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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
Top Of Head Covered with Scales
Which Peeled off Taking
Hair with Them.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Nov Six Years Old with Thick
Hair and Clean Scalp.
Cure Permanent.

"My baby was about six weeks old
when the top of her head became COW
cred with thick scales, which would
peel and come off, taking the hair with
it. 1t would soon form again and be as
bad as before. 1 tried several things
and then went to the doctor. He said
it was Eczema, and prescribed an oint-
ment, which did not do any good. A
friend spoke of Cuticura Soap. tried
it and read on the wrapper about Cuti-
cura Ointment as remedy for Eczema.
bought box and washed her head in
warm water and Cuticura Soap and
gently combed the scales of. They did
not come back and her hair grew out
fine and thick. She is now year and
a half old and has no trace of Eczema"
MRS. C. W. burgess, Iranistan Ave-,
Bridgeport, Conn.,, Feb. 81, 1898.
Mrs. Burgess writes Feb. 28, l903
"My baby, who had Eczema very
badly on her head, as told you before,
after using the Cuticura Remedies was
cured. She is now six years old and
has thick hair and clean scalp"
Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies and rest for
tired, worried mothers In warm baths
with Cuticura Soap, and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, purest
of emollients and greatest of skin cures,
to be followed in severe cases by mild
doses of Cutcura Resolvent. This is
the purest, sweetest, most speedy, per-
manent and economical treatment for
torturing, dis6guring, itching, burning,
bleeding, scaly, crusted and pimply skin
and scalp humours, with loss of hair, of
infants and children, as well as adults,
and is sure to succeed when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
81 Sold throughout the world. Cucura Resolvent. zoe.
IN form OF chocolate Coated Pills 25c per vial Of 60),
house sq' Psris, Rue de la Paix' Boston lS Column
bus Ave. Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Propretors.
n6- Send for THE Great Humour Cure"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
FIRE PROOF BUILDINGS.

In the building trades what are con-
sidered ombustible materials are
those that will not burn or produce
flame when subjected to a heat Of from
1000 to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit.
Brick, stone, terracotta, wire glass,
IRON steel and concrete are included
in this list.
Incombustible materials are neces-
sarily tireproof, " said the superinten-
dent of the department of buildings in
one of the leading American cities.
Although cast-iron will not burn, he
cited the case of 1.-THE destruction by
fire of big freproof' building that
had unprotected columns of cast iron.
The fierce heat caused them to bulge,
and roof aud floors fell in. On the
other hand, large structure, one
half of which consisted of yellow
pine, took fire. The wooden portion
was totally destroyed, but the other
half, the iron and steel columns of
which were protected by concrete, re.
manned intact, in spite of the great
heat. When the fire was over, these
protected columns stood just as they
therefore laid upon the fact that the
manner OF construction is of more i'm
portance than the use OF incom busti-
BILE material.
One third OF the loss by fire in the
United States is due to what is known
as the exposure hazard AS fire is
communicated from building to build
ing almost always through windows
or other apertures, and as these must
be kept open either for traffic or the
passage of light and air, building ex-
perts have there centered their great
est ingenuity. From the iron shutter
to the tin-clad wooden shutter was
step in advance, but not satisfactory
one for all purposes. Wire embedded
in glass was the next improvement. 1t
resisted fire of the greatest intensity,
and, at the same same time, was cas-
lily broken by the firemen when they
wished to gain convenient access at
any point.
In New York and other cities
buildings have reontly been con-
structed In complete accordance with
fireproof plans designed by progressive
experts. In building the st Bartholo-
news Clinic, New York city, the ar
rangement was to make it both germ
proof and absolutely fireproof. The
only oombustible things in the institu-
tion are the pieces of hardwood fur.
niture in the Office of the treasurer.
The architect wanted to install stone
furniture even there, but the officials
voted in favor of comfort. AS it is,
it is said that there is probably less
combustible material in this building
than in any other structure in the
United States. Saturday Evening
Post.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
Vermont M arkets.
PRODUCE.
LINCOLN'S FIRST LOVE.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 25,-Mrs,
Sarah Elizabeth Castleton, 90 years
old, and known all over Kentucky,
died on Tuesday of old age. She was
Abraham Lincoln's first sweetheart,
and it is said that the couple were
engaged for nearly year. Small
troubles came up, and the young
woman Indignantly informed Abraham
that she would not marry him. She
was married IS months later, and Lin
coins marriage followed in four
months. They afterwards were great
friends, and she visited him after he
became President She was born in
log cabin, not far from a similar
cabin occupied by the Lincolns.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
FIVE MINERS KILLED.

. Butte, Mont, Feb. 26, Five miners
were killed by cave in of earth in
the Minnie Healey mine yesterday at
ternoon. The accident occurred on
the sixth floor of the l000-foot level.
Early !, in the day Foreman Joseph
Kane was informed that the ground
in that place was very soft and in dan
ger of falling. He Withdrew all the
miners who were working there. Yes
terday afternoon Shift Boss Haggarty
took four men into the place TO bulk
head and otherwise strengthen the
" eak spots. Just how the fall came
will never be known, as not one of
the five escaped. Only two bodies
have been recovered.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03

men killed, and on the coast batteries,
one killed aud three wounded.
On the same day the first-class crui-
ser Varisg and the third-class cruiser
Korietz were attacked outside the har-
Dor OF Chemulpo. The Japanese Ad-
miral on arriving at the Korean port
sent in word to the two Russian crui.
sers, giving them time limit in
which to leave. They came out soon
after and attacked. They were driven
back and sunk after hot fire. The
Japanese ships suffered no losses. and
only slight damage. Collier Week.
"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
FARMER JOHN ON HIGH
LICENSE.

Well, you see I'm just farmer,
Never had much chance for school,
Never got far up in figures
Never learned to write by rule.
But my hearings pretty middling
And my eyesight's mighty good,
Which is all / need in farming
Picking stones and saving wood
Now when l go to the city,
Which j do not often do,
And | see so many people
Aud so much that's strange and
new
Why ] have to ask some questions
Things they look so queer, you see
And perhaps that you'd be willing
Just to answer some for me.
Now the first that strikes me funny,
AS I wonder down the street,
Ale the drollest acting people
That it's been my chance 20 meet.
Now I'd like to know what ails 'em,
For its something new to me
To see them act so different
From the way they used to be.
What You say it is high license,
That's the cause of all this change
Aud that rum and gin and whiskey
Makes them act so very strange.
Well now, l am disappointed
For they told us ou5 and out
That twas going to make things better
If this change was brought about
And they said twas helping temper
ance;
If we'd only get Free Rum"
'Twould help Sunday schools and
churches.
Right along to Kingdom Come. -
Now my grooeryman he tells me
That along with other ills
There's lots and lots of fellows
Don't half try to pay their bills.
And they say there's lots of suffering
htlS JOu utN6I guess UT luluks
Just because the heads of families
Spend their money all for drink.
AS said, I'm just farmer, -
But it's very strange to me;
Where the change has made things
better
For my life can't see,
There's our jails, they're running
over,
Our asylums, they're too small,
And they really say that Whiskey's
At the bottom of it all.
Now L wish you'd think it over
And then tell me plain and clear
If you really think we'd better
Have Free Rum another year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
FIGHT NTH MOROS.

Washington, Feb. 30. The war de-
partment is advised of an engagement
at Jolo on the l4th inst. During the
fight the firing was twice stopped to
give the Moros chance to surrender,
but they declined. The entire body.
with the exception of Hassan was
either killed or captured and hassaD
is located. Second Lieutenant Eu-
gene r. West of the 18th battery, field
artillery, was seriously wounded in
the thigh and number of troopers
were also wounded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
MILLION!S IN MONTHS.

Chicago, Feb. 30 From assistant
traffic manager of the Southern Pacific
at salary of Sc, 900 year, to Wall
street millionaire, all within twelve
mouths, is the record made by Samuel
f. B. Morse. Cards have just been
issued announcing the membership of
Mr. Morse in the house of Daniel j.
Sully Il Co., and in this connection
Chicago friends of the former railroad
man declare that while Sully has been
making from $40, 600, 900 to $40, 600,
600, Morse was clearing up in the
vicinity of 50, 600, 600, and many rail-
road men have profited through his
advice. He became acquainted with
Sully in Texas, and the latter took
him to New York as his brokerage
manager at $40, 600 a year, and gave
him opportunities to get into the
millionaire class.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
IRA YELLED HANDBAGS

In moment more the young man
entered the trunk emporium.
SHOW me, please, said he,
something natty in handbags"
Yes, sir" was the proprietor's
response; this way, sir. With labels,
1 presume.
"Of curse, " quoth the young man;
I carry nothing else. All, yes.
That is just what 1 want"
And your taste is excellent, con-
fided the proprietor. This grip is
fitted with the labels of the best
foreign hotels-The Hague. Berlin,
Carlsbad, Baden Baden, Paris, Venice,
Rome, Luzerne, London-as you see,
only the best abodes of tourists in
each locality We guarantee this
bag. moreover, when carried through
New York streets, to produce all the
effect Of six months trip abroad. "
cit certainly is fine bag"
1t certainly is.
And if you wish to go a trif1e
higher in price, we can let you have
an article still better. This one.
Labels from Constantinople, Cairo,
Port Said, Calcutta, Bangkok, Singa-
pore, Shanghai, Toxic and Port
Arthur. Each securely pasted with
our best grade of paste and neatly
vanished. A very superior bag"
The young man was visibly i'm
pressed.
Il presume, said he, that the
labels are genuine, not printed here,
you know, from foreign originals p
"Oh, my no " cried the proprietor,
with spirit. las said before we
positively guarantee these bags to be
what we represent. We get our labels
direct from abroad by regular ship
NETS, free of duty. We have agents
everywhere who personally buy our
labels from the head porters of all
noted hotels, We pay the porters
we'll, aud their employers never know
the difference. Genuine, my dear
sir; why"
Gould you import labels special
ly?" the young man asked, from
Thibet, let us say? I would like to
create the impression that have been
in Thibet."
Certainly" said the obliging
tradesman, III cable my agent at
Lhassa this afternoon. But, frankly,
Thibetan labels are among our most
expensive"
That is mmaterial, was the
prompt rejoiner, they're cheaper
than going there, l have no doubt.
I'll take the bag you last showed me
and when you hear from Thibet,
drop me line. " |. e&
''Yes, sir, 1 will, sir. And, by
the way, no first class bag is complete
without one of our first cabin labels
of one of the really first class ocean
liners. A Wanted During Voyage
label, you know, which we display
prominently and also guarantee. Do
you care for one?"
"Oh, decidedly. And thank you.
Now, altogether, that will be how
much ?"
Let me see. You have our best
Europe Afro-Asiatic bag, with steamer
label added That will be $38. 70.
Thank you very much You have a
splendid article there, my friend--the
finest pigskin."
Tut, tut"
Our patent triple clasp, very
simple, but very secure.
The clasp doesn't matter.
With our strongest reinforced
lining and corrugated handle. -
Those are TITLES compared with
labels. -
oh, to be sure. Butter of
course, | merely mentioned them.
Old habits cling, you know, in this
business-er-"
Good day"
Good day, sir Thank you, sir. !"
From Puck.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
FIRE IN UTICA.

Utica, N. Y, Feb. 29.-The Burrs.
tone mill, one of the large group of
mills owned by the New York Mills
Company, four miles southwest of
here, was destroyed by fire this morn.
ing causing loss of 5000, 600. Sew.
eral hundred operatives will be- idle
for months.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
u Saved His Leg,

p. A. Danforth of LAGRANGE, Ga,
suffered for six months with a fright
sui running sore on his leg but writes
that Bucklen's Arnioa Salye wholly
cured it in five days. For Ulcers,
Wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in
the world. Cure guaranteed. Only
% cts. Sold by O. Blakely, Druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03

When Otis Skinner went back to his
old home town, Hartford, Conn, one
day last summer, he met friend of
his school days, Charles G., Hunting
ton.
"Busy just now" asked Skinner.
"No," said Huntington. what will
we do?"
"Let's go swimming same old
swimming hole in the Farmington
river.
"All right, said Huntington, "shall
we drive out. or walk, as we used to?"
"We'l walk, said Skinner.
So they tramped the three miles to
the old swimming hole which neither
OF them had seen in q score of years
and plunged in. They walked back.
Skinner was SO lame he couldn't act
for week, and Huntington has been
periodically rheumatic ever since
New York Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
BRIEFS FROM THE WIRE.

London, Feb. 30 - Lord Francis
Hope, the divorced husband of May
Yohe who is now the wife of Putnam
Bradley Strong, was Saturday married
to Olive, daughter of the late George
Thompson, the Melbourne banker.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-03
THE BUTTERFLIES
Their New Home in the State Cabi-
net. Re arrangement of Interesting
Specimens.

Prof, G. H. Perkins, of the Uni
versity of Vermont and curator of the
State cabinet, was busily engaged, on
Saturday, in the work of arranging
the collection of butterflies and moths
that belong to the State cabinet, in
the new oak cases purchased to receive
them. The State collection includes
about one thousand specimens, repre-
senting all the species of butterflies
found in New England, and also all
the principal families found in the
East Indies and South America
Many of the more rare African and
Australian species are included in the
State collection. The different species
of moths are almost numberless, but
the varieties Prof. Perkins has
pathered for the State form a very
fair representation of the more i'm
aortant groups. All these butterflies
ind moths heretofore have been kept
n dra wers in one of the rooms of the
cabinet, where they were not easy of
access. Now they are arranged in
proper groups in cases well adapted
for their display, and will form one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-21

charge of poor old Missouri dressed
in subtler phrase.
First, the Democracy of st. Louis,
which brought reform, is arraigned;
next, the legislature OF the State; third,
the governor; then the highest tribunal
in our Commonwealth; and, finally,
the whole State. All Republicans and
Republican papers irdorse this general
abuse and blanket indictment of Mis-
souri,, its public men and its inst;tu-
tions.
Every slanderous charge made by the
Republicans in the last two campaigns
has been repeated, with the single cX-
ception of that absurGity, the so-called
footing of the school fund" What
real Democrat can remain quiet while
such attacks are made? And
when replies are made to these charges
they are described by Republican pa
pers as assaults upon the author of
them.
AS long as Republican papers and
their candidate for governor continue
to assail the Democratic party, its men
and its institutions, | shall defend
them, returning blow for blow, not
e~vasively OF in words of double mean
ing, but directly and in plain English.
When the time comes that a Democrat
can not defend his party, it's honest
leaders and its institutions, then the
Democratic party will disappear. Cor
ruption has not been defended, it has
been assailed.
Many good men have been affected
by this continual reiteration of charges
against The Democracy, but they have
not heard the other side, and it is,
therefore, not surprising that they
should be imposed upon. Time will
show that they have been deceived, for
you can rot fool all of the people all
of the time"
So far has this abuse gone that the
reputation of st. Louis and Missouri
has become positively odious. While
there is not at the present time a single
official in St. Louis against whom the
finger of suspicion has been pointed,
yet not long ago a London newspaper
editorially opposed the sending of the
crown jewels to st. Louis to be ex-
hibited at our Worlds Fair, because N
a "city so corruptly governed" they
might be stolen. This was due to the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-21

publication Of an article entitled '"The
Shamelessness of st. Louis by another
member of the conspiracy to defamc
Missouri.
The corruptionist is an enemy of so
ciety, but the demagogue, engaged In
the business of destroying the reputa-
ton of his State and attacking by in
situation the character of its people,
is equally dangerous. One steals
money, the other reputation. Which
is dearer, reputation or money? Which
| would you rather lose?
CORRUPTION.
For twelve years prior to the incom-
ing of the present Democratic admins
tration the city of st. Louis had been
Systematically robbed, it's public fran
chises bought by corruptionists and
sold by Legislative thieves. Graft held
high carnival, and ziegenheinism be.
came a synonym FOR rascality. The
city's reputation became odious abroad
and a source of modification at home.
Republicans as well as Democrats be-
gan to despair of securing good gov
eminent, and when, under the leader
ship of the Jefferson Club, the work of
reforming the city began, many thou
sands Of good Republicans, together
with many more thousands of indie
pendents, Joined with the Democrats
in the work of purifying the city.
Every newspaper in st. Louis, except
ing those bitterly partisan, gave assist
ance in this municipal housekeeping.
But it was the Jefferson Club and its
splendid organization which did the
most to bring real reform.
Money flowed freely into the treasury
- u organization; hundreds of
speakers, under the direction of the
organization, discussed the burning
issue in every ward in the city; a sys-
tematic house-to-house canvass was
made; men of all classes and engaged
in all kinds of occupations gave assist
ance to the Jefferson Club; members of
organized labor did their part.
The same Republican newspapers
which are now advising the Democratic
party whom to nominate for its gov
ernor, were then buslly engaged in de-
Tending the gang, in lauding Ziegen-
helm, in %s!andering the Jefferson Club,
and in belittling the work of reform.
The battle Of 1900 was bitter. The
victory was not an easy one. Fully
intrenched in power, with every office
held by a Republican, with unlimited
financial resources, and backed by Q
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-01-21

has helped to punish its unfaitbtul
representatives. The organization of
d~isaffection expects TO succeed by ex-
actly the opposite tactics, that is by
the SANDER of Democrats.
For my part, whatever success I may
Lave in the coming contest will not
come from men who teach the doctrine
of party disloyalty and advocate an
archy. The Republican party in con-
vention assembled in Missouri will
nominate a stalwart Republican. He
will be a partisan. The issues of the
campaign will be those which have
been made by Republicans, and those
taken up recently by their Democratic
allies. Republicans will issue a gen
eral indictment against the honesty of
the whole Democratic party; they will
charge that Governor Dockery is in
competent and incapable; they will in
sinuate that the Supreme Court is cor
rupt.
How can the Democratic party sue
cessfully combat such charges if IL
dominates for office and places in
charge of its organization men who
have in advance subscribed to the
truth of these statements? l predict
that nearly all of the Republican litera-
ture used in the next campaign will be
composed of statements made by the
leaders OF these self-constituted CEN
sors Of Democratic morals. | believe
in organization of the township, the
precinct, the county and the State.
believe in the organization of the JEFF
ferson Club. But | do not understand
how stalwart soldiers of Democracy
Scared in many battles, can fight sue
cessfully under the leadership of men
who with each new SANDER, furnish
fresh ammunition to the enemy.
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPERS.
1t has been said that you can foo
some of the people all of the time, and
all of the people some of the time, but
that you can not fool all of the people
all of the time" Believing this to be
true, | speak here tonight. Were it moi
true your time as we'll as mine woulC
be wasted.
Missouri for years has been raked
with a cross-fire of SANDER and abuse
by the Republican papers Of St. Louis
and Kansas City. These papers have
deliberately and systematically tried
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to deceive the people of Missouri, es-
pecially the Democrats, as to the true
political situation at the present time.
They have until this campaign con-
tented themselves with abusing the
Democratic party and its leaders; they
are now advising the Democratic party
whom to nominate. Every line that
appears either of news or editorial is
censored in their candidates interest.
1t is impossible for any other candi-
date, to cecure a hearing from the peo-
pie except upon the stump or by re-
sorting to the costly %expedient Of send
ing pamphlets and speeches through
the mail. The size CT the meetings of
one candidate is grossly exaggerated
by these papers; the size of the meet
ings of the other candidates is under
estimated, and the meetings are be-
Titled. These Republican metropcli-
tan papers have entered into a con-
spiracy through Republican means to
force their selection upon the Demo-
cratic party. Never before has such a
condition Of affairs prevailed.
The whole Democratic party has
been generally indicted for dishonesty
and corruption. The first charge made
against The Democracy of st. Louis was
that Of %"thievery, thuggery and trick
cry" the second that any one who
disagreed with their candidate was a
corruptionist; the third, dishonest
elections" and dishonest election
laws" the fourth, police interior
ence" in elections.
Transferring their attention from the
st. Louis Democracy, their spokesman
calmly raid, Were l governor, | should
see to it that corruption at the State
capital and all over the State be ex-
posed and punished and not concealed"
If Governor Dockery has been conceal
ing corruption, the spokesman of this
conspiracy should point out his de-
linquencies and not content himself
with so vague a charge.
Next in line of assault was the Su-
preme Court Of Missouri, the highest
judicial tribunal in the State, which
having recently reversed some badly
tried cases, an appeal was taken from
its decision to q primary election.
And finally, after referring to the
progress, development and wealth Of
Missouri, their candidate asks: But,
my friends, what shall 1t profit the
State to gain the wealth of the world
and lose Its own honor" 1t 10 the