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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

VARIOUS socialistic experiments have
from time to time been put forward
and attempted on the basis referred to;
but all of them have quickly come to
grief and all that such experiments
have succeeded in demonstrating has
been that, in reality, the members of
such societies, with few exceptions
among either leaders or proselytes,
were all expecting to live at ease upon
the proceeds of other peoples labor.
As soon as the impracticability of this
scheme was demonstrated-and it did
not take long--the bottom was out of
the whole business,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02
farm ano @aroen.

Address all inquiries or communications in relation
10 agriculture TO DR I. II. HosRINs. Newport vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

Now experience will tell any one
who can learn by experience that a
large part even of free-born Americans
have either no capacity or no desire to
save money. They like money well
enough, and most of them will work
more or less hard and honestly to get
it; but it burns their fingers so badly
when got that they have to drop it into
other fingers, less tender, in exchange
for what they think they must have,
and the others are willing to part with
at price.
WHILE we may all of us spend as
much time as we think we can spare in
mourning over the weakness of human
nature, we might as well accept the
cold facts as we find them; and the
coolest of all cold facts is this one
which we have named. Any man or
woman of sound body and mind-and
many who are not so sound-has a
chance, by living long enough, to earn
and save sufficient property to make
them comfortable. We do not say that
such a chance is going always to re-
main open, even here in America. We
doubt as to whether it will, unless
American citizens are hereafter better
educated as to their rights and duties
as citizens. We have no other assur-
ance that our future as people will be
any better than that of other nations.
1t may still remain true, and be proved
true on this continent, as on every
other, that certain men are born booted
and spurred, and all the rest with sad
dies on their backs. Where have we a
guarantee to the contrary? Nowhere,
except in an adequate education of the
people as to their civil rights and du-
ties-and that education our children
are not getting.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

ABOUT threshing besns-can any of
our readers give us their experience,
and better and cheaper way than with
fails? We have grown beans, all the
way from one to sixteen acres in sea-
son, but have always beaten them out
with fails. Two good men with fails
on well-dried beans will get out forty
to fifty bushels in day. We have
heard that they can be safely threshed
by an ordinary threshing machine with
every other tooth removed. Others
speak of trampling them out with
horses. In country where beans are
largely grown, on many farms some
such plans might be followed with ad-
vantage; but we have not felt encour-
aged to experiment beyond the old way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02
Editorial Notings.

THE air is full of various and vaga-
rious ideas and beliefs concerning the
structure and constitution of human
society. The social unrest is great, and
seems to be increasing, even in what
we are so fond of styling /" Free Amer
ica." Our institutions do, indeed, fur
nish basis for freedom; but institu-
tons, without men of sense and energy
and honest patriotism behind them, can
not save nation from decay and ruin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by HALLS Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Proprietors, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
j. Cheney for the last fifteen years,
and believe him perfectly honorable in
all business transactions and inan-
cialy able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST Il TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price, seventy-tive cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

THE cheating and swindling of farm
ers by snide commission merchan is
is a growing evil. Such case has
lately come under our knowledge,
which, as it will be made matter of law
as soon as the financial responsibility of
the parties is ascertained, we will not
refer to further at this time. But we
hear of many such cases; and it seems
to us that some plan could be arranged
through which farmers might post one
another in regard to their experiences
in this matter. We are disposed to
open this department of the paper to
information of this character; though it
is evident that much caution is requi-
site in giving the exact facts, such as
can be proved in court Of law. The
losses of farmers in this way are greater
than is generally supposed. We have
recently heard of case where good
farmer has been cheated out of large
quantity of butter in this way Our
columns are open 10 discussion on this
subject. The country press ought to
take hand in protecting its constitu-
ency against high-handed robberies
by this growing class of thieves, pass
ing themselves on honest producers as
respectable merchants.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

WE do not say that the portion of so.
ciety which is using the money for edu-
cational purposes which farmers and
mechanics refuse to claim and utilize
are doing anything more, or worse, than
has always been done in this world.
Where and when the working people
neglect and ignore their rights and du-
ties, no other class is going to look out
for them. Unless American farmers
want industrial schools, nobody is 60
ing to force such schools upon them
But, unless our working people are
better educated in their rights and du-
ties, it is highly probable that they will
awake, before long, to realize that they
no longer possess the former; for the
two things go together, and are INSOFAR
able
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-11-02

AN aristocracy of wealth already ex-
lists in America, in all respects except
in titles of nobility the counterpart of
what we see on the older continents.
1t has been fully proved that titles are
not necessary to happiness, at least not
to male happiness; and it is quite likely
not only that an American aristocracy
will not desire them, but that the aris-
tocracy of Europe will be quite willing
to do without them, if otherwise undis-
turbed
Now with our American principles
of free activity and equal rights, with
out thorough and effective education
Of the people, how are we going to
keep America free? Will not the same
results follow from the same causes on
American soil as elsewhere? Do we
not see events taking that direction,
even here in Vermont-supposed to be
the most essentially democratic of all
the Eastern states. While our working
people, and our farmers most of all, are
showing themselves Indifferent to their
own future welfare, and the welfare of
their posterity in the matter of educa-
tomas illustrated by their Indifferent
surrender of magnificent sum re-
turned to us out of our taxes by the ma
tional government for the establish
ment and support of colleges for the
people, agricultural and mechanical
the " higher classes" as represented in
our old literary colleges, have grasped
this great grant, and are turning it al
most entirely away from its supposed
purpose. And how many farmers OF
mechanics have raised their voices
against such action? How many even
seem to know anything or care any
thing about the matter-any more than
they seem to care about their poverty
stricken little crossroads schools, in
their uncomfortable, unwholesome and
vulgarity- smeared school.houses?
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
FIGHT WITH A BURGLAR.
A Miners Hand Badly Bitten in
STRUGGLE.

C.. Everson, a miner, had a hand to hand con.
hict with a burglar in his room at the
Milton house on Front street at 1915
O'Clock this morning. and while he drove the
burglar away without booty, his finger was ter.
ribly bitten.
Everson came home at the hour named and
undressed. Then he looked under the bed and
saw a man. Everson tried to escape, but coulc
not get out of the door.
TIE burglar came from under the bed. and =
desperate fight ensued. The men choked each
other. and Everson finally succeeded in takiue
the revolver from the burglar.
The burglar worked the middle finger OF ry.
e-son's right hand into his mouth and nearly
bit j. of.
The man was powerful, weighing st least $50
pounds. Evcrson is n man of medium weight
The awful struggle aroused other inmates o,
the house and they broke open the door. The
burglar sprang past them and went down the
stairs at one bound.
E.erson fred a shot al him as be fed from the
revolver be had taken from him.
Eversou had drawn s,T0o from the FRS,
Nai2onal bank during the day, expecting to use
&. Changing his mind, he deposited IL in
Dexter Horton d Co.'S bank.
The burglar probably saw him draw the
money and did not know he had reieposiied it.
lie had probably been in the room some time
before Eyersou came home.
The burglar escSped, aud the police are look.
ing for him. He Left a black slouch hat behind
anu sGts may serve as q clue.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
ETHw NEWS.

Rassett's sash aud door factory at Palos,se
CITY was destroyed by fire December Loss.
$500, insurance, $40.
William g. Fletcher, Il young scotchman who
recently worked il logging camps on Puget
sound, has fallen heir 10 an estate in Scotland
worth s}-5.01
Richard II. Field, & forty-niner.. died st Port
land last saturday, aged Il yea-s. For several
years lie was coGaulssary Of she expedition sen,
out 10 build the Western Union telegraph lire
II ASA Wis Eec.ag straits.
The mean temperature st Tatoosh in Nover1.
Der vas AS; highest, IS, or the Sd; lowest. 81,
Oh the @s;h; deficiency during month, 81: dan.
cheney slnce January, /, ~ The total preeipita-
aoH was 800 inches, Oh = days; excess during
month. 20; excess since January /, S.7a Cloudy
days g. eloudiess :, partly cloudy . Eros. GA
tie Goth,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
FIERCE PASSENGER RATE WAR.
Ticket Agents ALI Cutting Rates, Though
All DENY It.

TACOMA, Dec. 1-tSpeciaL.l-There is a bitter
cut rate ticket war on Just now, or else either tho
ticket sellers or the travellers misrepresent the
situation. Ticket brokers complain of being
frozen out to a considerable extent. Tickets are
sold to Chicago, so travellers say, for s35 or less
even. But the ticket agents say such is not the
case. In most instances transcontinental ticket
agents in this city do not have anything pleas
ant to say about their rivals. In another in
stance a laborer reports that he secured a Sec
ond-class ticket to Chicago for $40. Still none
of the ticket agents know anything about such
q transaction.
Recently a prominent man was told by a ticket
man that he could get a ticket at his own price.
He told an intimate friend to ''work'' the ticket
Offices. The friend wont from one ticket Office
to another, but succeeded in getting but a tri-
fling reduction. He wanted a ticket for New
York city, however, and an attache OF one of
the largest ticket Offices in the city says that
fact may explain why no great reduction was
made. 'You see." said he. "the Eastern roads
must be paid, no matter If we carry passengers
for nothing"
The principal wholesale cutting has been in
car load lots of Italians sent East from Seattle
and Tacoma at $25 per head, being a 80 per cent.
reduction.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

CoLvILLR, Dec. 6-sspeeial. City Council
man J. NJ. Stevens and Miss Eugenia Easdorf
were married at the Catholic mission, six miles
north of town. yesterday morning. After a
brief wedding tour of the southern portion OF
the state, the newly-wedded couple will settle
in their new home in this city.
Prof. A. NJ. Daily, formerly of Seattle. who
who has been in charge Of the ColvilIe public
schools FOR the past three months, has entered
into a new contract with the board OF directors
which retains his services until next June.
John A. Todd, deputy United States revenue
collector for the Eastern district of Washington.
was in Co,ville on Saturday on official business.
Col. /. n. Peyton has returned from a visit
in the Southern states, where he went after the
election.
The open gaming season has called out the
hunters in great numbers. 1t is reported, how
ever, that the deer are not nearly SO numerous
this year as last season. and there is a disposi-
ton to stop the killing of deer for the market
aftOcethar.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
Gresham Decides for the Railroads.

CHICAGO, Dec. last July the interstate
commission began an investigation
looking to alleged discrimination in freight
rates in favor of the Illinois Steel Company and
other heavy shippers by nearly all the roads
running into Chicago. The officials of the roads
and the company were required to give material
evidence or produce the books, and the United
States district court was called on to compel
them to do so. The decision of the courts is one
of the utmos, Importance in its bearing on the
practicability of the interstate law.
Judge Gresham this morning rendered a decis-
ion i'll the case denying the prayer of petitioners,
on the ground that the coIrt could not be made
subsidiary to or subordinate or auxiliary TO a
non-iudicial and administrative body.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

The South Bend Herald of December ? says:
Railroad work is constantly going forward,
despite the inclemeucy OF the weather and the
inUumerable obstacles resulting thereirom. The
bridge across Forks creek has been replaced.
which completes the line of crossings as far AZ
South Fork. The work of baliasting the road is
being pushed forward as rapidly as possible un-
der the circumstances. The steam shoveis viii
soon be set at work in she new gravel pits,
which will considerably expedite matters. The
almost constant rain of the past two weeks has
caused a series of slides a. Big Cut that have
been a source OF great annoyance. but, OF course,
each slide that occurs diminishes the proba-
bility OF another, and that annoyance will soon
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
INFERIOR GOODS.

The only safe way for purchasers is to insist
on having the genuine article and not allow
themselves to De swindled by having plasters
said to be lust as good, = or containing superior
ingredients" imposed upon them. These are
only tricks TO sell inferior goods that no more
compare with ALLcoCK's Porous PLAsTERs than
copper does with gold. One trial of ALLCoCKs
Porous PLAsTEss will convince the most skep.
teal of their merits.
The eminent Henry 4. Mott, IT.. Phi. d, F.C.S.,
late government chemist, %certities:
my investigation of ALLCoCK's Porous PLAs-
TER shows Il TO contain valuable anu essential
ingredients not found in any other plaster, and
j fad ii superior to and more efficient than any
other plaster"
explanation induce you to accept a substitute.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
Mrs. Story at Tacoma.

TACOMA, Dec. T.-tSpecial. Mrs. Story. who
was murdered last night at Seattle, il pleasant
remem bered here by many people who are mu-
sicaily inclined. Mrs. story appeared in public
aud vocalists in tho old Alpha opera house
shortly after the great. Seattle fire. She was
warmly received. Mrs. NJ. X. Moore and Others
OF this city were quite shocked at the tragic
nyant
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
Judge-Elect May Lose His once.

CoLvILLE, Dec. Especial. THE Populists
are alarmed over the report that the enemies of
Judge Arthur will prepare a bill for introiuc-
ton at the coming session of the legislature
providing for the division of Stevens
and Spokane counties into separate
judicial districts, and in this way
create a new judicial district for the purpose Of
depriving Arthur OF his jurisdiction over Stevens
county. Judge Arthur was elected by a fusion
of the Populists and Democrats. and received
the majority that determined his election in
Stevens couoty
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
THE eos" COAST EXTENSION.
Manager of Wrightts System Talks
Tacoma & Eastern Extension.


Tacoma s. Eastern Extension.
TACOMA, Dec. Especial Manager W. D.
Tyler of G. B. Wright's system OF railroads in
Eastern Washington and Oregon, was in the
city today. Regarding abe prospects OF the
Wright roads, wheat shipments and the pros
pective Puget sound exteHsion of the 20" road,
Mr.. Tyler said:
Our road continues to do a big business.
Many OF the wheat raisers are holding on for
higher prices, and ] estimate that only about
one-half the wheat raised IN our district. and in
the state, for that matter, has been shipped.
About the Chicago, Burlington d Quincy sys-
tenn, l do not know anything definite. The
road ought to be built to Fuge. round. Even to
build the Tacoma & Eastern up into the lumber
and coal districts OF the Cascades would, I be-
lieve, be a paying venture.
Edmund Rice, who has had charge OF the
proposition to extend the Tacoma & Eastern
road, was in the city today from Olympia. He
Is of the opinion that as soon as money becomes
more easy the road will be extended to the
mountains.
Today Frank c. Ross and a party started for a
trip over the route OF the proposed extension.
He will 60 ss far as the Cowlitz pass, and will
not return until after Christmas.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
The Report Will BE Favorable.

The New York Journal 81 Finance says: "The
report to be made by the committee investigat-
ing the affairs O! the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company viii probably be satisfactory. aud
runlors to that effect account for the recent
buying Of the stock in Philadelphia Jay Cooke,
r.. and Brayton Ives. the members OF the COM
mittee who started on a tour OF inspection over
the road a short time ago, have written to prom
inent financiers OF Philadelphia, referring in
encouraging terms to tho physical condition Of
the property"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
The Order of Scion Sviudle,

pITrsBUEG. Dec. THE supreme council OF
the Order OF Scion has closed an investigation
OF the affairs of the concern tonight, but refuse
to make public the results. The sessions have
been very exciting. Rev. Dr.. Covert, who had
been appointed attorney for the order, said:
We are going to commence to collect money
that has been stolen from the order from the
bondsmen of the accused. They tried to wreck
the order, loot the treasury and besmirch our
characters, and we will make them suffer for it,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
Railroad and Corporation Notes.

Railroad and Corporation Notes.
John Craig, auditor of the Seattle Coal and
Iron Company. went to Olympia yesterday.
A. A. Allen. superintendent Of the Everett &
Monte C.isto road. returned yesterday from
Chicago.
The Lake Shore Company ia building a two
mile logging spur from Grace for the fesser
Lumber Company.
J. E. Lilley, OF tho Oregon improvement Com
pany's law department., returned from Waila
Wslia yesterday. and lett in the evening for
kalama.
S. W. Geer, messenger OF the Northern Pacific
Express Conpany on the Seattle aud Anacor'es
route. has been transferred to the Tacoma office.
and is succeeded by F.. ID. Norman.
Wesley Wilson, manager; II. r. Talcott. en-.
gireer. of the Seattle Coal aid Iron Company,
and George A. Brooke, engineer OF the Cokedale
mine. went to the Gilman mine yesterday.
{. J. Smith, general manager, and d. T. Bush.
general superintendent, of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, went out on the new Maple
Valley branch of the Columbia & Puget Sound
road yesterday.
The most recent estimate of the capital in
vested in the electrical industries of the United
States is s729. co., 600. and of this amount $780,
Go. coo represents the proportion which electric
lighting and power have attained: $10J, 00,oO0 Is
also the estimated investment in electrical
supplies, OF which the electric lighting and
railway appliances constitute q large proportion.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
The National Prison Congress Adjourns.

BALTIMORE, Dec. THE national prison con-
gress wound up its business in Baltimore to-
night, to meet next year in Chicago Mr.. C.
Lewis, of New York, and John Milligan, of
Allegheny, Pa, were elected respectively
president and secretary of the American
section of the international union. The
congress is to be held next year in Chicago in
connection with the Worlds fair. Ex-President
Rutherford b. Hayes was again reelected presi-
dent OF the National Prison Association. aud
Rev. J. L. Milligau, OF Allegheny, Pa, was
chosen secretary,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

Through Passenger Trains by March
VIII Give lust Rates.

VIII UIVe JuSC 1SaIeSs
In an interview published in the Spokane
RerietD Col. W.. r. Clough, vice president OF the
Great Northern railroad, said, when asked when
through train service would be put on:
Freight service will begin about thirty days
alter the track Is completed. That will make it
about February /. Through passenger service
will be started q month later.
Being asked: "Are you going to give Spokane
terminal rates at the stsrts' he said:
Mr.. Hill will do As he agreed. Just what ar
rangements will be made cannot be stated now.
1t will depend upon what action the other roads
take this month. We shall give just and equita-
bic fates aud compel other roads to do so. The
greatest benefit of the Great Northern to Spo-
kane and other Washington cities will be to
Stimulate other roads to do the right thing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
A Portland Young Man Steals 81. ono

PORTLAND, Dec. 7.-P. Rosenstein, a young
man who had been in the employ OF A. Arheld,
a clothier. is missing, aud It is said he is $1,000
short in his accounts. He has been lending a
fast life, and it is said he leit the city in COM
nsny with q Woman from Seattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

ELLIsToS, Mont, Dec. Especial. l-On North.
ern Pacific train, No. l.: c. B. TAYLOR and vile,
J. L. Kline, Miss Zeigler. DR.. c.. J. Gordon and
wife, William kleinhemer. Daughter and
brother. F. L. Doyle and wife and sixry-eight
second class,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08
THIRTY MILES MORE.
Closing Up the Gap in Great
Northern Track.
PASSENGER TRAINS IN MARCH.
Col. Clough Says Hill VIII Keep His
Promises-The EurlinEton's
Coast Extension.

WENATcHEE, Dec. Especial. deputy sher-
Id Arthur came down t.on the end OF the Great
Northern track yesterday. TIE tracklayers had
reached q point seven miles above Mason creek
crossing and were eighr miles from Tunnel
City. AS near as he could learn there il . gap
OF thirty miles to De laid.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-08

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. John White, col
ored. was hanged here today for the murder of
James Logan, a special officer, who tried to ar
rest him. White had confessed TO the murder Of
three men besides Logan.