole, City.
Collins Blakely, City.
w. f. Terrill * Co., City.
II. w. Vail, Worcester.
G G. Putnam. Putnamsville
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on 30 cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee a 25 cent bottle 10 prove salts
factory or money refunded.
Wells, Boyles and Rogers. Cabot
Morse Brothers, Cabot.
s. G. Voodry Cabot.
l. Wilcox. Moretown,
} w. Taylor, MoretOH
IT. o. Ward. Moretown
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

will answer in ample time to take in
Mr.. Rockefellers million. The big
medical part of the university which
is made possible by Mr.. Morgan 5
and Mr.. Rockefeller's gifts, and 9TH
ers that have come and are coming,
will give New England medical in
stitution second to none in the coun-
try. 1t ought to prove most benef-
cent institution for all humanity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The announcement that Hon. o. M
Barber will not stand for reelection
to the Office of State auditor, and that
Hon. Fred A. Rowland declines to be
a candidate for reelection as secre-
tary of State, marks new precedent
in respect of these Offices Their
predecessors had served through many
successive terms-Dr Nichols holding
the Office of secretary for twenty
years. Mr. Brnwnell, Mr.. Rowland S
predecessor, was secretary for eight
years. Hon. E. Henry Powell was au-
ditor for fourteen years, Hon. f. d..
Hale, who Immediately preceded Mr..
Barber, for six years. Mr.. Barber
and Mr. Rowland, by their own de-
termination, will relinquish their re-
spective offices after a four year S
term. Mr.. Bacon, the State treasurer,
will be a candidate for e-election,
and, so far as known, without an OPP
ponent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The serious illness of young Theo-
dore Roosevelt, is matter which will
compel the sympathy and anxiety of
every true American Mrs. Roosevelt
left Washington on Friday afternoon
to be with her son, after having re-
called the invitations to tea which
hadsbeen planned. for this afternoon,
and the Presidents plans are all in
allegiance pending the receipt of def
mite news in regard to the condition
of his eldest boy. He also went to the
bedside of his son on Sunday. The
story that young Roosevelt started the
custom of going hatless at this college
at Groton, has been widely circulated
and to it has been attributed his pres
ent illness. AS matter of fact the
custom was inaugurated at Groton
long before young Roosevelt first en-
tered there, and was probably adopted
in imitation of the famous blue coat
boys of Christ college, London, who
have never seemed to suffer from the
habit
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
the MAN WHO NEVER LAUGHS"

The complaints above named all yield to
the action of Benson's Porous Plasters, and
quickly too Not only those, but colds and
coughs, kidney and liver affections, all
COMPOSITIONS and muscular strains, diseases
of the chest, asthma and all ailments which
are open to external treatment 1t is fire.
quently said that BensOn's Plaster is Pain's
Master. 1t cures when others are not even
able to relieve. For thirty years the lead
ing external remedy. The old-style plas-
tiers, as well as salves, hniments, oils, etc,
have little or no efficacy as compared with
1t. Use it. Trust it. Keep it in the
house. Ask for Benson's Plaster; take no
other. All druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of 25c. each.
Seabury d Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

Some opposition to the annexation
of the Danish islands seems to be de-
veloping, but there is not the faintest
prospect that it will become formid-
able. Party lines will not be drawn
upon this question, though the major
ity of annexation's opponents will be
Democrats. A harder fight is expect
ed in the House than in the Senate.
Unquestionably the treaty will be
ratified by much more than the neces-
sary vote, but the opponents of annex
alton will, in the House, resist the
proposition for the appropriation Of
the purchase money. Nobody, how
ever, believes that the obstructionists
in the House will delay the work long.
The stars and stripes will be be flying
over Denmark's little West India
islands before this session of Congress
ends.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

Harvard college is much better.pre-
pared to secure Mr.. Rockefeller's gift
of a million dollars than most colleges
would be. The condition that the
gift will not become operative unless
half as much more is raised is one
that Harvard can readily answer, and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
BARNARD, SUMNER & PUMA co.,
Worcester, Mass.
ALL SOLD OUT"
SO Newsdealer's Report Regarding the
Boston unday journal.

"A.l sold out of Boston Sunday Jour
mails, Is the report every ouday now of
newsdealers all OYER New England, and
this in spite of constantly increasing or
ders. So large has been the demand and
so rapid the increase, that it has frequent
ly of late been impossible for the Boston
sunday Journal to fill its orders
This situation is not surprising when one
takes into account the number and the
excellence of the features which go to
make up the "Oston Sunday ournal as
whole. Besides the paper itself, with
the news of the world, and its timely and
striking special articles, every purchaser
gets without extra charge, a magazine
in which the Magic Pictures" form a
most fascinating part and also beautiful
color picture reproduction of some famous
painting, presented in all the richness of
color and delicacy of tone of the original
itself. With so varied and so large list
of attractions it is no wonder the Boston
sunday Journals circulation is jumping
by thousands each week.
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SO cents

Also, % fine quality Hand made Beaded
Chatelaine Bags with the newest style tops
very handsome-made to sell at $500,
$500 and 5000. The $500 bags are to
go for 98. The 5000 bags are to go
for 1915. The 5000 bags are to go for
$3.50 All suitable for gifts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

lightweight years She is survived by
one daughter Mrs. George Dunhlm of
Northfeld and two sons, II ID Vail, with
whom she has lived and w. f.. Vail of
Burlington.
GROTON.
W. Il. Carbee and Lillian Coffrin were
married last Thursday by Rev. w. r.
Mather at the home of the bride They
are keeping house in Mrs. Wilson's house
Bessie Kicker is very sick.
Josiah Hosmer and wife visited al
Franklin, N. H., the first of the week
George Mills commenced work Mon
day on the old NIinard blacksmith shop
He is to fix it over into dwelling house
Rev. j. o. Sherburne of st. Johnsbury
preached at the Methodist church last
Sunday.
Josiah Heath is i'll with the grip.
Mrs. A. G. Taisey was in Montpelier
last Wednesday.
Mrs. John Gamble is improving
DR.. Morrow of Barre, was called her,
last Tuesday to see Donald Frazier, VIII,
is very sick
Alex McRea was called to Canada las
Tuesday by telegram from his mother
Harry Pike is taking his place running
the engine at the quarry during his alb
sence.
S. c. Carpenter was sick last week, bu
is better now.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
LINEN DEPARTMENT.

Linen D'Oylies-for very little money.
We have odds and ends of almost all sizes
-8x12, 10x14, 12x15, and all other sizes
up to 54x54 inches.
These are all very fine quality-some
Hemstiched, some Mexican, some Hand
Drawn, etc All offered at
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
l-3 Off Regular Prices.
(Lowest 19c, highest 1926 each.)

A Towel Bargain (not many Of them)-
24x25 inch Hemmed Bleached Turkish
Towels-excellent value for 25c. To make
selling more rapid,
loo TIL H0nn
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LEATHER GOODS.

80 fine Boston Bags made with heavy
cowhide ends, stamped to initiate Alligator
in brown and grey, with frame of same
and fine all wool sides made to sell for
$500 Price,
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For Sale.

On account dissolution partnership our
stock in trade (S5,000) in one of the best
located country stores around. $1,000 to
$4,000 trade,
Address at once d. X, Care Vermont
Waterman Company, Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

How Arc Your Kidneysf
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam.
pie free Add, Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or n Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
I9c Till Cone

80 dozen 20 inch (or y Damask Nap
kins, of elegant damask, fine design and
quality well worth Sl.75, for
$I.5O Dozen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

been called to Morrisville by the sick
ness and death of Mr. Slayton's moth
er.
Mrs. John Thayer Of Wrightsville
died Sunday morning after a two
weeks illness with pneumonia. A
husband, two sons and one daughter
survive
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
STOPS THE COUGH AND WORK
OFF THE COLD,

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, no
Pay, Price S5c.
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WORCESTER.

G. w. Goodrich of Hardwick was in
town over Sunday.
On February a daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Emery and on Feb
ruary 8 a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Bruce.
Mrs M. p. Ladd and little son visited
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. c. G. Virgins,
in Middlesex part of last week.
The temperance meeting at the Metho-
dist church Sunday evening was enjoyed
by the good number in attendance. There
were recitstions and singing by the chill
dren and also songs and recitations by the
older ones.
Wealthy Celley, widow of the late
Allen L. Vail, was taken suddenly i'll on
Saturday and died Sunday morning aged
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23

ciusion that several of the candidates must be
cludcd from the probabilities the basis CT thei-
unpromising performances in this season
These are Perry Belmont's Fly Wheel j. +. Mad
dens Pertecost, Alcedn the winner of last years
Suburban; the FIeisohmanns Bonnibert ] C. Fol
l|r sbee's Roehampton. and Northern Star. who
seems to be only sprinter
Monograph a four-year- owred by William
Hayes koltuckian, will carry only 90 pounds
and travelled the distance in 2o5Z. Wednesday
carrying seven pounds more than his handicap
weight. If he duplicate this tomorrow he will
taFe lot of beating. William Lakeland's The Re
gent is reported to have teen working in phe-
nomenal time, bit last years form he IS badly
outclassed
Argregor and Watercure have been raced all win
ter In California. and It viii be strange II they do
not show the results OF their hard campaigning.
Alcedo a bad race in the Metropolitan, and
does not to be within many pounds OF his
-s0l Suburban form fernando was a dangerous
horse in any company last fall, but he has not
Bonnibert has not shown high class since his TWO
year-oid form His stable reports good work in
private. but his races have been bad and he does
not look dangerous. Ethics Is only selling platter
although he won the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct
There remain Dom Paul. Blues Advance Guard
and Herbert Dom Paul won the Aryerne Stakes
at Aqueduct from a fair field. but Margraviate and
Colonel Padden beat him later in the Queens Coun-
ported to have worked most cnCouraEingly for to-
morrows big race and has had a special prepara-
Using. Blues has appeared but once this year. and
Morris Park II was a good race for a nrst one
though. and as the of Sir Dixon Is horse OF
the frst class he must be expected TO finish in the
first three
Between Advance Guard and Herbert there Is
little to choose. Both are raters slow beginners.
who finish with determination and Gameness raised
the highest power Herbert a hne i'm
the Metropolitan. finishing second To the lightly
weighted Arsenal. He has since worked the Brook
yn Handicap distance In most encouraging fashion.
Advance Guard has run several tiptop races at
and eighth. and hnishyg a few days before only
length behind Water sDflor when the latter broke
the track record for AZ mile. Unless some OF the
dark horses develop phenomenal speed and Cour-
age Il is fair TO expect that Advance Guard and
Herbert will be lighting It out at the end. with
Blues close up. II the track is heavy Herbert's
chances will be improved
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
WOMEN'S TEAM. MEL
FREEHOLD WINS TEAM SHOOT

Freehold n. j., May % (SpeciaD.-To-day was the
most interesting Of the four days of the State
Sportsmens Association annual tournament here
The individual championship of New-Jersey at live
birds won by John w. Hoffman of German
town. n. J., who killed his Is straight. His closest
competitor killed only IL. The team shoot of 10
birds a by the Freehold team CON
sisting of Messrs- Danser. Muldoon and Wander
The Freehold. New brunswick and Newark
teams tied and in the shoot off at birds a man
the members Of the Freehold team killed thar
birds straight. The Hudson club was also ~
tered in the team shoot. 1t has been decided That
the Freehold team also won the shoot ar cIar
targets yesterday. as CoIvllle a member Of the
Trenton team. is a nonresident of the state 'No
New-York tribune., 1902-05-23
SIXTY.TO-ONE SHOT WINS.

Chicago May 22.-Prue. maiden three-year-old
fly won the first Worth to-day at odds OF
GO to l. beating the 10 ! favorite. ]. Samelson, a
neck the hardest kind of drive. Summary:
First race six half furIongs)-Prue 96 (R.
Steeei, q l. /. Sameson lD3 CT. DEAN, 10 l..
second: Legal Maxim, ~ Donnely), = 10 ], third
Time. 1881
Second race furlongs)-FoKy Kane lOs IT Dean.
i3 . Lady Matchless 100 HitzmaurceJ Is 70 l.
second. Mrance 100 CSeaton). 13 to 2, third. Time.
I07$.
Third and eighth milesD-Farmer Ben
los 0Otlel. q 10 TO- Walkenshaw. l12 (Lyne)
]. second; Guy H, lOS Mathews. TO J. third.
Time 2:O7&s.
Fourth lsx furIongsl-Kenlworth, 1877 Cay
Vood II 20 won. Inspector shea. 100 (MathewsI 3
]. second Boney Boy ia (ScatonD. 10 to l. third
Time I2IlE.
Fifth race five furlongsD-ThurIes. 1o7 Mathews', !
AlpsD. 100 CSirkenruthD /. second Lady
Idris. 100 DEAN 10 !. thrd Time. LOSS.
tsX and ore half furlongsb-Henry of
Franstamar 10 tDavisson) /. Frost. lO9
(T3irkenruthj. !. second s. IO4 TT Mathews)
10 l. third. Time I:20&.