The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-01
Note and Comment.

NEW JERSEY has declared for Cleve-
land. The ex.president's name leads
all the rest.
JERRY SIMPSON is excited. "You
can't reform the tariff any more than
you can hell" says he.
APRoPos of Cleveland, it is recalled
that Andrew Jackson was re elected in
1892 on third nomination.
A BIT of philosophy: The reason a
dog can look so knowing is because he
can't say anything to spoil the effect.
THE way of the world "And why,
Jennie, did you tell Willie you couldn't
be his little wife2" Clause he didn't
asst me It'll he knowed / had five cents"
GOLD BEARING rock having been
found in Central Park, New Workers
are rushing up there to take last look
at ii before Tammany stakes out its
claim.
THE New York Players Club has re-
fused membership to Rudyard Kipling,
on the ground that " he does not pos
sess the qualities essential to make a
gentleman"
QUITE a record-150 negroes lynched,
seven burned alive, one fayed alive
and one disjointed, during the past year,
in that part of the United States that is
always solidly democratic.
THOMAS DIXON, JR., the lively and
well-known parson, was refused a pull
pit by the Baptist preachers at Atlanta,
GA. Dixon elegantly retorts that the
Baptist ministers of Atlanta are a
sanhedrim of sacred asses.D
IN response to an inquiry about
his presidential aspirations, Governor
Flower is reported as saying: All /
ask is to be let alone in the perform
ance of my official duties" This is an
echo of what Jefferson Davis said as
the chief executive of the Southern con-
federacy.
HIRAM ATKINS will continue to act
as chairman of the democratic commit
tee of Vermont, and the democratic
party in that state will continue to be
kept conveniently small. 1t used to be
that way in Massachusetts, but the party
has gotten bravely over it and likes the
change.-BoSton Herald.
A MAN who was initiated in lodge
of Odd Fellows at Chicago, month
ago, has brought suit in $4,000 dam.
ages for injuries sustained at the initia.
ton. He says he had one leg broken
in three places, suffered an injury to
his spine, was painted like an Indian
and had -four thrown in his face"
SCENE at the Women's Clubs con.
vention at Chicago: miss Willard
wants to speak," said the president
81 didn't notice her before. Ladies
Miss Willard" Madam Chairman
point of order," called voice from
the back of the hall. "Miss Willard
has the floor" said the president
"But, my DEAR" suggested Mrs. Shat
tuck, "you must recognize point OF
order" "Oh, WE'LL" said the presi-
dent, "what is the point?"
HIRAM ATKINS, the unterrifed demo.
Graf of Vermont, is tasting the sweets
of the new fame which is immortalzing
so many eminent people these days.
His picture appears in syndicated
patent medicine cad" together with a
letter from him telling how he "tested
the merits of the aforesaid medicine
whose name we will not even darkly
hint at, and found it to be bang-ur
good thing. Hiram's faith is of the
rugged sort, as may be inferred from
the fact that he has been confidently
expecting democratic victory in Yer
mont, 10! these many years; and fol
that reason there is wide field of use
fulness for him in his new field of labor
Happy Hiram, in finding patent medi
cine elixir And happy medicine in
gaining so famous champion. -Neu
York Tribune.
COLONEL B. B. SMALLEY, according
to the New York Press, has high
sense of humor: 81 stopped over il
Albany on my way to New York;
said Colonel Smalley, land was ten
dered by Governor Flower the use Of
his gubernatorial mansion for the por
ton of the year from this summer W
to the 1st Of January, when he does no
intend to live in it. He said NIGH
want to feel as if l was a governor
whether l was elected in old republican
Vermont or not. The embarrassment
of the nomination to myself was oc
casioned by my sitting in the conven
ton and hearing all the speeches made
by my friends in presenting my name
They were so invariably strong in theil
remarks about my capacity, ability an(
popularity that l fairly blushed, be
? cause didn't know what big man
was before, and when the nomination
came by reclamation was literally
overwhelmed"