The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-10-20

make the author of the story sick
Rutland Herald.
THE New York Tribune says: 1t is
somewhat interesting fact that the
citizens of Vermont hold mortgages
on real estate outside of the state
amounting in the aggregate to nearly
five and half million dollars. One of
the results of this is that local indus
tries languish in Vermont because in
vestors prefer to invest in western prop
erty." This is sound reasoning and
the conclusion arrived at is thoroughly
correct.
SENATOR JUSTIN S. MoRRILL's new
book on the Self-consciousness of
Noted Persons does not contain. as
some people seem to suppose, a study
of the Megalomaniac. To this inter-
esting character Mr.. Morrill,, it is under
stood, proposes to devote the next three
hundred and sixty-five volumes of his
work-a space unfortunately too limited
to do justice to the extraordinary and
unchecked elf-consciousness of the
Megalomanical specimen.-Sum.
WE might take more stock in Ropes
pretended hostility to railroads and
monopolies, which he ostentatiously
parades on every occasion, if we did
not know that one of the prominent
railroad men of the country invested
81 900 in the vegetable monstrosity
which the said Ropes is trying to foist
,,Nop tho 70 ,,,,orS IF ho cfoto 90 N CO.,
cial representative of their interests
The facts in our possession show that
the whole scheme is stupendous piece
of humbuggery.
CIRCULARS announce the thirteenth
annual convention of the National But
ter, Cheese and Egg Association to be
held in Chicago next month, and ex-
tend cordial invitation to be present
to producers, dealers, consumers.
representatives of freight and transport
tation companies and all parties inter-
ested, to attend these meetings and
give their influence to forward such
measures as will best promote the
agricultural and commercial interests of
the entire country"
MAJOR CIRCUIT will undoubtedly prove
a most able and efficient speaker in the
house. The report that he was being
supported by railroad interests because
he could be used" was a most alb
surd one and we are sure that Mr..
CIRCUITS chief opponent, Judge Stanton,
did not for moment countenance such
falsehood. The vote for Mr.. Stanton
in Washington county was unanimous
in his party, and speaks highly for the
judges popularity where he is best
known.-Norhfeld News.
OUR readers are hereby instructed in
this way to mind their "Ps -: Per-
sons who patronize papers should pay
promptly, for the pecuniary prospects
of the press have peculiar power in
pushing forward public prosperity. If
the printer is paid promptly, and his
pocket-book kept plethoric by prompt
paying patrons, he puts his pen to his
paper in peace; his paragraphs are
more pointed; he paints his pictures of
passing events in more pleasing col
ors, and the perusal of his paper is
a pleasure to the people. Paste this
piece of proverbial philosophy in some
place where all persons can perceive it."
. THE Woodstock Standard says: "The
prospect is that a goodly number of
county statesmen are to try their hand
at constructing a railroad commission
bill that shall cure all the grievances,
real or fancied, that have troubled the
people or the railroads of the state;
but there is one plain and unobstructed
path for the railroad committees of the
two houses to follow, which is to grind
up all the grist brought to them and
out of the mass evolve bill word for
word, except the change of locality,
after the Massachusetts law. This has
borne the test of time and practice, and
under a properly constituted board finds
favor with the railroads and the people.