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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03

who were surgeons. There were no
medical colleges for women in those
days and it is not probable that Mrs.
Davis had a regular medical educa-
ton. But she had studied with her
brothers and was familiar with many
simple remedies and knew enough OF
anatomy to set fractured bone or
sew up a wound, though it is not re-
corded that she ever performed an
amputation.
However, that may be there were ~
laws in those days to regulate medi-
cal or surgical practice. The few sett'
lers were glad enough to submit them
selves in times of sickness or injury
TO one who was known to be possess
ed of some skill in treating the all
ments of humanity. So Mrs. Davis
acquired an extensive practice and
was without doubt the first woman
doctor of Vermont and very likely oil
New England. Her activities in prac-
tice enabled her to add to the accumu'
lations of the family, perhaps to com
pensate for what her husband lost II
unfortunate loans.
One story Mrs. Arms relates will
great glee is regarding a woman IL
some New Hampshire town who hat
probably dislocated her jaw. At an,
rate. she could not move it. The doc
tors of the town were unable to re
lieve her and talked learnedly of lock
jaw. The husband would not believ'
them and came to Montpelier for Mrs
Davis. She rubbed the patients fac,
with some ointment to reduce the in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
BEE KEEPERS AT MIDDLEBURY.
Vermont Association to Meet There
on February 10th.

Middlebury, Jan. 2S.-The 25th an
nual meeting of the Bee Keepers
Association of Vermont will be held
at the Addison House in this village
on February 10th The following
program will be carried out: Reports
of secretary and treasurer; appoint
ments of committees. The following
subjects will be taken up: Foul
Brood j. e. Crane; What is the
Prospect for crop in 1902" R. H.
Holmes; Does it Pay to Give Away
Glover Seed in the Vicinity of Our
Apiaries?" W. G. Larrabee.
The afternoon session at l so p. ~,
reports of the committees; election OF
officers; How Can the Vermont Bee
keepers Association Do More For
Its Members?" V. V. Blackmer; "Spli5
Section" James A. Field; (Which is
More Profitable, Comb or Extracted
Honey?" e. d. Manchester; address,.
Dr.. John NJ. Thomas; as Honey
Luxury or a Necessity?" G F.. Hen
dee; Bookkeeping for Women" Florl
Williams; Question Box" NJ. r.
Cram; unfinished business
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ganized in town; and was soon pro-
NOTED to major and organized COM
panies in neighboring towns. In 1889
he was made colonel and in 1899 pro-
NOTED to general Yet those who knew
him esteemed him more as an active,
generous, public spirited citizen than
as a man of public position in military
or civil life.
Some years before their death por-
traits of Gen. and Mrs. Davis were
painted. They passed into the posses
sion of Benjamin Wheeler and on his
death were secured by the late c. p
Pitkin, great-grandson They are now
in the Pitkin residence on Main street
and ought to be secured by the State
or the Vermont Historical society.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
Why does Great Britain buy
its oatmeal Of usf

Certainly it seems like carrying
Goals to Newcastle to speak of export
ing oatmeal to Scotland and yet, every
year the Quaker Oats Company sends
hundreds of thousands of cases Of
Quaker Oats to Great Britain and
Europe.
The reason is simple; while the
English and Scotch have for centuries
eaten oatmeal in>quantities and with a
regularity that has made them the
most rugged physically, and active
mentally of all people, the American
has been eating oatmeal and trying all
the time to improve the methods of
manufacture SO that he might get that
desirable foreign trade.
How we'll he has succeeded would
be seen at glance at the export re-
ports on Quaker Oats. This brand is
without a rival; is packed in regular
10c packages, and in large size family
packages at 25c. 81
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
NORTH MONTPELIER.

Miss Lillian Kelley of Montpelier
is visiting at Mrs. George L. Pray's.
Miss Minnie Lawless left Saturday
afternoon for Mortified Falls where
she has employment in the C. M.
Davis mill.
Edmond Cross Of Williamstown
visited at E. Pray, ]r, over Sunday.
Miss Vera Taylor visited at her
home in Barre over Sunday.
Albert Mcknight is helping in the
creamery for while.
Miss Kew visited at her home over
Sunday,
Charles Mears. wlo Las been Sc
riously i'll with erys'peias and pneu-
monll, is gaining sia~iy. Miss a.
",ll, a ILrse from Montpelier. is
caring him.
Mrs. Laura LeBarron has been Wis
iting at Victor Templeton's the pas;
week
t.. ray, Jr., has b'Dl quite ill .ac
past week with erpsnlit tits.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
HANSON STAYS UP.
"Tcrrible Greek" Fails to Throw Him
Twice in an HOur-ROugh Tactics

Used.
Burlington, Jan. 2S.-Fritz Hanson,
the worlds champion welterweight,
went out of his class tonight to wres-
tie Jim Prokos, the heavyweight Wor-
cester, Mass, wrestler, known as the
Terrible Greek" The conditions
were that Procos must get two falls
in an hour, but he failed to do so. He
got Hanson in a tight place twice but
the Swede wriggled out. Prokos was
inclined to be rough and frequently
rushed Fritz over the ropes. Hanson
acted largely on the defensive, but the
bout might fairly be called a draw
Prokos said that Hanson was sur
prise to him, but the Greek issued a
challenge to wrestle Hanson two out
of three catch-as-catch-can at 100
pounds ringside, $500 to 800. Han
son was willing to make the condi-
tons.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03

death of Mrs. Braman whose death
followed closely upon that of her
husband. Since that time, the finaI-
cial standing of the library has been
sound and most satisfactory and the
trustees have been enabled to keep
the building in the most up-to-date
condition. Until placed on this firm
foundation, however, the trustees
found themselves, at one time, in such
financial embarrassment that they
were obliged to close the building
The women of the town came to the
rescue promptly, in the guise of a
library league, like unto the library
guild of the old association. This
league promised to raise $1,000 in the
next months, If the library were
reopened on the day following their
pledge which was done. They raised
their money and the trustees have
recorded on their records their ap-
probation of the efforts of these VIC
men who made possible, by their
public spirited action, the reopenins
of the library.
The first volume, which is still in
the possession of the library, was
Williams History of Vermont. the
property of Rev. Chester Wright,
grandfather of Rev. j. E. Wright
The first collection of books num-
| ~ iaI,
chased and 2,463 acquired by gift.
Mrs. S. E. p. Heath gave 702 volumes
in memory of her husband, and New
| ell Paine of Boston, over a thousand
volumes in memory of his father,
| Ezra Paine, one time Of Montpelier.
Gifts from various sources and pur-
chase were added since that time until
in 1908, there were 1852 volumes with
circulation of 3S,924. The reading
room was supplied at that time with
9S periodicals, five daily papers, from
Boston, New York, Montpelier and
Burlington, German newspaper aud
papers from London, California, ETC.,
, fulr set of stereoscopic views and
pictures renewed each few weeks, by
the Library Art Club.
In 1904, a circulation of 4O,344
was reported and books to the num-
Der of 1888 were added to the Access
sion catalogue. Several periodicals
were added to the reading room list 5.
In 1906, 1888 books were added
making total of 16 $50 with a gain
of 1921 over the circulation OF the
year previous. The librarian sale
of this year:
"The library is doing more work
with the schools than ever before
perhaps the two are learning how IT,
work together better than at firsi
The teachers are very much pleased
to have the books on the subject they
! are teaching sent to the school rooms
TO remain and be used as long as
, they needed them. They use tao
stereoscopic views in teaching geog
= raphy."
In the next year the total numbe'
It of books was brought up to 1877
k and an Italian weekly was ordered
: The circulation was 43.365.
e In 1907 the total number OF book
e was 1S,457. The circulation was les
Il than the year preceding owing to tn
70 closing of the library for invoice an
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
INJURED ON BRIDGE.

One of Gang Of LabOrers Hit by
Train While Repairing G'rIctnre
Over West River.
Brattleboro, Jan. 2S.-'N' lie work.
ing with a gang of laborer; engaged
in raising the West r.str bridge CT
the Boston arr Maine railroad
James Griffin was seriously injured
this morning.
The accident happened shortly af-
ter o'clock when a through freight
southbound, passed over the bridge.
For some time the workmen have
been engaged in remodeling the
bridge in preparation for the rise
of water in the Connecticut and
West rivers in the spring, and ac
cordng to Instructions, trains have
been travelling over the bridge at r.
duced speeds. The freight rumble,
across the bridge at a fair rate Of
speed and although there were no
witnesses of Griffins mishap, in
some unaccountabe manner he was
unable to jump from the path of the
train and was either struck by a
cylinder head of the engine, or lost
his balance through the rush of air
and was thrown to the ice of the
river bed, about forty feet below.
He was picked up unconscious
placed on plank and a passing team
was pressed into service, he was
rushed to the Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital, where Drs. O'Connor aud
! Pratt were called Griffin suffered a
fracture of the pelvis. but other in
ternal injuries are feared, as he was
unconscious this evening and his
chances for recovery are slight. He
has been in America but a few
months. He is unmarried.
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flammation and doubtless her sensi-
tive finger tips discovered the trouble
then. When she was to perform the
operation the two doctors, who had
scoffed at the idea of employing a
woman and had insisted that the OPP
Grafton could not be performed were
in waiting to witness the failure. Mrs.
Davis manipulated the injured jaw a
few minutes and then commanded the
patient:
Speak"
81 can't" she replied, and the doc
tors did not wait for any discussion of
the case.
Mrs. Davis unfortunately lost her
mind in her later years, and while she
was physically strong and able to
walk about she had frequent spells
when her mind seemed a blank. She
died in 1854, at the age of SO years
and six months.
During the later years of their life
Gen. and Mrs. Davis lived with Mrs
Arms, in the house where she now re-
sides with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Strong,
her daughter and son-in-law. They
were unable to care for themselves
and it was not easy to secure any one
capable of caring for them and look
| ing after their large house.
Gen. Davis died six years earlier
than his wife, and was helpless for
the last five months of his life, though
his mind remained perfectly clear to
almost the last minute.
The first cemetery ever opened in
the town was just across the road
from the residence of Mr.. Strong and
he has in his possession a piece of
| one of the old tombstones. But at the
| time of their decease the old cemetery
had begun to be neglected and fall
to decay, so they were both inferred
in the Elm street cemetery. Their re-
mains were later removed to Green
Mount and their head stones stand
not far from the entrance.
Farley Davis, the first brigadier
general of the Vermont militia was
cousin of Col Jacob Davis. He had
received an unusually good English
education and had learned surveying,
so when he came into the Vermont
wilderness he brought a set of sur
veyor's instruments. He engaged in
the original surveys of the town and
was in charge of them part of the
time. While his cousin made his pitch
beside the North Branch Farley be-
lieved the higher land would become
the center of the town and located at
what is now known as the Center
He always had an eye out for water
power and made his selection near a
good-siZed stream though it is now
much shrunken. The house he erect
ed is still standing, unaltered except
for a few internal changes, and is 6
fine specimen of old New England ar
chitecture. 1t was used as a place fol
town meetings for several years, unit
town house was built and has beer
as it remains today prominent land
mark.
e. A. Nuts father was brought III
in the family of Cen Davis until he
was 81 years old, and tree he set ou
is still standing on the old place.
Gen. Davis was a prominent man il
The affairs of the town during his Ions
life. He frequently held town offices
and was twice representative to thu
General Assembly, but was probably
more active and more prominent il
military affairs. He was made cap
J tain of the first military company or
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
KELLOGG HUBBARD GIFT
The 100000 Building One of the Finest in the State
Firm Financial Foundation Provided Splendid Work
Done for the Schools-Only Two Librarians Sunday
Afternoon Opening Success.

ity. On the second floor, reached by
a broad hardwood staircase, is Il
large hall, generously lighted, which
is used by the townspeople, with the
permission of the trustees, for vari-
Gus lectures and concerts. At the
rear and at one side of the hall are
sliding doors which lead to the trus-
tees room. The reading room and
the tables in the stack room are the
study tables of large numbers Of
townspeople of all ages week in and
week out
BeQueathed $l25,000.
The will of John e. Hubbard be-
queathed $125,000 to the library in
1908 and the will of w. F. Braman
secured $31 900 to the library at the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
PLAN SUMNER MEETING.
Vermont Horticultural Society Ar.
ranging for Session at South Hero.

Burlington, Jan. 30.-A meeting
was held Saturday of the executive
committee of the Vermont Horticul-
tural Society to plan business for
the year and also the summer out
door meeting in September at South
Hero, when there will be practical
demonstrations of spraying, etc The
next annual meeting is likely to be
held at Brattleboro.
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from the reports of February, 1908,
is interesting and does not include
the reference work which is a large
part of the service done by the i
brary and which is sufficiently ample
to take up a portion of an assistants
time. The table follows:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03

Many ills come from impure blood.
Can't have pure blood with faulty
stomach, lazy liver and sluggish bow
els. Burdock Blood Bitters strengthen
stomach, bowels and liver, and purifies
the blood.-adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-03
noes YOUR BACK ACHE9

If it does you should know tha tt
-, oche is generally caused by weak
! Assessed kidneys. A medicine call
ntSidnets" has all it's ingredients
"a on the label so that everyone
,'S Tnow lust what is in it. 1t Is the
h kidney and bladder meoi n,,ae;st ts
IS frequent urination; Diuee''''
dealers sell it for 5Oc
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28

vening, the coal lands were saved for the people.
 Now Glsvis goes west after evi- dence, just in the event that the Cunninghams should have the nerve to push the cases all the same. Ballinger has withdrawn. In face of his assertions we are not permitted to doubt the genuineness Of this withdrawal, but we can marvel in passing that this man should be so unfortunate in the matter Of coincidences and appear ances. We find telegrans to him from under officers asking advice; and the documents initialed by Carr, his private secretary. The telegrams were plainly indiscreet, not to say irnpertinent. Ballinger very properly replied that he had nothing to do with the affair. Den nett writes to another officer that he is taking the matter up with Ballinger by correspondence.
 From that moment the tempo qickened in the drama. The rec ords show us string of telegrams and lette-s directed at Glavis, the field officer, iustructing him to an impossible haste If the Cunning hams were to be tried for fraud, the intention was evidently to hurry it. In vain Glavis protests that the time is too brief for the getting of complete evidence, and begs for further delay. Finally, on July r, Glavis is relieved from charge of the case.
 The rest is well known. Realiz- ing that the department of the in terior Query: Is the authoritative head of a business not responsible for the acts of his employeso was hurrying the cases to trial before ihe government could collect sui hcient evidence to defeat the fraud ulent claimants, Glavis asked ad- vice of the forester, The latter advised him to take the matter di- rect to the president. He did so. Taft found Ballinger not guilty Of anything illegal; Glavis was dis missed for "insubordination. "
 And then we had the investiga- ton. which has just been completed.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28
CURTIN RETURNS FROM CIRCLE

NJ. H. Curtin, formerly editor of the Miners Union Bulletin, has returned from the Circle country, where he has been for the past three months. He re- ports that the outlook for hy- draulicking in that district is very bright, and it was expect ed that work in that direction would commence on the 2Oth of the present month.
 Mir Curtin also says that ex- tensive purchases are being made of properties on Mastodoa by a surveyor working in the Circle district. It is. believed that these purchases are being made in the interest of Fair banks capitalists.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28

Archie Shields has paid $53,. $50 into the land office at Juneau, for the coal claims owned by an English syndicate. It is the fin al payment on 6,000 acres of coal land in the Katalla district.
 Henry Plate has arrived in in Cordova from the Kusko- kwim. He states that good placer gold has been found at the head of that river.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28
ABOUT ALASKA

We have extracted the following from the Valdez ProsPector II is very able summing ur of the present situation. and 't is presented in farm winch Hili Ifpeal to many oho ~a.li uot r1ke the hIae t9 read more se-i- ,us article It i, entitled About Alaska" Uncle Sam has much to learn
 About Alaska He is rather prone to spuru
 Great Alaska, When some muddle-hcadcd ass With no standing, sense or class Drafts bill he thinks should pass
 For Alaska, Then's the time Alaskans hear
 About Alaska. We are very, very queer
 In Alaska We have nothing much to eat But some pickled reindeer meat And are always on the beat
 In Alaska. Naueht to see but snow and ice
 In Alaska. People gambling, throwing dice
 In Alaska. Men feel free to mary 5quaw5 Then up and leave .hem just because They have no regard for laws
 In Alaska. When a HosCatt and Shackle'
 Cuss Alaska, Its a foolish, eGsless cackls
 Bout Alaska Honest motives they have not They will soon be quite forgot, Whether Bill says so or not,
 That s Alaska. Blood IS ced and rich and thick
 In Alaska. Wrath is slow, but action quick
 I Alaska. In the early Pilgrim days People had peculiar ways Something like the land now lays
 In Alaska i.ez us wait and hope and smile
 In Alaska, Let us wait another while
 In Ala, ka. May be in some future day Right will have word 10 say And the clouds will roll away
 From Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28
SEATTLE SPIRIT ACTIVE

As a result of the rush of gold hunters to the Iditarod district, says the Seattle Times, of April Is. Fairbanks is in danger of getting out less than 10 per cest of the out put of the mines in that vicinity that would otherwise be handled during the coming summer. w. H. Parsons, vice-president of the Washington Trust company, who has interests in the Fairbanks dis trict, received an urgent call for men yesterday in cablegram sign ed by a number of the most promi- nent financial and business men of Fairbanks.
 The message states that Fair banks will be short I 500 laborers this summer or account of the rush for the Iditarod and that it is neces- sary that the cooperation of Seat tie men with interests in that vicin- ity be given immediately.
 This matter is of the utmost i'm poriance to Seattle,' said Parsons today. We won't get the gold here unless they have men to wash out the dumps. An output of from 5, GOO, 900 to S9,ooo.ooo is expect- ed from the Fairbanks district and this will be diminished probably two-thirds unless help is sent to that section. Six dollars a day for point men and $ for shovelers is offered, including board
 John Rosene. formerly presi- dent of the Northwestern Steam ship company, says the govern ment will secure 1000 tons of Alaska coal this summer in or der to test it's steaming quality.
 4 roadhouse and bsr license has been granted to Vaughn X Peterson at Clear creek in the kotsina district.
 The hotels of CordOva are turning away peopte, owing to the large number of new arri- vaIs this summer.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28
R. A. BAL[|NCER IS
 GUILTY Attempt to WhitewdSh SeCro-
 tary is Futile
PUBLIC WILL. NOA BE FOOLED
Although Ii is Reported That the Commit tee of investigation VII EIOnerate BaIlinger, the Facts GiTsn Below Will Convince Most That Ne is Guilty

in VIEW of the reported intention of the Republican majority on the Investigation committee to eXoner- ate Secretary Ballinger, the follow ing article from the American Magazine will be oi interest:
 In Alaska are very valuable coal lands. These were filed on by a group of men called the Cunning ham interests Field officers named Love, Jones and Glavis were sent ill by the land office to investigate the validity of the claims Love reported the claims for free list ing but gave no reasons for his report Both Jones and Glavis re- ported adversely; and Gla7is took the further trouble of jouT2eying to Washington in order to protest per sonaliy to Ballinger against the granting of the claims. Giayis fur ther stated to Ballinser that if the land office did not investigate, the department of justice would. Ball inger told Glavis to go ahead and investigate, but within ten days Ballinger's $ assistant free listed those claims on the basis ot Loves favor able report Not only that, but Ballinger twice telegraPhed Love for the plans necessary to complete the patenting of the claims. At about the same time Cunningham mentions in letter having received from Ballingez "copies of all the correspondence and telegiams re- lating to our interests" and urges haste. But again Glavis intervenes with kick strong enough to in duce the withdrawal of the lands.
 
 On March 1, 1908, Ballinger re signed from the land office The day before he retired he appeared Before a house committee strongly favoring a law that, if passed, would have had the effect Of legal iZing the Cunningham claims. O. course, we believe him when ne says later that at that time he did not know the Cunningham claims were illegal. But we can be per mitted a mild wonder that he so strongly urges bill to legalize, not the Cunningham claims, of course, since he did not know they were illegal, but B coal entries in Alas ka embracing about 5,28o acres for coal lands near the Bering river in the Katalla district. an exact description of the Cunningham claims. If he didsnot know the claims were illegal, why did he ad- vocate bill to legalize themo For tunately MT. Garfield put the Xii bosh on that.
 On March 4. 1908, then, Ballin- ger, having accomplished nothing definite, retired. Within the land office immediately fell great calm as regards the coal lands. One year later, March 4, 1909, Ballinger became secretary of the interior Just six days after his installation those claims awaken to new life and again vigorously pushed toward patent. Of course, this is mere coincidence; but for the moment please pile it alongside the other
The Alaska citizen., 1910-05-28

three condolences we have laid aside.