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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
SEA DIS1SIE RS.


Valparaiso, Chill, June ga terrific
gale has prevailed for two days along
the Chilean coast Several big, and
scores of small boats have been
wrecked in the harbor and Valpa raise
itself suffered extensive damage. The
Pacific Steam Navigation Company IS
steamer Arequipa with eighty persons
aboard put to sea to ride cut the storm
but foundered and not soul was
saved. The British ship Foydale
dashed against a breakwater and went
to pieces. Six of the crew and the
captains wife and son were lost. A
Chilean bark went to pieces near Foy-
dale and two men were drowned
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
THE HOME co MERS.

The following poem by Duncan
Campbell Scott of Ottawa won the
first prize of 800 offered by the Tor
onto board of trade for the best poem
on the old home sentiment, in con
fection with the old home gathering
to be held from July to 4,
From the smoke where cities weller,
From he quiet glens of earth,
To the land. that gave us shelter,
To the land that gave us birth;
We the wanderers, the dreamers,
That for lore or fortune roam,
In the gladness of the morning,
In the light, come streaming home.
Men whose fathers, Knocked and
broken,
For the honor of name
Would not wear the conqueror' token,
Could not salt their bread with
shame,
Plunged them in the virgin forest
With their axes in their hands,
Built a province as bulwark
For the loyal of the lands.
Men whose fathers, sick of dead lands,
Europe aud her weary ways,
Saw the fading emerald headlands,
Saw the heather quenched on haze;
Saw the coast of France or Flanders,
Like glimmer sink and cease
Won the ample land of naples,
The domain of wealth and peace
Won it by the axe and harrow.
Held it by the axe and sword.
Bred race with Drawn and marrow.
From no alien over lord
Gained the right to guide and govern ;
Then, with labor strong and free
Forged the land shield of empire
Silver sea to silver sea.
Fighting makes the heart grow fond
er
Labor makes the heart grow fain;
Still wherever we may wander
We are of the lion strain;
We may trample foreign markets,
We may delve in outland loan.
Yet when memory cries and calls US,
All our hearts come leaping home.
Now from smoke where cities weller,
From the quiet glens Of earth,
Come we to our land of shelter,
To the land that gave us birth
Lo. we bring thee our achievement,
Won by strength and patient pain,
Thine the strength and thine the pa
thence,
Bring it to thy breast again.
And we bid Ontario quicken,
Under snow and under sun,
Where the spruces root and thicken,
Where the waters flash and run;
Bid the towns of glad Ontario
Gather to diadem,
Deep encrusted round Toronto,
AS with gems the peerless setting
folds and holds the gem.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
THE HARDEST YORKER.

Capt. Sisgbee tells of converse
tion he once overheard between two
marines who were arguing as to who
had the least work to do on board a
man of-war.
It's the chaplain, said the first.
How'd We make that out?'' asked
the second.
Because he amt got no work to
do and all day to do it in.''
The second marine snorted his dis.
gust. You amt got it right, Jack, -
said he. It's the capt'n of mar
ines.'
'How's that p
Well, me boy, as you say, the
chaplain's got nothin' to do and all
day to do it in; but the cap'n of mar
ines he amt got anything to do and
all day to do it in and a lieutenant
Of marines to help him do it. -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
The NIPPLE SUGAR CROP.

In an interview with Journal re-
porter, a representative of the George
q. Gary Co., of st. Johnsbury, Yer
mont's leading maple sugar dealers,
gave the following interesting state
ment concerning this years CROP
AS is usually the case, the maple
sugar crop this year is proving larger
than at first estimated. The produc-
ton in 1902 probably averaged two
and one-half pounds to the tree, the
largest average in several years In
many sections this year the flow of sap
was light, but in others it was nearly
as great as in 1902, so that the average
is fully one and one.half pounds to
the tree While this is only five
ninths of the amount made last year,
it compares favorably with other sea-
sons. There was very little fancy
sugar made, most of it being very
dark coored and of comparatively
poor quality. High prices have ruled
thus far, the farmers receiving nine
cents pound. This has been due to
large demands from the users, who
feared there was not enough to go
around.
In Canada, however. the sugar crop
has been very large, about three
pounds to the tree. This is even more
than last year. when there were over
200 cars imported to the United States
and good deal carried over. The
tobacco concerns and western syrup
makers from experience prefer to buy
Canadian sugar, paying as high as
two cents pound more for it than for
the Vermont product. Consequently.
inasmuch as the price is low in Cana
da and sugar can be imported-after
paying the duty, for about cent
pound higher than ours-it is firmly
believed by the leading buyers the
prices here must go lower. If this
belief is verified by results, the spec
ulators, who early in the season paid
high prices, are liable to lose money. "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
HOT SITS THE
BEST
The RiOht Way to Begin the Day
Is Uith Matt BFedKfdst Food.

The fad of having handful of cold
chips for breakfast is nearly a thing
of the past. The stomach needs a
warm breakfast. Cold hay may be all
right for animals, but in the winter
time, even they need hot food.
Malt Breakfast Food is not medi-
Gated ready-to-eat" fad. 1t is real
honest food delicious and satisfying.
A warm dish of this appetizing cereal,
served with cream and sugar, is far
better, both health and food value,
than handful of cold, dry chips.
The new package of Malt Breakfast
Food which was put upon the market
this spring, contains two pounds, full
weight, and when prepared for the
table, makes twelve pounds of cooked
food; eight times as much as the
ready o-eat" cereals, which cost
the same per package.
With every package of Malt Break
fast Food, is packed a beautiful car
bon photograph; while larger photo.
graphs, which cost two or, three dol
lars at the store, are given in return
for coupons taken from the packages.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
GIFT FOR III. N. TURNER.

st. Johnsbury, June 2.-The E. &
T. Fairbanks & Co., scale factory
which employs about 1000 persons
went on a nine hours labor with ten
hours pay basis yesterday. There was
no friction attending the negotiations
which resulted in this change The
employees simply asked and received
When the shops closed at five O. clock
last evening the men in body visited
Manager H. n. Turner of the COM
pany and presented him with valu-
able gold headed cane. This express
sion of appreciation was accompanied
by an engrossed letter of thanks in
book form; the letter being signed by
the committee that has acted for the
employees.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
NEW HALL At NEWB URI.

Newbury will have new public
hall, the question having been agita-
ted during the last few weeks, eight
we'll to do citizens having subscribed
in equal shares, 80, 900. The plan be-
ing made known to Mrs. f. @. Stone
of Saginaw, Mich, she Immediately
offered to give 80, 500 if the village
people would raise an equal sum. In
few hours time the remaining $500
was raised. 1t now thought best to
raise 1000 more, making the fund
So, 900. The building will be of brick
and located ON the common just south
of the old seminary building. Mrs.
Stone was Harriette Chadwick, a ma
tive of Newbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
Greatest Of All Physicians.
Eminent Discoverer of
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND

Prof. Edward E. Phelps, NJ. D., IL. D.,
was born in Connecticut and graduated at
Yale.
His unusual talent soon brought him reputa-
ton and prominence. First he was elected to
the professorship of anatomy and surgery in
the Vermont University. Next he was APP
pointed lecturer in Dartmouth College. The
following year he was chosen TO the most
important professorship in the country, a
place that he occupied when he made his
world famed discovery of Paine's Celery Com
pound
This infallible cure for those fearful ills that
result from an impaired nervous system and
impure blood, has endeared the great doctor
to the world
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
MERRILL ARR4IGNED.

Boston, Juue 3-Moody Merrill
was arraigned in the Superior Grim
inal Court this morning and pleaded
not guilty to the charge of embezzling
$40, 600 from Mrs. Sarah Cohen before
he abscouded from Boston ten years
ago. He was held in $40, 200 bail
which it is thought will be furnished
later in the day. Governor Odell of
New York granted requisition papers
for Merrill yesterday and he was
brought here at once.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
Boston Bargain Store
THE SOLDIERS GRA VE.

Twas so much like the others near it
With that simple slab of stone>
And those flowers some friend had
placed there.
That I'm sure 1 would not have known
If had not seen above it
Our starry banner wave
That the path where | was walking
Led past soldiers grave.
But the sight of the national colors
Made me pause awhile in thought,
And study the precious lesson
So sadly, silently taught.
Methought OF the youth so happy
Who left home our country to save.
And was borne, from the din of battle
To the calm of this soldiers grave.
Then, too, of the hosts of heroes
Who fought on land and on sea
To pay the price OF the freedom
They purchased for you and for me.
And then of the many thousands
Who freely their life blood gave,
Each willing to die for his country
And lie in soldiers grave.
TITS we'll that we weave our garlands
OF the beautiful flowers OF May,
And strew them, where sleep our SOL
diers,
On every Memorial Day.
Let us hope when Our Captain cometh
To reward His faithful and brave,
Fadeless laurels He'll have for each
hero
Who slept in a soldiers grave.
-U.Dwight Coolidge in the Groton
Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON.

If there is one man in the United
States who is rising more rapidly and
steadily in public estimation than any
other, that man is Booker r. Wash
ington. Every public utterance of his
draws new friends and admirers to
him and what is more essential, to
the cause which he represents. Not
many college presidents or school
masters can follow the course of the
young men and women who have
graduated from their institutions and
truthfully say what this dark skinned
teacher said few days ago at Tuske-
ges. The occasion was the twenty
second anniversary exercises of the
Institute. Principal Washington in
presenting the diplomas and certifi-
Gates made brief address in which
these nuggets of good hard common
sense eccur:
OF all the men and women who
have gone forth with the diploma or
certificate OF this institution, after
diligent investigation l cannot find a
d oxen who are in idleness. They are
busy in schoolroom, field, shop, home
or church. They are busy because
they have placed themselves IN de-
mand by learning to do that which
the world wants done in this genera
ton. They are occupied, for an ad-
ditional reason, because they have
learned the disgrace of idleness and
the sweetness of labor
Il believe that our men and women
are in demand also because they have
learned to forget themselves and tc
so immense themselves in some kind
OF service that they do not have time
to go up and down the country com.
planning and finding fault. One incl
of progress is worth more than yard
of complaint. This lesson, too,
men and women have mastered in 6
large measure.
Let me urge upon you, further
not to overrate your own Importance
Do not become oveybearing and self
important. Be simple and humble
and if you have any element Of valu,
in your character the world will sooI
find it out. There is great strength
in simplicity. Simplicity and humble
ness are the signs Of greatness
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
n TALE OF Two CITIES.

Burlington, June 2.-License has
been in operation since May 1 and
during that month sixty-five arrests
for intoxi, alton were made in this
city. Dullng May the Jail record
reached total of 10S prisoners eighty
four of whom were in for intoxica-
ton. During May 1902 there were
nineteen arrests, seven of which were
for intoxication. AS a result of this
influx of prisoners the Jail has been
crowded to such an extent that Sheriff
Horton had to purchase hammocks
and swing them in the corridors to ac-
comodate the men. They were packed
in like sardines>in box and it is an
impossibility to preserve proper sani-
tary arrangements under such condi-
tions.
st. Johnsbury, June 2.-According
to the police records the number of
intoxication cases here is about the
same as under the old law. During
the three months ending yesterday
eleven arrests for intoxication were
made as compared with niue for the
same period last year. Although
three months have passed since the
town voted no, the license question is
still chief topic of debate and high
license advocates are very hopeful Of
success next year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
PAID THE PENALTY.

Liverpool, Jnne 2.-Gustave Rau
and William Smith, two of the four
seamen convicted Of mutiny and null
der aboard the British bark Veronica,
were hanged at Walton gaol today.
The sentence of the other two has
been temporarily suspended. At the
trial it was proved that the four men
killed the captain and crew and set
fire to the vessel and escaped with the
colored cook ON raft from which they
were picked up and landed at Liver
pool. The cook was compelled to &C.
company them to cook meals and he
told the story Of the crime to the au-
thorities.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
MIR. ROOSEVELT IN 1904.

In all human probability Theodore
Roosevelt will be the Republican can
didate for the presidency in 1904 and
unless all signs fail he will be nomin-
ated by reclamation as was the case
with Mr.. Mckinley in 1900. Nearly
enough votes to nominate Mr. Roose-
welt have already been pledged by va
rious State conventions. Add to these
the States that have expressed loyalty
to him through the chairman Of their
party organization, and Mr.. Roosevelt
already has a large majority in his IA
vor. There will be 9S5 votes in the
next convention so that 493 will be re-
CURED for choice. Fifteen State con-
ventions have pledged the solid vote OF
their delegations, and these represent
$50 votes. If the expressions Of State
chairmen mean anything, 234 votes
may be added to this total making the
number of practically pledged votes at
present 6S4, or 191 more than is neces-
sary to insure Mr.. Roosevelt's nomi-
nation To this total may be added the
forty-six Ohio votes which are assured
by the action of Senator Hanna i'll
withdrawing his opposition to the
President. The Ohio convention meets
this week and with this element of
doubt removed a resolution favoring
Mr.. Roosevelt is considered certainty.
The States which have expressed
themselves through their conventions
and the number of votes from each
are as follows:
Alabama %, Arkansas Is, Connecti-
cut IA, Iowa 26, Kansas 20, Massa-
chusetts 80, Missouri 80, Minnesota
%, New York rs, Rhode ISLAND 8,
Texas SO, Utah 6, Washington 10, Hi
nois "a, Pennsylvania 6S.
Those States which are pledged by
the announcements of their State
chairmen are as follows:
California 20, Michigan 20, Maine
~, Tennessee "a, Kentucky 26, Color
ado 10, Wyoming 6, Wisconsin 26,
Idaho 6, Oregon s, New Hampshire
8, Vermont 8, Maryland 16, West Vir
ginia IA, Nebraska 16, Montana 6.
New jersey is classed among the
doubtful States but it is said that il
will take the first opportunity tt
come into line with unanimous dele
CATION. Indiana's chairman has sale
that his State was for Fairbanks
first last and all tie time The
party leaders, however, see no GER
tainty of break so far as Indiana il
concerned and Senator Fairbanks il
quoted as saying: $50 far as | know
there will be no opposition to Presi
dent Roosevelt in Indiana. The Pres
ident will be indorsed. " The west il
enthusiastic for Roosevelt; the easI
is to all appearances not quite so eager
but nevertheless it may be fairly
counted as solid; the elements Of
doubt are fast disappearing from the
middle west, and unless the unexpect.
ed happens the next national conven.
ton will be simply Roosevelt ratifi.
cation meeting.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
SOLDIERS MONUMENTS.

Under an act of the Legislature of
1901 there is quite an epidemic of sol.
diers monuments building throughout
the State. The advantages offered by
the act are just beginning to be under
stood and taken advantage of. Every
country seat not now provided with a
suitable soldiers monument is pref
ty certain to have one within few
years. The act in question was
prompted by the fact that in num-
Der of counties the effort to raise a
sufficient amount of money by private
subscription to erect memorials to the
dead of the war of the rebellion had
failed. Considerable amounts had
beer contributed in some instances,
but not enough, as was the case in
Delaware county, where a monument
completed at the expense of the county
was dedicated few weeks ago. The
project had been in hand many years,
and it is doubtful if it would ever
have been finished if the county had
not been authorized to come to the
rescue. In other instances soldiers
memorials have been encumbered, but
the obligation can now be lifted by
the county out of the county moneys,
and has been in several cases.
Under the terms of the act it is nee
essary for at least fifty citizens Of the
county to petition the court of quarter
sessions for the erection or completion
of monument or to pay debts here
tofore contracted for the erection and
construction of such monument By
the court the matter is laid before the
grand jury, and if approved by two
successive grand juries and the court
the county commissioners shall be
authorized to pay any and all debts
contracted for the erection of monu-
mehts, to compl etc, or to erect a
new one, and maintain at the county
seat suitable monument to the SOL
diers and sailors of the rebellion.
There is no reason under such law
why any county should long be with
out proper memorial to the patriot
ism and bravery of those who offered
their lives for their country.
Nor is it likely any county which
does not now have monument will
fail to take advantage of the opportun-
ity offered. If any has not already
done so it is because the enabling act
has not become we'll understood The
finances of county must be in desper-
ate condition indeed to compel the an
thorities to refuse an appeal from old
soldiers for memorial to their depart
ed comrades. 1t is doubtful if there
is county in the commonwealth il
any such straits, and in every instance
the expenditure of reasonable sum
for such purpose would certainly have
popular approval. All over the State
the work is in progress, and in short
time Pennsylvania will have the dis
tinction, which no other State enjoys,
of having a public memorial to it's sol
diers and sailors at every county seat.
| These monuments should be erected
under intelligent and artistic dlrec-
ton. -Philadelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
FOREST FIRES IN MINE.

Bangor, Maine, June 3.-Forest
fires are raging over the entire east
ern and northern sections this morn
ing and a heavy cloud Of smoke il
hanging over the city. The village
of Kenduskeag, twelve miles distant,
is threatened by fire which is within
three quarters OF mile. Yesterday
the sawmill Of Hon. O. Sharpe a
Monticello was burned. 1t is esti-
mated the coming OF rain soon will
save more than two millions to farm
ers in this section,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04

st. Johnsbury, the only large town
in the State to vote no license, had
eleven arrests for intoxication during
March, April and May. From Friday
to Monday Montpelier had eight. In
Bennington on Saturday alone seven
arrests were made for the same Of
Tense, and the Jail was so crowded
that an evening session of the munich
pal court was necessary to relieve it.
These comparisons are not made as a
criticism of the license system but
merely as hint of what arguments
high license advocates will have to
explain away if the contest is renewed
in 1904
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-04
ENGLISH LOOMS STOPPED.

London, June 3.-The English cot
ton trade is so depressed that 10. 900
looms have been stopped in southeast
ern Lancashire to curtail the produc-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-09-15
BONAPARTE WILL
PROBE SCANDALS
ACCEPTS INVITATION OF SECRE-
TARY HITCHCOCK TO lNVESTI-
GATE CERTAIN AFFAIRS IN THE
INDIAN TERRITORY.

washington, September Alt was an
nonnced at the interior department today
that Charles Joseph Bonaparte had ac-
cented the invitation of Secretary Hitch
oocl, to take charge of the investigation
of certain Indian Territory affairs and
officials under the jurisdiction of the
department of the interior.
The scope of the invitation, it is said
will be sufficiently comprehensive to en-
brace all statements within the knowl-
edge of the interior department, including
all that have appeared in the public press
and all other matters that may at any
time come to the notice of the investigat-
ing officials which in any respect reflect
unon the official character, conduct or
acts of the Dawes commission or any
member thereof, and the inspector for the
Indian Territory.
While these are primarily the objects
of the investigation. 1t is understood that
II will be extended to such other per-
sons and things in the Indian Territory
over which the interior department has
supervision as may be deemed by Mr..
Ronaparte to be for the welfare of the
the secretary of the interior
Mr. Bonaparte Is a Baltimore lawyer.
About two months ago he was appointed,
together with Holme Conrad, special
counsel to assist the government in the
prosecution of the postal cases and has
since been engaged in that task.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-09-15
MANEUYER PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
MORE THAN l., 900 SOLDIERS WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE MILITARY
EXERCISES AT FORT RILEY,
KANSAS.

Washington. September 14.-Plans for
the forthcoming army maneuvers at Fort
Riley, Kan, were announced at the war
department today. The maneuvers are to
begin on or about October 15. and continue
until October 27 They will be partici-
pated m by troops from jefferson bar
racks, Mo-; Forts Leavenworth and Riley,
Kansas; Sill and Reno, Okla. Niobrara
and Robinson, Neb.; Logan, Colo; d. A.
Russell, Wyoming; Douglass. Utah;
Smelling Mimi; Lincoln, N. d.; Keogh,
Mont, and Myer. Va; one regiment Of
infantry from the Arkansas National
guard; one regiment of infantry from the
Iowa National: two regiments of infantry
and two batteries of field artillery from
the Kansas National guard; one regiment
of infantry from the Missouri National
guard; one regiment of infantry and one
company signal corps from the Nebraska
National guard; and one battalion of in
fantry from the Colorado National guard;
making a total OF more than 1l,00O men.
The following brigade commanders are
announced: Generals Grant, Bell Barry
and Carr, u. s. A., and General Hughes
Of the Kansas National guard. Major
Coffin will command the divisional artil-
Iarv