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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
Letter to Harry Tabor.
Montpelier. Vt.

Dear Sir: The usual way to buy
paint is to take the lowest price by
the gallon. Mistake; the buyer loses
by it; how much? Depends on the
paint; it is so much gallon, or SO
much year. How much a gallon or
year, do you think? AS much perhaps
as the total price of the paint. 1t may
take twice the number of gallons.
N Averv, Delhi. N. Y, owns two
houses, both exactly alike. He paint
ed one with Devoe and one with
another paint. Devoe gallons; the
other IL.
Go by the name: Devoe. There S
nothing cheaper. Go by the price /;
there's nothing dearer, except not
painting at all. Poor paint is better
than none.
What does it cost not to paint at all ?
Can't figure it out exactly; say a
tenth of tine building year, besides
looks.
What is poor paint worth, then?
Don't know and don't care; you don't
want it. Go by the name.
Yours truly,
r. W. Devoe q Go. 63
P. S. Abbott & Bailey sell our paint.
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FED LETTER DAY.

Christ church reading circle OBJ
served its Red Letter Day in the
parish house on Thursday. Among
the features Of the excellent musi,al
and literary program rendered were
selections by The Wilder Orchestra.
vocal music by Miss Katherine Gill
bert and talk by Miss Nina Brown
on trip abroad.
Miss Gilbert sang "The Angels
Serenade'' with a flute oblieato by
G. r. Wilder. 1t is beautiful solo,
and Miss Gilbert's rendition was re-
ceived with hearty applause, the flute
obligato adding to the beauty of the
selection. For an encore Miss Gill
bert sang Ben Bolt in her clear
contralto voice, and so insistent was
the reception of this that she was
obliged to respond again with ANNIE
Laurie"
Miss Nina Browns description of
trip from Boston to Genoa was a
rare treat, her talk being interesting,
Instructive and comprehensive. Miss
Brown has been abroad three times
and her definite personal knowledge
of her subject gave 1t touch of
reality that brought her listeners to
The very deck of an Atlantic steam
ship. In the trip she took her audi.
ence to the Azores, stopping at the
island Fayal and at Ponta Delgarder
on the island OF San Miguel They
visited also at Gibraltar and Naples
before landing at Genoa, the destina-
tion Ut the journey. The whole
journey was enlivened by interesting
incidents.
Mrs. O. a. Best, chairman of the
Literary committee, is to be congratu.
lated upon the arrangement of the
program as Is Miss Clara Adams who
otficiated as chairman of the social
committee, in the place of Mrs
Mather who was unable to be nresent
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NJ A RINES KILLED.

Pensacola, Fla, April IA "A fatal
accident occurred on the battleehip
Missouri, yesterday when 2, 900 pounds
of powder exploded instantly killing
20 men and injuring five, TWO of whom
will die. Had it not been for the
presence of mind of Captain Cow les in
flooding the handling room and mag
azine with water, one of the magazines
would have exploded and the ship
would have been destroyed.
The Missouri was on the target
range with the Texas and Brooklyn
about noon when charge of powder
in the 12-inch left hand gun ignited
from gases exploded and dropped below,
igniting fouI charges OF powder in the
handling room, which exploded. Cap.
tain Cowles was completely overcome
by the disaster.
A pretty example of American sea-
manship was displayed when the call
for volunteers for the rescue was
called, every man on the ship eagerly
responding.
Pensacola, Fla, April 10 - Chief
Gunner's Mate Monson prevented the
explosion of magazine on the Mis-.
souri,, on the day the explosion in the
handling room, took place and thereby
saved the lives of over 600 men by
jumping into the open magazine and
closing the door behind him. The big
magazine door was open when the ex-
plosion ocourre and standing against
it were four charges of powder.
Without moments hesitation Mon
son showed these aside and jumping
into the magazine pulled the door
closed after him. The magazine was
Hooded and when the men opened the
door they found Monsoon barely alive,
the water having reached his neck.
The estimated damage caused by the
explosion will reach $50, 900. The to.
tai list of the dead now numbers
thirty-two. one man having died
Wednesday night and two men yester-
day.
The funerals of seventeen seamen
occurred yesterday afternoon, fully
D, 600 men being present. Every place
OF business here was closed for the
afternoon. The bodies of the officers
and eight Of the seamen were shipped
to their former homes last night, and
the others are being held to await ad.
vices from relatives, The Missouri
will go to New York to De locked as
soon as the court of inquiry makes its
findings.
Expert target officers ON the vessels
in port say the explosion was the re.
sult of blow back, caused by the
wind blowing the flames back from
the muzzle of the gun and through the
open breech, thus igniting the powder
charge being hoisted.
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". c. 4. q. OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union was
held on Wednesday with Miss Eliza
Rublee. REPORTS of officers and su-
perintendents were of unusual inter-
est. Officers elected for ensuing year
were as follows: President Mrs G.
b. b. Denny; vice pres idents, Mrs.
0 II. Richardson, Mrs Ellen G. o.
good, Mrs. Mary E Putnam, Mrs.
Della Watson; secretary, Mrs @ W.
Guernsey treasurer, Miss Lenora
Witt. superintendent of Depart
ment Work.: Evangelistic. scien.
titio temperance instruction, Mrs
Ellen @. Osgood; Sunday school, Mrs.
A. j Stone; physical culture, kinder
garten. Miss Amy B. Fisk; mother 8
meetings, Mrs. W. d. Jones; legisIa-
ton, hygiene and heredity, Mrs G..
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MASONIC OFFICERS.

An assembly of Montpelier Council
No. A, R. and S. M, was held in
Masonic hall on Thursday evening
The following officers were elected ::
r. 1. NJ, Fred W. Morse; 1 d. M.
W. A. Briggs; p. Q. of W., Collins
Blakely; treasurer and recorder,
Charles Fl. Heaton; capt of guard,
Justus W. F. Washburn; cond. of
council. J. Eli Goodenough. The ap-
pointive officers were filled as follows
Chaplain, Rev. A. N. Lewis; mar
shall, H. B. Taplin; steward, E. d.
Field; sentinel, Adm A. Brown.
An amendment to the by laws,
changing the date of the regular as
semblies from the second to the third
Thursday in themonth, was adopted
The next stated assembly will be held
on May 10. At that time orders will
be conferred upon class of oandi-
dates.
At the annual convocation of King
Solomon Chapter, No. z, Royal Arch
Masons, at the close of the council
session, officers were elected for the
year ensuing as follows: E. H. P,
George K. Putnam; king, William H..
Herrick; scribe, William A. Shaw I;
O. of H., Edward D. Field; P S.,
Frank K. Goss; R. A. O., Osman d.
CLARK; treasurer, William A Rugg,
secretary, James T. Sabin; M. of
Bird vail, Harry B. Taplin; M. of End
vail, Frank D. Blodah; NJ. of LIST vail,
Walter O. Washburn.
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CHARLES SWIFT DEAD.

The funeral of Charles W. Swift
was held at his late home in Middle
sex on Saturday at / O'Clock, Rev.
]. @. Angel OF Stowe officiating.
Burial was in the cemetery ao Middle
sex Center. Mr.. Swift died on Thurs
day evening after two weeks ILL
ness with pneumonia. He was twenty
two years of age and the son of Levi
Swift.
He had spent the greater part of
his life in Middlesex until year
ago last March when he went to North
Dakota to take up some government
land. While there he was injured by
the accidental discharge of shot gun
which shattered his arm so that it
had to be amputated. For some weeks
he remained in the hospital at Minott,
North Dakota. Along the last of Aug
ust, last year, his father went west
and returned with his son ana since
that time he had remained here.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
YEA UTHIER

On Tuesday morning, in the Catho
lie church in Windsor, occurred the
marriage of Frank O. Jary of Mont.
pelier and Miss Alice Gauthier, OF
Windsor. The bride is young lady
who has been popular in her native
town and in West Lebanon, N. H.,
where she has been employed for sew
eral years.
Mr.. Jary IS we'll known in Montpe-
lier where he has been employed in
the Lane Manufacturing 90. shop
for several years. He has been mem.
Der OF Company H for about nine
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Jary will make
their home at No. s Mortified street,
the home of the groom's mother.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
Ancient and Modern Ideas on
These Interesting
Subjects.
UP-To-DATE METHODS
For Purifying and Beautifying
the Skin, Scalp, Hair
and Hands.

Socrates called beauty q short-lived
tyranny, Plato a privilege of nature,
Theocritus, delightful prejudice,
Tbeophrastus silent cheat, Carneades
solitary kingdom, Homer a glorious
gift of nature, Ovid a favor of the
gods. Aristotle affirmed that beauty
was better than all the letters of rec
ommendation in the world, and yet
none Of these distinguished authorities
has left us even hint of how beauty
is to be perpetuated, or the ravages OF
age and disease defled. Time soon
blends the lily and the rose into the
pallor of age, disease dots the fair face
with cutaneous designations and
crimsons the Roman nose with insight
ly flushes, moth, If not rust, corrupts
the glory of eyes, teeth, and lips yet
beautiful by defacing the complexion,
and fills the sensitive soul with agony.
If such be the unhappy condition Of
one afflicted with slight skin blemishes,
what must be the feelings of those in
whom torturing humors have for
years run riot, covering the skin with
scales and sores and charging the
blood with poisonous elements to be-
come part of the system until death?
1t is in the treatment of torturing,
disflguring humors and affections of
the skin. scalp and blood, with loss Of
hair, that the Cuticura remedies have
achieved their greatest success. Orig
inal in composition, scientifically COM
pounded, absolutely pure, unchange-
able in any climate, always ready, and
agreeable to the most delicate and sem
sitive, they present to young and old
the most successful curatives of mod
ern times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
Thirty YEARS 400.

In an old index book at the office
Of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, it has been the custom for
great many years to jot down on the
covers any unusual events or weather
conditions. Under date of 1874 IS the
following entry, among others: "April !;
Snow every other day. Have had more
snow this April than any other month
of the whole of last winter.
april 90: There are ten inches Of
snow.
The first bird Of spring
Attempted to sing,
But ere he had uttered note
He fell from the limb
dead bird was him,
The music had froze in his throat.
april 30: inches of snow" Another
entry states that two years before, on
April 26, 1879, the mercury stood at
70 degrees above zero and the roads
were dry and dusty. These entries,
including the poetry, are the work
of Oscar ]. Vail, who formerly was in
the Office. Taken in connection with
the weather conditions today these
records make interesting reading.
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B. B. Denny; prison and Jail, Mrs.
f. @. Tracy purity, Mrs. Ira Ellis
narcotics Miss Eliza B Rublee I;
mercy, press, Mr.. O. W. Guernsey ;
flower mission, music, Mrs. Lee
Tewksbury; franchise, Miss Lenora
Witt; social meetings and medal con-
test, Mrs. D. H. Richardson.
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AGREEMENT RElCHED

Ever since the trouble that occurred
in connection with the Goddard Mont.
pelier Seminary football games last
fall, feeling has been strong in the
two schools that some definite under.
standing should be reached whereby
much of the i'll feeling and friction
between the students of the two in
situations might be eliminated. A com.
mittee. made up of representatives of
the athletic ASSOCIATE ms of each
scohol, met during the winter term
and formulated resolutions, or, per-
haps more properly, a system OF rules
to govern the eligibility of candidates
to membership on teams, and the
places for holding decisive games in
cases where they are necessary These
articles were adopted by the Montpe-
lier Seminary boys and were submit.
ted to the Goddard boys On We'd
nesday the latter sent to the former
practically the same provisions, but
slightly changed in the wording. At
a meeting of the NJ S. Athletic Asso-
citation, held at one O'Clock on Wed.
nesday afternoon, the articles submit
ted by Goddard were accepted aud
thereby became operative.
Subjoined are the terms of agree
ment:
1. No inducement shall be made by
either school to draw athletes from
the other when they have once regis.
tered.
2. (a) No student who is receiving
compensation other than a scholarship
from the school or outside parties,
shall be allowed to represent this
school on any team. (b) No student
living at home, who receives a
scholarship, shall be eligible for any
team.
8. There shall he at least two
games in each line of sport, one
played in Montpelier and one in
Barre.
4. (a) The next odd game in base
ball shall be played in Barre, and
after that, odd games shall be played
alternately between the two Cities
(b) Odd games in basket ball, if
played, shall be played on neutral
floor. Third games of football. if
played, shall be played alternately
between the two cities, the first game
to be decided by lot. Co The net
receipts or losses of odd games shall
be divided by the two schools.
8. (a) No one shall be eligible for
team unless he is student in good
and regular standing in his school.
(b)Ti.e standing of any player in his
school shall be determined by the
principal of said school, with whom
all protests must be lodged.
No person taking school work
outside of the regular recitation hours
shall be eligible for a team.
z. No student shall play on any
team who is not member of the
school for whole term
8. If the athletic teams of either
school fail 20 live up TO any one of
the above seven articles, athletic con.
tests between the two schools shall
cease.
On this new basis, athletics in both
schools will be greatly improved, so
far as interest on the part of the gen.
eral public is concerned, as the ele-
ment of spite has been removed. All
the friends of Montpelier Seminary
are rejoiced at the reuslt of Wednes-
days meeting Good base ball, this
spring. is abundantly promised by the
way in which the team is getting into
practice.
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Arthur H. Whitney, who died at
Heaton Hospital on Wednesday after
noon from the effects CT an operation,
| was a native of Rochester He was
born in that town forty-six years ago
! the 10th of last March. He had been
a resident of Montpelier for about
i four years, coming here from Water
bury He was employed for some
time at Montpelier Seminary. The
| deceased was at work in Dean Liley 3
stone shed when he was taken i'll on
last Monday. Mr.. Whitney is sur
viyed ny wife and four children,
the youngest of whom is ten days old,
brother and sister in Rochester, a
sister in Mortified and one in Mas
sachusetts, besides other rel tives.
Mr.. Whitney was an Odd Fellow.
E. W. Bailey of Chicago has bought
of kufus Warren the farm down the
river from Montpelier. long and
| famIliarly known as the Bailey
place" There a stalwart family of
children was born The one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Kelley, George, a lawyer
and once secretary of State, Charles
and Warren. ''the Bailey boys of
the old times of cattle buying in this
region, Theron, the builder of the
new Pavilion, active and notable men
in their day and generation, have
passed away. DR.. Bailey of Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, and e. W. Bailey,
prominent in the Chicago grain
market, are the sole survivors. Mr..
Bailey has bought the property pri-
marilv for its associations. Presum-
ably he will continue to raise the bulk
of his grain in the Windy City"
and farm the old home acres by proxy.
| At the close of "Sweet Lavender"
on Friday evening the members of the
cast were invited to G. A. r. hall.
where the ladies served a delicious
oyster supper to them. The tables
were very attractive. For about an
hour the actors sat at the table and
thoroughly enjoyed themselves by
telling how 1T happened. " They
could fairly feel themselves rest and
their nervous tensi On lessen as they
partook or the daInties prepared by
Mrs. L. q. Vail. The ladies who were
in charge of the supper were Mrs.
O. G. Downing, Mrs. E. A. Mutt,
J Mrs. L. O. Vail and Miss Ella Bailey.
| Ar tho clOsa of tna cupnar tho Htbao
plan artists" gave the ladies heartfelt
thanks both by formal collective
expression and individual words The
affair was delightful because of its in
formality.
Cards have been received ANNOUNCE
ing the marriage of Dan Carl Rich
ardson on the 18th instant. The
lucky girl is Miss Gertrude Byers,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E.
Byers, Arlington Heights, Fort
Worth. Texas Dan was a Waterbury
boy, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cart
e. Richardson, natives of Waitsfeld
and long residents of Waterbury. we'll
known during their lifetime and
highly esteemed by their contemp
oraries. The regard for the parents
was fully extended to the son, but not
on the score of worthy parentage
alone; Dan was genial fellow and
had qualities that made and strongly
attached good friends. On gradual
ing from Dartmouth College he chose
a business career and entered the SER
vice OF large electric company Of
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FINED $500.

Bethel, April 15.-Carlos W.
Granger OF Randolph was arrested on
Wednesday afternoon for selling and
furnishing Intoxicating liquors. The
respondent was found guilty and fined
$500. He took an appeal to Windsor
county court and is in hopes he can
furnish bail fixed at $3.50.
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New York and Chicago, in the New
York office. whence he was transferred
to Chicago. His efficiency is proved
by his rapid advancement to post of
trust and responsibility Congratula.
tions from the home base on the happy
ending of his bachelor days At
home after May 10, at Hyde Park
hotel, Chicago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
SOLDIERS STABBED.
Two Members of 22nd Infantry Recon-
noitering Along Tsraca River.

Manila. April 15.-Captain David
b. Wheeler aud Corporal Percy-Hey-
welt, 22nd Infantry, while reoonnoi-
tering the Moro works along the Ia
raca river at Mindanao on April II,
were stabbed in the abdomen. Wheeler
died on April 49, Heyvelt was ia
tally wounded.
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LIQUOR CASE APPEALED.

st. Adams, April 10 The hearing
in the case of John @. Reagan, who
is charged with selling Intoxicating
liquor at his Lake street drug store
without a license, was held in the city
court on Thursday morning Reagan
pleaded not guilty. Commissioner
Dunbar testified to going to Ports
mouth, N H., and looking over the
records and finding that Reagan had
taken out government license ON
April City Judge Tillotson adjudged
Reagan guilty and fined him $500 and
costs. An appeal was taken and bail
furnished Grand Juror @. H. Nc
GeftricS prosecuted the case and the
Hon. II. A George and Hon. S. W.
Finn appeared for Reagan
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21

Middlebury, April 18.-Thad. M.
Chapman, chairman of the State Re-
publican committee. has been posi-
lively assured thar Senator Foraker
will be in Burlington the goth and
will address the convention at II
O'Clock in the morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21

EScroful, salt rheum, serysipelas and
other distressing eruptive diseases
yield quickly and permanently to the
cleansing, purifying power of Burdock
Blood BitteIs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21

Miss Rose Hennessy, we'll
known as a poetess and elocu-
ZIONIST, of Lexington, KY, tells
how she was cured of uterine
inflammation and ovaritis by the
use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM For years I
enjoyed the best of health and thought
that would always do so. l attended
parties and receptions thinly clad, and
would be suddenly chilled, but | did
not think of the results. | caught a
bad cold eighteen months ago while
menstruating, and this caused inflam-
nation of the womb and congested
ovaries. | suffered excruciating pains
and kept getting worse. My attention
was called to your Vegetable Com
pound and the wonderful cures it had
performed, and l made up my mind to
try it for two months and see what it
would do for me. Within one month 1
felt much better, and at the close of the
second l was entirely well.
81 have advised number of my
lady friends to use it, and all express
themselves as we'll satisfied with the
results as / was" - Miss ROSE NORA
HENNEssY, 41O S. Broadway, Lexing-
ton. KY - $4,000 forfeit II original of aboue let
ter proving genuinenesS cannot be produced.
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A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
f. j. CHENEY & 90, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Zoo.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Washing ton, April lS.-Mrs John
f. Fisk. widow of Gov. Fisk of Ken
tlcky. died here this morning
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State of Ohio. Uity of Toledo, .,
IiuCas lOuutv oo'

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the finn of f. j.
Cheney q Co., doing business III the
City OF Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Halls Oatarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
oember, A. ID. 1886.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21

When the digestive organs are impaired or the
process Of digestion incomplete, one or more and
the food becomes the least tainted, poison is abb
sorbed along with the nourishing fluid and poured
with 1t into the veins. The blood becomes cor
respondngly impure, and every portion of the body
becomes more or less disturbed. The walls of the
blood vessels. throughout the entire body become
diseased
AS every organ Of the body receives its strength
from the blood is plain to be seen that the food
we eat Is mperfectly dgesed, the blood feeds dis
ease to the various organs of the body.
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the stomach and depend upon the stom-
ach, not only for food and strength. but
for health and life. The kidneys are given
double duty to perform by reason Of the
extra amount Of impurities which they
must filter out of the blood. and like the
other organs they too are damaged and
impaired for want Of proper nourishment
Impurities which should be filtered out
Of the system by the action Of the kidneys
are retained In the blood. redoubling the
amount Of poison It receives from poor
digestion. thus increasing the poisonous
deposits made by the blood In the tissues Of
the various organs in the course Of Its cir
culatlon, back and forth through the body.