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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29
NepOtism.

When Mr.. Cleveland, a few days
since, in reply to the remark that a
certain applicant for an appointment
was ga relation of yours, Mr.. Presi-
dent" said: "Then that settles it,"
and proceeded to explain that nepotism
is not in favor at the White House, he
sent shot that tears through several
places in the new administration. Not
to dwell upon heads of departments, by
whom their sons and others of kin have
been brought in since March 4, we must
declare that many senators have fairly
packed the clerkships of committees
and other places within their control
with relations of different degrees, sons
being the chief favorites. This sort of
thing has been extensively practiced
heretofore by both republicans and
democrats, but never to anything like
the present extent. In the face of the
presidents distinct avowal, secretaries
and senators have made haste to put
in their relations and to revel in nepo-
tim. 1t is reported that Mr.. Lincoln
once said he had "little influence with
this administration" So far as nepo-
tism goes, it begins to look as though
Mr.. Cleveland might say the same thing
with equal truth; and it can certainly
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The United States and Hawaii.

The president has sent Mr.. Blount
to the Hawaiian Islands to ascertain
whether there is any foundation for the
charge that the late revolution was the
work of Yankee conspirators. What
Mr.. Blount will find is that the Amer
leans who contribute most of the bust
ness activity to the islands are to a man
in favor of annexation. He will find
that the English interests are opposed
to it, and that practically it is a question
whether American influences or Eng
lish influences shall prevail. Mr..
Blount cannot poll vote of the native
population on the question. The ma
tves are not accustomed to concern
themselves about any matters beyond
their immediate daily needs, aud it
cannot be disputed that these needs,
moral and physical, will be better
served if the islands come under the
control of the United States than if
England ultimately assumes supremacy
there, or If matters remain as they are,
or have been for many years, in an un-
settled and disturbed condition, inviting
revolutions, driving away capital and
enterprise aud preventing the full de-
velopment of the abundant natural re-
sources of the islands. In the mean
time the growing hostility to annexa-
ton of the mugwump press of this
country expresses confidence in the
influence of that press with Mr.. Cleve-
land which, it is to be hoped, is alto.
gether unwarranted. 1t is sufficient for
this unpatriotic and un-American por-
ton of the press of this country that
the republican newspapers, the heirs of
the national instincts which led to the
foundation of the government in 1887
and its preservation in 1865, have, with
great unanimity, supported the appeal
of the Hawaiians for annexation, and
that the democratic press, outside of the
leading mugwump papers, has been
corresponding earnest in expressing
the view that this country is now given
an opportunity to protect itself from the
aggressions of England which we can
not afford TO throw away. In discuss
ing this matter, it is significant that the
mugw Jump press speaks OF the people of
the United States in the third person,
so completely have its editors discon-
nected themselves from the interests
and patriotic aims of the American
nation. There is no reason to fear that
the recalling of the treaty from the
senate or the sending of commissioner
to the islands is indicative of anything
more than praseworthy desire on the
presidents part TO inform himself fully
of the situation before committing his
Administration to the policy which the
people of the country have demanded
with such great unanimity. The more
the matter is looked into, whether viewed
under such light as the needs of the
present afford, or the experience of the
past, or the reasonable certainties of the
future, the palmer it must become that
the United States cannot block the
movement which it had no hand in
beginning. The interests of the islands
and of this country make some sort of a
protectorate over the late kingdom in
the Pacific necessity. 1t is the hand
of destiny.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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ERS IN TROUBLE.
There is Weeping and Crashing of Teeth
Because their Business Is Not.

ONE direct result OF the liquor raid three
weeks ago last Saturday night which is
most satisfactory to all law abiding citizens
is the closing Of three notorious runi-holes
in close proximity to each other. The
Union House bar and the McGill ranch
have not been opened since that time, and
the last one to close its doors was the Will
lam Miller saloon. 1t is said on the best of
authority that Mrs. Miller, who has charge
of the place. told r. w. Ryan last Saturday
night that the place was not paying ex-
penses, gave him weeks pay in advance
and told him she did not want him any
more. The place has been closed evee
since. and the name OF Ryan, the ostensiblI
proprietor, has been removed from the door,
No less marked is the change on South
Main street. Clothing stores and meat.
markets now occupy buildings in which but
a few months ago were some OF the worst
dives that ever disgraced any community
and the few remaining ones in that locality
who are suspected Of selling liquor carry
around with them woe-begone countenances
which plainly indicate that the goose that
laid the golden egg for them has flown. The
man is yet to be discovered who has the
hardhood to open liquor saloon in any Of
these vacant places, and those who have the
best interests Of the town at heart are greatly
encouraged to go on in the good work,
knowing full well, as they do, that they
have the officers OF the law, the courts, and
healthy moral sentiment OF the people be-
hind them.
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The Washington Marble Quarry.

Editor of Wdtchmdn The marble re-
Gently discovered in the town of Washing
ton is new product, but destined to be-
come the most popular and desirable ma
terial for its uses on the continent. 1t is of
beautiful steel-grey color, closely resembling
the dark marble quarried at Proctor and
Brandon, while it possesses many distin-
gushing pecularities of shade, varying
from light tint to fancy wood-like grain
or notified blue. Rock-faced, it presents
the handsomest effect of any that has come
under our observation. For building pur-
poses it possesses the durability and strength
OF the best granite with the beauty of the
costiest marble. 1t is more easily worked
than granite, and breaks and splits ia any
direction with wonderful accuracy and pre-
cision. 1t is believed to lie in the hills of
Washington in great solid masses, and is
constantly cropping out to view as the snow
melts away. II has been proved to be
absolutely fire-proof, while its great variety
OF colors in combination, its ready suscepti-
bility TO the highest polish and its hard,
durable surface, together place il supreme
over other materials for high-class archi-
tectural work. For monuments, vaults,
tombstones, and wherever the greatest
IL possesses qualities unsurpassed 1t is
impervious to water and, not absorbing
moisture, does not disintegrate or decay,
and blocks which have been used for under.
pinning here between forty and fifty years
are now found to be as bright as newly-cut
stone, without sign of rust or dullness. This
marble will be among the exhibits OF Ver-
mont at the Worlds Fair and will take its
rightful place among the most valuable
natural products OF the Green Mountains.
The appropriation of 500, made by the
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liabilities Of the district. Before the meet
ing closed, Mrs. Joel Foster suggested that
the ladies present buy dog aud present 1t
TO Mrs. Blanchard that she might be eligible
to office before the next meeting. The
moderator replied that the dog tax was
special, but that the ownership of any other
taxable personal property would make Mrs.
Blanchard voter.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
The years expenditures amount to
S5,770 20, classified as follows Salaries,
$4,4I 81; fuel and lights, $112 %; insurance
and water rate, Sl4; school supplies. S188 so;
repairs and work on grounds, SIT 63; mis-
cellaneous, S329.30. The treasurer's report
shows on hand a balance of S2,057.57. The
estimate OF expenses for the year ensuing is
$4,000. Cash in treasury, due on tax bill
OF 1889, S4Sl27; public money, rents and
buttons, $4,000 = aggregating 1913 81
leaving to be provided by taxation. 1861. 12
which a tax Of ten cents on dollar will
raise. The problems that the change in the
limits of the district will present to the com.
mittee for solution render the expense for
the coming year somewhat probematic.
The committee again calls attention to the
fact that tuitfons have been made free In
the Washington County Grammar School to
pupils residing in the county. The report
closes with plea for the cooperation OF all
interested in the schools.
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thrift and philosophy of the homely maxim
that underlies success in that vocation He
not only held the pillow or drove the team
but was more likely to be found doing both.
He engaged In side enterprises during the
winter--lumbering and cutting wood for
the railways. His shrewdness, industry
and good management brought him what
was fortune to the young farmer of Yer
mont Two generations ago. He was sue.
cessful, and he succeeded by energy and
industry directed by good Judgment and
honestly applied. In 1870. he moved to
Waterbury village and built the house in
which he had since resided, retaining his
farming property and his interest in farm
ing pursuits. With others, he engaged in
building enterprises in Waterbury, and in
1880 became one of the. proprietors of the
Sheple water-works. Mr. Davis was
large-hearted, kindly.soued man, genial
in all his social relations gentle in his do
nestle life. A native honesty pervaded all
his business life, and he performed the du-
ties OF the public stations to which he was
frequently chosen with an eye and pur-
pose single to the public good. His char
acter embodied those elements that consti-
tute in the best and largest sense good
citzen,-and he was a good citizen in all
that this most enviable distinction implies.
he was a consistent member of the Congre-
gational church and an active and liberal
supporter OF church and society, Of schools
and every good thing. Mr.. Davis had no
enemies. man 80 constituted cannot
make enemies. With one accord, his neigh
bors and fellow-citizens pay his memory
sincere and affectionate tributes.
HENRY.--H. Belle Henry died OF con-
sumption last Sunday at Auburn, N. Y,
where she had been taken from Waterbury
a week previous to her death, aged twenty
years. Miss Henry graduated from the
Vermont Methodist Seminary with high
honors in the class Of 90. She returned to
the seminary in the fall of 1892 to take
postgraduate course, but the insidious dis
ease that was the cause Of her death rapidly
developed. In the many excelencies that
go to make up the character OF a model
young woman, Miss Henry had few equals
and scarcely a superior. Unobtrusive,
cheerful and unselfsh, OF an active temper
ament, fertile intellect and ambitious dispo-
sition, it was indeed hard for her to relin-
quish all that made life dear to her. But a
strong Christian faith was hers, and when it
was certain that consumption had painted
its rose upon her cheek, even when so near
the end that it almost seemed she could
hear the heavenly music, her cheerful spirit
did not forsake her. Although an intense
sufferer she was patient and accomplishing.
and went to meet her Redeemer with a
smile on her lips.
90 sleep the sleep past earth's sad waking,
This death Is natures rest,
And in the new morn that Is breaking
Drift thee unto the best."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29

Miss BESSIE MITCHELL DooLITTLE left
Chicago last Wednesday on novel journey,
its object being to settle dispute between
prominent railroad men. Several repre-
sentatives of foreign roads were in attend
ance upon the meeting of the Worlds Fair
rate committees, recently held in that city,
and some Of them were skeptical in regard
to the assertions OF the representatives of
the American roads regarding the excel.
lence OF the through car service, palace car
arrangements and union station accommo-
dations in this country. A passenger agent,
the head OF one of the largest systems in this
country, made the boast that woman
could make the trip from Chicago to Puget
Sound, thence to the City Of Mexico, to st.
Louis, New York, Boston, and back to Chi
cago, without finding it necessary to put
her foot on the ground, and that on twenty
four hours notice he could find woman to
undertake the journey. The foreigners
challenged him to name the woman, and he
selected Miss Doolittle Her itinerary will
be as follows: Chicago to Portland, Ore,
Northwestern and Union Pacific thence to
San Francisco, Southern Pacific; to Ell Paso,
Texas, Southern Pacific; to City of Mexico,
Mexican Central; to Laredo, Texas, Mex
lean National; to St. Louis, International
X Great Northern, Texas & Pacific, and
Iron Mountain; to New York, Mobile &
Ohio and Pennsylvania lines; to Boston,
New York, New Haven & Hartford; to
Chicago, Boston & Albany, New York Gem
tral, Michigan Central
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How 1t is Working.
The Weekly Underwriter says:


as it in order to suggest, mildly, that the
New England Insurance Exchange ought
not to get so EASILY ratified? There Is not
the slightest Justification for such raise as
has Just been made in the rates in the con-
f1agration district unless all previous
knowledge goes for naught. To jump rate
OF sixty certs to 81 60, and Of $1.50 to 50 so,
and one of S3.OOto $500, does not tend to
increase ones belief in the wisdom Of the
rater. We simply conclude that he is per-
hitting his power to dictate to his ignorance.
That rates needed to be increased in Boston
may be true, and that in the district de-
scribed they needed raising is beyond doubt,
but there was no such emergency on hand
as called for an arbitrary advance of one per
cent on all risks. A few more such evidences
OF bad Judgment will help materially, as
this has, to general belief that fire under
writers do not know any more about haz-
ards than the rest of u.s."
The Exchange is the body whose
arbitrary mandate made the piratical
co.insurance clause operative in New
England. 1t would appear that any
inquiry as to the mental balance of that
organization is entirely in order. Evil
dence of lack of poise has been
accommodating daily. In consequence of
its action in the matter of the co-insur-
ance clause, and of similar action out.
side of New England, there is kicking
and commotion throughout the insur-
ance world. There is widespread re-
bellion against reinsurance. Its essen
tial unfairness and injustice were
everywhere recognized and condemned.
This finds expression in enactments in
a large number of states whose legisla-
lures hold winter sessions. Many have
passed valued.policy bill. Others have
passed bills striking more directly at
the co insurance clause. Tennessee
and Kansas are the latest additions to
the list.
The force of the clause has been
broken and its application curtailed in
ways outside of legal enactments. In
Buffalo, N. Y, for example, the time
when the clause should take effect was
extended to April l. Meantime, the
local underwriters are employing extra
help, and re writing every policy in the
area covered by their operations. Every
risk that expires during the year has
been or will be rewritten for fell year
from the last day of March. In other
localities the application of the clause
has been withdrawn from properties
valued at $4,000 or less In one
locality this expedient, in another that,
has been employed to limit or break
down this "most equitable way" of
making an advance in insurance rates.
Now, as we have said before, the
business men of this country are fair
and reasonable, as class. 1 there were
not something that is essentially wrong
in the co-insurance scheme, if it were
not clearly an unjust and pernicious
measure, there would not be this outcry
against it, this rebellion against its
arbitrary exactions and compulsions.
In rising against this wrong, business
men have simply been true to their in
herited hatred of injustice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29
South Ryegate.

A baby boy has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Doe.
James Dickey died last Tuesday night
after long illness.
The road commissioner has engaged
George Crow and John Whitehill to run
the road machine.
DIR. George Darling went on Monday to
Boston with Mrs. A. ID. Grant and Mrs.
Harvey to be treated at the hospital.
1t is reported that this place will soon
have the pleasure OF listening TO some en-
PERTAINING music-that of the company Of
Gay, Whitehill and Mckenzie.
John Whitehill has sold his fresh air "
horse and bought fancy five-year-old colt.
Bertha Mccall is improving rapidly.
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be affirmed that II he is not better than
his party, he is at least better than
many of its leaders. We once went to
Mr.. Stanton to ask him to appoint his
son To be assistant secretary OF war.
MOP he said, "neverl Seward may do
such things, but / won'tp'-NY Y. Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29

THE long-expected strike of the wagon
and carriage makers of Boston for nine
hour day is on About $50 of them went
out last Saturday on that issue. The strik-
ers are perfectly orderly, but their deter
mination in the matter betokens prolonged
struggle. One hundred twenty firms are
men are all sanguine of ultimate success.
They have registered individually at the
strike headquarters, No. As Eliot street,
very few of them being delinquent in this
respect. This is a guarantee that the men
will not return to work until instructed to
do so by the executive board of the union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-29

SEVERAL deaths have recently occurred at
Plainfeld, N. H., 1t is supposed from drink
ing polluted well-water.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-29
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Feb. 9, 10 and II E. S. Willard, the
distinguished English actor, will make
his first appearance i'll st. Paul at the
Metropolitan opera house. The brill
liant engagements of Mr.. Willard iu
New York and other American cities is
double assurance of the triumph that
waits him here. For nearly ten years
Mr.. Willard has held pre-eminent
place on the English stage, and many
consider him finer actor than Mr.. 1ry-
ing. In New York Mr.. Willard played
2l1 consecutive nights in Palmer's the
ater.
Two weeks from tonight Champion
James Corbett will make his first bow as
an actor to st. Paal audience, appear
ing in his successful play. gentleman
Jack" and the people of this city will
then have their first opportunity of at
one and the same time Judging his cap
abilities on the histronic stage, and also
of seeing for the first time the new
champion pugilist of the world.
The combination Of George Thateh-
er's minstrels and Rich and Harris
Comedy company, in their brilliant min
strel farce-comedy creation by Ed Mar
BILE, entitled "TuXedo," will be seen
again in this city at the Metropolitan
OPERA house Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. s, z and 8. All the
old favoriteS have been retained In the
cast.
The play with which William II. Crane
will begin at the Star theater, New
York, two weeks honce, is ION Pr0ba-
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-29
THE Gypsy TRAIL.

The white moth to the closing pine,
The bee to the opened clover,
And the gypsy blood to the gypsy blood
Ever the wide world over.
Ever the wide world over, lass,
Ever the trail held true.
Over the world and under the world,
And back at the last to you.
Out of the dark of the gorg1e camp.
Out of the CRIME and fray
(Morning waits at the end OF the World),
Gypsy, come away
The wild boar to the sun-dried swamp,
The red crane to her reed,
And the Romany lass to the Romany lau
By the tie of a rowing breed.
Morning waits at the end of the world
Where winds unhaltered play,
Nipping the flanks of the plunglng ranks
Till the white sea-horses neigh
The pied snake to the rifted rock.
The buck TO the stony plain,
Aud the Romany lass to the Romany lad,
And both 10 the road again.
Both to the road again, again!
Out on the clean sea track
Follow the cross of the gypsy trail
Over the world and back!
Follow the Romany patteran
North where the blue bergS sail,
And the bows are gray with the frozen
spray,
And the masts are shod with mail
Follow the Romany patterau
Sheer to the Austral Light,
Where the bosom of God is the wild west
wind,
Sweeping the sea-focrs white.
Follow the Romany patteran
West to the sinking sun,
Till the junk sails through the houseless
drift,
And the East and the West are one.
Follow the Romany patteran
East where the silence broods
By purple wave on an opal beach
In the hush of the Mahim woods.
The wild hawk 10 the Wind-swept sky
The deer to the wholesome void,
And the heart of q man to the heart of 9
maid,
AS it was in the days Of old.
The heart of a man to the heart of maid
Light of my tents, be fleet
Morning waits at the end of the world,
And the world is all at our feet!
-Rudyard Kipling in the Century.
St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-29

am satisfied from observation that
woman who will cajole man into buy
Ing her ''a few things at the store" be-
cause she is $50 busy" has dash of the
barbarian in her nature. If for any
reason she wants to "get even" with
him for some of his misdemeanors, she
would be far less cruel to give him a
deluge of hot words and brickbats than
to send him alone and unprotected into
the clutches of the average .'saleslady."
She will be kind to him-oh, yes! too
kind, in fact. She sees that he is
helpless victim of some cruel
woman, and she does for him
literally and fguratively in the most
| bare-faced way. SHE helps him make up
his mind to what he wants, in fact she
makes it up for him if he tells her that
he wants to get "orange blue' or
''Marie Louise scarlet" ribbon to tie the
new throw" on to the parlor chair, she
sells him yards of bilious green or star
tling brickdust yellow ribbon that is not
worth ''shucks." as the woman who gets
him to 60 shopping will tell him to his
face, when worn and weary he reaches
his humble residence las the twilight
falls" and something else would fall if
his heart had not long since found aref-
uge in his boot heels. AS it is, when he
I sees the things those heartless ''sales-
ladies' have hoodwinked him into
buying, and.hears the comments of the
wife of his bosom as she spreads them
out on the sofa and parIor table and
the stairs and the dining room furni-
ture, while she asks. "What in the
world did you buy these horrid, old
style. poor. white. trashy duds for.
when just asked you to get little
ribbon and some pins, and cap for
Joe, and some mittens for KiItv?" and
so on and so on for fifteen minutes, and
remembers those hours of torture in
that big dry goods store, with that mob
of giggllng girls who sold 10 him
things OF no use, the remarks he
makes would not do, and possibly are
not intended for publication, poor man.