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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
VERMONT WOMAN.

The editor Of the Cincinnation.
published at Cincinnati, Ohio, is 3
Vermont woman, Julia Fitch Foster,
a daughter of the late Deacon Fitch
of the Congregational church of
Thetford Hill. Her mother, Clsrissa
Bosworth Howard, was sister of the
Rev. Dr. Howard, at one time presi-
dent of Norwich University. II was
owing largely to his efforts while rec
tor Of the Episcopal church at Rut.
land. that the present church edifiice
was built. The Fitch family burying
ground is at North Thetford and there
the bodies of Mrs. Fosters parents and
her mothers two brothers are buried.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
OLD TIME TEMPERANCE.

We have many stories of the courage
of Vermonters in the early days of her
history but here is one of moral hero
ism. 1t is taken from letter pub
lished in recent issue of the Yer
gennes Enterprise:
The school house at New Haven
street was filled to OVERLOOKING. Sew
eral prominent men from Miudlbury
were present, and stirring speeches
were made on the evils of intemper-
ance.
Judge Bottome of New Haven was
the owner of large mill which
ground the grain for whiskey. Mr..
Rodman Chapman had just sent to
Boston for new engine costing three
thousand dollars to put in his distil-
lery to make whiskey. These men
were neighbors, engaged in the same
nefarious business, but an awakened
conscience came to them both at the
same time. Said Mr.. Chapman:
81 have been under conviction for
the misery caused by drink, the
women and children deprived of food
and clothing, the husbands and the
fathers coming to my shop with
cloaks on to cover up the jugs of
whiskey they carry home, and l am
ready to give up the business; if
Judge Bottome didn't grind the grain,
/ couldn't carry it on. "
SIS that so? said Judge Bottome
rising up, "then my mill shall never
grind another kernel of grain for
whiskey.
And the two men shook hands over
the compact amid great applause.
Better sell your new engine, or
you will, lose all the money you have
put into it," said some one to Mr..
Chapman.
Never" he replied, "shall anyone
else use it for making whiskey, it
shall rot there first. ~
So the splendid engine that took
fifty horses to draw it from Vergennes
to New Haven remained unused, a
monument to the sacrifice one man
made for the cause of temperance.
Mr.. Chapman ended his days as
merchant on the wharf in Vergennes,
not rich in worldly goods, but in
clear conscience towards God and
man. Judge Bottome did not lose so
much financially, as his mill could still
be used to provide food for the gener-
al community.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
Fight VIII Be Bitter.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual rec
ommendation Of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption will have
a long and bitter fight with their
troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal
termination. Read what T. R. Beall
Of Beall, Miss, has to say: Last
fall my wife had every symptom of
consumption. She took DR.. Kings
New Discovery after everything else
had failed Improvement came at
once and four bottles entirely cured
her. Guaranteed by G. Blakely, Drug
gist. Price SOC and $l.00 Trial bot
tie free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
LOST IN THE MIX UP.

Boston, Nov. pa lady in Hing
ham lost valuable pearl from a ring
a few days ago. She made diligent
search for it; the house was swept
from top to bottom and every nook
and corner was examined but in vain.
A friend of the owner suggested to
her that she might have lost the pearl
in some mincemeat which she had
been preparing and advised her to see
if the ost gem was not there. She
at once ransacked the mincemeat dip
ping it by the tablespoonful from one
dish and transferring it to another and
finally the missing pearl was brought
to light and saved from forming part
of somebody's Thanksgiving dinner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
DEPUTY SHERIFFS.

Sheriff Evans has made the follow
ing appointment of deputies:
Waterbury, @. d. Robinson; More
town, G. w. Buckley; Waitsfield,
M. j Waterman; Middlesex, M. X.
Price; Warren, w. E. Dana Calais,
A. G. Dutton; Montpelier, @. A.
Smith; Barre, Henry Premier, w. S.
Shepard; Mortified. r. W. Clark ;
East Barre, d "A. Pittsley; Granite
vile, William O'Donnell.
The remaining appointments will be
announced later.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
M other Cray's Sweet Pow
ders for Children.

su sfully used by Mother Gray,
York IRE Feverishness, Bad Stom-
ach, Tcething Disorders, move and
regulate the Bowels and Destroy
Worms. Over 80, 900 testimonials.
They never fail. AT all druggists,
25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen
s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
a Weak
Stomach

Indigestion is often caused by over
eating An eminent authority says
the harm done thus exceeds that from
the excessive use Of alcohol. Eat all
the good foodyou want but don II over
may refuse to digest what you eat.
Then you need good digestant like
Kodol, which digests your food with
out the stomach's aid. This rest and
the wholesome tonics Kodol contains
soon restore health. Dieting unneces-
sary. Kodol quickly relieves the feel
ing of fulness and bloating from
which some people suffer after meals.
Absolutely cures indigestion.
KOd0l Natures Tonic.
Prepared only by Il. O. DEWITT a o., Chicago.
TheN- bottle contains2h times the 60c. siss.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
DEATH OF FATHER COLIN.

The Rev. Abner Colin, superior of
st. Sulpice and one of the best known
Roman Catholic priests in America,
died in Montreal Thursday. He was
born in France, in 1885, came to Can
ada in 1862, and after filling various
charges was made superior of the
Sulphicians in Canada in 1881.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
LOOK out for : ever.

Biliousness and liver disorders al
sing the system with leNit's llttl,
Early Risers These famous little
bowels gently but copiously, aud by
reasons of the tonic properties, give
ne AMI strength to the glands. Rivers
Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
THE UNCOMFORTABLE.

The mercury was falling fast
AS out upon the links there passed
A youth who bore, encased in ice,
A bag of clubs He beloved twice
"Fore !"
His waistcoat, a red coat beneath,
Cleaned like dahlia in its sheath,
And like brass ten-pounder rung
The howl educed from leathern lung,
"Forel'
"Try not the links" the keeper
bawled,
"The SHOWS so deep you will be
stalled;
The wind, the ice !''-'twas all in
vain.
Shrieked out the youth in high dis
dain,
Fore -
"Say-hold up there-it time TO quit.
Dye take me for snow plow-nit ~
SO rang the caddie's last farewell.
The only answer was yell,
Fore -
And, as he wound his matin horn
Ere yet the dawn's faint streaks were
born,
The milkman heard a muffied cry,
Broke by a sniff, a sneeze, a sigh,
Fore -
A mound of snow they cleared away
And found him, later in the day,
Clubs clasped to breast in grip of
death,
And murmuring with gasping breath
Fore ~
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
Il keeos the Feet Warm and
Dry.

Ask today for Aliens Foot Ease, II
powder. 1t Cures Chilblains, Swollen,
Sweating, Sore, Aching, Damp feet.
at all druggists and shoe stores, Poe.
"They ought to name the new cup
defender Coronet " why Coronet?"
" Because if there is anything in u
name, it will he sure to get ON
ahead. baltimore American.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03

Bodily pain loses its terror if you've
a bottle of DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil in
the house. Instant relief in cases of
burns, cuts, sprains, accidents of any
sort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards''. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to hap
Ply vigorous old age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
AT THE COUNTRY CLUB.

"Open house" was held at the Coun-
try Club nst evening, but the outer
door operS only to admit some adj
ember aud invited guests.
Neverthele goodly and merry
AL mbled. Fast by an in
gle bleezing finely" the wintry wind
without might rair and rustic, - but
the inmates of the comfortable house
"didna mind the storm whistle. "
The evening was spent in social amuse-
ments, in dancing and "wi sang and
clatter. One infatuated golfer es-
sayed the links What became of him
is told by M. W. Poole, in "Rhymes
and Roundelays from Life 4"
rIIE 1rNr,nNnIrIp ApTr
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
uJekE~GD

a delicious and healthful dessert. Pre-
pared in two minutes. No boilingl no
baking add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
berry and Strawberry. Get package
at your grocers to-day. 10 cts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
What Shall We
Have for Dessert ?

This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try
The colored American., 1902-07-26

'.- l'.aa T.. Reed, Of whom Mr.. Deas
l..a< 3" -aeh glowing terms. as a man
-.- r a' zlrlal. was born in Harrisburg,
III -.r III 1852. In 1870 he located in
--.'g.#n.. Ohio, and in 1873 became
ei Charles Sumner Lodge.
14...1 vi , nllcd Order of Odd Fellows.
ID. ".> "-ycd in ever position in the
N. ". .,.n.tc lodge and every one except
.. .. >vc-ctary in Ohio District lodge,
NJ, ,.'s only one to be elected Grand
...'..r 90 the body for three cOnsecu-
s.. terms lof one year each). When
S elected Ohio District lodge was
p b'' a debt At the expiration of Mr..
-'... ~ third term, the District lodge was
l. only out of debt, but there was a
rr .me cash balance in the treasury.
-... Mas elected Grand Treasurer in
iN f. st. Louis, Mo, and reelected
- ...nat'on last week at the B. NJ. c..
ing held in Louisville. Ky. Mr..
~... .S q thirty-sccond degree Mason
member of King Solomon S
u ua'.h.e. Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine.
=. is The Junior member of one of our
'---.Ag hrms, Reitz & Reed, dealers in
The colored American., 1902-07-26

fish, oysters, etc, in the largest market
house of Cleveland. and has a wife who
has been of great assistance to him
throughout his career as a fraternal
Order man. Mr. Reed has always been
an earnest, loyal, aggressive worker and
IS of genial disposition. This accounts
largely for the splendid success he has
met with and which is matter of great
pride not only to Mr. and Mrs. Reed.
but also to their host of friends at home
and elsewhere in the country The cleo
tior of Mr.. Reed as Grand Master would
be emincntlv satisfactory to the craft in
Washington. where he is we'll and favor
ably known by the rank and file of her
IS lodges.
The colored American., 1902-07-26

things are unfit. Bad manners can never
serve any good cause.
1t is not in accord with the policy of
your paper to encourage such ill-bred
and unworthy efforts. Such things are
simply not fit to print.
Very respectfully,
T. c.. STEWARD,
Chaplain 25th Infantry
he matters referred to are printed by
The Colored American as current COM
ment. and without prejudice There are
two sides to every controversy, and the
wider the publicity given an unjust at
tack from any source the more speedily
will the truth be discovered. Whenever
a newspaper makes an open assault upon
priest or layman the accused and the
friends should be glad to learn the
nature of the charge and the individuals
behind it. to the end that systematic
steps for redress may be taken. We are
too good supporter of the A. NJ. +.
Church and its leaders not to give them
an opportunity to reply to criticisms
from a quarter that might be taken
seriously by the unthinking.-Editor.
The colored American., 1902-07-26

The following letter IS self-cxplana-
tory:
Darlington, 5. c., June 20, 1902.
Euw TIM CoLoRED AMERICAN:
On the FIRST Tuesday in October of this
year The b. A. C. of the q. L. O. Of
d. F. ni. meet I'm New Haven. Conn,
and AT The grand offices are to be iilled
The present Grand Master, Hon. +.
d. Al0ru- will then have completed
his second term and another will be
elected There will doubtless be a
number "t n'cndli men, candidates for
.y highest offices within the gift of the
Grand United Order OF Odd Fellows,
.l Tins country. but only one can be
successful. Grand Treasurer Reeds
l1nF year, connection with the Order.
n. .""a. faithful. exceptionally sue
s.>,,u. and satisfactory work for it in
.g many subordinate positions he has
.go IN my judgment at least. makes
.n peculiarly eligible to the elevation.
and . recommend him in the strongest
..-... manner TO the members of the
0-..- e..rallv. If long years of I'M
'..-. .". thoroughly satisfactory de
..."n ,. The interests of Odd Fellow
-n count for anything. Mr.. Reed will
b. Oh. r.t Grand Master of the G. u O.
No OF. uf America We sincerely
.'[ and ay'icve it will be. I shall do
al IN 1rE power to help bring it about.
n. .". been Grand Treasurer of the
0T.-r .0- the past four years. filling the
position most crcditably to himself and
-- ..>ar.atiou.
EDMUND II. DEAs.
The colored American., 1902-07-26

Perspective is essential to the proper
appreciation of the magnitude of a race,
IN individual or a physical object. Ere
1uently each are inaccurately measured
IT the comprehension of their scope is
limited because the range is too close for
clear vision The Pyramids, the dome
IF St. Peters and the ruShino Niagara
do not appear nearly so high. nor so
great. to one who dwells within their
boundaries as to him who stands afar off
and sees their outlines pictured against
the sky, and takes note of their relation
to other objects that are naturally
brought into comparison.
The Negro people often err i'll passing
Judgment upon themSelves-sOme may
ne too ODtimiStic, others too pessnnsitic,
because of local coloring that blinds
us to a broader contemplation of our
strengths or weaknesses. The range is
too short So, it is we'll that we oc-
caSiOnally invite TESTIMONY from our
ncighbor across the racial line, the Cau-
cacian. A fair-minded white man. who
will frankly tell the Negro the truth
''naught eXtenuate nor set down aught
in malice"-rcnders us a service. the
value of which cannot be computed in
dollars and cents. In StauntOn; Va,
lIlClC Is SUCH al llldlI d -SIiltl0IiL VI ObI
rent social tendencies, an impartial sur
veyOr of governments. law. history and
neop1e. He is Mr. II. F. Scheele,
Dracticing attorney, and we are pleased
to be able to present an article from his
pen. reciting the progress of the Negro
during One-third of a century, illustra-
ting that progress by typical represen-
tative of the best within our ranks in
the person of Rev. Chauncey |. With
row. also of Staunton. This estimate
can be trusted Mr.. Scheele's article
is as follows:
ONE-THIRD OF a CENTURY.
Human enlightenment and elevation,
and the improvement of the moral.
civic. social. and economic conditions OF
a people or race are accomplished only
with the passing of the centuries. Not
by swiftly bounding leaps, but by inches,
does mankind advance; and every inch
representing the struggles. and tolls,
and sacrifices, and prayers OF whole gen.
er;.tions of the heroic dead. The seed
of such improvements are sOwn by one
generation. the harvest IS reaped by the
generations that come after. Thus 1t IS
that we have come at the opening OF the
Twentieth Century TO the lofty enin-
ence on which we stand; and OF when
we are. perhaps, less thankful than we
are boastful. We stand on the shoulders
of all the past generations ana our
The colored American., 1902-07-26
Printed as Current Comment.
Iba. Zamba1eS,
LuzOn Island. May 2I, 1902.

IuZOn Island, May q, I9O2.
EDITOR COLORED AMERICAN:
| am panied to see your excellent
paper giving circulation to such vulgar
quotations from the Denver Times
Speaker as appeared in your issue of
April 5th.
Your paper enters the homes of de
decent, well-bred people, and TO such IT
can be no pleasure to see bishops OF
the church spoken of in such coarse
terms. Some things are fit and some
The colored American., 1902-07-26
FOR GRAND MASTER.
HON. f II. IDEAS NOMINATES
Mr. JACOB f. REED.

His Remarkable Record as Grand
Trsa surer ef 6be Odd Fellows Of
America a Financier and Oreaniz-
er sf Raro ResourcefUlness- The
Logical Successor 10 Mr., Norris -
The colored American., 1902-07-26
PRICE, FIVECENTS
HOPE FOR THE NEGRO.
Mr.. SCHEELE REVIEWS ONE
THIRD OF A CENTURY

Marvellous Progress in Spite Of OBJ
Stacles-DeVeIoping O. Com pet n
Leadership and an Educated Minis
Washington end Withrow es
Bee con Lights - -
The colored American., 1902-07-26
ALL THE REST FOLLOW.

THE CoLoRED AMERICAN Iedds-all the
rest follow.-TribHne Press Pueblo. COI-
0rld0.
The colored American., 1902-07-26

Goutiaued on second PAGE.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-28

Governor Toole has explained his
alleged Indifference to the railroad
merger case, deducted from an inter-
view at Chicago. The governor says
that the only basis for the charge
was his statement that inasmuch as
four cases were now pending to test
the validity of the merger, Montana
for the present would be, content TO
await the result, and for the future
she would be guided by the facts as
they were developed. Well, Van
Zant of Minnesota is making life mis-,
cradle for the merger barons and
Montana can afford to wait for sec
ond assault.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-28
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1902.
DESIGNATING THE DAY.

There is more or less grounds for
repining over the uncouth manner In
which Memorial day is observed, es-
pecially in the west. Following this
line of thought the writer observes
that IN the name of decency and con-
sistency Memorial day should be OBJ
served in a manner somewhat be-
fitting it's original purpose. 1t is a
matter almost forgotten that few
years after the great war of the re-
bellion, while in almost every home
of this broad land hearts ached for
those who had laid down their lives
in defense or the union, the beautiful
and touching idea was conceived OF
setting apart a day for the decora-
ton of the graves of the nation S
honored dead. With funeral dirge,
the booming of cannon and parade OF
military, the citizens OF the nation
were to gather together on this day
and with beautiful flowers and
wreaths of myrtle bestrew the las,
resting place of the heroes who shed
their hearts blood for freedom and
native land.
To emphasize the gratitude of the
people to those who had died to pre-
serve the nation, and to favor the
observance of this Memorial day, i
was by an act of congress made a ma
tional holiday. And to that fact cal
be attributed the lamentable truth
tLat Decoration day has degenerate,
into a melancholy, shameful farce
Forgotten, in their lowly graves, lii
those who went out in their youtl
and strength to defend the nation
anu neglected, except by their fey
surviving comrades, who in rapid
timing ranks still strive to keep tn
day in the spirit in which it was cor
ceived
Completely ignoring the noble dea
in whose honor the occasion wa
made a public holiday-merely tai
ing advantage OF the fact that it
a holiday-the thoughtless throni
with irreverence positively insulting
has turned the day of mourning int
an occasion for boisterous hilarit.
The day instituted as an occasion {
reverence and honor to the nation
martyrs has entirely lost It's origin
character, and ones sense of consis
ency and decency is continual
shocked by such brutal announc
ments as: Decoration day baseba
games, Memorial day horse race
and even Decoration day dances.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-28
A NEGRO REVOLT.

The late lynching bee in Texas
formed the excuse for a meeting OF
colored people at the Chicago Beth
lehem colored church the other
night Ferdinand Barrett, a negro
lawyer, and assistant state attorney,
made a forcible speech and stated
that the time was not far distant
when the negroes would forcibly re-
volt against the Lynch law. That
Lynch law in the south has gradual
ly made the negro feel that he was
an outcast is beyond controversy,
but the brute in the African must
be quelled and even severest
measures are very often justitiable.
Statistics furnished by the colored
orator show that IN the last Is years
$500 negro men, women and child
rem have been shot, hanged or burn
ed at the stake without trial, and
Barrett says the negro has conse-
quently come to know that the law
affords him no protection.
Granting this statement as correct
it may be that the women and child
rem he includes among the disas-
trous total are very few and Were
killed by accident by a mob, but OF
the balance very many were guilty
of the unspeakable crimes against
white women and girls which always
demands the extreme penalty in the
south. The respectable and virtuous
negroes, if any there be, do them
selves a gross injustice by clamor
, ing against the punishment melted
out to ravishers and foul assaulters
t When heinous crimes are committed
by white people the race does no
: rise to protest against the punish
} ment decreed by courts or by Judg
1 Lynch.
5 IL may US oolSly SoCAnIISu lila
S half as many white persons have
4 been lynched during the same perio
d mentioned by Barrett, but they hav
It usually merited their fate.
e Negroes must become humanize
|. before the appeals to the law o
n civilized communities can be mad
l, effective. These black beasts VIII
n have paid the penalty of their hellis
d assaults upon white women an
e children of the south, whether hun
ID b. jury or tortured by mob, al
" n entitled to sympathy from the
a. own race more than from the whit
n people, unless that race as a who
is desires to endorse the criminal a
lions of that infamous minority.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-28

the profits after their reapIng the
grain and have accordingly purchas-
ed six of the largest wheat eleva-
tors in that locality AMI two of the
largest Touring mills. These farm
ers had about the same grievance
as the Flathead tillers of the soil but
they had more money back of them
as they raised $750,000 for their CO.
operative concerns. This purchase is,
however, said to be but the begin
ming of the movement in Kansas to
gather the farmers into the Vrooman
cooperative company. The concern
will be known as the Wheat and
Flour Western Cooperative Com
pany." The farmers are to be taken
into the scheme upon the payment
of $1OO each, for which they are to
receive the market value of their
wheat sold to the company, and in
addition will receive one-half of the
profit derived, the other half going
to cooperative stores through which
the wheat and -four will be handled
Those farmers are in earnest sym
pathy with the movement which is
considered the best way to head of
the -four trust that is being talked OF
in New York When the home mar
ket is satisfied the surplus product
will be shipped to Great Britain tc
be sold among cooperative members
there. The Vrooman scheme seems
to be a good one.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-05-28

1t seems that some people in Flat
head have taken Mr.. Boucher at
more than his word, and drew from
the big kick that he has been max
ing that the doughty deputy warden
meant to resign his position. This
accounts for the various applications
Warden Scott has received in the
past few days from residents of this
district Tor the position of deputy.
According to Mr.. Scott, however, Mr..
Boucher has not intimated any in
tention or wish to resign, so there is
mistake somewhere. When Mr..
Boucher was appointed it was done
over the promise of Mr.. Scott to ap-
point a Flathead man who hao re
ceived the endorsement of the ga ne
protective association of the COT lty
and numerous citizens, and it ~oult
be embarrassing should Boz 2hel
wish to give up the job.