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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-16
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My Mothers Hands.

Such beautiful, beautiful hands
They're neither white nor small;
And you, I know, would scarcely think
Them beautiful at ALL
I've looked on hands whose form and hue
sculptors dream might be,
Yet are these aged, wrinkled hands
Most beautiful to me.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands,
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on,
That children might be glad
almost weep as, looking back
To childhood's distant day,
think how these hands rested not,
When mine were at their play.
But oh beyond this shadow land,
Where all is bright and fair,
know full well those dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear
Where crystal streams through endless time
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again
I'll clasp my mothers hands.
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Cbe Suloiers' Budget.
Pensions Granted.

TO Isaac II. Elliot, Waterbury, S4 a
bnth and 81 ,13S arrears; William Nc
bnnell, Moretown, 81 month and
IS arrears; Clarissa E. Shepard, Fair
hven, S12 month and 1886 arrears;
Evi B. Goddard, Gaysville, an increase
bm IS to $40 a month and $500 ar
hrs; Franklin Hoyt, Montpelier, an
crease from IS to $16 a month; julius
|. Whitcomb of the Seventh Vermont
bgiment, East Princeton, Mass, "a
month and S4SS arrears; Captain
oses Mcfarland, Waterville, $40 a
bnth and S2,400 arrears.
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OLD DIR. JOHNSON was benefactor.
Seventy-fve years ago he invented
what is now called Johnsoa's Anodyne
Liniment, the wonderful success OF
which in the cure of diseases of the
head, throat and lungs is truly astonish-
ing. No family should be'without it.
THOUSANDS of dollars might be an
nually saved to farmers if they would
give freely of Sheridan's Capaly Con-
dition Po,oderS to their horses, cattle
sheep, hogs and fowl. They prevent
disease and promote the growth. We
said Sheridan's. Those put up in larg,
packs are utterly worthless.
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Pension Appeals.

Pension appeals are so long delayed
that congress is devising some way to
hasten action in such cases. Senator
Edmunds favors the appointment of
not exceeding seven special assistants
to the secretary of the interior for the
consideration of such cases at a COM
pensation not exceeding SO day for
period not exceeding twelve months.
The following letter from the secretary
of the interior, which was read in the
senate recently, shows a state of affairs
that require immediate action
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, May 26, 1886
Sri am in receipt of your letter of the
oath instant requesting to be informed Of
the present total number of pension appeals
before the secretary of the interior, and
when the appeal in the case OF Adrian I.
Woodward late surgeon Of the Fourteenth
Vermont Volunteers, will be reached in its
order for consideration, and how long it
has been pending. | have the honor to
state in reply that during the year 1885 there
were twenty-six hundred twenty-one ap-
peals filed. About six hundred of these
have been disposed of, and those appealed
in March, 1888, are now being considered.
The appeal in Mr.. Woodward's case was
filed on the 9th of May, 1885, and there are
about four hundred cases ahead of his on
the docket; approximately, it will there.
fore be at least three months before his case
will be reached in its order. | will state
further that there have been appealed dur
ing this year up to the present date some
thing over twelve hundred cases, making n
total of over three thousand claims pending
on appeal before the department.
l.. q. q. LAMAR, Secretary,
Hon. GEORGE f. EDMUNDs,
United States Senate,
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GONE nail drives out another is a
French saying that finds exemplihcation
in the way one disease will substitute
itself for another and graver one in
very many cases. Liver disease, for
instance, will soon induce blood dis
orders, throat ailments, skin affections
and eventually, because of impoyer-
ished blood, consumption itself, unless
indeed it be treated in its incipiency
and early progress by DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" which
acts as a specific in these ailments, ac-
complishing rapid cure by its power
full Alternative action upon the great
organs of the body.
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TIRED, LANGUID, DULL, exactly ex.
presses the condition of thousands of
people at this season. The Oppressive
effect of warm weather, and the weak
condition of the body, can only be cor
rected by the use of reliable tonic
and blood purifier like Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Why suffer longer when a
remedy is so close at hand2 Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla now. 1t will give
you untold wealth in health, strength
and energy.
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An Interesting Hearing.

Lieutenant Kilborn Day of East
Bethel, an officer in Company f, Eighth
Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, who
had been receiving a pension of S17 a
month for several years up to Decem-
Der 4, 1885, on account of hernia, had a
hearing at L. j. Deavitt's Office in
Montpelier last week before Homer
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WHERE coal is used in the parlor,
etc., the ashes, if wet gently, will not
fly. Even where this is not done if
care be taken to tip the shovel con-
tanning ashes very carefully into the
scuttle, or a cloth is held over it when
this is done, very little escapes.
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For Sale.

The Jonathan Woodbury. Farm in Moretown, six
sale Said farm contains lao acres and has kept
during the past three years seventeen mead OF cat
farms in the Jones Brook region. There Is also a
sugar orchard of four hundred trees on SAID farm
the farm, Apply to HEATH WILLARD Mont
naliAr
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TAKE your part with the perfect and
abstract right, and trust to God to see
that it shall prove the experimentation
dell PkilltpS.
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The Most Nourishing,
The Most PaIatabIe,
The Most Economical
OF All PREPARED Foods.

Sold by Druggists-25c., Soc, $1.O0.
B8"A An interesting pamphlet entitled
" Medical Opinions on the Nutrition of In
fants and Invalids," free on application,
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, VT.
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1t has been the positive means of saving
many lives, having been successful in hun
dreds of cases where other prepared foods
failed.
Its basis is SUGAR OF MILK, the most i'm
portant element of mothers milk. 1t con-
tains no unchanged starch and no Cane
Sugar, and therefore does not cause sour
stomach, irritation, or irregular bowels.
For Infants, deprived Of mothers milk,
or when weaving, it is unequaled.
For Invalids, either in chronic or acute
diseases, it restores digestion, and builds up
the strength 1t is
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
NoMINATED.

A ssit OE n Breeze That Blew
Through tsae Hail when it Came
ia Judges.
When it came time to nominate three
Judges to the supreme bench there was
about the first difference of opinion of the
dav. There were illusions to the tax title
decisions by the present judges, and appeals
to carry out the call for the convention to
the letter were mingled with eulOgies of
the incumbents and denunciatiOns of the
laws upon the statute books. The discus
sion came III this wise: Mr.. WelieS of
Fillmore county, called the attention of the
convention to the fact that the Republicans
had followed the example of the Demo-
cracy in throwing the Judiciary out of state
politics. This he believed was right, and
in view of the precedent and custom of the
district judge elections he offered resolu
ton which read:
Whereas. The Democratic party is desirous
of maintaining the perfect freedom Of the
judiciary, and for that purpose to removs the
selection of judges as far as possible from
party strife,
Resolved, That we recommend the re-elec-
tion OF the judges Of the supreme court
whose terms OF Office are now about ex-
piring.
No sooner was che resolution read than
A De Lacy Wood. of Sauk Rapids, arose
and objected, on general principles, to its
passage. Hon. Mort 5. Wilkinson was
OF the same mind. Mr. Wilkinson said
that personally he had high respect for the
present judges. he knew them well. but
to pass the resolution would be tn hang a
milestone about TIE neck of the party. He
al sEakca To e.i;;a"a; lawyers abUas these
.gdgrs ai,i .Aeg : c..aeI w1l his poSiti H.
J.ha t&a.ii5.e d.'r nn va referred Ia ii
-....e ssrns~ siii ,i< & i..,.f,S 'yi.rf .n..t I'd
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
MUSICAL NUNEBE RS.
How the Band Conducted Itself in
ard About the Convention.

How the Band Conducted Itself in
ard About the Convention.
The band was very important and con-
spicuous feature of the day. 1t came early.
played long and often and remained until
the nominations were all made and the
convention brought to happy termination.
The band as an organization was grand
success, musically, artistically and other
WISE It numbered some fifty odd per-
formers, and was composed OF the members
of the Danz band of Minneapolis and
Seibert's band of st. Paul. They pooled
their notes and out of the pool came har-
mony and music. Their performances were
frequently appIauded and elected no end of
kindly and deserving expressions from the
many who heard their music.
EARLY IN THE MORNING
the musicians, clad in their gaudy and
striking uniforms, began their long labOrs.
They were stationed at the Union depot.
In the recesses Of the wavy arches of that
institution they stood and played soul in
spring airs and good old Democratic melo-
dies while the delegations from the various
portions of the state got off their trains and
marched through the station. Their music
was strong and vigorous and the sound
echoed and re-echoed through the building.
Not few Of the scores of early arrivals
wondered at the musical reception which
was rendered them, while the delegates,
knowing that the music was in their honor,
telt tribe larger and stepped trifie longer
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
JrooE LARS M.RAN0.

Judges and attributing the fault to the legis
lature, rather than the judges. He believed
in the passage of the resolution. d. B.
johnson did not blame the judges, but he
did blame the lawmakers. He spoke in
favor of the resolution. Mr. Wilkinson re-
newed his motion to table the resolution.
He said if the decision in the tax title case
was held by the convention TO be in accord
ance with the law. then the convention
must condemn Judge Berry. who had dis
sented from his brothers of the bench. He
would rather lay aside the resolution and
make no nomination than indOrse these
men. The motion to lay on the table was
carried by a rather close viva vCce vote.
Mayor Rice, of st. Paul, moved that no
nominations for supreme court Judges be
made, and this motion prevailed by large
majority. Mr.. Murray, of Ramsey,
moved that the chair be authorized to name
a state central committee, and the motion
prevailed without dissenting voice. I'm
mediately thereafter the convention ad-
iOuTned
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15

and Judge Vanderberg he called the idol of
Hennepin county, who knew all the citi-
zens, and whose actions in the celebrated
bond case had placed him high in the
estimation of the people. None of the
judges were strong partzans, and one at
least was a Democrat, if anything. He
believed that the platform adopted would
warn the judges of their position. and indi-
cate to them the feeling of the Democrats
of the state.
c. L. Locke spoke briefly, saying that it
was rule of workingmen's organizations
that if they had bad law they lived up to
to il until it could be changed. This might
be the case with the state laws. The work
ingmen would have no feeling against
Judges who interpreted bad law, even if
it did injustice to the workingman and
robbed him of his home. Judge Rand
agreed with Mr.. Ankeny, eulogizing she
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15

The committee intimated that ii Mr.. Flint
had any documentary evidence to produce
it would be considered, but there was no
time for speech making. j. j. Thornton
appeared on behalf of himself ana y. X.
Holmes, of Madelia, claiming to be the
regular delegation from Watonwan county.
Mr.. Holmes was not present. Messrs.
Bisbee and Weston appeared. claiming to
be the regular delegation. The trouble arose
over a misunderstanding as to who was
the authorized chairman of the county CEN
tral committee. Each delegation submitted
papers signed by persons claiming TO be the
legal chairman of that county. MI. morn
ton argued his own case and submitted
newspaper clippings and af1idavits in sup
port of his claim. The only point at issue
was the legality of the conventions which
elected the delegatons-which was the
proper and legal one under the call OF the
regular county committee. MI Thornton
charged that Mr.. Weston. one of the other
delegation, had been delegate to several
Republican conventions, and he asked That
no such injustice be done him as to exclude
Democrat and admit a Republican. He
said he had led the forlorn hope for years.
and 1t would be an outrage to seat weston
in Democratic convention. Bisbee and
w eSUOn SIMPLY clalmeu 10 nave cIeueH-
tials signed by the regular Demo
cratic executive committee of Waton-
wan county, and the committee
on credentials decided that they were en-
titled to the seats. Mr. Thornton retireG
in disgust. He said, though, that the COM
mittee might unjustly deprive him of his
rights, but it could not prevent him from
voting the Democratic ticket. The dis
senters from Dakota county made no ap-
pearance before the committee, and their
case-if they ever had any-went by de-
fault. The NOrrsh delegation was seated
without protest. DonnellY, it was eX-
pected, would make an effort to make
trouble, and it was surprise that he did
not show mp. If he had done so the COM
mittee on credentials would have had a
warm time of it and there might have been
difficulty in getting through the work.
There were two other unimportant contests
from Pine and ChisagO counties, which
were settled without difficulty. The Ses-
sion of the committee, while tedious and
slow, was not marked by any startling
features
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
MAKING A PLATFORM.
Seme Interesting Debate on the Res
oIutiOn in the Committee Room.

S9me Interesting Debate Oh the NJ eSs
oIntiOn in the Committee Room.
Just prior to leaving the convention hall
at the morning session. Hon. E. W. Durant
asked the committee from the Trades and
Labor assembly, the Farmers alliance and
the knights of Labor, to appear before the
committee on resolutions and lay before it
any matters which the joint committee
might choose. On leaving the room, Mr..
McGOughey met Mr.. Durant in the cOrri-
dor and there was an explanation of the in
cident of the morning session. Mr.. Nc
Goughey said he had not desired to make
speech or to discuss the resolutions. He
simply wanted to state to the Democracy Of
the state, as represented by delegates from
every county. just whom he represented
and from whence the resolutions came.
Mr.. Durant said that there had been no de-
sire to shut out the wOrkingman from q
hearing, but there had been msunder-
standing of the purposes of Col. Glenn in
insisting on the introduction of the reSOlu-
tion at that time. Mr. McGaughey said he
simply wanted to have the convention I'M
derStand where the resolution came from,
therefore he had desired to have them read.
Mr. Durant invited Mr.. McGaughey to
meet the committee at its rooms in the
Ryan. The resolutions, however. of the
joint committee, passed at the meeting on
Sept. 1. were not produced, for Mr.. Nc
Gaughey did not appear. series OF reso-
lutiOns had been drawn on Monday night,
but when the committee met to adopt them
there were many amendments made. There
was too, a deal of interesting debate
ever some of the planks in the plat
form. Over the tariff plank, Col. Crooks
made leng ihy talk. He said that if it
were appropriate he would even go so far
as to indOrSe in the resolutions those Re-
publicans of Minnesota who had voted in
congress for a consideration of the tariff
revision bill. He believed also in con-
demning the course of those Democrats
who had voted against it. James e. Blaine
had said in a recent speech that all the
Republicans who favored the reduction
were two or three Republicans from Mime
sofa and one from New York. If Blaine
said that he was either a fool or he lied
''He lied" said Judge BrSbin.
Col Crooks, continuing, said he wanted
to condemn the course of those Democrats
who went into congress on tariff questions
and joined the Republicans in trying to de-
feat the will of the people. Randall
couldn't get there if it wasn't for that"
said member of the committee. Then
l wish to God he wasn't there" said Col.
Crooks.
The consideration Of the planks of the
platform took up the time of the COM
mittee for three hours, or more, 10 less
than a dozen changes being made in
the original draft
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
WORK OF THE USHERS.
The Committee ON Credentials, Act
ing in shis Capacity. Find Seats
C.

The Committee ON Credentials, Act
ing in his Capacity. Find Seats
for the Delegates.
The committee on credentials had big
Job Oh their hands, it being 2:45 o'clock
when they announced the completion Of
their labOrs. They met upon the platform
in the hall. and the table under which they
placed their brawny legs was not large
enough to hold the mass of papers sub
mitted for their consideration. The creden-
tiais were generally written on large sheets
of fOOlScap paper, making bulk
of most formidable proportions.
The committee had most la
borious task sFhey had to make up a
complete list from the credentials before
them, and it was slow and mOnotonouS
The delegates began to come in before they
had finished their work. and shortly after 2
o'clock were pretty generally in their seats.
They were disposed to accept the situation
in good-natured spirit and did not show
signs of restlessneSs. The band broke in
and attempted to make it interesting, but
succeeded in worrying the committee on
credentials more than anything else. They
started off again to play another tune and
were suppressed by Mr.. Kelly in order that
the committee might have fair chance.
There were contesting delegations from
Ramsey, Watonwan, Dakota, Pine and
Chisago counties. The committee was dis
posed to expedite business as far as possible
and contestants were not allowed much
time to make their statements. George j.
Flint appeared in behalf of the Fuller fac
ton from Ramsey county. He presented
no affidavits but went on to make state
ment in regard to the primaries, charging
fraud and intimidation. and alleging that
they had not been allowed chance to pre-
sent their grievances and CLAIMS Mr.. Flint
was disposed to go into an extended history
of the controversy in Ramsey county. Civ
in details of what had occurred at the pri-
malies and in the convention. but the com
nittee declined to have its tine So taken
mn and The casa was closed peremptUriy.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
Glenn to be ON the Committee.

Mr.. Kelly was seen at the Ryan last
night and, regarding the putting through of
the motion authorizing the chairman of the
convention to appoint state central COM
mittee. without opposition, he said:
There was to be no fight made on that
point. That was understood before the con-
vention was called"
'Will Glenn be made member of the CEN
tral committee?"
''Yes, he undoubtedly will"
'Will he be made chairman of the CAM
paign executive committee2"
''He probably WILL 1t all lies with the
nominee fol governor. There wouldn't have
been any trouble anyhow and we would not
have objected to McGauehey's speaking in
the temporary organization, but we had an
iiea that nonnelly wanted to speak under his
wing we wouldn't have IT.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
rHE TICKET COMPLETED.

six Lower Places on the Ticket
FILLED with Men Tried aud True.
The nominations for those places on the
ticket below the governor were made by ac-
clamation and with nearly as great unan-
unity as had that for the chief executive.
In all the nominating speeches there were
expressions eulogistic of the candidates, and
all were brief The first name suggested
for the second place was that OF Hon.
John Frank. of Mower county. His name
was presented by Delegate Larabee, who
introduced him as a man who numbered
among his friends hundreds and hundreds
Of farmers and man in whom the skilled
and unskilled labOrer had a protector. The
domination was seconded by Hon. Mort
). Wilkinson. who alluded to Mr.
Franks record as soldier, and
Mr.. Frank was nominated by
acclamation. Mr.. O'Leary, of Avoca,
nominated for secretary of state Luther
Yeager. of Ramsey county. This was
seconded bv Judge Lars NJ. Rand, of Min
neapoliS. and the nomination was made by
acclamation. For state auditor DIR. Kill
vingtOn, of Minneapolis, placed the name
of a. G. Lundberg, of st. Louis county, be-
fore the convention. The name of B. Vos-
berg. of StearnS county, was presented for
this position but was withdrawn by Mr..
Barnum, Of Stearns and Mr.. Lundberg was
unanimously nominated. For state treas
urer W. p. Murray nominated Hon. Henry
Poehler, OF Sibley county. and by rising
vote the nomination was made, while cheers
from the entire floor OF the house went up.
Two names for the attorney generalship
were before the convention, those of John
W. Willis. of st. Paul, which was presented
by A. DeLacy Wood, of Sauk Rapids. and
John II. Ives, presented by Byron CASTOR
of Polk county. The nomination of Mr..
Ives was seconded. and he was
placed on the ticket by acclamation.
For clerk of the supreme court delegation
from FreebOrn named George I. Gardner,
of Freeborn county DR.. S. 5. KilvingtOn,
of Minneapolis. nominated NJ. b.
Donohue. of Bird Island. A member from
Carleton county nominated Charles NJ.
Parker. OF Duluth. Hon. W. z. Murray
spoke in favor of Mr.. DOnOhue. He said
he was one of the truest Democrats in the
state, as he could testify from long ac-
0uaintance. Mr. DOnOhue'S nomination
was seconded by several delegates. Mr..
Gardner's nomination was also seconded by
delegates from FreebOrn and WinOna cOun-
ties. Hon. Mort S. Wilkinson seconded
the nomination of Mr. Gardner. saying that
his nomination would be a great help to
Judge Wilson, of WinOna, in his congress
sonal fight. Dir. KilvingtOn then with
drew the name OF Mr. DOnOhue and the
nomination of Mr.. Gardner was declared
unanimous.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-15
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION.

Hundreds Shake Hands with the
Candidate for Governor.
Fifteen minutes after the convention ad-
journed DOC" Ames, as everybody was
calling him, Notwithstanding the new honor
he had so recently had put upon him, stood
in the rotunda of the Merchants hotel.
He had been on his way to the
union depot and dropped in for
a moment. on private business. 1t proved
to be a regular reception, with hand-shak-
ings and congratulations. 1t was with diff
ficulty that one could make his way across
the rotunda. so great was the crowd. The
candidate of an hour was constantly be-
sieged by these who wanted to shake his
hand. and he shook with all.
II never saw 81 many Democrats in Mfnue-