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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25
A Representative Farmer.

The NeD England Farmer thus out
lines "the representative farmer an
{" all round, educated, intelligent, broad
minded, public-spirited man." We
commend this extract to the study of
certain political farmers in Vermont.
A representative farmer should be
broad minded, intelligent man, whose edu-
cation and experience are not confined to
the limits of his farm or even of the state in
which he lives. The man who has no
knowledge of existing conditions outside
the limits of his town or county is likely TO
become opinionated, and would really rep
resent but little except himself. The repre-
sentative farmers knowledge should not be
confined to the work of the farm or even an
understanding of the principles involved in
animal and plant life. He should be well
informed in regard to existing conditions of
all classes of farmers and should be able to
analyZe the causes OF success or depression
by which they may be surrounded and to
suggest remedy for evils wherever they
exist. He should have a critical knowledge
of the condition Of other classes that his
opinion of them in comparison with the
farming class may be an unprejudiced one.
He should be we'll posted in regard to edu-
cational interests and the economic ques-
tions of the present time, because they are
perity of the farming population. The rep
resentative farmer cannot be man of one
idea. He should not only know how to
make 300 pounds of butter from COW in a
year, but he should know whether legisla-
ton in his state affects the price of butter
or not. He should not only know how TO
care for crops so as to make them of the
greatest possible benefit to himself, but he
should have progressive ideas of how to
care for the educational interests of the
children of the state, that they may be of
the greatest possible benefit to the world.
In short, the representative farmer should
be an all-round educated, intelligent, broad
minded, philosophical man.
We believe we recognize in the
above forceful characterization the
sturdy hand and hard sense of Mr..
Alpha Messer, master of the Vermont
State Grange and the Vermont editor
of the Farmer. There is no nonsense
or claptrap about Messer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25
Note and Comment.

A WORD to the Vermont democ-
racy: Senterism should go.-HardUick
Gazette.
"PAw," said Tommy, "when a man
commits political suicide does he shoot
his head Off" " No, merely his mouth"
replied his "paw."
HENRY WATTERsoN's picturesque
statement of it is that the democratic
party is bent on going to the devil
astride of Mr.. Cleveland's back"
WHEN Mr.. David Bennett Hill arises
in a national democratic convention
and places Mr. Grover Cleveland in
nomination for the presidency there
will be great husting for ascension
robes, for verify the end will be nigh
Minneapolis Tribute.
THE Hon. Thomas Bismarck Reed is
the largest figure in the house of repre-
sentatives at the present time. He is a
Bismarck out of power, but not the less
Bismarck. He sits among the smaller
and uueasier republicans OF the minority
like bullfrog surrounded by scooters.
Their divagations leave a ripple on the
surface of legislation; but whenever
and splash. -New York Sun.
FROM the positiveness with which
Brer Harris had been prev .ousy speak
ing, the Journal might have been in
cllned to think that he could, and
would, "give names and dates" etc. 1t
did not believe he could, if he would,
however, and is not surprised to find
that his talk has been merely for effect,
with the same result that other abuse
and ridicule heaped upon Colonel Full
Ter have accomplished, viz: To disgust
fair.minded men and strengthen Colonel
Fuller's candidacy at every point
Windsor Journal.
CONCERNING the three men promi-
nently mentioned as candidates TO sue
coed Colonel Hooker on the national
committee, the ST. Johnsbury daily
Republican says:
Mr.. Colburn, if we are not mistaken, has
already served on the national committee.
Within a few months Colonel Childs has
sought and received elections as president
of the Republican State League and dele
gate-at-large to Minneapolis, and it would
seem the part of modesty to wait few
weeks before asking for more. Colonel
Smith is a good man for the place; and
other names equally acceptable are liable to
be presented.
AS the day of the convention draws
near, it looks more and more as if Col
onel Fuller would be the choice of the
convention, with a strong possibility
that no other name will be presented
for first place on the ticket. From
what we can learn in this locality and
from our observation of the situation
in otherlocalities, the sentiment appears
to be decidedly Fuller. So far as Swan
ton is concerned, no other name hardly
has been mentioned for governor among
republicans. Colonel Fuller is pro-
gressive, public-spirited, wide-awake
hustling Vermonter, and will make a
good governor.-SWanton Courier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

there is any capacity of definite state
ment in the English language, that his
name will not go before the republican
convention. He is not man who
needs to finesse in order to grasp polit-
ical honors. The party has been eager
with an eagerness that scorns all ordin-
airy means of demonstrating its desires
to thrust the banner of leadership into
his hands again. If he had wanted the
honor of nomination he had only to do
nothing, to say nothing, and it would
have come to him with fervor and
unanimity unmatched in American po-
litical history, and his acceptance would
not have compromised his sincerity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25
Low Rate to Minneapolis.

New England republican delegates and
their accompanying friends may congratu-
late themselves upon having the low
est rates ever offered to Minneapolis and
return. The Canadian Pacific railway, 500
line, announces a rate of 800 for the round
trip from Boston, and it is said this rate will
apply from stations on lines of their eastern
connections, the Boston & Maine and Con-
cord & Montreal roads, and that correspond
ingly low rates will be made from other
points in New England. AS the lowest rate
quoted one way is $3.50, this is an ex-
tremely low rate, and when added to the
round trip sleeping car berth rate of S14
and the possible 81 to 50 one would spend
in the dining cars en- route, makes figure
which the most limited in pocket can afford
to spend to see the republican candidate
nominated for the presidency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25
dolattbman 4 auurnal.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1892.
Republican State Convention.

The republicans of Vermont are hereby
requested to meet in convention at Bur
lington, on Wednesday, June %, 1892, at
ten o'clock A. M, for the purpose of placing
in nomination candidates for the offices of
Governor, Acknowledgements Treasurer,
Secretary of State, Auditor of Accounts,
and two Presidential Electors at large, to
be supported by the freemen OF the state at
the next September election. Towns will
be represented in said convention by their
delegates, on the basis of one delegate from
each town, one for every one hundred
votes, and one for every fraction of one
hundred votes exceeding fifty cast for the
republican candidate for governor in 1888.
Delegates will be chosen at primary meet
ings called by republican committees in
each town and city, and will provide them
selves with proper credentials signed by the
secretary of said primary meeting at which
they are elected, and present the same to
the state committee at their headquarters
the Van Ness house-immediately upon
their arrival. The usual courtesy of fare
one way will be extended by the several
railroads in the state. Explicit directions
for securing round-trip tickets and return
checks will be given upon the blank Gre
dentials sent each town committee.
f. w. BALDWIN, Chairman.
WILLIAM r. PAGE, Secretary,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

COLONEL ELLIOTT f. SHEPARD of
the New York Mail and Erp reSS is
slightly ratified. He asserted that
nearly 400, 900 persons in Rhode Island
had signed protests against the opening
of the Worlds Fair on Sundays, while
according to the last census there are
but 345 500 people in the state. Then,
last week Sunday, while he was making
a heavy speech at Omaha against all
kinds of Sunday dissertation, gang of
men was hard at work on his news
paper block in New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

The drift to Fuller grows in volume and
harmony. BY the time of the as
sembling of the state convention all
the elements will be in accord, and the
late discordant voices that are not
hopelessly cracked will be Ginning
ave may be happy yet,
You bet"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

THE New York Sun confesses that
the democrats in congress have their
eyes on the star-eyed goddess and their
fists in the nations money-drawer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25
WILLIAM r.. PAGE, Secretary

On the above basis the towns in the
counties given below will be entitled to
representation as follows:
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can is bright and promising child.
May it live long and prosper and fer
sake the crankiness of it's parent
weekly.
RESPECTING our Middlesex cor
respondents criticism upon "Rut-
land County's" enumeration of the
governors of Vermont, we would COR
rect the critic, if the Legislative Di-
rectory is trustworthy. According to
that authority Vermont has had forty
two governors from Thomas Chitten-
den, in ITS, to Carroll S. Page, in
1890, of whom three were lieutenant
governors succeeding to the office
through the death of the chief execu-
tive-Brigham in 1897, Jennison in
1885 subsequently elected as gov
ernor), and Hendee in 1870.
COLONEL FRED E. SMITH of Mont.
pelier, one of the state delegates at
large to the Minneapolis convention,
whose name has been prominently and
favorably mentioned in connection
with the Office of member of the ma
tional republican committee, writes the
WATCHMAN:
am in no sense an aspirant for, neither
can i consistently permit my name to be
used in connection WITH the appointment of
Vermonts representative upon the ma
tional republican committee, but shall en-
deavor to aid my associate delegates in Sc
lecting better man for the position.
The duties of the office, particularly
during a campaign, are very exacting
and require more time than Colonel
Smiths business affairs would allow
him to devote to those duties. So the
delegates will select another, but not
ga better man." Under all the cir.
cumstances, as between Colonel Col.
burn and Colonel Childs, the latter
holding the Office of president of the
republican league, we believe the re.
publicans of the state will lean to the
candidacy of Colonel Colburn.
CONFERENCES of politicians, who
with reason or without reason, are
opposed to the denomination oil
President Harrison, have been hello
the past week. The most notable O
these was the one at the house
of General Alger at Detroit. The
name of Blaine is diligently EN-
ployed by these malcontents to stir W
opposition to the president, and they
assert that Mr.. Blaine will make thu
race if he is nominated. The situation
in this respect is very like that of -four
wears ago. Mr., Blaine has said. il
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-05-25

THE St. Johnsbury Daily Repubi-
can is bright and promising child.
May it live long and prosper and fer
sake the crankiness of its parent
weekly
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Indians Going to Market.

A remarkable sight is band of Cana
dian Indians going to a post with furs
for barter. Though the bulk of these
hunters fetch their quarry in the spring
and early summer, some may come at
any time. The procession may be only
that of a family or of the two or more
families that live together or as neigh
bors. The man, if there is but one
group, is certain to be stalking ahead,
carrying nothing but his gun. Then
come the women, laden like packhorses.
They may have sled packed with the
furs and drawn by a dog or two, and an
extra dog may bear balanced load on
his back, but the squaw is certain to
have a spine warping burden of meat
and battered kettle and papoose, and
whatever personal property of any and
every sort she and her liege lord own.
Children who can walk have to do so,
but it sometimes happens that a baby a
year and half or two years old is on
her back, while a newborn infant, swad-
died in blanket stuff and bagged and
tied like d Bologna sausage, surmounts
the load on the sled.
A more tatterdemalion outfit than a
band of these pauperized savages form
it would be difficult to imagine. On the
plains they will have horses dragging
travoises, dogs with travoises, women
and children loaded with ilnpedimenta-
colt or two running loose, the lordly
men riding free, struggling ours a-plenty
babies in arms, babies swaddled, and
toddlers afoot, and the whole battalion
presenting at its exposed points exhibits
of torn blankets, raw meat, distorted
pots and pans, tent, poles and rusty
traps, in all eloquently suggestive of an
eviction in the slums of a great city
Julian Ralph in Harper's.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Costly wedding Present. for Sale.

-
1t is a pitiful item in a story full Of
pathos that several of the presents origi-
nally bought as wedding gifts for the
Princess May should now be once more
offered to the public, their intended
designation lending them special charm
to a certain class of buyers. One feels
additionally touched when one remem-
bers the delight with which the princess
is said to have received those which were
sent her before her terrible trouble. Yet
in a little shop in the Strand, well known
to connoisseurs, can be seen the cele-
brated Tiffany necklace, riviere of
magnificent diamonds, which was bought
in New York to present to the popular
princess.
Another particular treasure is sap
phire. l was going to say priceless
stone, but truth to tell it is priced, and
its value is $4,000. 1t is perfect stone,
without flaw, of exquisite color, two
inches long and ~ inches broad. At
present it is set around with fine bril-
liants and forms royal looking brooch.
The other day would be purchaser
brought his wife to see the present he
proposed to make, but she would have
nothing to say to the jewel. "No, thank
you," she exclaimed; 81 should feel like
a church window if l wore that" So
the treasured heirloom of an old noble
Russian family is still in the Market
London Cor. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Russian DISCIPLINE.

Much comment has been excited by a
recent occurrence at Wilma, in western
Russia. The men of one of the batteries
of an artillery regiment stationed at
wilma mutinously refused to salute one
of their officers when he came among
them. He summoned them more than
once to pay him the due sign of respect,
but the soldiers paid no attention. The
officer, enraged at this behavior, at
length drew his revolver and shot two
noncommissioned officers, one after the
other. He was taking aim at third
when the soldiers, in fear of their lives,
at length gave the proper salute. The
incident is being hotly discussed in mill
tary circles, some officers maintaining
that their confrere was justified in his
act, while others condemn his extreme
conduct.-London Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Phi1Ology and Grammar.

There is notion abroad that philology
is superior to grammar; that it is in a
commanding position over grammar,
and that it has natural right to super
wise the arrangements and Technology
of grammar. The consequence has been
that of late years almost every author
who has come forward as grammarian
has done so, more or less, in the grlise
of philologist, as if this character in
vested him with higher authority, and
gave him power to innovate upon the
time honored institutes of grammar.
By this avenue some confused and hy-
brid doctrines have found their way
into current schoolbooks. - Professor
John Earle in Forum.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
women Are Not Inconstant.

The authors of the past seem to have
thought that they could not make tale
in verse or prose romantic or interesting
unless they should introduce inconstant
heroines to their readers, and for this
purpose they were ready to defame the
whole sex, at least by implication. Wo-
man is constant on instinct, on principle,
by enlightened policy, by mere self IN
terest. Her inward prompting and out
ward advantage conspire to the same
end. She is doubly guarded. Man IS
differently constituted. Principles alone
must. as a rule, hold him steady, and
comparatively few of his sex, it must be
admitted, act on principle in this regard.
Woman is homogeneous; man and III
fact male animals generally are polyg-
amous. Monogamy is but another name
for constancy, as polygamy is for incon-
stancy.
Whatever man may assume, he does
not believe that women, generally, are
unstable. His attitude and entire con-
duct toward them demonstrate this. II
such was his conviction, he would not
marry; he would not jeopardize his
honor, his peace of mind, his precious
self love. Marriage would, in time,
cease to be custom; for marriage, So
ciety, civilization, depend absolutely on
woman's fidelity to the matrimonial
bond, not as theory alone, but as a
sacred truth. Man thinks, with reason,
that some, perhaps many, women are
disloyal. But it always seems to sur
prise him; it is different from his expec-
tation, otherwise he would not raise
such clamor about it. The incon-
stancy of women generally is con-
scious and shallow pretext, more so to-
day than ever. Nature, society, science,
law, men, all demand the exact con-
trary, and their demand is fully met
Junius Henri Browne in Ladies' Home
,TOurnal
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Telephones for Use in Battle.

Particulars of the behavior of the field
telephone system in the French autumn
maneuvers have now been published.
Magnetic telephones were used, as no
delicate microphone or battery is re-
quired with them. The transmitter was
held in the hand and the receiver was
affixed to the "kepi." Combined re-
ceivers and transmitters were also en-
ployed. A bare bimetallic wire 0.6 mil
imeters in diameter was unrolled from
a drum and laid out of harms way on
hedges, branches, walls and in trenches.
A line twenty-three kilometers long
was thus laid, with the addition of ten
posts, in five hours; speech was good,
and the whole was taken up again in an
hour. During a sham fight a cavalry
division passed over long line without
interrupting the communication. A
bayonet stuck in the ground made a
good earth circuit, so did the body of a
cavalry horse if the wire was attached
to the bridle.-London Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
Newest Mode of Burglary.

The other day gentleman in north
ern suburb found a stranger ascending
his staircase, who, without betraying
any emotion, said he had come about
the repairs. "Oh, yes" replied the own
er, ''but I am in a hurry to keep an en-
gagement just now. Come out with me,
and I'll tell you what l want done. "
The two walked out together, the house
holder talking about waterpipes and
tanks, and the stranger answering with
a glibness that showed considerable ex-
perience, until they came to police
man, when the former at once gave the
pretended plumber into his custody for
being in his house with unlawful in
tent.
Upon him were found the usual in
struments of the burglars business, and
when taken to the police station he was
soon identified as an expert crib cracker,
who was already wanted on several
charges of HOUSEKEEPING and burglary.
People will do we'll to view with suspi-
cion men who come to their dwellings
to do repairs which have never been or
dered.-Philadelph Telegraph.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
The Steamship of the Future.

AS to the size of the steamship of the
future, financial considerations must de-
termine it. Any addition to size means
greater displacement and greater power
to get a high rate of speed. A small
craft, similar perhaps to a torpedo boat
of the Thornycroft or Yarrow build,
would give results satisfactory at least
on the debit side of the ledger. But what
of the credit side, which, after all, is the
more important in a merchant ship of
the Atlantic greyhound type?
In the case of British ships there are
only two sources of revenue-from pas
sengers and for the transport of cargo
and mails. In a vessel of the torpedo
type there is not room for either. So
also with high speed cruisers, where a
very large proportion of the length, in
some cases 40 per cent, is given up for
machinery. Indeed, only in exceptional
cases could a cruiser carry fuel to cross
the Atlantic at full speed, and certainly
no torpedo boat would essay to do so.
In the modern high speed passenger
steamer the cargo capacity of the vessel
is limited, and so valuable that only a
precious cargo is carried, and that at a
pretty high rate. The cause of the linn
itation is the weight of machinery and
the coal for consumption and the neces-
sity for minimizing the displacement.
AS to speed, there is really no insur-
mountable difficulty in attaining forty
knots, but this would require something
like 100, 900 indicated horse power, sew
enty boilers to generate the steam for
the engines, and these would burn con-
siderably more than 1000 tons of coal
per erday.-Engineering.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
A Strange Explosion.
Seth Williams and Morris McClell

Seth Williams and Morris McC cClelland
met death in mysterious explosion at
Cave City, Ky. They were digging a
cistern and had reached flat rock eight
feet down. Williams struck the rock
with a sledge hammer, causing a terri
BILE explosion, which buried McClelland
beneath flying powders and killed him,
and threw Williams into tree fifty
yards away. McClelland lived just long
enough to tell what had happened. Sev-
eral persons have closely examined the
scene of the explosion, but discovered
nothing beyond blush vapor with sui
phurous smell issuing from between two
large rocks.-Exchange
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
An Engineer in Rare Luck.

By the death of Patrick Costello, in
Detroit, Tom Costello, of Wichita, an
engineer on the Atchison road, will get
100000. Patrick, the elder brother, left
Ireland forty-fve years ago for Austria
liza, and ten years later Tom came to
America. About 1865 Patrick wrote to
his family that he was rich and that he
was leaving Australia for America, and
they never heard from him again. He
had lived in Detroit, it seems, for many
years, but no one knew much about him.
Kansas City Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-19
To Ward Off Disease.

We can all recall some kindly grand
mother of old times, who, as she tied
her gold beads around the neck of a
grandchild, who like Leah was tender
eyed" half apologetically explained the
exceptional favor, "The beads, you
know, will be good for Helens eyes. "
A dignified gentleman, man distin-
guished in great public matters, only a
few days ago twirled an iron ring
around his finger, and in explanation
said, "That's for rheumatism!"-N
York Tribune.