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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
ENGLAND'S FISCAL POLICY.

Great Britain's free trade policy is
the subject of lively concern in the
mother country just now and the fact
that two national figures OF no less
Importance than Lord Rosebery and
Joseph Cham berlain are arrayed on
either side of the question has created
an interest in the discussion that is
world wide. The commercial world
! does not appear to be in any great de-
gree disturbed by the agitation, and
in all probability there is little need
to be disturbed, for the fiscal policy of
q great nation is not matter to be
dealt with lightly and it seems prob
able that radical change along this
line in England is yet far in the
future.
Mr.. Chamberlain, who is in accord
with Premier Balfour on the issue,
has made a campaign in favor of a
form of protection tariff and his the
cries have been loudly applauded, and
now Lord Rosebery has taken the
stump to record his opposition to the
change.
In a speech at Sheffield the other
day Lord Rosebery denounced protec-
rion and held that free trade had not
failed, but on the other hand had been
great success. Answering the oppo-
sition's argument that the new policy
would solidify the empire, his lord
ship said that instead it would tend to
dislocate and probably dissolve it, and
he warned his hearers that they could
not try new policy and drop it if
it failed, that Protection once estab-
lished could not be uprooted and
would bring in it's train trusts, mo.
nopolies and probably corruption.
IL the country wanted to better it.
self, he continued, let it cultivate a
scientific spirit and better eduaticon,
and, above all, keep the universe for
a reservoir of food and raw material.
He ridiculed the idea that the colonies
would consent not to establish new
industries for the benefit Of the United
Kingdom. A fair and practical i'm
perial tariff could not be devised, and
heaven protect them from the bad
blood and jealousies that such an at
tempt would engender.
He was very doubtful about the
proposition that fiscal should pre-
cede political union. In any event,
what Mr.. Chamberlain's friends ig
nored was that everything in the en-
pire had been strong and successful,
because II was free and spontaneous.
Lord Rosebery quoted Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the Canadian premier, to the
effect that, not restricted trade, but
only the most absolute freedom, politi
cal and commercial, would succeed in
building up the empire.
In conclusion his lordship said that
he could not forget the long agony
with which the nation had passed
from the protective system, which had
brought it to rhe verge of famine and
ruin into the better and freer condi-
tions now prevailing. They could rot
risk the splendid result on a hazard OF
the political die. They could not
leave the brilliant known under any
guidance or prophetship for the dark
unknown.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22

an Senators understand how detri
mental to their interests ii would be
if the treaty were ratified. The usual
arguments, it is said, we're used-one
argument the legislator Of certain
class always understands, whether he
lives in the America of the North or
the America Of the South-the golden
one of dollars. francs or pounds ster-
ling. In the code of the present age
it has been called, with some show OF
sscrilege, the golden rule.
Colombia rejected the treaty, osten.
sibly on the ground that to ALLEVIATE
territory was violation of the
Colombian Constitution, and that
in granting the United States un-
der lease what was virtually the
exercise of sovereign rights over
the canal zone was practically the
alienation of territory and therefore
an infringement upon the Constitu-
ton. A much larger rental, also,
was demanded chan the United States
had deemed reasonable, circumstance
which, to Col. Watterson's mind, was
another count in the bill Of indict-
ment he brings against the Colon
bian thieves"
The real reason for the rejection of
the treaty, it is said, must be sought
outside of both constitutional or moral
boundaries. Yelled hints were early
abroad that railroad money was being
used at Bogota when the treaty, in
concrete form, was to come before the
Colombian Senate for it's action. The
transcontinental railways, it was
charged, realizing the futility of
further attempting to defeat the canal
project in the Congress of the United
States, had Withdrawn their opposi-
tion and transferred their efforts to
more promising fields at the Colombo
an capital. A lobby was established
at Bogota, the lobbyists were supplied
with large sums of money, and they
were using these funds where they
NAL -odorous chapter in the early
history Of Pacific railway construction
in the Congress of the United States.
Given an INSCRIPTIONS and shrewd
lobbyist, plenty of money and venal
Legislators, the result was a foregone
conclusion Bogota rejected the
treaty. So run rumor and surmise-
and these will have believers.
For reasons that are difficult to re-
ject, some wise Americans do not ac-
cept the arguments commonly urged
in favor of an isthmian canal, or be-
lieve in its necessity or wisdom--let
alone the political, physical or finan-
cial obstacles in the way of construc-
ton. They see financial failure in
| the enterprise, even when all obsta-
Giles TO construction and completion are
surmounted Circumstances seem to
indicate more plainly than ever, in
respect of this project, that slow
trot" should be the order of march.
II the building OF the canal is. in
fact, one of those enterprises on which
the fate of empire and the welfare of
humanity at large depends, and alb
| horrent and forbidden forces at b.
! gotta are blocking, or will continue to
stay. its progress, for the arts diplo-
macy substitute the persuasive forces
of the army and navy--a means of
solution that would solve the problem
of getting at the work Of construction.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
". G. T.. U. CONTENTION.

Woodstock, Oct. 15.-The State W.
c. T. u. convention was held here
yesterday the morning session being
taken up with official reports of the
county secretaries briefly reviewing
the field with encouraging words as
to the work of the past year. The
report of the treasurer, E. M. Denny.
showed that 1899. o. had been received
from various sources, and balance
of $lS5. SO is now in the general treas
ury There is now 81, SOS. IL. in Or
ganizing and campaign funds
The report of corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. G. E. Davidson, showed
that there are 1873 unions in the State
with total membership of 2, 4S3, Dur
ing the referendum campaign 70, 600
leaflets were circulated. Children
have been organized into Loyal lem
perance Legions of which there are
thirty in the State with 472 members.
Mrs Nellie Burger spoke briefly in
the afternoon and made the principal
address in the evening.
Woodstock, Oct. 10. AT the final
session of the w. O. L. U. conven-
tion the officers of last year were re-
elected as follows: President, Mrs.
Ida II. Read, of Shelburne; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Gratia E.
Davidson, of Newfane; treasurer, Mrs.
E. Mead Denny of Montpelier; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Abbie A Wy
man, of Cambridgeport auditor,
Mrs. Alice M. Richardson, of Mont
pelier branch secretary of the Loyal
Temperance League, Mrs. Emily A.
Kenyon, of Townsend.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22

The announcement that a promi-
nent young Vermonter who has had
experience on the bench" may be ap-
pointed as a judge for the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia
makes the mind instinctively turn
toward Judge Wendell P Stafford Of
st. Johnsbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you if you re
looking for a guaranteed Salve for
Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd, Of
Ponder, Mo-, writes: Il suffered
with an ugly sore for a year but box
of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me.
It's the best Salve on earth. 25c at
O. Blakeiy's Drug Store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22

The Burlington Clipper publishes a
picture of Hon. Alexander Dunnett
who declines to be candidate for
Governor, because it is so unusual Tor
Vermonter to refuse office, and adds,
Alex, your the star jewel in the
CROWN Verify there is more honor
in declining the governorship than
in winning it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22

Occasionally the worm turns even
in the case OF negro persecution in
the south, and it is sometimes crafty
ing to read of such case. A story
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22

The instructor was trying to teach
the class the lesson that brain work is
no less important than the work OF
ones hands.
Now" he said, to recapitulate,
how many kinds of labor are there?"
1.-Two" replied the solemnface
young man; organized and agon-
lied. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-22
60 GUESS

hands too we'll to
need to guess, and
for the moment
she enters into the
playful spirit of
The child aud for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
The Woman Who Falls Behind.

Yet books are not people; nor is any
magazine or newspaper the living
voice of actual personality. Perhaps
in reading her newspaper or magazine
however, the woman who falls behind
may find one of those most interesting
advertisements that tell of a woman
of cultivation who is not gifted with
business training, and has only her re-
finement and her knowledge as her
stock in trade. Such women are usu-
ally not young, but just for that rea-
son they have the more experience in
life. To have such person as a COM
panion in her home for say siX~rnonths,
would mean more to the woman out of
touch with social education than any
school, and be a less expensive matter,
too. From such gentle, individual
teacher every detail of necessary
knowledge can be gained without the
modification of publicity, and in the
ease of uaily intercourse; and fear of
meeting other women would uncon-
sciously fade in this continual asso-
citation with one well-bred representa-
tive of the sex, since good breeding is
good breeding the world over.
And in good breeding lies the hope
of the woman who wishes to keep up.
1t is not too much to say that a woman
who dresses quietly but daintily, who
talks in a quiet voice, who is quietly
courteous to all, can fill her position
by her husbands side in a fairly COM
petent way" even if she is keenly SEN
sible that she is ignorant of much that
she sees other women possess in the
way of knowledge and ability. She
can be a good listener, and that is a
rarer accomplishment than to be =
good talker. The woman who says lit
tie, nowadays is so unusual, indeed, as
to be refreshing. With native intelh-.
gence, any woman can be mistress Of
the ordinary rules of courtesy and ct
iquette in very short time, and
even if the rest is silence she will not
need to blush for herself. Intellec-
tually progressive she may never be
able to be; but a well-bred woman is
never out-of date even in our rush
ing Observation-Disclosures Bazar.
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Beauty Sleep.

If womankind half realized the
beauty benefits of plenty Of restful, re-
freshing sleep, all femininity would be
crawling into bed at sunset.
Do you not often wonder why the
great sisterhood that is praying and
working and fretting and longing for
physical loneliness does not under
stand that more real help comes from
rational hygienic living than can pos
sibly be extracted from all the cos
metic jars that ever beckoned toward
and from weak feminine hearts?
Shops are full of them.
Full of boxes round and boxes square,
painted gaudily or daintily, as the case
may be, with names which all hold out
the same inducement: Use me and
get beautiful in night"
Some of these are to be used with
good effect of course. Every woman
must have little dainty things on her
dressing table to add to her fresh,
sweet smelling womanliness, rice pow
ders and perfumes and simple creams,
when one is just in from the wind or
dust of a bad day. All these are really
helps; but the army of connections
which promise a new skin or a straight
nose are not to be compared in power
with the great, all powerful beautifier
which nature leaves about us so freely.
Beauty sleep.
Yes, we have heard of it since the
long ago days when our blessed moth
ers sang it in our ears, even then fear
ing we would not heed until too late.
We doubted the fact that it would
bring bright eyes and rounded cheeks
and really make US grown up ladies,
but now many of us wish we had had
more of it.
The woman who gets to bed late
who eats all sorts of dream provoking
horrors, such as deviled crabs and
Holsters and Welsh rarebits, invariably
pays her debt against nature by wear
ing a leathery sallow complexion for
the rest of her days. She may make
it very much better, though, by begin
ming, however late, to sleep a certain
number of hours out of each twenty
four. There is nothing that tells so
quickly on a Woman's appearance as
late hours and improper food.
Health is the basis of all beautify-
ing, of all rational, sensible beauti-
flying, and to be healthy means that one
must keep the body well nourished,
that one must have a certain amount
of rest, and that all the wonderful
mechanism of the body must be kept
in perfect condition.
There is the most inspiring Stimu-
liant to be found in good nights sleep.
To awaken refreshed, full of high spir-
it's and with a clear head is to be
equipped for all the worries and
troubles of the day.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
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hf.W&F

ly and severely, and continued his stroll
until he was obliged to turn homeward.
Then the woman stood right before him
and courtesied.
The Prince raised his hat and tried to
pass on. But in vain. Il have a griev-
ance, Your Royal Highness," began the
stranger drawing from her handbag a
big, closely written parchment roll.
'Ach, madam, thees ees not re first
time l have been taken for re Pi-rince
of Wales" was the reply in a gruff
voice, and with fine cultural German
accent. The old lady flashed a look of
deepest scorn upon the Teutonic
double" of the King that was to be.
Then she put away her precious docu-
ments and said loftily, with the rather
pitiful vanity of her class the Miss
Flities of real life: II have the honor
to know personally all the members of
the royal family, and if my eyesight
were NOT becoming so bad nowadays l
would never have made such an aston
ishing error as to have taken you for
the Prince of Wales!''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-13
FEWER DRESS SUITS HIRED.
But, on the Other Hand, There Are
More Rented Frock Coats Out.
New York Sum-

tNeW York sum-
1--WE don't rent so many fine dress
suits as we once did," said a costumer,
for the reason that it is now so COM
mon for men to own dress suits.
Even so recently as 20 or ~ years
ago you might have found plenty OF
men very comfortably situated in the
world who did not own Il dress suit.
They rarely had occasion to wear one,
and when they wanted a dress suit they
hired one. 90
But now with frock coats it's differ
ent again. You'd be surprised at the
sort of men we rent frock coats to;
substantial men, quite able to buy all
the frock coats they wanted.
you see. by many men such coat
is Still very rarely worn; men VINO
at night may wear dress clothes COM
monty, may by day wear a frock coat
very seldom indeed. They may go to
some afternoon wedding or reception
once year maybe, and they don't
want frock coat lying around UNI
used the rest of the time. AS one GUS
toner said to me the other day:
why should l buy a frock coat for
the moths to eat when l can hire what
l want when l want it?''
and there are very nice people who,
for the comparatively rare occasions
upon which they have need for such
a coat. do hire one"
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The New POSTAGE Stamps.

The new series of two cent stamps now
in preparations will have the American
flag as one of the designs, 'supplanting the
photo graph of Washington which has APP
peared for so many years, and with which
we have all become so familiar. Another
stamp that has become very important is
the Private Die Stamp placed over the
neck of each bottle of Hostetter's Stom-
ach Eitters, as preventive against nm
scrupulous dealers palming off counter
felt remedies for the genuine. claiming
that they are Just as good as Hostel
ters Don't accept any such imitation,
especially if you value your health. The
genuine Bitters will positively cure loss of
appetite, nausea. indigestion, belching,
headache, dyspepsia and constipation.
Fifty years of such cures are back of it.
Then don't fail to try it.
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IL Bangor & Aroostook
~ RAILROAD.
IT, Arrangement Of Trains
In Effoct Ilon 1E fQnq

Ia Effect Dec. Is, 1902
Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars, between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
LEAVE Portland. 1915 P. M; Augusta.
1853 A. M; ,Watervilie. lao A. M; Ban
IRON Works. so 4. M; Norcross. s.ss a.
NJ: Milllnocket. $50 A; M: Sherman,
NJ; Masardis, 1.oi F. M; Ashland. rs
E. M; Portage. 2.10 P. M. Fort Kent, AIS
I5 NJ. Ppesa NE 1sls Nj Il IpPiogewas sr
ibou, 2.25 P. M; New Sweden. 2.5S P. NJ;
Van Buren,, 4e9 P. NJ; Limestone. $50 p:
NJ: Fort Fairceld, 2.15 P: M; Dover and
Monsoon. 10.ls A. M: Greenville. 1850 A
- LEAVE Portland. 1o25 A. M; Augusta,
3.15 P. M; Arrive Brownville, 447 P. M:
.Y.orcross. FAB P. M; Millinocket, 5.57 p.
n: f Sherman T, S45 F. M: Patten, 712 ?:
Ms sla PaeI ras Isle les s7 NJ No Mou eSphS s
l015 P: M; Fort Fairfield. 1905 P. M.
o d LEAVE a Portland. 124o F; NJ; Augusta,
2:SO r; M; Wateryille. 3;0S P: M: Ban.
Dover. 6;57 P; NJ: GuiIford. 7.1s P. NJ;
Montreal. S:S5 A. M
2.4e P; M; Greenviiie. $50 A. M: Monson.
Junction, 6.2s a. M. Guilford s.42 A M;
Dover ana Foxcroft, 700 A. M: Brown
vile, 7;20 A: M; Lagrange 500 A. NJ
ARRIVE Bangor, go A. M; leave Ban
gor. 80 =. M; arrive Augusta. $50 p NJ;
., LEAXE Fort Fairfield. SO A. M; Car
i5ou Sis A: NJ; Presque Isle, 642 A. NJ;
Htoulton; $40 4; M; Island Falls. sl7 A
NJ; Patten, 800 A. M: Sherman, $40 A.
M. Millinocket, 1928 A. M; Norcross, 1888
A. M; Katahdin Iron Works, 1910 A. M:
a0 F. NJ; Waterville, BIS P. M: Au-
gusta, $50 P. M; Portland 5.35 p. NJ
LEAVE Caribou, las A. M; Van Bu-
rem. 1000 A. M; New Sweden, 11.oe A. NJ;
Limestone. $50 A; NJ; Pressure Isle, 12.ls
T. M; Fort Fairfield, Ills A. NJ; Bridge
water, LOS p. M; Houlton. 200 r. M;
Island Falls. 300 p. NJ: Patten. 2.55 p.
NJ; Sherman, 325 P: M; Milllnocket. Ala
go Z. M. lagrange .07 p. M: Greenville,
$50 I. NJ; Monson, $40 P. M: Guilford,
4 Al r. M; Dover and Foxcroft. SOS p. M:
arrive Bangor, 100 p. M; Waterville, 955
?. NJ; Augusta, 1923 P. NJ; Portland, L0s
GEORGE M. HOUGHToN,
~, Trafic Manager.
Superintendent.
Bangor. Dec. Is. 1904.
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ashore and burned it to ashes. A piece of
his tongue, however, having fallen into
possession of dog, was saved from the
IRE and dropped into the water, and it at
once swan off to some neighboring is
lands and talked the sharks there into
forming an alliance against the good
shark gods. Among other supporters they
procured the aid of kuhalimoana, the
greatest of the giants already mentioned.
There was tremendous battle which only
the Hawaiian storyteller can describe in
fitting terms. 1t ended in the complete
rout of the invaders.
After that the two good shark gods led
a very happy existence in the enjoyment
OF the highest regard and esteem of their
worshippers, till one of them died. The
other at last accounts, was still living and
we'll to do.
The transformation fancy leads natural
w to its kindred idea of transmgraton;
and one Of the heather practices of some
of the Hawaiian fisher-folk is to throw
their dead relatives to the sharks. so that
the human souls may enter certain shark
bodies and thereby increase the multitude
of their finny guardians.
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How to Drink Water.

A beginning of kidney trouble lies in the
fact that people, especially women, do not
drink enough water. They pouP~ down
tumblerfuls of ice water as an accmpani-
ment to meal but that is worse than no
water, the chill preventing Digestion and
indigestion being an indirect promoter of
kidney disease. \ tumbler of water slipped
in the morning Immediately on rising,
another at night, are. recommended by
physicians. Try to drink as little water
as possible with meals, but take a glass
full half ar hour to an hour before eating.
This rule persisted in day after day,
month after month. the complexion will
improve, and the general health likewise.
Water drank with meals should be slipped,
as well as taken sparingly. Good House.
keeping.
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King Edwards Escape by a Ruse.
M A. P.)

Not so very long ago, when the King
was Prince of Wales and he was better
able than nowadays to crafty his
tastes for the method of 1.-THE gold Har-
oun-al- Raschid.'' he was taking walk
alone in st. James Park before break
fast. He found himself followed by a
well-dressed, but crazy looking old wo-
man. He had seen and suffered from
her before, so he ignored her sedulous-
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Both the shell and explosive which
caused the wreck of the twelve-inch army
gun of Sandy Hook were condemned by
ordinance experts before Congress made
a lavish appropriation for the purpose of
testing them. The damages amount to
some SO, 900. The army has, in maximite
and dunnite, explosives which cannot be
detonated by shock.
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RAILROADS & sTEAMBoATs.
l(l[[}!4RIg|$!5

-
Passenger trains Leave Augusta as f'l'
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-6.4O A. M. for Lewiston,
Pennington, Phillips, Rockland, Port
land, Boston, Bridgton, Montreal and
Quebec. 1000 A. M. for Brunswick, Lew
Rangeley. Rockland, Portland. Bestof
N. Conway, Fabyans. Lancaster. Cor
ham, N. H., Berlin Falls, Groyetol
n. Stratford, Island Pond; C9lebrook
Portland d 80 M NJ, Sexpress5 FOR Bruins.
wick, Portland and Boston, connecting
for Bath, Portland, Lewiston, Cornish,
Msg'9 9or &c. &c. da 1aMaT a 1os n might
Pullman) every night for Lewiston, Bath,
Portland and Boston; 2;S5 4. M. daily ex-
ceP d1 MM9nd Ia for Portland and ,i Boston
pressl for Skowhegan, Bangor, Bar Har-
Dor, st. Stephen, (Calais), St John. Hail.
fax ana Aroostook county and to WASH
east does not connect for Skowhegan nor
on Sunday morning for Belfast, Foxcroft
or beyond Bangor, except at Ellsworth
& : Wash. CO. r. r; 6.37 A. M; for Water
Watervflle. Belfast. Skownegan. Bangor
and Bucksport; 1895 P. NJ, Waterville,
Bangor, Old Town. fatten. Houiton and
St. Stephen. Calais, Houlton. WOOD,
stock, St John and Halifax and to Lew
iston, via. Oakland and Winthrop; 80 p
M, express for Waterville. Bangor. Bar
HarbOr, Wash. Co. X. r., Old Town,
Greenville and Katahdin Iron Works; S.3
P. M. for Waterville, Oakland, North
Arson, Bingham, Skowhegan. Belfast
Foxcroft, Greenville. Bangor, Ola Town
and Mattawamkeag; 7.26 p. M. for Wa
terville.
SUNDAYS-Going west: 235 A. NJ, for
Portland, Boston; 1928 A. NJ, 103S p. NJ.
for Brunswick, Bath, Portland and Bos-
tom Going east. 1259 A. M Ranger is
Bangor.
The Night Pullman Train leaving at
1883 A. M. Monday morning going east
does not connect at Skowhegan, nor on
Sunday morning for Belfast, Foxcroft or
east of Bangor, except to Ellsworth and
Wash. Co. r. r.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS
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Special Advertisements.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex.
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head Of WANTED, FOR SALE, TO
for Is cents and cents for each subse-
quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT.
In sending by mail remittance of postage
stamps should be made with order as
the charges are too small to open &C
count for.