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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

Contrary to the popular notion. the
cost of government is cluch less for
the United States than t. is for any
other great nation. While this cost is
at the rate of $2139 per person for
the United Kingdom, $17.S4 for
France, S14.27 for Austria Hungary,
$11.49 for the Netherlands, S9.54 for
Norway Sweden and $9.45 for the
German Empire, it is only $7.9T for
the United States. These figures are
cited from a report just issued by the
Board of Statistics at Washington,
and may be presumed to be correct
Of course, some of the expenditures
Of our State governments correspond
10 OUTLAWS made by the central author
tiles in most of the other countries,
and an allowance should be made on
this account After making all reason
able reductions, however, in the cost
Of such governments as Great Britain,
France and Germany to render the
comparison with ours fairer, it is clear
that we are in a much better position
MS regards the expenditure of our
governmental machine than are the
people of Europe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

The total appropriations at the e
cent session OF Congress amounted 10
STs1.5T4. ease. OF this total. about
SIS. 10000 is for the sinking fund or
for deficiencies in the previous year,
leaving the amount vi expenditures
authorized duri1g >he next fiscal
year a little less than $50. 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

Under the provisions of the treaty
by which the Chinese government
gave it's sanction TO the exclusion OF
its subjects from the United States,
either party to the treaty was privil-
eyed to denounce 1t six months pre-
vious to the expiration of its ten years
term, Dec. 81, 1904. The Chinese gov
ernment has served formal notice upon
the United States, denouncing the
treaty. This action necessitates nego-
tiations for a new agreement. Mean
while Congress has re-enacted the ex-
clusion law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

How closely nations watch one an
other and how quick they are to learn
of one another has been demonstrated
in the United States Senate. When
the naval appropriation bill came up,
the item of expense for the construc-
ton of new battleships was opposed
almost wholly on the ground that
Japan. in her present war with Rus
s!a. had demonstrated the superiority
Of small vessels, like torpedo boats,
and had shown the impotence of bat
tleships in modern naval warfare.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-01

In late years lie first session of a
Congress has usually lasted long into
The warm weather, even in "Presiden-
tial" years. The adjournment of the
Fifty eighth Congress this year was
unusually early. The Eighth Congress
closed its first session on March q,
1904. more than a month earlier But
then, q country Of eighty million peo-
ple has more busiEeSs for its legis,a-
tors than country o: six millions.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
TERRIBLE RIDE.

Plainfield, Aug 3. 3.--Knocked uncon-
scious by projections rising above the
track level, George Hardie, twenty
three years old, of Elizabeth, was
found hanging with his head down.
ward between two coal cars of train
ON the Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey Sunday afternoon near Fanwood
The young man had been in that posi-
tion since the train pulled out from
Elizabeth, ten miles away. When
the train was brought to standstill,
brakeman extrioated the young man,
and he was brought to this city, his
head and face cut in dozen places.
The physician who dressed the
wounds before the young man was ia
ken to Elizabeth said he thought he
would recover.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
TERMONT q. A. IL. At BOS-
TON

The general orders recently issued
from the headquarters of the Depart
ment of Vermont, Grand Army, con.
tain among others the following notes
that will be of especial interest to the
comrades:
The Eighth Vermont Regimental
Association will hold reunion
at Boston Tuesday evening, Aug
ust 16. with headquarters at rooms
Suite 3. Copley Square Hotel, where
all members of the Sth Vermont are
requested to report on their arrival.
Members of the 2nd Vermont Bat
terry Light Artillery, are requested to
call upon Wm. Seymour Alden, at the
rooms of the Vermont Association, :"
at Hotel Westminster Copley Square,
Boston, during the National Encamp-
ment.
The Vermont Association" of
Boston, with headquarters at Hotel
Westminster, Copley Square, extends
cordial invitation to all comrades and
their friends to visit their quarters
and make themselves at home while
attending the Encampment. A spec
ial circular has been sent to all Post
Commanders in this Department, ex-
tending this invitation by that asso-
citation.
Veteran Association 1e5th Regi.
ment, N. Y. Vols. (2d Duryee Zou-
aves) headquarters Goth Regiment Ar
my, corner of 7th street and 3rd Ave-,
New York, wish to know if any of
the officers are living who served in
the campaign at Port Hudson, La,
May 27, 1868, of the End Vermont
Battery, and whether they have an
association, and that the secretary
would like to hear from any of the
members of the 2nd Vermont Battery;
address John A. Vanderbilt, S29 East
165th St., New York
In connection with the last item
little bit of interesting war history
was revealed today by Col. Fred E.
Smith. The first and second Vermont
light batteries were recruited under
General Stephen Thomas at the same
time as the7Sth Vermont Infantry, and
together with that regiment they went
to Ship Island. From that point the
batteries were sent to the siege Of
Port Hudson with the New York
165th regiment, and lay side by side
during that siege. Some kind of a
reunion is planned, SO it is thought,
for encampment week by the New
York organization.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
LAKE .MANSFIELD.

Lieut.. Robson received orders to
report at the navy yard in New York,
Aug.2, but on account of ali injury he
received while ascending Mt. Admiral
CLARK he was unable to respond. He
will probably be unable to walk for
two weeks or more.
Capt. Lloyd Clark left for st. Jo-
seph, Mich, July 30. He reports hav-
ing had the best time of his life dur
ing this trip east.
Admiral Clark is expected August g.,
for a stay of month. Admiral Frank
Cook, who commanded the Brooklyn
at Santiago, and Capt. George Davis,
well known from his bravery at For
Fisher during the civil war. are ina
tending to come with him.
Among recent arrivals at the Lake
are Prof. A. l.. Daniels. Burlington,
O. S. Thompson, New Haven, Conn.
E. W. Ogden, Fall River, Mass. L..
O. Moody and wife, Waterbury.
Fly fishing is good at the Lake, and
several fine catches have been made
lately.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
SPECIAL CABLE.

Paris, Aug, 1st. To-day the
Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine
Go. of New York are moving into
their new quarters, No. 81 rue des
Petits-C Champs. near Avenue de
pOpera.
The other offices of this company
scattered throughout the world are:
London, 40 Haymarket.
Vienna, Stephansplatz s.
Brussels, 65 Boulevard de Waterloo.
Barcelona, Ronda s. Pedro 36.
Madrid, Calle Tetuan 3.
Alexandria, rue Cherif Paoha.
Manila, 1877 Escolta.
Rio De Janerio, 70 Rua de S. Pedro.
Buenos Ayres, 442 Gale Florida.
Mexico City. Gale del Ooliseo 3.
A copy OF DR., Humphreys Manual
in English, French, German, Span
ish or Portuguese will be sent on re-
quest. Humphreys Medicine Co..
Cor. william and John Streets, New
York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
RUTLAND STLIKE.

Rutland, Aug. Sit was stated
today by local manufacturer who
has kept closely in touch with the
marble workers strike that the nego-
tiations which have been going on in
secret for over two weeks, for the pur.
pose of reaching a settlement of the
entire difficulty, have, after many
conferences and much diokering.
come to naught, in spite of the fact
that until day or two ago it semed
almost certain that the strike would
end in few days. Now it looks as
though the strike would go on indefln-
itely.
President j. f. Manning, of the Co.
lumbian Marble Quarrying Company
this morning decided to close the
plant, bought ticket for Europe and
will sail with his wife next Tuesday
for two months European trip.
This precludes the possibility of a
settlement this summer. It was
learned this morning that the strike
OF Vermont Marble Workers was the
cause of big New York strike de-
clared yesterday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
CHEEK TORN ON NAIL.

Philip George, the four-ye old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. edwin George,
met with an accident at the house ON
Cliff street into which his parents are
just moving. The little fellow was
playing about the head of the stairs
when he slipped and fell the length Of
the fight. At the bottom of the
stairs his fathers chest of carpenters
tools stood. Georges face struck the
chest and nail that protruded from
the side of the chest badly tore the
left side of the little fellows face. A
physician was called and three stitches
were taken in the wound. The boy
rested comfortably on Tuesday night
and no further serious results are ex-
pected from the accident
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
FLAG And SPEECHES.
Republican Banner Unfurled. W. A.
Lord and J. w. Gordon Speak.

The Republican flag raising, that
was postponed from last Thursday, was
held on Monday evening. In spite
of the rain good sized crowd gath
e1ed ON State street, near Main, to
witness the raising OF the flag and to
listen to the speeches, The Montpe.
lIer Military Band played a select ion
after which the flag was drawn out
over State street to the position that
it will occupy. AS the flag moved in
to place the band struck up The
Star Spangled Banner" and the crowd
applauded John W. Harvey, pres
ident of the Montpelier Republican
Club, then called the meeting to order
and introduced the first speaker of the
evening, John W. Gordon of Barre.
Mr.. Gordon compared and con-
trssted the platform, and policies of
the two great parties. The Republi-
can party platform, he said, is the
voice of the people, while that OF the
Democratic party is merely COM
promise to unite Hill and Bryan and
their forces. The speaker called at
tention to the fact that free silver
and anti-imperislism heralded by the
Democrats in 1896 and 1900, as the
paramount isues and the only source
of salvation that remained to the
country, are ignored or called dead
issues in 1904. The speaker main
tanned that the paramount issue this
year OF Democracy is the permanent
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the negro. In
closing Mr.. Gordon urged every one
to vote with the Republican party,
the party that stands for the up-lift-
ing and educating of an ignorant
race.
W. A. Lord, of this city was the
other speaker of the evening. A
heavy shower prevented him from
speaking at any length, but in the
short time that he occupied, the
speaker entered strong, vigorous,
earnest plea for hard work on the
part of every Republican. and Jealous
missi onary work to see that every
other party voter did his duty. The
attendance and enthusiasm of the
meeting were, considering the wealth
er conditions, very satisfactory.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
REASONS FOR INSURANCE.

Expenses eat up wages and SAL
aries. Year after year the aver
age man expects to build up an
estate. The usual result is no
provision or only a small one for
wife and children. Life Insur-
ance does the work by easy pay
ments.
.lCorespondenes solicited.)
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
FOURTH EXCURSION.
Retail Clerks of Barre and Montpelier
Will Picnic at Fort Ticonderoga.

The fourth annual excursion of the
retail clerks, International Protective
Association, from Barre and Montpe-
lier, will occur on Wednesday, Aug
ust 10. to Fort Tioonderoga via the
Central Vermont Railway and the
new steamer, Vermont. The
charming trip on Lake Champlain
and a visit to the ruins of this his
toric fort combine to- furnish a trip
worth taking. 1t is always INTEREST,"
ing to visit the places which bring to
mind 80 vividly important events In
the history Of the State, to say moth
ing of the beauties Of scenery to be
enjoyed, A good orchestra will ac-
company the excursion and render an
up-to-date program. Special train
will convey exoursionists to Burling-
ton where the elegant and commo-
dious new steamer will be in readi-
ness to transport them to the fort.
The fare for the round trip from
Barre and Montpelier Adults $l.6
children e.76. The train will leave
Barre ut 7:16 q. M; Montpelier, st
:S5, arriving In Burlington ut 8 40
party reaching the fort 1t - :26 p. m.
Returning-Leave Fort TioonderogA ai
1 40 p. M, and special will leave
BURLINGTON az o 40 p. IN. for Montre.
lier and Barre. Tickets will be good
going only on special trains August 10.
Bring full lunch basket and enjoy
the excursion.
July 30 aug 2.4.t
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
FRANK MERCHANT DEAD.

Frank Merchant of Barre. who was
taken to the hospital for the insane in
Waterbury week ago Monday. died
there on Tuesday night. He was .
grocery merchant and owned two
stores In Barre. one ut the corner Of
Elm and Main streets and the other
on North Main street. The latter was
formerly the cooperative store and he
had cnly recently come into posses
sion Of the same. The cares and re-
sponsibilities Of this second burden
were too much for him and caused his
mental arrangement. He leaves q
wife and four children. The remains
were taken 70 Barre this afternoon
for burial.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY
LOCAL HAPPEN NINGS.

Supt. Walter E. Ranger, who re-
turned on Saturday from the summer
school at Rutland, reports an excellent
school, Over 100 teachers are regis
tered and in attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cushman and
daughter of Cowlesville, N. Y, are
visiting O. H. Dudley and other rela-
tives in town. This is Mr.. Oushman s
first visit to Vermont. His father
went from this State before the days
of railroads, going by team.
Miss Jennie Sterling left on Sunday
night for Rochester, N. Y, being
called there by the serious illness of
her sisters husband. E. E. Piper, who
was formerly Montpelier man. He
is suffering from blood poisoning and
is considered in critical condition.
A force of railroad carpenters ar
rived at Montpelier Junction on Mon
day. They are putting up shed for
the shelter of tools and supplies to-
day. On Wednesday they will begin
the construction of the wooden station
that will replace the one that was
burned SO many months ago.
Mrs. o. H. Cash of Crescent City,
Florida, accompanied by two little
sons and daughter, Miss Florence, ar
rived on Tuesday to be the guest of
Mrs @. N. Phillips, her sister. Mrs.
Cash moved to Florida from Barre
over twenty y-five years ago and has
not visited in either city for about
seventeen years.
The meeting of the court of claims
that was scheduled to be held on
Tuesday afternoon was postponed.
Horace f. Graham, State auditor,
was unable to be present and Hon.
Frank Plumley did not reach Mont
pelier. The meeting Is for the pur-
pose Of preparing b report, for the
coming Legislature, of the work done
by the court during the last two years.
Another sign has been added to the
Republican club headquarters, in addi.
tion to the electric sign recently put
up. No directory is now necessary as
a guide to the rooms as the signs
are conspicuous from all directions.
A joint meeting of the Republican
club officers and ward committees and
the oity committee will be held at the
headquarters this evening at s o'clock
to make plans for the campaign.
W. 7. Dewey. treasurer of the Yer
mont Mutual Fire Insurance Com.
pany, began his thirty-fifth year of
| service for the company on Monday.
James II. Sabin is the only one now
in the Office who was there when Mr..
Dewey began. At that time Daniel
Baldwin was president of the com.
pany, Charles Dewey was secretary
aud j. L. Thurston treasurer. OF the
nineteen directors of the company il
1870 none are now on the board,
eighteen of them have died.
The excursion Of the Woodmen, te
Fort st. Frederic, on Saturday after
noon was an enjoyable affair. About
325 excursionists took the trip. The
train left Monteplier at 80 in the
morning and no regular stops were
made until Burlington was reached
Gibertson's orchestra of Barre fur.
nished music for the trip. At Bur.
lington the party boarded the steamer
Vermont" and enjoyed the delight
full sail to the fort. Dancing and I
display of the uniformed forestry
teams were the features of the enter
tainment at the fort. The party re
turned to Montpelier at 7 AS Saturda,
evening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04

Making per cent for the year end.
ing July 81. 1904.
And the directors hereby give
further notice that said assessments
are due and payable to the Treasurer
at the Office of the Company in Mont
pelier. Vermont, September 10. 1904.
Harlan W. Kemp,
Treasurer.
Per order of the Directors. S1-33
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
OF ASSESSMENTS.

The Directors of the Union Mutu-
al Fire Insurance Company hereby
give notice that they have made as
sessments on all premium notes given
by members thereof to said Company
in the amounts and on the dates as
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank all the friends and
neigbbors who so kindly assisted us
during the sickness and death of our
dear wife and mother.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-08-04

Q WANTED. Situation as housekeep-
by capable woman, small family
preferred. References exchanged. Ad-
dress x. Y. H., care Of Journal office.
21-28-aug. 4.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-18
A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE TACOMA TN

Times 5 newspaper busy people
5 filed with padded articles FIJI
Its condensed with kernel each item
The miscellany which kind secured expense by
Association member
The pictures used the work Of the best artists
to with that viii both
and profit readers Of the paper
The enho including Oriental service unsurpassed The
client Association, of the East and the
powerful competitors of
The Anticipated Associated Press The Times that
given papers, dis
A papers, which control
the orani
by out
Association, will receive complete attractive Of the
publication s ! circulation
has advanced with remarkable strides with little effort the the pub
fishers.
paper old, yet It
publication
discontinue after the election.
independent o
No Of being the political candidate
The Times is what o bea 1t
to without bias o this
community jus
States popularity OF small
either
inclination pusng columns few
a they through the
inside hour half and then
o things, including duties attendance lodge, club
place o
newspaper spends
bulky blanket
eliminating vebage and dull columns
The small the big for
field has
everything in
the small having good for all of its eliminate which
not worthre reading
political speech Of
hours duration both things the the blanket
world fast becoming nub
before him labor others condensed which will
furnish them with the within brief make the reading
pleasure o a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-18
ASKED FOR MONEY,
LOST THEIR JOBS

SEATTLE, March 18.-Because they in
timated that it was a long time between
pay days and that they would like to wit
ness the glide of the ghost distributing
pay checks, Gennaro Unasso and ErnestO
Claudio, members of the orchestra of the
Shay opera company, say they were dis
charged, and they are in Seattle, far
from home and kindred, and pretty nearly
out of money.
Unasso is a counter basso artist and
Claudio proclaims himself as violinist.
They say their contract says they must
be returned to New York in as good con-
dtion as they were when they left the
metropolis. On a train bearing the com
pany to Bellingham few days ago, the
manager, accompanying the conductor
through the train, pointed out the two
musicians and said they were no longer
with the company. They had to pay their
fare, and when they got through with it,
they say, they did not have any too much
money left. They came on to Seattle and
sought the advice of the italian consul.
He advised them to consult a lawyer, and
it is probable that some of the trunks
and effects of the company will be attached
to satisfy the claims of the stranded mu-
scians.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-18
TRYING TO FREE
CHURCH FROM DEBT

Beginning with next Monday night and
continuing until Friday of next week, the
members of Olivet Baptist. church will
give cotton fair and Turkish bazaar at
the church, 1874 South E street, for the
purpose of raising money to clear the
church of debt. There will be 225 souvenir
bales of Louisiana cotton for sale at 25c,
SOC and 75c per bale, with many other
useful and ornamental trinkets of Southern
production Each evening there will be a
special program rendered and Creole gumbo
served with the refreshments which will
follow. Old-time camp meeting sermons
will be delivered and old plantation melo-
dies will be sung,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-18
The Home
by CYNTHIA GREY

hangs by the strap But never by any
chance does he let his eyes meet hers.
lie knows that .he Will be unable to
resist.
On sudden the car gives a lurch-it
has turned corner. Two more stops
and he will reach the Office. In permit
ting his gaze to wander out of the oppo
site window for familiar landmarks he
forgets, raises his eyes, she lowers hers
and with a sudden resolve that he will
suffer martyrdom no longer and will revel
in the luxury of JOY for at least two
blocks. he springs from his seat jubilant
in his determination to seize at last the
happiness he has denied himself for the
last four miles, tips his hat calamity and
urges the fair creature into his seat, folds
his paper, clutches the strap still warm
from the clasp OF that daintily gloved
hand. What joy
Now he IS happy. He has yielded to his
desire He looks down on the top of the
street hat and reproaches himself inward
ly for his self-saerifcing spirit. He lays
the spirit to some Of his ancestors; as
the conductor calls his stop he feels
that the tendency to thrust pleasure al
ways from him must have been inherited
from some unyielding grandfather who in
sisted upon not doing what he wanted to
do for no other reason than that he
wanted to do it. He silently curses that
ancestor, for there is nothing on earth he
more enjoys than giving up his seat to a
woman; nothing unless it is standing four
miles on his day down town.
Men are indeed queer creatures. OF
course, they can't be blamed. If they yield
to the temptation to make themselves hap
by it is at the llth hour, denying them.
selves all but two blocks enjoyment. 1t
is the man Of it,