The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-08-18

eide by deliberately feasting upon fly
poison. But lol that also was adulter-
ated and the fly waxed fat upon his
new diet of bogus poison. Our CoHn-
try Home.
THE Troy Times says of the oleomar-
garine law: "The taxes to be levied
are very light, and there is reason to
doubt whether they will check produc-
ton of, and traffic in, the stuff to any
great extent Hotel and restaurant
Keepers, caterers for steamboats, and
proprietors of boarding-houses can still
buy it, serve it to their patrons as gen.
nine butter and incur no penalty. And
it is right here that the cheat is most
extensively practiced. The export trade,
too, is very large. There will be GER
tain diminution of profit in the bust
ness, no doubt, but the gains are likely
to continue sufficient for all practical
purposes. The manufacturers could
have stood tax of eight or ten cents
per pound, and still have realized bet
ter balances than the dairy farmer Or
dinarily does for his product"
THE New York Tribune records a
variety of curious incidents in its report
of the fresh air fund. To party of
children who were sent to Adams, n
Y, the hens and chickens seemed OBJ
iects of great interest, the children
never having seen them before. They
invariably called them birds, to the
great amusement of their hosts. The
cows also confused their geological
ideas, and their only name for them
was &" big goats" and one wee girl was
amazed beyond description at seeing a
lve hen. She said she had seen hens
at the market, but they did not have
feathers on them. A quiet-mannered,
handed over to her host, asked with
undisguised anxiety whether the peo-
pie she was going to drank beer. On
being assured that they did not, her
courage returned and she went off
happily.
TEMPERANCE progress depends upon
the discreetness and fidelity of the Off
GERS of the law, and they should be the
most distinguished in temperance
practice. There should be no question
upon either point. An Incorporate
man should not be elected to office, fol-
two important reasons on account of
his sympathies and of his example
Though he may proclaim for temper
ance, he does not believe in it to the
extent of practice, hence is unsound
and unsafe. A man should not be sci
to governing others who cannot first
control himself. Theories are well, but
practice is the foundation of character
and temperance in all things is the an
| Choir that holds. Age may ripen into
beauty but the last days of the drunk
ard, rich or poor, statesman or fisher
man, are alike deplorable. Look around
you, examine and see who you are vot
ing for. Since you commenced voting
some of your candidates may have
! become better and some worse. The
fathers cannot be forgiven for bestow
ing their sutfrages upon Incorporate
men; if for no other reason than tn,
evil influence it will exert upon theil
children, and the higher the Office thu
more damaging will the influence be
1t does little good to instill into theil
| HlluuS lHe liupollduCc VI lelliuS wv
truth, and prevaricate at every breath
The boys in school, being taught thu
evil effects of alcohol, should not bt
given to understand, after all, that thu
highest official positions are to be OBJ
tanned through the Incorporate use o
the same article. Do not teach thin!
to be wrong and bestow the highes
honors upon the wrong-doer. Be con
sistent if you would see the curse of in
temperance removed: "vote as yo
pray. st. Adams Messenger.