The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-11-27
Press Notes.

EMILIO CAsTELLAR's prediction that
all the thrones of Europe will be crum-
bled in the dust inside of fifty years is
probably born of the hope that springs
eternal in this eminent republicans
breast. Nevertheless, he probably
isn't far out of the way. Royalty and
all its trappings are getting played
out.-Boston Herald
Mr.. BoTEs, the democratic governor
elect of Iowa, says it was the prohbi-
ton issue and the transportation ques-
ton which gave him his election. 1t
is rather singular that Mr.. Boies SAYS
nothing of the claim of the east
ern democrats that it is "tarff re-
form " which in one short year has
wrought a complete political revolu-
| ton. -BrdttleborO Ph0eaiC.
You can get the throne of Hawaii
for trihe of 100000, perhaps less if
you pay cash down. The throne is in
good condition. having been recently
| upholstered with the best curled hair.
The crown and the scepter, both as
| good as new, will be thrown in, as King
| Kalakaua would like to 90 out of the
/ king business if somebody will make it
worth while for him TO withdraw. AT
| least the Hawaiian dicky birds say sO.--
NeU York Tribune.
VERMONT is hoping that the colonists
| already procured will prove the van
| guard of many more. The people are
much liked in the West. where they
have settled in large numbers. They
become Americauized quickly, and
| easily assimilate the language and man.
ners of their adopted country. The
climate of New England is not unlike
/ that of their native country There is
/ much good land in Vermont, and if the
Swedes can secure some of this, and
come in large enough numbers to be
justly called colonists, the chance of
their remaining would seem to be
good.-NdSbld Telegraph.
EX-MINIsTER PHELPS struck out a
very suggestive opening of thought in
his remark at the New York chamber
of commerce banquet last night, speak
ing of the prime importance of men in
/ government rather than measure:
" Better a hundred times an honest
and capable administration of an
erroneous policy than a corrupt and in
capable administration of good one"
This wei4hty saying of Mr.. Phelps
will 90 ringing down the grooves of
progress many day. What we want
most is good men, character in high re-
sponsibility-and then to leave them
with the responsibility, not divide it,
Boston Transcript.
TAKE the postmastership in country
village. 1t is an important post, but
it is generally held by storekeeper, to
whom custom is drawn by the appoint
ment. Here are six storekeepers in
place, all working to get the benefit of
the extra trading that goes to the post
master. The man who gets the APP
pointment works hard for the congress-
man who secured it for him, but the
five other men are disappointed, and
either neglect to vote for the party at
the next election or vote for the oppo-
site side. Where one vote is secured
for the distribution of patronage
three-yes, five-votes are driven
away.-Chamcey NJ DepeC.
CHICAGO says to st. Louis: " am
York: " | am the metropolis" Chicago
claims everything except that she is on
the seaboard, and | am surprised that
her modesty prevents her from claim
ing that. She reminds me of the
Chicago man who was guest at the
Eagle Hotel in Poughkeepsie. After
the dinner was over he said: What
have you got for dessert?" The waiter
said: " Pie" " What kind?" " Mince,
apple, lemon, custard and pumpkin"
WELL said the Chicago man, g bring
me mince, lemon, apple and pumpkin"
The waiter said: " What in thunder is
the matter with the custard?" Chaun-
cey VI. DepeO.
81 HAVE just been up in Vermont"
said treasury clerk yesterday. 1.-The
natives have lost none of their cute
ness. The town where | was stopping
has about 4, 800 inhabitants. One of
the selectmen runs hardware store,
and two weeks ago his dog was bitten
by a neighbours dog. 1t was small
enough matter, but see what happened.
First he had the neighbours dog killed;
then he raised the cry that the dog had
been mad, and had bitten other dogs.
The selectmen met and ordered that
every dog should be muzzled for forty
DAYS, and the thrifty hardware man
sold nearly two hundred muzzles at 81
apiece. Staid old family dogs travel
around town with leather thongs around
their Jaws which never closed on any
thing more human than a beef bone. |
saw one big mastiff that had worked
his muzzie off and was carrying it
around in his mouth. Washington
Post.
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