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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02
His Fathers Own.

Bridges--Is your new baby good
looking?
Brooks--No; ugly as sin.
Bridges - What does your wife say?
Brooks-She's content; says it looks
like me.-New York Herald.
Immediate, harmless Preston
"Hed. AXE"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

When you go to buy Hoods Sar-
saparilla be sure to get it. Don't be
put off with an inferior substitute.
Insist upon Hoods.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

Immediate rcliefhH using PreSton's
lied. Ake|
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

A great "set"-The Typographical
union. Washington Post.
And fine "stickers. "-Chattanooga
News.
Yes, and "pie justifier. "-Clarks.
vile Leaf-Chronicle.
And they work to the "rule."
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02
LADIES

Su bscribe for the STANDARD, 81.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

Polite to a fault: Charley, in a
crowded street car, is sitting on his
fathers knee. A young lady steps in,
and the little fellow at once jumps
down, politely takes off his hat, and
says, MAY l offer you my seat"
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

Preston's "Hed-Ake" is a specie
for headache.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-02

never fails. This explains why more
than a Million Bottles were sold the
past year. 1t relieves Group and
Whooping Cough at once. Mothers
do not be without it. For Lame
Back, Side or Chest, use Shiloh's Po-
rus Plaster. Sold by w. H Elem
ing. B
When the blood is impure or inn
pOveriShed, boils, pimples, headaches,
neuralgia, rheumatism, and various
other diseases are developed, take
Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t purities, in
vigOrates, and vitalizes the blood,
and restores vigorous health.
Paper is made in France from the
hop vines, the fibre of which is re-
garded as the best substitute for rags
yet obtained, as it combines the i'm
portant qualities Of great length,
strength, fieXibility and deliCacy.
IfyOu have headache try Preston's
"Hed-Ake."
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
of GAINESVILLE, which suspended and
went into the hands of a receiver
some months ago, resumed business
last Monday, and is said to be the
first case of the kind on record in the
United States.
The estimated crop of oranges the
past year, in Florida was 5000, 600
boxes, against 100000 the year be-
fore. The present seasons crop, it is
thought, will be nearly the same as
that of last year.
Preston's "Hed-Ake" is specific
for headache.
Polite to a fault: Charley, in a
crowded street car, is sitting on his
fathers knee. A young lady steps in
and the little fellow at once jumps
down, politely takes off his hat, and
says, MAY 1 offer you my seat?"
A great "set"-The Typographical
union Washington Post.
And fine "stickers. "-Chattanoogs
News.
Yes, and "pie justifier. "-Clarks
vile Leaf-Chronicle.
And they work to the "rule."
When you go to buy Hoods Sar
saparilla be sure to get it. Don't b.
put off with an inferior substitute
Insist upon Hoods.
Itch, Mango and Scratches of every
kind, on human or animals cured il
80 minutes by WoolfOrd's Sanitary
Lotion. This never fails. Sold b!
Ritchey * Bostick. 2-2l-3mo.
The careful mother always keep
Salvation Oil handy. Twenty.fiv
cents bottle.
Immediate rciefhH using Preston
"Hed.AkeG
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Fire Insurance Contracts.

There is probably no business contract en-
tered into between corporations and indi-
viduals to which so little thought is given
by the party of the second part, the assured,
as the contract of fire insurance; or, in other
words, the terms and conditions of fire in
surance policy. A well-known writer upon
this and kindred subjects has said; 1t is
true in reference to policies of insurance,
more than perhaps any other contract, that
the party to be benefited thereby, fire.
quently, and perhaps usually, is at no pains
whatever to inform himself of the contents
of the contract, still less to endeavor to as
certain its meaning. A majority of we'll
trained and careful business men, who have
large amounts at the risk OF fire, anu
whose indemnity depends upon the policies
which they hold, and upon their conformity
to the terms and conditions thereof, never
read the entire contents of single policy OF
insurance held by them, or examined the
conditions and requirements thereof with
a view to ascertain whether they are con-
forming thereto. 1t is not an unusual thing
for man, the main bulk of whose property
has just been destroyed by fire, TO get out
from his safe for the first time his contracts
of indemnity" If the oft-repeated inlunc-
ton of fire insurance companies TO the as
sured, " Read your policy carefully was
more generally needed, there would be
much less expensive litigation in the courts
resulting from ineXcusable violation OF IN
surance contracts. However much con-
trary impression may prevail, there is no
reputable insurance company that does not
deplore the violation of any conditions OF
their contract that will obstruct or hinder
the prompt and equitable payment of any
honest loss which may occur under IT,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Note and Comment.

THE annual convention of the Re-
publican State League will be held at
Burlington, February r.
LORD DUFFERIN, formerly governor
general of Canada, viceroy of India,
and ambas sador at Constantinople, sue
ceeds the late Earl of Lytton as ambas-
sador at Paris.
COLONEL WILLIAM w. CLAPP, who
retired in July from the editorship of
the Boston Journal, after quarter of
century's service, died suddenly last
week Tuesday night.
The folks at home down in Americas,
Ga, felt so elated over Neighbor Crisp's
triumph at Washington that they locked
the sheriff up in his own Jail so that the
nights jubilation might run an uninter-
rupted course.
ALMY fired the second and third shots
at Christie Warden for fear she might
be suffering, and Isaac Sawtelle put
three bullets into Hiram to ease his
pain. And yet, some people call them
unfeeliug wretches.
MRS. MATTHEW II. CARPENTER of
Milwaukee, wife of the late United
States Senator Carpenter, has followed
her daughter, her son and her sons wife
into the church of Rome. They were
all previously communicates of the
Protestant Episcopal church.
ACCORDING to an advertisement in
last Thursdays 50. Adams Messenger,
Colonel e. G Smith, w. II. Hunt, w
Tracy Smith, f. Stewart Stranahan and
Charles S. Forbes have formed a corpor
alton, to be known as the ST. Adams
Messenger Company. The capital stock
is $40 600, divided into 700 shares
This announcement means that radical
changes will turn the Messenger Office
inside out about the LIST of January
The paper can stand little improve
ment.
THE story of the man convicted o
the murder of his father and mother
who appealed to the sympathies of tn,
court on the ground of his being al
orphan, has been generally considered
an overdrawn fancy SKETCH" says tn
NeD York. Tribune. "But Isaac Saw
telle, in his late confession, makes
, appear quite within the possibilities o
actual occurrence. After killing hi
= brother in the lonely place to which h
had decoyed him for that sole purpose
, he says; then put the pistol to m
head to kill myself, and said, Good-by
Hiram; Pm going to shoot" Immt
l diately said, "My Godl There is m
G poor old mother. must live for herr
t Could anything be more grotesquel
: horrible?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Vermont Dairymen's Association.

The twenty-second annual meeting of the
Vermont Dairymen's Association will be
held in the town hall at Bratteboro begin
ming Tuesday, January II, and continuing
three days. John Gould Of Ohio will speak
on Tuesday afternoon on THE five secrets
OF good understanding. The evening of
the first day will be devoted to papers on
the manufacture of cheese, by James W.
Robertson, commissioner of agriculture of
Canada, and T. d. Curtis of New Hamp-
shire, followed by discussions. Governor
Hoard of Wisconsin will address the asso-
citation. Subject, 4" A talk to the man who
makes the milk" The State Board of Agri-
culture will also be present to take part in
the exercises OF the meeting. Messrs Rob
ertson and Gould are expected to be pres.
ent during the whole session, The associa-
ton offers $500 premium on butter and
cheese,-S50 on cheese, as follows:
Glass A-Dairy plain, first prize, So; sec
ond prize, 81; third prize, 50.
Glass B-Dairy sage, first prize, Sc sec
Glass C-Factory plain, prizes same as in
Glass A.
Glass D-Factory sage, prizes same as in
Class B, Sweepstakes IS.
One hundred fifty dollars premium on
butter:
Dairy Glass 1-Ten-pound tub, first prize,
So second prize, IS; third prize, 81.
Glass > Five-pound box, first prize, SO;
second prize, So; third prize, S4
CldSS o-flVe pounds or mOrei In prints
first prize, SO; second prize, So third prize,
"a. Dairy sweepstakes, SO.
Creamery-Class 4-Twenty-pound tub,
first prize, $40; second prize, Sc; third prize,
81.
Glass 5-Ten pounds or more, in prints,
first prize, SO; second prize, Sc; third prize,
81. Creamery sweepstakes, 81; grand
sweepstakes, So.
No person, nor the product of any lot OF
cows can compete in more than one of the
above classes
The Vermont Farm Machine Company of
Bellows Falls will duplicate all money
prizes offered by the association, on butter
made by the Cooley creamer process, with
the understanding that diaries and cream
cries outside of the state be allowed to COM
pete for this premium, and these entries, If
scoring the most points, shall be entitled to
the duplicate. =. NJ. Sharples of West
Chester Pa, offers through the association
a prize of S25 for the best essay setting
forth the advantages Of the separator sys-
TEN as compared to the creamery gathering
system in New England. These essays to
be sent to the secretary on or before Janu-
airy II. Dairy and creamerymen of New
England are invited to compete for this
prize. Other valuable prizes will be an
nounced in the programmes, which will be
ready for distribution December 20. Rail
roads in the state will carry for the usual
half-fare rates. For further information in
quire of the secretary, James X. Curtis, St
Adams, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Annual Meeting of the Vermont
State Grange.


The Vermont state grange held its annual
session at ST. Johnsbury, last Wednesday
and Thursday. Wednesday morning was
devoted to reports of officers, that Of the
Master, Alpha Messer of Rochester, being
of marked interest. Lecturer E. o. Lee
spoke on the public school question, and
Steward Whitney of the desirability of liv-
ing up to the obligations of the order Tn
the afternoon, j. o. Sanford of the State
Board of Agriculture gave an address on
increasing tue fertility of the soil; Victor |.
Spear of the state board spoke of the at
fractions of Vermont and Professor l.. Il.
Jones of Burlington gave an interesting
talk on plant diseases. In the evening A.
f. Nichols delivered the address of well
come with response by the Master. After
an original poem by Mrs. Luna Sprague
Peck, an address was delivered by Henry
NJ. Arms of Springfield, president of the
State Dairymen's Association. Thursday
afternoon education and double taxation
were discussed, and the venerable Jonathan
Lawrence gave an interesting address on
the origin of the grange. The Masters ad-
dress discussed a great variety of subjects.
A steady growth in existing oranges is re-
ported, and one new grange has been or
ganized. The Master speaks out boldly
in the cause of public education, demands
the enactment of good and efficient school
law in the place of the faulty and ambiguous
measure passed at the last session of the
legislature. He properly and in strong terms
condemns measures eXempting money lend
ers from taxation-those of the class pre-
scented to the legislature at the session of
1890, but which happily failed of enactment
He has good word for the press, which
has stood by the farmers, and his voice is
still for separate and independent agricul,
tural college. The address is a strong and
patriotic document, and the grange is a
body of intelligent, patriotic men and
women laboring with singleness of purpose
and well-directed efforts for the highest
good of the state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

some from Franklin county The dis
courses, of Professor Cooke on Milk Pro
ducts" OF X. G. Smith on " Feeding Dairy
Stock" of William Chaplin on Farming in
Vermont" of II. W. Vail on Farm Build.
ings," of j. o. Sanford on Keeping I'm
the Fertility Of the Farm" VI Spear
ON The Attractions Of Vermont" were all
listened to attentively and were fully and
intelligently discussed. No time was lost
and all parties were satisfied. Not having
time to write full report, none will be at
tempted, the only object of this chapter
being to notify the people that the agrfcul-
tural troupe is on its annual tour. The
success OF these meetings depends much on
previous arrangements and liberal adver.
Using Let the people plan TO get what
good they can out of the $1,000 to he ex-
pended Meetings for Washington county
will probably be held the third week in
January, at Waitsfield and Calais. Then
we ought to have rousing good one to
close with at Montpelier about the first of
March. TRANSIENT BoARDER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
Boarding ArOund.--FifthA Annual
Tour.

Except the " fruit fair " meeting at Grand
Isle, in October, the first travels and labors
of the Board of Agriculture for the winter
of 1912 were to Island Pond for Essex
county, and South Troy for the north part
of Orleans county. Probably this trip of
the board will cost the state more than any
other of the year, on account of its - mag
nificent distances" Look at the car-fare of
Brother Smith of Pittsford-e estimated at
one hundred miles to Montpelier, thirty
eight TO Wells River, one hundred lin New
Hampshire) to North Stratford, and sixteen
to Island POnd-an aggregate of 254 miles
to get to points not a hundred miles apart
in straight line, and the shortest railroad
route at that. Then from Island Pond to
Troy only thirty-four miles apart, we had to
go over one hundred miles via Sherbrooke,
Que, besides some twelve miles in car
riages. The meeting at Island Pond was
substantially a failure Although in fine,
thriving village with one of the most COM
modious, elegant and comfortable halls we
have found in the state, good hotel accommo-
dations, with weather and roads perfect, IL
was, as an agricultural meeting, farce,
Our secretary was too busy to advertise this
gathering, or else he forgot it, Any report
will be omitted for want of material, only
that we kept the law to "hold one meeting
in each county" What we said (all of iD
might not look well in print; and we de-
parted well satisfied that this meeting cost
more than it came to.
AT South Troy things seemed entirely re-
versed, for, although they had no hotel and
only passable town hail. the leading and
patriotic citizens organized, chose COM
nittee, and managed the arrangements adj
mirably They sent some 800 invitations,
printed on postal cards, to the prominent
farmers of their county, and the board met
a rousng welcome and big crowd at every
session. Not only were the good people OF
Troy there in force, but those of Westheld,
Jay, Newport, Coventry, Irasburg, Albany,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
The Liquor Prosecutions.

Washington county has been having
prolonged and an earnest bout with
the rum fenl. A resolute effort, begun
and carried on in good faith by citizens
and county officials, has b cen made to
enforce the liquor law. The fruits of
this effort appear in the following sum-
mary of convictions and penalties i'm
posed: Charles Spaulding, nuisance
(two cases., selling (two cases., house
of correction (two months) and aggre-
gate fine of 5000; McKenna, keeping
with intent to sell, sentence deferred;
McKenna, nuisance, fine, $3.50; Miller,
nuisance, fine, Sl75; Miller, keeping
fine, $50; Evans, keeping, fine, $50
Evans, nuisance, fine, $3.50; Robinson
selling, fine with costs, $50; Miller, keep
ing, fine $50; Miller, nuisance, fine .S175
Evans, keeping, fine, $50; Evans, nui
sance, fine, $3.50; Reed, keeping, fine
$50; Reed, nuisance, fine, $3.50; House
selling, fine, 800; e. M. Locklin, selling
fine, $50: McKenna, nuisance, fine
continued; McKenna, keeping, fine, con
tinued; l.. j. Davis, selling, fine, $50.
Verdicts of guilty were rendered il
the cases of Robinson, nuisance, A. w
Spaulding, nuisance, Timothy Lynch
nuisance, j. A. Locklin, selling, secon,
offence, all of which go to the suprem
court on exceptions. In cases agains
Peter Dewey, nuisance, Greene, nuI
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

sance, Chimney, nuisance, Wade, nui-
sance, Van Deusen, selling, there was
either disagreem INT of jury or verdict
of not guilty.
In 1883 the legislature enacted new
penalties for violations of the prohb-
| ilory law. A new count began at this
new point of departure. This fact ex-
plains why so many offences are CLASH
fled as first offences, although the Of
Tenders may have been flr years in the
business. Failure to find parties guilty
of second offences does not, thereto C,
necessarily imply any such dereliction
of duty as has sometimes been the sub
ject of just complaint and criticism.
1t is, however, true that in the penal
ties the court has imposed, even in very
aggravated cases, the maximum pun
ishment the law provides has nevtr
been reached. Punishment has hardly
been exemplary. Offenders, hardened
by years Of violation of the law, have
been allowed to depart, la len only with
fines that are a small tax upon the profits
of the traffic. Imprisonment has not
been inflicted except when confinement
was the mandate of the statute. The
court has not exercised the discretionary
power given by the law, either TO impose
heavy fines or to send a rumseller TO
the house of correction, so the moral
effect of prosecutions has in some large
measure been lost, and the deterrent
power of the law destroyed. Except
in one or two cases, even the costs of
prosecution have not been added to the
fines. In the act OF 1888, amending
the Revised Laws as to penalties in
liquor cases, the legislature did not
deem it necessary to repeat in the
amendatory act the words "and costs
of prosecution which follow the speci-
fication of penalties to be imposed.
Shelter is taken behind this omission,
and persons convicted of violations of
the liquor laws have been relieved of
the costs of prosecution, which amount
to no inconsiderable sum. Yet the
court in two instances added costs to
the fines, and we understand that the
omission in the law of 1888, to which
we have referred, has not been con-
sidered by the supreme court as neces-
sarily invalidating the imposition of
costs of prosecution. Still, the people
of Washington county have reason to
take courage. A good beginning has
been made. Much has been accom-
plished. Let the good work go reso-
lutely on. Thanks are due to Sheriff
Howe and his efficient deputies, to
States Attorney Stanton and counsel
assisting him, for their faithful and
courageous work. Let them continue
the rigid enforcement of the law. The
people are with them and will sustain
them. Hold fast to what has been
gained, and make it vantage ground
for greater victories in the future.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
The Waterman for 1882.


THE NATIONAL CAMpAIGN-SEs-
SION OF LEGISLATURE - PREsI-
DENTAL ELECTION - A YEAR
FULL OF GREAT EVENTS.
There will be intense interest in the
issue of the political contests. You
will want the WATCHMAN. Published
at the Capital, it has opportunities for
presenting news and matters of interest
not possessed by papers less favorably
situa ed. Its farm department, con-
Quoted by DIR. Hoskins, is without
rival in New England for the Vermont
farmer. Its editor is practical and
successful farmer, on Vermont soil, in
Vermont climate, under the same con-
ditions as the average Vermont farmer.
read and versed in agricultural chemis-
try. lie is a clear, strong, forcible
writer. He has the farmers welfare at
heart, and is his strongest, most intelli-
gent and most resolute champion. For
the Vermont farmer his department is
the best in the world, and alone is annu-
ally worth many times the subscription
price of the paper. Excellent Home,
Soldier, and Miscellaneous Depart
ments. See clubbing list for political
and o.her papers, at merely nominal
prices.
The WATCHMAN publishes every
week large amount of varied and im-
portant matter, political and general,
instructive aud entertaining. During
the coming year it will devote much
space to the issues of the state and ma
tional contests. State and local news,
and discussions of state and local af-
fairs-the special province of a state
paper-will have increased attention.
We assure our farmer readers that
greater care will be taken to publish
weekly full and trustworthy market re-
ports-a matter which has sometimes
yielded to other demands for space.
The cost of publishing the WATCH
MAN is very great. The cost of its
Agricultural Department alone is
greater than the entire cost of the
average state paper. The cost of the
editorial, the political, local and gen.
eral news, and the miscellaneous de-
partments, also very largely exceeds the
cost of the average of state papers. No
expense has been spared to make the
WATCHMAN all that high-clas politi-
cal and family newspaper should be.
A good paper, like a good horse or
good machine, costs money and is
cheaper at any price than poor paper.
But we make the price of the WATCH
MAN relatively very low by the arrange
ments we have for furnishing other pa
pers at merely nominal rates.
The expressions of approval and salts
faction the WATCHMAN is constantly re-
ceiving are gratifying to the publishers.
In al! possible ways they will aim to i'm
prove and strengthen the paper in all its
departments, both as a comprehensive
state journal of high character and as
an exponent of local interests. So we
appeal to old subscribers for their re-
newed support and bespeak their in
dividual efforts to obtain new sub
scribers. To this end we make the fol-
lowing
SPECIAL OFFER.
To any subscriber who, on renewing
his subscription, will send us SO, we
will mail it to him another year, and
also to STRICTLY NEW SUBSCRIBER
whose address he may give us.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16

WHEN Rev. A. b. Corliss was dragged
from his home near Caledonia, Miss, on the
night of December /, he was not injured by
his captors. He will remain there during
the year. the authorities of the county hay
ing promised him protection,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
SINCE Roger Q. Mills could not have
the speakership, his friends are working
to elect him TO the United States senate.


COLONEL EDWARD G.. SMITH of St.
Adams was last week elected president
of the Central Vermont railway sys-
TEN, succeeding his father, the late j.
Gregory Smith, for many years the
president and controlling spirit of the
road. Colonel Smith is thirty-seven
years of age. His election is not an
empty honor, nor does he succeed by
virtue of any hereditary right or claim.
AS vice-president of the road for a num-
Der of years, actively participating in
the management of its affairs, he has
demonstrated his ability to perform the
duties of the office to which he has
been chosen. We believe the people
of Vermont will feel that the interests
of the state, so intimately connected
with this line Of railway, will be care
fully guarded by the young president
and they will wish him success ant
honor in the high Office to which he la
been elevated.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-12-16
SPECIAL OFFER.

To any subscriber who, on renewing
his subscription, will send us So, we
will mail it to him another year, and
also to a STRICTLY NEW SUBSCRIBER
whose address he may give us.