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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21
Vermont Bar Association.

The Vermont Bar Association held its
annual meeting at the court house on Tues
day evening. The following were admitted
to the association: w. l.. -Quimby, st.
DON Barre; w. A. Lord, Montpelier; Frank
l.. Fish, Vergennes; II. ID. White, Rutland:
w. IL. Preston, Fair Haven; f. q. Archi-
bald, Manchester; j. A. Brown, Burlington.
The address by the president, Hon. James
X. Batcheder of Arlington, on "The system
of Trial by Jury" was strong and clear
defense of the jury system. No adequate
substitute had been proposed, The settle
ment Of causes by referee was the substitu-
ton of one man or three men for twelve,
without any of the restraints against errors
OF fact or law that existed in the jury
system, and il twelve come to one conclu-
sion in a matter it is quite likely to be a
right conclusion.
j. Ii. Mimms, Esq, OF st. Adams, read
highly interesting and appreciative
"Sketch of the Life and Times of Homer
E. Royce" and was followed by Judge
Taft in paper on Stephen Jacobs of Wind
sor, one of the early judges of the supreme
court. he was one of the commissioners
that settled the claims of New York when
Vermont became free and sovereign state,
and was the first district attorney of the
new state, his career as judge Of course
| coming later. He was party to a famous
lawsuit of that time involving the rights of
| slaves, and was succeeded on the bench by
| lHeODHlluS Vi Dlll Vi Sdle
fame. After the conclusion of Judge Taft's
| paper, the meeting adjourned for the annual
| banquet
The banquet was at the Exchange hotel,
and it began at about half-past eight o'clock.
Mr.. Batchelder presided at the post-pran-
dial exercises, which included a speech by
Judge Thompson, in which he strongly sus-
tanned Mr.. Batchelder's views on the jury
| system. Judge Thompson speech was in
| pleasant vein and was warmly applauded.
Hiram A. Huse followed in brief but Just
and appropriate eulogy of Ex-Governor Paul
Dillingham;.
George II. Harmon of Bennington and
Daniel Roberts of Burlington, patrarchs OF
the profession, INDUCED in pleasant remi.
niscences of the bar and bench of Vermont
Hiram Atkins of the Argus and Patriot was
called up to speak for the press. The gem
of the evening was the speech OF e. b
Flynn of st. Adams for the new members
His wit and humor, his apt illusions and
pat stories, convulsed his auditors. Brie
land and G. NJ. Wilds of Middlebury, tn,
latter speaking against delays in trials O
cases. Judge Darling of Bennington sug
gested the wisdom of a hospital instead o
the workhouse for the victims of intemper
ance. Elk Governor Farnham of Bradford
w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, Secretary o
State Brownell of Burlington, and Mr.
Hayes of New York city, spoke feicitously
One hundred and five members of the ba
gathered around the tables, the largest mum
Der in the history of the association. Presi
dent Batchelder presided very happily, anC
at midnight the festivities closed with TIN
singing of "Auld Lang S me-" under tn
veteran leadership of Mr.. Roberts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21
Washington County Court.
Hon. HENRY r. START, Presiding Judge.
Hon. H. w. LYFoRD, aso;o,,ot 1,5oos
Hon. L. H. LANCE, H00'0'"' '""Se''
NJ. K. SMILE, Clerk.

Hon. HENRY r. START, Presiding Judge.
HON HON 4 T. H ~ L LsrDhD' assistant Judges
NJ. K. SMILE, Clerk.
f. w. HOWE, Sheriff.
FED. S. STANTON, States attorney.
JOHN III. MIMMs, Reporter.
The court was in session on Thursday of
last week. In the case of James S. Macke
& Co. u.s. Cable & Cassie, to recover $50
for labor performed on a monumental spire,
Judgment for the So was given in favor of
the plaintiffs. In the Wilder divorce case
the divorce was granted on the ground of
intolerabe severity.
Saturday afternoon the grand jury re-
ported thirty more true bills, making
a total of about fifty. About twenty infor-
nations also have been fled by the states
attorney. Among the indictments are the
following: S. S. Ballard, for impeding of
ficers while making liquor seizure at the
Wells River freight station in Barre; bail,
500, furnished. w. A. Briggs and G. Def.
Bancroft, for injuring buildings of Joseph
the evening of July 3; bail, $500 each, fur
nished Clark b. Roberts, for keeping a
nuisance and selling liquor; bail, 81 800,
furnished by f. NJ. Irish. Horace e. Bliss,
for selling liquor and keeping nuisance
in Montpelier; bail, $500, furnished Charles
Wade, keeping a house Of ill-fame; bail.
$500, furnished. John Evans, for selling
liquor and keeping nuisance; bail, 5000
Ebert o. Levanway, for assault with ill.,
tent to kill; bail, 81 900. James Lynch. sell
ing liquor and keeping nuisance: bail,
$500. Langdon j. Davis, for selling liquor;
bail, $500. Bernard A. McKenna, for keep
ing a nuisance; bail, $500. Timothy Lynch,
for keeping nuisance; bail, $500. j. A.
Locklin, for selling liquor and keeping a
nuisance; bail 81, 800. Charles Howe, for lar
ceny John Chimney for keeping nuisance;
bail, $500 James ii. Kelley for larceny. Clin-
ton Town, for keeping a nuisance; bail, $500.
Peter G. Dewey, for keeping a nuisance;
bail, $500. James M. VanDusen, for sell
ing liquor; bail, 5000. Frederick M. Col
Inns, for keeping a nuisance; bail, $500,
William Reed, for selling liquor and keep
ing a nuisance; bail, $500, furnished by f,
r.. Stevens. Elmira II. Fisher, for selling
liquor aud keeping nuisance; BAIL 5000
furnished by w. A. Lord and j. III. Senter
Edwin NJ. House, for selling liquor. Dan
Boyce, for selling liquor and keeping a nui.
sance. Charles Spaulding for keeping q
nuisance and selling liquor. Larry Nc.
Mahon, for keeping nuisance and selling
liquor. John j. Eagan, for assault and bat
terry. Charles Nichols and others, for q
breach of the peace. Walter Shorey, foI
larceny. l.. j. Holden, for rape. Henry
W. Wheat, for rape. Larry Mcmahon has
left town and his whereabouts is un.
known.
The court adjourned on Monday on &C
count of the session Of the supreme court
and 1t will assemble again November 10.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21
Gaattbman 4 SournaI.
Notice.

Divers and sundry bills have recently
been sent to subscribers. We have not in
Cured the expense of sending out these
bills as sort of autumn diversion. SO do
not lay them away to repose till an attor-
ney's sharp summons arouses them from
their slumber, and enlarges the amount by
adding legal costs. We want the money,
and we want it now. THE PUBLISHERS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

A VERY sensible and practicable plan
of cooperation has been adopted by an
organization known as the Northwest
ern farmers Protective Association,
which has over eight hundred members
in Minnesota and North Dakota, with
headquarters at Grand Forks, n. D..
The association has elected an agent,
who will have an office at Duluth,
where he will receive all the grain of
the members, and either sell it there or
ship it to English markets. 1t is pro-
posed to send out better quality of
grain than has been sent by buyers
heretofore, these buyers having mixed
the best with inferior grades. The
association has already a number of
elevators at Duluth, and it is expected
that from 3 900 900 to 5000 900 bushels
of wheat will be handled by the agent
this year. The agent has given bond
for large amount, and will be held to
strict responsibility for faithful work.
There will be no difficulty whatever in
carrying out the plan if the railroads
do not unduly favor the speculative
buyers. The members of the associa-
ton should receive the full worth OF
their wheat, minus the expense OF
transportation and running the Duluth
office and elevators.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

was untrue and we "would do well to
retract" we could have more directly
addressed ourselves to the task of maxi
ing the amende honorable. eve employ
this foreign phrase in order to adapt
our discourse to our contemporaries
comprehension, since he affects various
tongues, excepting always the " United
States.") AS to the first, NUNS the
word " may still be his watchword and
express his most prudent policy; but
respecting this and the remaining four,
con temperament records may be in
voked, if the truth of history" is Sc
riously questioned.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

THERE is difference of opinion be-
tween the president and the United
States courts as to the very important
question of disposing of Cinnamon who
come to this country from Canada. In
the case of two Cinnamon who were ar
rested at St. Adams, Judge Wheeler of
the district court decided that the men
must be returned to Canada, his line of
argument being that permanent resi-
dence in Canada should be assumed
unless the contrary is proved. Judge
Coke of the northern district of New
York has made similar decision in
another case. The president, however,
says Cinnamon coming to this country
from Canada should be sent to China.
He believes the whole success of the
exclusion laws depends on that inter-
probation. The question will be sub
mitted to the supreme court in time.
Very likely the two judges are techni
cally right, but the position of the presi-
dent has common sense on its side, and
it ought to be accepted as principle.
The phrase, the country whence he
came," of the act under which the de-
cisions were made will probably need
amendment to make the intention of
the law plain. 1t would seem to be no
violation of a Chinaman's personal
rights to return him to China unless he
can prove that he has acquired per-
manent residence in Canada. If he
has acquired such permanent residence,
well and good; let him be returned to
Canada. If he cannot prove perma-
neut residence, it is fair to infer that
he came to Canada simply to get into
the United States. To return him to
Canada in that case would be nothing
more nor less than giving him another
opportunity to slip across the line. The
British government is party to this
dispute, but it cannot reasonably find
fault with the position of the president.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

WE can evade responsibility, but not
acconntability.-Dr. Parkhurst.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

A JUDGE in Texas refused to give a
man naturalization papers because he
called himself socialist, declaring that
socialism and anarchy are antagonistic
to the constitution of the United States.
Suppose John Stuart Mill were alive,
and he wished to become a citizen of
the United States: would the Texas
judge reject him on the ground that he
was socialist? Or, suppose Herbert
Spencer were to make application
would the judge reject him because he
is an anarchist? Mill and Spencer have
reflected about as much credit on nine
teenth century civilization as any two
men England has produced, yet the
former was socialist, and the latter is
an anarchist. The judge in question
mistakes violence and bomb-throwing
for socialism and anarchy, whereas in
the strict and scientific sense there is
no connection between them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

"THERE was another untruthful
statement as to the editor of the Argus
and Patriot in the WATCHMAN of Sep
TENDER 80, that its editor would do we'll
to retract." This from the Argus and
Patriot of last week. Well, let us see
what the statements were, one of which
our esteemed contemporary says is I'M
true. The Argus had been employing
its customary argument-personal Will
fication-in discussing public affairs.
by way of rejoinder, the WATCHMAN
showed, in paraphrase of the Argus
line of reasoning" that its virulent
attacks on better citizens than its editor
come with bad grace from a man "
"a whose connection with the Bellows
Falls postoflice is not yet forgotten in
this community; (2) who has been
soundly thrashed by B. d. Harris, A,
N. Swain, John W. Clark, ct ais, for
offenses against truth and private char
acter; (3) who was raided during the
civil war for his rank disloyalty and
bitter copperheadism and at the point
of the bayonet forced to cheer the
Union flag; (4) who while befuddled
with champagne at banquet in Bos
ton in 1888 pledged Vermont's electora
vote to Butler in the next national cleo
ton; (5) who not long since was abus
ing Justice Hinkley, but had recently
been defending him for his leniency tC
rumsellers. If the Argus editor hat
specified which of these statements
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

JUDGE THOMPSON, who presided at
the recent session ofthe Rutland county
court, enforced the liquor law with ex-
emplary fidelity. Fines aggregating
over $4,000 were imposed upon twenty
one offenders. One was sentenced to
thirty days in the workhouse, another
to thirty-six days, aud two others to
six months each. Hugh Kelley, a Grip
pie, was unable to pay his fine and was
gived 300 days in the house of correc-
ton. To the appeal in his behalf
on the score of his inlirmities, Judge
Thompson answered with commenda-
BILE good sense, "that the plea that a
man who had been engaged in the
liquor business was sick or a cripple
would have no weight with this court.
There were ways that he could support
himself or be supported, without break
ing the law" In seven cases bail was
forfeited. After the adjournment of
court the liquor dealers restocked their
bars, but the sheriff and his deputies
promptly descended upon them and
made heavy seizures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-21

VINO would not be a prize-6ghter?
Jack Dempsey is one, and on Friday
evening of last week he had benefit
at San Francisco, from which $3S, 900
was secured. 1t is stated that "promi-
nent " men from all parts of the coun-
try sent their checks. AS a guess, we
venture to say that at least $37 900 of
the $4,000 was made out of the liquor
business.
THE Springfield Republican says:
"There was nothing Jeffersonian in
Governor Hills parade through the
streets of Bnghamton, Saturday even
ing. According to the Sun, he 'occu-
pied carriage drawn by four milk
white steeds, each animal being led by
a groom AS democrat of the good
old-fashioned Sort why didn't he frown
upon such lord-mayor-like demonstra-
ton ?'' -
JAMES PARTON, the well-known his
torical and biographical writer, died at
Newburyport, Mass, Saturday morning.
He was an Englishman by birth, and
came to this country when he was about
five years of age. His first book was a
life of Horace Greeley, published in
1866 He was keen observer of men
and events, an original thinker and a
brilliant writer. His books have Geen
read with great interest, especially in
New England. Mr.. Parton married in
1856 Sarah Payson Willis, better known
as Fanny Fern" who died some
twenty years ago.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

lege of enjoying the fruits OF the na-
tional banking system, while the other
95 per cent. suffer the consequences.
The national banking system Will oe =:
thing of the past if the subtreasuEy p,n5 ,
passes. They kaeea ans sea. tssss. sssss
the enemies Of the bill kick SO naro
against the measure. The Alliance
wants to issue $50 per capita, and will
do it If we press on to success. The
Democracy of New York is in sympa-
thy with John Sherman of Ohio he-
cause he is for the national banking
system and against the Subtreasury.
The speaker declared solidly against
the third party movement. "Don't 60
out of the Democratic party" said he,
''you can't do it and look your wives
and children in the face. Stay in the
grand old party that redeemed South
Carolina in rs, we cannot afford to
leave it for all time to come. There is
no third party in the State. Mr.. Has
kell and handful of followers tried to
institute a third party last year-they
went to the bottom never again to rise.
No third party, no, neverw
We would be pleased to publish all
Of Mr.. Sligh's speech, but knowing at
the time that there would be lack of
space in our columns, we only short
handed brief synopsis. IT was abun-
dainty instructive.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
HARRISON ON rH1E SOUTH.
The President Preparesk to Wave the
Bloody shirt.-A spe beech to the
People of ver; snont.

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 26. -
President Harrison sroent the nlgh1 at
st. Albans and reached here at IL
o'clock this morning. he was lhtro-
duced to the Assembly, which was in
session, and spokes briefly in acknow-
ledgment of his W: alcome. He spoke at
greater length to an open alr assem-
blage. +
The following is an extract from his
speech:
''It;2s, great thing to be citizen of
the United States. The association Of
the States is geographical necessity.
We can never consent that hostile
boundaries shall be introduced with all
that such divisions imply. We must
be one from Maine to California, one
from the Lakes to the Gull, [applause,] ]
and everywhere in all that domain we
must insist that the behests of the
Federal Constitution and Of the laws
written in the Federal statute book
shall be loyalty obeyed. LApplause.]
A statesman of one of the Southern
States said to me, with tears in his
eyes, shortly after my Inauguration:
Mr.. President, I hope you intend to
give the poor people of my State
chance I said in reply: "A chance to
do what? If you mean, sir, that you
shall have a chance to nullify any law
and that I shall wink at the nullifica-
ton of it. you ask that nich you
ought not to ask for and that which /
cannot consider. LApplause.l
"If you mean that obeying every
public law and giving to every other
man his full-rights under the law and
Constitution they abide in my respect
and in the security and peace Of our
institutions, then they shall have so
far as in my power lies an equal chance
with all our people. tApplause.l
1--WE may not choose what laws we
will obey. The choice is made
for us. When the majority have by
lawful methods placed the law upon
the statute book, we may endeavor to
repeal it, we may challengeits wisdom,
but while it is law it challenges our
obedience" Applause.l
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
So TO Speak.

Woman is wonderfully made! Such
beauty, grace, delicacy and purity are
alone her possessions. So has she
weaknesses, irregularities, functional de-
rangements, peculiar only to herself.
To correct these aud restore to health,
her wonderful organism requires res
torative especially adapted to that pur-
pose. Such an one is Dr.. Pierce's Fav-
orite Preseription-possessing curative
and regulating properties to remark
able degree. Made for this purpose
d1one-reconameaded.t for no other Con-
tinually growing in favor, and num-
bering as its staunch friends thousands
Of the most intelligent and refined
ladies Of the land. A positive guaran-
tee accompanies each bottle-at your
druggists. Sold on trial.!
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

our incomes truthfully? If there is any
cheating, the biggest rascal gets off the
lightest.
! s. The demand for Government su-
pervision ofrailroads is ajust one. They
enjoy great privileges and owe proper
service to the public. The value of ali
| the railroads in the Union is put at
about $4,000, 900 this year. The CEN
sus Of 1880 gave the value Of all in the
Union at S10,00O,000,GO0 Their pres
ent value I have not seen stated. 1t
eau be seen, however, that to purchase
the roads, therefore, would require al
most the full farm values of the coun-
try. At per cent the interest on this
purchase would be s270,0O0, 900. Would
the railroads after paying all costs of
management, return this? How many
railroads pay dividends to-day? Would
they bring more money to the Govern
ment than to the stockholders, when
the object Of owning them is to make
rates cheaper? Would the Government
appoint managers for business or po-
Gtical reasons and change them with
every election? Would the South Caro-
lima Republican leaders manage our
roads better than Inman, McBee or
Andrews? Which of these would Har-
rison appoint.
:. Why should United States Sena-
tors be elected directly by the people?
To prevent bribery and corruption, Of
course. Will this evil be prevented by
throwing the election into the hands
of the people? In what way? When
Stanford or Jones or Stewart wants a
seat in the Senate, it matters little to
him whether he buys enough votes at
the polls 10 elect him directly or enough
to elect legislators who will elect him
Indirectly. Ifa voter will send bribe-
taker to the Legislature, what will pre-
vent him from sending bribe giver to
the United States Senate? The elec-
ton of Harrison, it is claimed, came
through purchase of voters at the
polls, not of Presidential electors. Stan
ford must now control the whole State
of California. It would be easier and
cheaper for him to be able to confine
his efforts to his own election alone.
Is it not easier to corrupt State nomi-
mating convention, whose members as
semble for day and then dissolve,
than to corrupt a Legislature? Where
public opinion sanctions corruption
does it matter in what form the elec-
ton comes?
If any one examines the Constitution
and the debates of the Constitutional
Convention he will see that the pro-
vision regarding Senators is a funda-
mental feature of our Government:
The Senate represents the State IN its
corporate capacity, the House repre-
sents the people. The State elects
through its Legislature, the people
choose their representatives directly.
The seventh demand Of the Ocala plat
form would wipe out this recognition
of State rights. Is it worth while to
make this change when there is no GER
tainty of attainining the desired end,
which is to secure purer form of elect
ing Senator's
Let me G6eess be understood as oppos-
ing ali the measures TO which 1 have
shown objections. BNpt since there are
so many orators engaged in portraylng
the brightest features offthe Ocaia plat
form, it is well for some one to call at
tention to some Of its possible defects
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

Sufferers from indigestion, loss of ap-
petite, liver or kidney complaints, rheu-
matism or neuralgia, would do we'll to
give Ayers Sarsaparilla trial. For
all such disorders, no medicine is so
effective as this, when faithfully and
perseveringly used.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03
A MISSIONARY AMONG THE SLAIN.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 27.-Among
the killed in the accident on the Wes-
tern North Carolina Railroad to-day
was the Rev. J. N. Sykes, graduate
of the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity, of CIarksville, Tenn. DR..
s. ,les had just been assigned to mis-
sionary work in China and was to have
left for that country on September 26
next. He was married.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

"Some years ago Ayers Cherry Pee
toral cured me of asthma after the best
medical skill had failed to give me re-
lief. A few weeks since, being again
troubled with the disease, I was
promptly relieved by the same rene
dy."-F. S. Hassier, Editor Argus,
Table Rock, Nebr.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

Let me n6ess be understood as oppos-
ing ali the measures TO which I have
shown objections. BNpt since there are
so many orators engaged in portraying
the brightest features oftthe Ocaia plat
form, it is well for som@ one to call at
tention to some Of its possible defects
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-03

An Ohio lady was so frightened by a
snake that her glossy black hair turned
white as snow. 1t was soon returned
to its original color by Halls Hair Re
newer.