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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
Concerning Horses.

Mr.. Editor thinking your many readers
will be interested l venture to send you
this short history of the imported horse
Doomed" foaled in 1777 and imported
into Virginia in 1899. His son, |" Sir
Archy," foaled in 1906, was great sire of
winners in four mile races. "Timoleon," a
speedy son of Sir Archy,' sired the in
vincible fOur-mile race-horse Boston,, the
fastest horse of his day. Lexington" son
of " Boston," reduced the four-mile record
of seven minutes and twenty-six seconds by
running that distance in seven minutes,
nineteen and three-quarter seconds-the
fastest time ever made. Salvador "
grandson of Lexington" holds the
worlds race record for a single mile, time
1851.
A granddaughter of I" Boston " bred to
Harold" produced MAUD ST." 2OSa-
the fastest time ever made on a regulation
track. A granddaughter of " Lexington -
(son of " Boston y bred to Electioneer -
produced Sunol," 2:eSt-the fastest trotter
in the world. Nina" daughter of "Bos-
made in Virginia. " Nina bred to " Reve-
nue." son of imported Trustee" produced
Exchequer," the thoroughbred sire of =" Luz
ellie "-trotting record 2:21-and "Rigo-
lette," 2,223 "Rigolette bred to "Mas-
terlode," son of Rysdyk's Hambetonian,
produced the standard bred horse " Antie-
TAM" advertised in your paper.
Last season | sent three patrons to An
| tietam," one of them standardized, the
others by standard and registered sires. l
have since bought another well-bred mare
safely in foal to the same horse. 1 expect
four " Antietam colts, and if they come as
strong and handsome as others have seen
of this years foals by the same sire, think
1 can make the price so they will pay for
raising and find ready sale for them-or
there is no truth in the saying that "blood
will tell" / regard the man public bene-
factor, who places the blood that produces
the best and fastest in the world within
reach of the farmer of small means, and
hope the press will generally aid the enter
prise. w. II. DILLINGHAM;.
Mortified, VT, April 26, 1892
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
Survey Of the Situation.

The Free Press devotes a column to
a survey of the canvass for the gov
ernorship, and finds the east side coun-
ties pretty solid for Colonel Fuller, with
the probabilities in his favor where
there is any doubt. OF Windsor
county the Free Press saws:
"As the home of Lieutenant Governor
Fletcher is in Windsor county, he has many
friends there. He is liked and respected,
and under ordinary circumstances the
county would be for him. But he has de-
clined to be a candidate because, having
taken the ground two years ago that it was
poor policy to promote lieutenant-governor
he does not see how he can honorably pre-
sent himself for such promotion this year.
This is, of course, matter personal to him
self. Our own view, consistently main
tanned for many years as our readers know,
is that the acknowledgements should
not make for or against any man, that the
state should be free to promote lieutenant.
governor or TO leave him unpremoted, as it
chooses. But it can be easily seen that his
own advocacy of the other theory would
naturally hamper square and honorable
gentleman like Mr.. Fletcher; and some of
his best friends are unwilling TO see him put
in the attitude of being pushed or dragged
into the canvass after having opposed pro-
motion when another man was lieutenant
governor, and of favoring it, by acquiesence
il not entirely, when the non-promotion
theory had ceased to be personally advan-
tageous to him. He is not the man to con-
sent to be put in this attitude. He has re-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
The Democratic Strife.

The war of claims and counter claims
in the democratic camp has gone
merrily on during the past week. Both
sides have the convention by large
majority, if their figures are correct.
1t is an axiom in physics that two
bodies cannot occupy the same space at
the same time. This axiom is applica-
BILE to politics. Both factions of the
democratic contingent cannot possess
the convention. One or the other is
fearfully mistaken, or is simply playing
an astounding game of bluff. The St.
Adams Messenger, appalled, at the pros
pect of Colonel Smalley's nomination
for governor, has nevertheless es-
poused the Atkins-Smalley wing of the
fight, and on Monday in two columns
of "news from Montpelier presented
Hiram Atkins version of the standing
of the ca lvass. Here it is: For At.
kins, 1863; anti-Atkins, 70; doubtful, 5.
This summary purports to be made
from credentials returned to the secre-
tary of the state committee.
Having glanced at that picture, gaze
now on this. The anti Atkins people
claim that 121 delegates will come to
Montpelier under the most positive in
structions, by the caucuses that elected
them, to oppose Hiram Atkins. All
the others that are counted anti Atkins
are so reported on authority that is con-
sidered entirely trustworthy. Their
figures have been carefully verified and
they believe they are considerably in
side the truth in their claims. Here,
then, are the figures of the anti. Atkins
faction, canvassed under the circum-
stances set forth above: Atkins, 1919;
anti-Atkins, 267; doubtful, 157; not
yet heard from, 50. Our readers, in
choosing what figures to trust, have the
showman's option. Colonel Smalley, ii
is conceded, will be the lamb the demo-
Gratis will present for sacrifcial honors
in September, and at this point public
interest in the details of the work of
the convention collapses. The floor OF
the convention will apparently be a
storm center of unwonted violence
next Thursday. Chairman Atkins, the
ants say, will try to " befog the issue u
by maintaining that Davenport is nc
democrat" 1t does not appear what
this may have to do with the fight. The
real question was supposed to be, Shall
Haselton succeed Atkins as chairman
Of the state committee? not the ortho.
doxy of Editor Davenport's democracy.
To-day the marshalling clans will as
semble, and tonight the hornets nest
will be in full blast at the Pavilion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
aolattbman 4 Journal,
WEDNESDAY, MAY a, 1892.
Proclamation.

The custom of appointing day in each
year as Arbor Day is growing in popular
favor. The benefits resulting from the
planting of shade trees and ornamental
shrubs are so manifest that there is little
doubt that the day will soon be as generally
observed as our timehonored Thanksgiv-
ing. The picturesque beauty of Vermonts
scenery is everywhere recognized, and that
beauty constitutes no inconsiderable por-
ton of our material wealth; and were we
influenced by no other than selfish motives,
a day in spring-time devoted to lending
nature a helping hand in the work of keep
ing our hillsides and valleys green and of
identifying our state, would be most profit
ably spent But higher. purer sentiment
a patriotic desire to transmit to our chill
dren, improved by our efforts and occu-
pancy, the rich heritage which we enjoy,
should prompt us to fittingly observe this
day. 1 therefore designate Friday, May 10,
1892, as Arbor Day, and earnestly recon-
mend that the day be devoted to the plant
ing of trees and shrubs in the public parks
along our roadways, and around our homes.
especially urge that the day be observed
by the schools throughout the state as a
holiday, and that the teachers organize
their schools into bands of workers, that the
best results may be thereby secured.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
State, in the Executive Chamber at Hyde
Park, this twenty-sixth day of April, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-two. CARROLL S. PAGE.
By the governor: Henry M. Mcfarland,
secretary of civil and military affairs.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

peated recently that he still thinks, as he
did two years ago, that the lieutenant-gov-
ernorship should not be permitted to be a
stepping-stone to the governorship; and so
not consent to the presentation of his name
in the convention. Under these circum.
stances Mr. Fuller is considered sure of
many votes from Windsor county, il the
county does not pronounce bodily for him"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
HumOrs and Incidents of the
Canvass.

The opposition to Colonel Fuller's
nomination has dropped to point
where it is no longer entitled to serious
consideration, but attracts attention
only from it's farcical or ridiculous as
poets. The Messenger still struggles to
keep on straight face" while it re-
news its advocacy of representative
farmer" and endeavors to persuade the
people that the sole hope of humanity
hangs ON Colonel Fletcher. With in
finite disregard of the fitness of things,
it soberly argues against Colonel
Fuller because the Morning Call, a
bright and spunky little daily at Rut-
land, has espoused his candidacy-and
the Call, the Messenger alleges, is a
democratic sheet. Nevertheless the
Messenger has for weeks published with
"ghoulish glee" the diatribes of the
Hardwick Gazette against Fuller and its
fulsome praise of Spear, Fletcher, or
any other anything-to beat Fuller can
democrat, from start to finish, and pos
sibly democrat whose opinions and
judgments recommend themselves to
our high-minded contemporary of the
Messenger; but he prints sheet in the
heart of republican community, and
from considerations of revenue wears
the hide of republicanism. Taking
their cue from the Messenger, the
motley little group of Blanche, Sweet
heart and Tray organs howl in unison
over the alleged extremity of Fuller's
cause. Here, for example, is the cru
dite and indiscriminate Thayer, author
of litter of hybrid publications, inno-
Gently wondering what Fuller has done
to deserve the support of sheet de-
voted to rum and democracy. AT the
same time Editor Thayer reprints two
paragraphs from the Gazette-one
against Fuller and one for Victor /.
Spear. Now here's rum, democracy
and charming consistency! All this,
assuming that the Call is democratic.
On this point here is what that journal
has to say, first in answer to the Rut-
land Herald, and second in reply to the
Messenger:
~ The CAL publishes the news, whatever
be its political import, and desires to say
right here and now that its politics, under
its present management, are republican
from start to finish.
(2) The Call begs to inform Brother Childs
that while it was originally started as 6
democratic daily, the democratic part of the
managerial staff became defunct over si1
weeks ago, leaving a republican, who to
day runs this paper. The Call sincerely
trusts, for the best interests of Vermont
that Colonel Fuller may not find its sup
port of doubtful advantage, and may yet b,
able to demonstrate to the Messenger anC
other doubling Thomases," that its "lia
bility of misconstruction " simply exists il
the disordered fancies of Colonel Fuller,
opponents.
All this is sharp, dignifed and righ
to the point. Editor Childs retires be-
fore this retort somewhat disconnected
but Perkins naturally maintains his all
and tone of brazen and impudent men
dacity. In the language of Tom Reed
"He's born that way or he wouldn't be-
that way"
! The Mortified News, we may add in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

STATE SUPERINTENDENT PALMER
recently delivered at Brattleboro an
admirable address on the school ques-
ton. The views he presents are
worthy of very serious consideration,
and the WATCHMAN will take occasion
to present the more important points in
its next issue.
GOVERNOR PAGES excellent Arbor-
day proclamation should need no edi-
torial enforcement. The governor
makes strong appeal, concisely framed,
to the people of Vermont, and we ex-
pect them to begin now to arrange,
singly or unitedly in associations, to
give practical effect to the chief magis-
trate's recommendations.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

THE Rutland Herald is vociferously
shouting doodle" and bribery" 1t
is the old trick of the thief joining in
the rout his depredations have caused,
and bawling "stop thief" to direct
public attention from the real rogue.
The Herald is the organ and creature
of boodle," and the people under
stand the real import of it's false cries.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04
General Wells.

He Dies Suddenly in New York on Fri
day 49, His Last Hours - Sketch of His
Career-Funeral Ceremonies at BurlipR-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

The decline in prices of beef cattle
in the West has directed the attention
of farmers to dairying. Consequently
there is demand for good dairy stock,
and quite business is growing up here
in Vermont in shipping such stock to
the West. 1. N. Chase of Cambridge
procures orders from Western farmers
and comes to Vermont to find the ami
mails to fill his orders. He loaded at
Montpelier, last week, three cars with
grade and full-blood Jerseys to go to
Morris, IL. Among the animals was a
full-blood two-year-old Jersey bull, pur-
chased from the herd of Z. G. Bron-
son, East Hardwick. Mr.. Chase sells
on a written guarantee that the milk
will test certain per cent of cream,
receiving an increased price if the test
is above the per cent guaranteed.
Frank Dodson recently shipped two
carloads of dairy stock from Caledonia
county to go to Logan, Iowa. 1t is
clear that Vermont's resources in the
way Of supplying breeding stock for
other parts of the country are not
limited to Merino sheep and Morgan
horses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

THE cornerstone of the Grant monu-
ment was laid at Riverside park, New
York, last Wednesday, by President
Harrison. General Horace Porter,
president of the Grant Monument As
ISOLATION, delivered an address, and
stated that the total sum now subscribed
amounted to 1857 800. President Har-
rison spoke happily, and Chauncey NJ
Depew was heard at his best, which is
saying great deal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-04

MANY state conventions were held
last week. The New Hampshire republi-
cans gathered at Concord, Endorsed Har-
rison's administration, praised Blaine
and Mckinley, and chose uninstructed
delegates. The Maine republican con-
vention resolved that the best inter-
ests of the party and of the country
will be answered by President Harri-
sons denomination and election" but
the delegates chosen were unpledged.
Ohio republicans shouted for Mckinley,
and omitted any reference to Foraker,
whereupon Foraker,,s friends yelled for
Blaine, and ELECTED an uproar of APP
plause. Direct instruction of the dele
gates for Harrison is understood to have
been omitted in Difference to McKin-
ley's contingent candidacy. New Jer-
sey republicans praised Mr.. Harrison,
but did not instruct the delegates. The
Colorado convention resolved "that
this convention does hereby instruct
its delegates to the national convention
at Minneapolis to oppose by every hon.
orable means the nomination of any
man for the Office of president or vice.
president of the United States who is
not known to be heartily in favor of the
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

hes in a horizontal position the
outside case of George Rutleigh,
matchmaker, whose abilities in that
line were an honor to his profess
sion. Integrity was the main
spring and prudence the regulator
of all the actions of bis life.
Human. honest, Industrious, his
hands never stopped until he had
relieved distress. He had the art
OF disposing of his time in such a
way that he never went wrong ex-
cept when set agolng by persons
who did not know his key, and
even then was easily set right
again. He departed bis life No
yember Z, 1911, wound up in the
hope of being taken in hand by
his Maker, thoroughly cleaned,
regulated and repaired and get
agoing in the world TO come"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

In levying an export duty on
Mexican ores, the government of
Mexico has adopted a policy which,
while it may stimulate smelling in
that republic, may also restrict the
working of the mines. This will
hurt the American smelters IN Ell
Paso. Texas, but ii. will not hurt the
smelters in other localities very
much. Taking 1t altogether it will
help mining in this country, and
particularly lead mining The Ell
Paso smelters will have to look for
ore in western Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona, and this will stimulate
mining there. The lead mining
interests In every part of the
country will be benefited, for the
cheap lead Of Mexico will be kept
out.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25
TRAIN ROBBERIES.

The man who has never been
"Aeld up" who has never gazed
wofully into the muzzle of No. 8
shotgun, with sawed off barrels, is
the man who writes most fIppantly
about tram robbers. Hear this
one:
"It is perfectly safe proposition
that no train containing 100 or
more employees and passengers
could be held up by handful of
robbers if the train were sutfi-
ciently freighted with courage.
New York Telegram.
Commenting on the above, the
Railway Conductor says:
I'VE would like to see a fair test
made of the courage of the writer
of such a paragraph. He is either
thougntless, ignorant or brag
gadocio. We do not believe there
is train running in America that
has not one or more in the crew
who, with anything like an even
chance, would not fight In defense
of the property in his care. Rail
way employees are not deficient in
courage, as they demonstrate every
day. The most of them do have
little common-sense though, and
they do not consider that they use
good judgement in throwing their
lives away in defense of the express
company's or even passengers cash.
The train crew are the ones first |
looked after by robbers as a rule,
and they know that they are mark.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

Hon. VIM. Burns of Kingston,
N. NJ, was in this city last Satur-
day with a car load of Brush Heap
ore that will be treated by the
Ell Paso Smelling Works. Mr..
Burns Is forging ahead as a public
man. 1t is to be sincerely hoped
that such men as he, enterprlsing,
public spirited, engaged in honest
industrial pursuits, be they demo-
cratic or republican will be the
class that will furnish the south
west with Legislators and fill all
public offices. Ell Paso Bullion.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25
CANADA AND THE SEALS.

1t is difficult to believe that the
British nation will consent to
allow its Tory Ministry, already
hopelessly discredited in home
affairs, to drag it into serious COM
pllcations with the United States,
merely to give an opportunity to a
few hundred Canadians to pillage
the Alaska seal fisheries. The
hostility of Canadian politicians to
this country and the greed of the
men to whom seal piracy is pro-
fitable are manly responsible for
the present condition of affairs.
Apparently Lord Salisbury is
ready to 60 to all lengths in order
to win Canadian applause, but the
sober sentiment of the great
Liberal party and the working peo-
pie of England ought to be power
full enough to force INN to Join In
al agreement for the protection of
the seals pending the decision of
the arbitrators. This country Is
willing to arbitrate, but Americans
demand that Great Britain shall
make arbitration mean something.
Without the preservation of the
seals this summer 1t would mean
absolutely nothing, for there would
be nothing left to arbitrate.
We want our just rights, nothing
more. But those rights we pro-
pose to main6aln.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

ed and that move means death"
The Conductor is right. BY the
time the train crew are secured the
passengers are generally crowding z
each other under the seats. Train
robbers are almost entirely in
different as to what the passengers
will do, but they show a very VIVID
apprehension OF the fact that some
tralnman whose wages range from
$40 to 500 per month may show
fight in the interest of the railroad
company, and there have been
cases in which they did show fight
and got killed for doing SO.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

Most mon exclaim when they
"take flyer" IN a mine: "If
lose it isn't much and | can stand
1t, and if | win, so much the bet
ter" Pretty much in the same
spirit that We obey the scriptural
Injunction "cast thy bread on the
waters" etc, by giving a nickle to
the Lord now and then. Possibly
it's all tight, but it isn't business
If you are investing IN mines, be
it ever so little, try and put your
money where 1t will be, at least,
handled III n business-like way aud
where it will be used to develop
the property. Most men like to
get III ION the ground floor but
do not be guled into believing the
second story is the ground floor
Just because some smooth tongued
individual makes frequent use of
that term.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

On complaint of James b. La
zear, national bank examiner, who
has been investigating the affairs
OF the First National Banks OF
Deming and Silver City, warrants
were issued by U. s. Commissioner
Chrlsty for the arrest of G. II.
Dane, president of the Delning and
Silver City banks, and Frank Sic
bold, cashier of the Deming bank,
and Il. V. Chase, cashier of tho
Silver City bank The complaint
charges them with the embezzle-
ment OF $40, 900 Of the funds Of the
Demlng bank, and $4,000 OF the
funds of the Silver City bank.
The arrest was made on Tuesday
by the deputy United States mar
shal, and the parties were brought
before Hon. A. l.. Christy. United
States commissioner on Thursday
morning. The United States was
represented by Hon. A. J. Fouu-
tain, assistant United States attor-
ney. Hon. S. NJ. Asheufelter
appeared for the defendants, who
waived an examination and were
held to await the action of the next
Uni ed States grand jury. The
bond Of Dane was fixed ut $4,000.
and that of Sieho.d and Chase at
S5, 900 each. Ii is said that the
government officials are prepared
to make disclosures OF great in-
terest to the public and especially
to the stockholders aud depositors
whose funds are tied up In the de-
faulting bauks.-Rio Grande Re-
publican.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25

whole place until we find the three
golden hills"
Doran has the map said to have
been made by Peg. Leg Smith be-
fore he died, giving, as nearly as
he could, the location of the mine.
With this map and his experience
he hopes to get fortune such as
came to Alexander Montgomery,
of San Francisco, by his discovery
of the lost mine in the Mojave
desert.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1892-03-25
RAIN-MAKING COMPANIES

The experiments of Melbourne
in Kansas have left an unexpected
crop OF raln-makers who claim to
have discovered his secret, and
who are now ready to supplant
irrigation. Two companies have
been Incorporated and have pro-
posed to make contracts with
counties at 5000 a county, engaging
to secure from one to two inches OF
rain under each contract. These
companies are much more liberal
than WAS Melbourne, as they will
sell the secret at $4,000 per county.
kilograms from Messrs. Borders
and Lingers, two of the agents,
say that one and one half inches of
rain were produced at Pixley, in
California The immediate result
was the sale of fifty shares of stock
at par value.