The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-21

THIS seems to be about the proper
time for Boulanger to hold coroner's
inquest on Observation-Disclosures In
quirer.
MURAT HALsTEAD has suffered
greatly himself, and his chief mission
now is to relieve Payne.-HutcbinSon
(Kan.) Ners.
THERE isn't much doubt that some
of the emperors who are kissing each
other now will be kicking each other
before the year is out.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
IT is strange that somebody did not
offer Sitting Bull dollar to sign the
Sioux bill. That's what the old ruflian
usually gets for his autograph.-Minne-
dpOliS Journal
THE Emperor William smokes poor
cigars and drinks four kinds of wine.
What a head the German government
must have in the morning!-Ne,C Or
leans Picoy,me.
PERHAPS in her disappointment over
the worlds fair business Chicago may
secede from the Union. The drops of
perspiraton on her brow are as big as
marbles. -NeC York Herald.
IT is estimated that the Paris exposi
ton this year has caused nearly $780,
600 900 of American money to be
dropped in Europe. American enter
prise should be able to recover it all in
1892 Indianapolis Journal.
KENTUCKY. God bless her" is the
way Mr.. Watterson begins an editorial
on the recent election but the in
/ 4 "a, Oh hot
God isn't disposed to do anything of
the kind.-.St Louis Globe Democrat.
LORD SALISBURY announces, with
characteristic precision, that England's
policy in Egypt will not be altered a
hairs breadth. That is to say, the
British army will remain for the pur-
pose of occasional massacre.-NeU
York Tribune.
PRESIDENT HARRISON had quite a
reception at Boston, although the Hubs
most illustrious citizens were absent
Mr.. Sullivan was in Mississippi on bust
ness of importance with Governor
Lowry, and Mr.. Kelly was getting beaten
in a game of base ball at Indianapolis. -
Chicago Herald
"SUNsET" Cox has returned from
the Northwest, and declares that moth
ing can prevent the new state of Wash
ington from going democratic. People
who had imagined that Mr.. CoX's
powers as a humorist were declining
will 10 treasured by this circumstance.
IT, -BGstOn Journal.
THE Montana wool clip this year is
5000 900 pounds, and it commands
several cents more per pound than last
year. As this increase is generally at
tributed to the collapse of the Cleveland
free wool raid, it would be odd if it did
not affect the vote of Montana at the
approaching election.-BoSton Journal.
WILLIAM STEINwAY, the great piano
maker, says " take no stock in this
talk about our protective tariff prevent
ing foreign nations from sending goods
to our exhibition. In 1876 we had a
protective tariff higher than the tariff
we have now. 1t did not keep foreign
nations away then, and it will not in
1892"
THE next speaker of the house OF
representatives will probably be either
. Mr. Mckinley of Ohio or Mr.. Reed OF
,, Maine. 1t will be interesting to see
whether the state of Maine has as much
influence as formerly in the affairs OF
.. the republican party. If so, the mex
! session of Congress may prove to bt
! full of life.-NetO York Herald.
THAT honesty is the best policy in in
ternational trade as in other things is
indicated by the fact that Chinese eX'
ports of straw braid fell off more thar
ten million pounds, or almost exactly
, one-half, last year, because some of the
a over-shrewd native dealers adopted the
+ practice of filling the middle of the
> bales with worthless braid.-BoSto'
Journal.
| CHICAGO is going right ahead will
5 her preparations for the worlds fair o
, 1892, and New York is following ne
4 example. We commend to the atten
} ton of both these cities the resolutions
adopted by the commercial exchanges
and citizens of Baltimore, derlarinl
= that the exposition is beyond the mag
6 ! nitude and dignity of private corpor