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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
JAPS VISIT co UNITE !.

Seattle, Wash, March "a
party of wealthy japanese just arrived
here will visit the principal centers
of the United States and will inspect
rolling mills and factories of all
kinds, look into the condition of the
poor, examine the practical workings
of the laws and ascertain it possible
whether religion enters to any appre-
ciable extent into the actual daily
life of the people.
One of the party, a graduate of
Toxic University, said that after most
careful examination absolutely I'M
prejudiced and free from preconcep-
tions, the japanese had unanimously
and unhesitatingly rejected the re-
ligion of the Europeans as something
which they did not want and did not
need.
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result the crowds along the bank and
size. The scene however had all the
beauty of the usual aquatic gather
iDgs, the air being filled with flags
and colors of opposing crews. AT
8:l9, when the sporting crowd is or
dinaIily rising, the race had been
rowed and won. Cambridge won the
toss and chose the Surrey side of the
river. AT the crack of the pistol the
Oxford lads pulled away with a squirt,
taking the lead with thirty-six
strokes to the minute, Cambridge vas
pulling thirty-ive. The dark blue
held their lead for some distance hav.
ing a quarter Of a length to spare at
Hammersmith bridge. Before Thor
neycrOft had been reached Cambridge
had started in for a hard struggle
which continued to the finish and had
come abreast of Oxford. Pulling with
the usual long and steady stroke
Cambridge gradually pulled past her
opponent, having a slight lead at
Chiswick Ferry which had been ex-
tended to tour full lengths at the
finish line. Those who saw the start
of the contest we're surprised at the
result inasmuch as Oxford began with
all the marks of a sure winner. The
athletes of this crew however were
under trained and magnificent work
at the start was the very thing
that lost the race for Oxford for her
men were tired out and at the end re-
sembled nothing more than limp rags.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
WILL NOT re TEAM.

Rutland, March 25.-After a thor
ough canvass of the merchants and
baseball cranks of this city the men
who have been trying to secure enough
funds to enable Rutland to join the
baseball league with Burlington, St.
Adams. Montpelier and Barre, and
Plattsburgh have been obliged to give
up the project, and it was decided
this morning that Rutland would
make no effort to retain a place in the
league.
One obstacle that did more than
anything else to discourage the pro-
motors was the fact that the liquor
dealers of Rutland, who last year SUBJ
scribed literally to baseball, are feeling
decidedly poor now they are obliged
tu go out of business Tor a year and
not one of them would subscribe a
cent,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
BRITT Gil MPION.

Woodward's Pavilion, San Francis
CO, March 26.-Jimmy Britt, a Cali
fornia light weight, won the title of
champion feather weight Of the world
from" Young Corbett'' here last night,
before As large "a crowd as it was pos
sible to get into the structure. The
friends Of Corbett we're so confident of
his victory that large sums of money,
at great odds, were placed on their
favorite and the defeat came as a great
surprise. So confident was Corbett
before the contest that he placed
So, 500 against 81, 800 on himself and
this is gone. The fight was a clean
one, although both mems eyes were
badly bruised and at times blood ran
freely. There was no knock out blow
but the decision was given to Britt at
the end of the twentieth rouLd. The
contest was fairly even until the six.
teenth round when Britt began to show
his superiority which he kept up TO the
twentieth. The crowds were wild at
the announcement of Britt's victory.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
TO RESTRICT

New York, March 25.-Twelve de-
nominations were represented in the
third session of the inter. chuIch con-
terence in st. ~Bartholomew's parish
house Wednesday. The conference for
over a year,has beer considering means
to stay ~the.evils due to existing di-
vorce laws. The following resolution
was offered by Bishop Greer and
passed:
Resolved, That in recognition of
the comfy which sh~ould''exist between
Christian churches, it is desired aud
would tend to increase the spirit of
Christian unity to advise, and &C.
clestiastical authority will allow, to
enjoinE it's ministers to refuse to unite
in marriage any person or persons
whose marriage such ministers have
good reason to believe is forbidden by
the laws of the church in which Ell
Their party seeking to be married holds
membership.
The committee on legislation charged
with thesframing of a national divorce
law reported as yet it is unable to de-
termine the best method of securing
Legislative harmony or whether it is
best to secure the passage of an amend
ment to the constitution of the United
States or endeavor to secure unity of
action by the State Legislatures and
the report was recommitted.
The executive committee was au-
thorized to prepare and issue a declara-
tion and appeal to the public as to the
sanotity of marriage and the grave
dangers in the frequency Of divorces.
after which the conference adjourned.
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OPINIONS ON THE WAR. 9

The Worlds Work contains inters
esting signed opinions on the Russia
Japanese War by Generals Miles,
Wheeler and Sickles. General Miles,
who has studied the Russian and Jap.
anese soldiers at close range, writes /:
Both have demonstrated their
powers on many we'll fought fields.
AS to what the result will be no
mortal can safely predict. No two
companies are alike, nor are battles
fought twice on the same ground,
under the same circumstances: and
how, when and where the wal will
end is as impossible to determine as
it would be to prophesy the result of
a game of chess.
II think it is reasonable to presume
that the war will be of long duration,
and that a much larger number Of
men will be brought into the field of
operation than are now engaged; and
it is likely to be a very expensive war
before it ends-and a war that is quite
likely to involve other European
powers. | see no occasion for our
W country's being concerned in an
e~ntangling alliance, and should regard
it as a great misfortune if it should
become involved"
General Siokles says: Japan has
shown no desire for expansion that is
not entirely legitimate. If she sue
oeeds in driving the Russians out of
Manchuria aud Korea, it is not likely
that she will invade Siberia. She
might, perhaps, take a fancy to Vlad-
ivostok and force Russia to seek an
other ocean outlet for her Siberian
railway. The probability is that the
war will not be a long one. The
difficulties Russia is Obliged to en-
counter are likely to prove insur-
mountable, while Japan would be
glad to make peace it she can drive
Russia out of Manohuria and Korea"
General Wheeler sums up the situa-
tion as follows: THE chances of the
final victory are certainly with
Russia. Russia's and army
preponderate so greatly that it would
seem that the Cars troops would be
able to overcome the forces which
will finally be interior in numbers.
AS it appears now, Russia will build
a strong fortified base on the Yalu
River. and the theater of and battles
will probably be between that line
and the Korean capital. The Japan
csc will endeavor TO break the Siber-
ian and Manchurian railroads. but
the immense of Russia are
such that repairs will be promptly
effected. -
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TO FIGHT BEEF TR UST.

Denver, Col, March 26.-The News
yesterday said:
"That the stockmen Of the West,
backed by the powerful National Live
stock Association, mean to carry out
their project of establishing an indie
pendent packing plant to fight the SO
called beet trust, is evident from the
option that has been taken upon the
plant of Jacob Dold of Kansas City.
This option is now in the hands of
Vice-President l.. f. Wilson and
Treasurer f, W. Flsto of the organiza-
ton, according to Secretary Charles F.
Martin of the association. The old
packing house has been one of the
strongest competitors of the trust. Its
capacity is sufficient to kill 2, 1000 head
of cattle. A, 200 hogs and as many sheep
daily. According to Mr.. Martin, the
capacity is great enough to answer the
business of the stookmen."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
READY FO IL LII "a

Boston, March 28.-Norbert Wiener,
the nine-year old son of Prof. Leo
Wiener of Harvard, at ten years of
age will be ready to enter Harvard.
Norbert's study has been along scien-
tifc lines almost altogether, and his
father states that he could pass exam
nations today and be admitted to
Harvard with conditions. The boy
has studied a great deal of chemistry
and ma hematics through the differen-
tial calculus. He has studied Latin,
French, and German, and has read
widely in history. 1t comes natural.
ly to him to write easily and fiuently,
and, although he has never paid any
attention to grammar or spelling, he
writes correctly, punctuates carefully,
and never misspells a word. Prof.
Wiener says he has never pushed the
boy forward. and has NJ intention of
allowing him to enter the college I'M
til he is fifteen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
COKE TRADE VS..

Scottsdsle, Penn, March 26.-The
coke trade is growing stronger with
each week, and with the constantly
increasing demand the largeness of
the trade is simply a question of the
ability of the railroads to move the
product of the ovens. While the car
supply was somewhat better last
week, allowing an increased shipment
of more than eight thousand tons,
still the production was more than
eighteen thousand ions in excess of
shipments. Operations at several
plants were increased slightly last
week and $40 ovens were added to the
active list. Reports from the differ
ent points in the region indicate that
several agents of the United Mine
Workers are still at work. but it is
understood that they will be called
home at an early date on account of
the difficulties encountered in the at
tempt to organize the coke workers.
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THE Crops.

The foreign crop bureau of the De-
partment of Agriculture of Washing
ton gives the following:
Austria-Oficial estimates of wheat
crop of 1903, 46, Ola, 058 bushels of
sixty pounds each; rye, 81, 157, 62S
bushels of ffty-six pounds; barley,
70. 50, 512 bushels of orty-eight pounds,
oats, 1873, 1873, 1871 bushels of 'thirty.two
pounds, and maize, 16, 055, 9OS bushels
of ftty-six pounds.
Australasia Wheat crop of 100000
undoubtedly very large, and will leave
an unusual quantity available for ex7
port.
Argentina-Visible wheat supply
about 90 per cent greater than a year
ago, and double hat at a correspond
ing date in 1902. The surplus avail
able for export out of the 10000
crop is unofficially estimated at over
80, 600. 600 bushels.
Roumania-Wheat area sown in the
fall Of 1908 officially estimated at
1'AAo''io "OA0o, iyo area, oSO, 5Soi Dhr~
ley, 81, 494 and rape, 14h, 557.
R~ussia-Oficial estimates: Wheat
area for 1908, 81, 266, 7l9 acres; pro-.
duotion, 621, 457, $50 bushels of sixty
pounds; rye, 912, 007, 655 bushels of
ifty-six pounds; oats, 1893, S72. 316
bushels of t~hirty-two pounds, and bar
ley, 357, 470. SCI bushels. Live stock .
Horses, 2S, O70, 500; cattle, Al, 251, 500;
sheep and goats, 1, 54l, 200, and swine,
3, 782, 100.
Hungary-Crops officially reported
satisfactory.
Turkey-.The German consul gen.
eral reports grain crops of European
Turkey extraordinarily good.
Italy-Orop conditions fairly good.
France-Oficial p%remlinary esti-
mates of 10000 crop are as follows:
Wheat 10, 800, 428 acres; rye, g., 1885,
439; barley, 800, 099; oats, 2, O21, O7S.
The winter wheat area is over 3 per
cent less than a year ago. The condi-
ton of cereals is stated as falling
somewhat below good"
Observation-Disclosures too mild and
wet.
Portugagl-- Wheat crop larger than
at first supposed sand requirements
from abroad estimated at 5000, 600
bushels.
Uruguay-Wheat crop a medium
yield, but of excellent quality.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
KNIGHTS TEMPL1R TRIP

White River Junction, March &c.
Vermont Knights Templar have ar
ranged to attend the goth triennial
conclave to be held at San Francisco
September 90, the entire expense from
White River Junction being $3.50.
The party is limited to 1876 persons.
The trip will be made in special
train of vestibule Pullman cars, and
each person provided with entire
berth, and meals in dining room car,
except as otherwise mentioned,
The party will be under the per-
sonal management of d. d. Courtney
Of the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad.
The itinerary is as follows: Wednesday,
August "a. Leave White River
Junction 2:4O p. M, via Boston d
Maine railroad in special train, Pull.
man vestibule cars; supper at Green
field, Thursday. August 25.-Ar-
rive Jersey City 80 a. m, breakfast
at Philadelphia; lunch on train; sup
per at Grafton. West Virginia; day
light ride along the Potomac. stop
ping at Harper's Ferry long enough
to view the beautiful scenery and
John Browns monument. Friday,
August 26. Breakfast at Vincennes
luz st. Louis l p. M, for dinner.
Saturday, August 81, Sunday, August
28, Monday, August 80 In st. Louis.
cars will be conveniently sidetracked
and used for sleeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
UNDER RTI4L Il ".

Denver, Col, March 20. Martial
law was in operation yesterday in two
Colorado counties, San Miguel and Las
Animas. Reports from both districts
are to the effect that conditions at pres
emit are peaceful. At Telluride, San
Miguel County, press censorship is ex-
ercised and no news is sent out except
such as is approved by the authorities.
No press censorship has yet been es-
tablished at Trinidad or other towns
in the coal field.
At the Capitol no secret is made of
the fact that the purpose in declaring
martial law in San Miguel County is
to prevent the return to Telluride OF
the union men who were expelled
from the camp by an organization of
armed business men, and who have
announced their intention of going
back under protection of an injunction
granted by District Judge Theron
Stevens.
Trinidad, COL, March 25.-Dele.
gates of the coal miners unions of
southern Colorado held a convention
here yesterday to consider a PROPOSE
ton to return to work on the terms
in effect when the strike began last
fall.
William Howells, president OF the
District No. /, United Mine Workers,
made a strong statement, in which he
SAID the action of Governor Peabody
in calling out the militia and declar
lag martial law was unwarranted by
the conditions. Howells said that re-
ports of strikers gathering arms were
not true.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
VAR NEWS.

Rome, March 25.-A telegram r O.
ceived here from Chefoo states that
6,0c0 Japanese landed at Chin Nam
pho, Korea, on March 20 thus making
a total of SO, 900 Japanese on Korean
soil.
st. Petersburg, March 25.-A Vladi-
vostook despatch says the troops ar
irving there are in magnificent form
and in the highest spirits.
London, March 25.-A despatch to
the Central news from Ping Yang says
that returns to the Japanese intelli-
gence department show that a, 500 Co.'S
sacks and Russian infantry have crossed
the Yalu river from Antung during
the last five days. Three thousand
Russians are holding Anju and 1, 900
are at a strategic point on the Korean
bank of the Yalu. Returns also state
that 500 Russian infantry and Cos
sacks have proceeded southwark and
now occupy Jhun Ju. The Russians
are reported to be holding the north
bank and the Japanese the south bank
of the ANU river where the latter
have thrown up lntrenchments. Hos
tile forces are thus face to face and
desultory shots already have been ex-
changed. Hitherto there have been
but few casualties.
Berlin, March 24.-The Der Tag
reports that a saloon on the train
which is conveying General Kuropat-
kin to the Far East contains q gram
ophone and records of comic songs,
Wagner and church music. The com
mander-in-chief listens to it for hours
at a time.
Odessa, March 24.-Twenty firemen
have been dispatched to Port Arthur
from here to deal with fires which
may be started by the japanese bonn
bardments.
V~ladivostok, March 24.-While the
situation here remains quiet. it is
not expected that Vladivostok will
continue to be much longer free from
the victorious operations of the jap
anese. In anticipation of the appear
ance of the enemy and of u possible
seige, a ladies' circle has been formed
which sits six hours daily at the min
istry OF marine, preparing bandages of
linen for sick soldiers and sailors.
Most of the ladies in V%ladivostok be-
long to the circle, including the repre-
sentatives Of the aristocraoy, who have
determined to share the discomforts Of
the operations with their husbands.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
ABBOTT THE STATE.

An unusual decision was rendered
Thursday afternoon in Rutland ooun-
ty court in the Ease of John Rodo, a
Polander, VS.. Isadore Trepanier, a
Frenohman. In the suit, Rodo sought
to recover damages from Trepanier,
who. it is claimed, sold him a balky
horse. Neither understood the Ian
guage of the other, causing a misun-
Outstanding regarding the animals
condition. The court decided Thurs
day afternoon that the defendant must
take back the horse and the plaintiff
must pay HIM the damage done the
animal while in his possession.
Guy Sherwood, of Bakersfield, who
attempted suicide by shooting last
FRIDAY evening, died at the home OF
DR.. A. d. Patten at 1870 Thursday
morning. Inrgam Sherwood, of Spring
field, Mo-, who was called here by the
illness of his brother, Guy, arrived
in the morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31

self to his home and was put to bed
exhausted and suffering to such an
extent that sleep was impossible.
Every morning he forced himself with
heroic resolution to resume his work.
But the days went by without bring
ing him any relief, until it became
clear that even his remarkable will
power could not long sustain such
fearful odds. His good wife became
alarmed and both began to look eager
ly for assistance. They found it at
last by following the advice of a
storekeeper and a French weaver
whose sympathies had Teen
Told in his own way, Mr.. Hickey's
experience was as follows: my
trouble, 1 think, came from the strong
draught of cold air that played about
my feet at my six looms. One foot
swelled just above the ankle, and
the pain became something terrible.
I forced myself to limp about during
the day, but it was worst at night
when 1 got home and, as soon as 1
got my supper, 1 had to go to bed to
get a little relief. Besides the tor
ture in my foot 1 would have nervous
jumping spells, shortness Of breath
and pain near my heart.
81 stood it as we'll as l could for
three months, trying many medicines
but all the time getting worse, until
two friends told me what wonderful
virtue they had found in DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
One OF them said they had cured his
rheumatism and that he considered
them "the foremost of all remedies. -
Nov, l bless DR.. Williams Pink
Pills myself for the first pox l took
helped me and, after l had taken
three doses. the swelling went down
and the pain and lameness left me for
good. l have had no trace Of the
dreadful illness since. My wife and |
never fail to recommend these pills
to every one we find afflicted with
rheumatism"
There is joy in the Hickey cottage
now, tor the disease that logged the
heels, and marred the sleep and sought
the ruin of the weaver, has been
completely mastered by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills. Obstinate cases of neu-
ralgia, sciatica, and even of locomo-
tor ~ataxia, have also yielded to the
same remedy, which is a specific for
all diseases of the blood and nerves
These pills are sold by all druggists
throughout the world.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
BETTER THAN DRUGS.

Citizens should guard against con
tracing colds, dress to meet the
changes of weather, have the feet dry
and warm, and keep in mind at all
times that a little caution is better
than a great deal of medicine. March
is the month of bleak winds and sud-
den changes from winter to summer
and back again. The temptation to
believe that the bad weather is COM
pletely gone for the year whenever a
good sunshiny spell has been with us
for a day or two is very strong. It'll
well to remember how often we have
been deceived in the past, and while
welcoming with pleasure every visit
OF the genial spring sunshine, to be
ever in a state of armed neutrality
during all the days of March.-Balti-
more News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
LACKS SWE4R Words.
Mildness of Japanese Language Due
to Woman's Influence.

the japanese language was
moulded into its literary form by the
touch of woman said DR.. Toyokichi
Iyenaga in a recent lecture at the
Brooklyn Institute. GAS Daute fixed
the classic form of Italian, so the
court ladies of the sixteenth century,
the most cultivated influence then OK.
listing fixed the literary standards of
Japanese.
Perhaps to this formative feminine
influence is due the chief deficiency
OF the language-its lack of good,
strong, virile swear words, - said the
lecturer, with a twinkle in his eye.
"At any rate, this deficiency is at
tunes "A disadvantage. 1t oompels q
Japanese to learn English if he is
going to play golf or football"
Speaking of religion he said after
the revolution of 1868 the rationalistic
tendencies of the japanese broke out
with marvellous force. 1t was like the
effect of the French Revolution on
the religious thought of Europe. A
wave of rationalistic thought swept
over the country he said. 1.-THE
professors of the universities lead it.
Shintoism was seen TO be dead. Even
Buddhism became incredible. IL
came to he a mark of ignorance to
believe IN religion; a mark of intel
%ligence to despise it, Leaders, of
Japanese thought shook it off as a
tradition of the past, and reached. out
for what they believed the solid
thought, science, art and literature.
But a nation cannot exist without a
religion.
There are today in Japan both Chris
%tinanity and Buddhism. 1t is IA ques-
ton il Christianity will totally eraui-
cate Buddhism from Japan. 1t is a
question if either Professionalism or
Catholicism will become the national
religion Of Japan. Prophets are in
poor Tepute; but if | were to ven-
rure to prophesy | would say that the
future religion of Japan would be
either a greatly modified Buddhism
or a Christianity entirely Japanized."
In conversation with the auditors
who gathered around him at the close
of the lecture, DR.. Iyeuaga stated that
the general trend of religious thought
in Japan was toward Un~itarianism.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31
QUILT OF 1860 PIECES.

Morristown, N. j., March 2S.-Af-
ter ten years incessant labor Mrs.
Lizzie Hoffman of Anthony has fin
ished what is probably the oldest bed
quilt in the country. 1t is a patch
quilt made of IA, 600 pieces of silk of
all kinds and %colors, and every piece
of silk came from a different BRIDES
hat. During ten years Mrs. Hoffman
has been collecting these pieces of silk
by sending to various parts of the
country for them, and now has her
quilt all completed. 1t is a beautiful
piece of work, and the variegated
colors produce a Kaleidoscope effect
quite unusual in quilts. Mrs. Hoff-
man is thinking of sending it to the
Worlds Fair.