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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20
If They Had Become Laws.

AMONG the avalanche of bills introduced in
congress last week Wednesday were some
that would be startling if there were any
chance of their becoming laws Had some
of them been adopted, these would have
been among the consequences: A pension
to every federal prisoner confined in confed-
crate prison and bonus of 50 dav for
every day he was imprisoned; the abolition
of the tobacco tax; promotion of all navy
medical directors to the rank and pay of
commodore; payment Of certain obligations
of the government in silver; civil pension to
letter carriers after twenty years service /;
reduction of harley duty from thirty cents to
ten cents a bushel of malt duty to twenty
cents, and of hop duty to eight cents hun
dred; abolition of bureau of navigation; coal
on the free list; repeal of the ocean mail
subsidy law; authorization to the govern
ment TO buy out any patent by paying from
S25, 900 TO 100000 to the patentee; and APP
preparations of between five and six millions
for public buildings, docks and statues, and
Of eight mil ions more in settlement of
Indian claims.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20
Opposition to Fiscal Laws.

THE excitement throughout Spain grow
ing out of recently-adopted fiscal reforms
has not abated The people have vented
their wrath upon the tax collectors, who
have been mobbed and stoned. These of.
ficals are intimidated and have practically
abandoned their work. The most serious
outbreak occurred in the town of Mont
Blanc, seventeen miles northwest of Tara
gona. Here, when the civic guard at
tempted TO dispense mob that was howl
ing against the government and smashing
the windows of houses with stones, the
rioters, some of whom were armed with re-
volvers fred upon the guards. The latter
retaliated, firing into the crowd. Three of
the rioters were instantly killed and sew
eral were more or less seriously wounded.
Window smashing has been a feature of the
disturbances, and the houses of government
officials, particularly those occupied by the
tax collectors, have scarcely whole pane
of glass in them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20
Bold Train Robbery.

A TRAIN on the Lake Shore railroad was
held up by a score of masked men near
Kendallville, Ind, one night last week.
The engineer of the train was shot and
badly wounded because he refused to throw
up his hands. Dynamite was exploded I'M
der the express car, while armed guards
were placed at the doors of each car. The
messenger of the express was beaten in
sensible, the safe blown open with dyna-
mite, and it is said the robbers carried
away S250,OOO in gold that was being
shipped east by Chicago bank. None Of
the passengers were molested. A few
nights previous to the robbery, 81, 000, 900 in
gold was sent over this line and it is
thought the robbers were organized for the
missed calculations.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

brances in the fight. The democratic
party, said Mr.. Wilson, can no longer
derive strength from pandering TO the
delusion that protective duties can in
any way directly benefit labor. The
party whose spokesman are men like
Mr.. Neal and Mr.. Wilson has now con-
troll of every branch of the government.
They have the power and the oppor-
tunity to put the declarations of the
Chicago platform into legal enact
ment. These facts explain fully the
existence of the commercial and indus
trial depression existing in this country,
and which Immediately followed the vic
tory of the democrats in the last ma
tional election, and these facts Mr.. Nc
Kinley used with tremendous force.
His speech throughout was an unan-
swerable arraignment of the democratic
party for the overthrow of the prosper
Gus conditions that existed in this coun-
try before a popular election placed in
its hands the power to carry into ex-
ecutionS declaration of war against
American industry. The speech was
received with the livellest enthusiasm,
an earnest of the indignant protest
against the democratic policy that will
be sent up from the Buckeye state in
November next
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20
New England Millionaire Dead.

FRED L. AMEs, the Boston millionaire,
died suddenly last week while on his way
to New York. He retired to his state room
on the Fall River boat in his usual health.
Not appearing in the morning. the door was
forced, and he was found dead upon the
floor. Mr.. Ames was fifty-eight years of
age. He was director in over forty rail
road companies, and was the richest man in
New England. He owned property in Bos-
ton valued at $1,000, 900. His estate is es-
timated at SIS 100000. Heart disease was
undoubtedly the cause of his death. He
leaves widow and five children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

omnipotent to advise and direct, when
the business of planning to represent
Vermont and to pay the cost was go
ing on2 If our recollection serves us
right, our contemporary was dumb as
an oyster while the plans were being laid,
and it improves passing opportunity
merely as peg on which to hang out
its time worn and idiotic screed about
" a house cleaning" Unquestionably
as many mistakes as Bob Ingersoll i'm
putes to Moses have been made in the
efforts to show Vermont at Chicago, but
the omission of Vermont day is not
one of them. Whatever failure there
has been on the part of the state to ex-
hibit Vermont products of any kind lies
back of and far deeper than the wise
decision to abandon the idea of state
day.
THE house of lords almost con-
temptuous rejection of Mr.. Gladstone's
home rule bill has awakened all the
lion in the grand old mans nature.
Instead of discouraging him, defeat has
aroused all his belligerency. He has
accepted the gage of battle thrown
down by an arrogant nobility, and is
now determined to make the fight all
along the line. The lords have invited
a life-ordeath struggle, and the
premier has shown his readiness to
meet his enemies on their own ground.
The National Liberal Federation has
issued a ringing circular which is vir-
tually ministerial manifesto. 1t re-
views the history of the struggle for
home rule, and practically declares
that, if the house of lords persists in
defeating the popular will, the question
of ending the existence of that body
will be one Of paramount Importance.
The situation of which Mr.. Gladstone
spoke at the great Newcastle meeting
two years ago has come. Lord Sails
bury's threats have been carried out,
and the question of the continued eX-
istence of the house of lords will, in
the language of Mr.. Gladstone, "take
precedence of every other question:"
In accordance with the Newcastle pro-
gramme, Mr.. Gladstone's purpose is to
carry out series of sweeping radical
reforms. Among these will probably
be the dsestablishment of the church
in Wales and Scotland, the parish
councils bill, the electoral registration
reform and one man one vote bills"
the employers liability bill, and pro-
posals for lettering the relations of
landlords and tenants in London. Now
that the house of lords has thrown out
the home rule bill, it will unquestion-
ably reject each and every radical
measure which may be passed in the
house of commons in the autumn
session. In his own good time, for
tilted by every advantage he can gain
by continuing the existing parliament,
he will dissolve that body and appeal
to the country. He will then have to
aid him, with the great middle and
laboring classes, not only the home
rule bill but the fact of the rejection by
the house of lords of important reform
measures, the enactment of which is
greatly desired by the common people
of England, Scotland and Wales as
we'll as of Ireland. The grand old man
is entering upon grand campaign,
and the common people of all the
world will wish him hearty Godspeed
and heightened years to see the triumph
of all his hopes aud plans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

REV. THEODORE ROCKER, vice rector of
the American College at Rome, arrived in
New York last Friday. Father Rocker is
the bearer of letters from the pope to Mgr
Satoll and Cardinal Gibbons. These let
tiers are of an important character and will
be personally delivered by Father Rocker.
Father Rocker has in his custody for pres
entaton to the cardinal portrait of the
pope, carved in stone and Set in frame of
gold, studded with diamonds and other
precious stones. The work was done by
arttlcers of the vatican, and is said to be
a masterpiece of its kind.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

A SHORTAGE of more than 1900 ounces of
gold bullion, valued at $1,000 has been
discovered at the Philadelphia mint. The
superintendent of the mint at Philadelphia
is under bond of 100000 and some of the
wealthiest men of the city, including George
w. Childs, are on the bond. A thorough
examination is being made to fix the guilt.
Later. Henry S. Cochran, weigh clerk
of the mint, has confessed to the embezzle-
ment of the bullion, and over 100000 of it
has been recovered Cochran has been in
the employ of the mint forty years at a sal
ary of $1,000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

FRANCIS II. WEEKS, the embezzler of
funds of various trust companies in New
Bedford, Mass, has been captured in Costa
Rica and his extradition is assured by the
government of that republic. District At
torney Nichols of Massachusetts, has re-
ceived telegram to this effect from Secre-
tary of State Gresham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

THE national banks of New York are
at present surfeited with cash So much
currency has been received from country
banks that the great question is what to do
with it, 1t was only few weeks ago that
money of all kinds commanded a premium;
now exactly the reverse is the case
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

THE farm buildings of Moses Snow of
Chester were burned last week with their
contents. The fire caught from the explo-
sion OF kerosene lamp. Loss, $1,000; in
surance small
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

THE venerable DR.. Morgan, whose
sad death is recorded elsewhere in this
issue, was twenty-five years secretary of
the Vermont Conference, twice presid-
ing elder and twice member of the
General Conference. He was man to
Command the love and veneration OF all
with whom he came in contact.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20

Mrs. OTIS BURT of Bridport fell down
stairs in floral hall during the fair at Mid
debury last week, receiving injuries from
which she died the next day without re-
gaining consciousness
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20
Bradford.

Dwight Wells of Barre is visiting in town.
The blacksmith shop of w, r. Davis is
being re-shingled.
Henry Carleton has moved into the house
recently vacated by John Shaw.
Judge and Mrs. Joseph Tebbitts started
on Tuesday for the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. T. B. Cowan has his butter-tub
storehouse at the depot completed.
The paper-mll, which shut down a few
weeks ago, began work on Monday.
The truck teams have been busy deliver
ing coal to various customers this week.
An extension 2SxlS feet is building on the
Farmers Exchange store. 1t is to be used
as store house.
II. X. Prescott is putting the finishing
touches on the barn and piazza which he
has been building.
The young people of the Young Peoples
Society OF Christian Endeavor are rehears-
ing for cantata to be given in the near fu-
ture.
Miss Rose Lowell Chaifee, the accom-
plished young elocutionist, appears in " Star
Bright " at the village hall, Tuesday even
ing.
The children of the Junior League will be
given party, with refreshments, at the
parlors of Grace church on Saturday after
noon.
The water works are receiving an extern
sion and other improvements near Baldwin
bridge. DR.. Fletcher is also putting in a
branch to his barn.
Erdix G. Smith, Jr., enters Dartmouth
College, and Clarence II. Martin Wesleyan
University. Both graduated from Bradford
Academy in the class of '93.
The friends of the Rev. A. b. Truax
formerly pastor of the Methodist church
are pleased to learn that his recent illness
was not as serious as at first reported
The accidental death of the Rev. Richard
Morgan of Ludlow was shock to larg,
circle of friends in this town who had
known him as former presiding elder.
A young lady whose name is unknown
arrived on Monday, the 18th inst, at the
home of #. w. Kenyon and Immediately
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-20


Quite a number attended the fair at ST.
Johnsbury last Wednesday and Thursday
The knights of Pythas of Hardwick ana
Cabot gave drill at the town hall last FIJI
day evening.
The Sons of Veterans are to give mas
uuerade promenade at the village hall on
Friday evening of this week.
The Masons are repairing their hall and
having it newly decorated, MIR. Arnold OF
st. Johusbury doing the work
Rev. III. l.. Hastings, DID,, editor of The
Christian. preached at the Congregational
church on Sunday and at the Methodist
church ia the evening. Mr.. Hastings is an
interesting speaker, and both houses were
filed to their utmost capacity.
ASH. Myers and his son Walter were re-
turning from the st. Johnsbury fair last
Thursday night when near the George
Heath place at East Cabot they collided
with another team, throwing them both out,
breaking the carriage and harness, and
hurting Mr.. Myers so that he had to be
around with cane the next day. Mr..
Myers hung to the reins and saved run
away,
Messrs. G. A. Heath and II. w. Clark,
formerly of this place but now in Barre,
were in town on the 14th. Mr.. Heath was
here to negotiate with parties to raise up
and underpin his building near the Congre-
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17
CARTER HAaAIsoN's BAD FRENCH.

He Wanted Mushrooms. but the Waiter
Brought Him an Umbrella.
Some other Americans and myself had
been in the habit of dropping into the
Cafe Francois after leaving the Grand
Opera House.
None of our party spoke French, and
the head waiter was the only one in the
cafe who spoke English. He had long,
flowing. red mutton chop whiskers. AS
soon as we would take our seats we
would be approached by waiter, where
upon we would begin pulling our own
phantom mutton chops TO make him
understand that we wanted the bead
waiter.
"Oui, oui." he would say. and in few
moments our bewhiskered friend, Of
whom Major Handy is "a prototype.
would be bowling and smiling and work
ing graciously for tip.
We met Carter Harrison. He went to
the theater with our party. and after
ward we took him to the Cafe Francais
Carter Harrison was then. and may be
now. very fond of mushrooms Before
going into the restaurant he inquired the
French name for them. He was told
that they were called 'champignons.
We soon were seated at our usual ta-
BILE and one Of the walters came to us.
We worked our imaginary mutton chops,
bat were given to understand 'thht the
head waiter was absent. Harrison tried
to pronounce "champignon. bat could
not. He thought he had It perfectly. but
his pronunciation was no more like the
French Of it than my English Is like the
Hindostanee. He couldn't malse tho
waiter understand, until an inspiration
came to him. BE seized his pencil and
drew the picture Of Q mushroom.
Carter pronounced the word again and
pointed at the picture. There II was,
plain as day to us who knew what he
wanted-the stem and canopy,iks top OF
the vegetable. The waiter gazed at it in
profound study for Q moment, then the
light Of comprehension spread over his
features.
"Oui, oui. /" he said, and trotted of.
Ina few moments he returned. and
towing politely to Mr.. Harrison. handed
him an umbrella. We looked at the pic
ture Of the mushroom, the waiter looked
at it. and then Carter. umbrella in hand,
looked at It. Then he rose and said some
thing that every American could under
stand. but which. luckily for him. the
waiter did not Carter ate no mush-
rooms that night. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17
ODDS AND ENDS.

Over 600 varieties of cotton are said to
exist-400 in Asia and Africa and 200 in
America.
The Spanish peasant works every day
and dances half the night. and yet eats
only his black bread, onion and water
melon.
Montapa 10 larger than New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts,. Rhode
Island. Connecticut, New York and
Pennsylvania put together.
The making Of q man cook in France
is kOng and tedious process. When a
young man decides to pursue culinary
career he selects his nominal instructor,
% whom he pays > Gee Of $500.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

An investigation has been conducted
by Lieutenant l.. vladimirof at the st.
Petersburg Technical institute with d
view to establishing rules or tests where
by the quality Of vulcanized india rub
Der may be efficiently judged. It is a
notorious fact that no method of chem
ical analysis gives reliable result for
this substance. Hence the tests applied
were chiefly of physical nature. From
lengthy series Of experiments the fol-
lowing conclusions were deduced:
India rubber should not give the least
sign of superficial cracking when bent
to an angle Of 1870 degrees after five
hours Of exposure in a closed air bath to
temperature of 1875 degrees centigrade.
The test pieces should be six centimeters
thick.
Rubber that does not contain more
than half its weight OF metallic oxides
should stretch to Ave times it's height
without breaking.
Caoutchouc, free from all foreign mat
ter except the sulphur used in vulcaniz-
ing 1t, should stretch at least seven times
its length before rupture.
The extension measured Immediately
after rupture has taken place should
not exceed 12 per cent Of the original
length of tho test piece of rubber. Tho
test piece should be from to 10 milli-
meters long. 8 centimeters wide and not
more than millimeters thick.
Softness may be determined by measur-
ing the percentage of ash formed on in
cineration. 1t may form the basis for
deciding between different grades of rub
ber for certain purposes.
The vulcanized rubber should not hard
en- under the influence of cold tempera-
ture. Electrician.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17
LuHDY LOCALS.

Money does not derive its value from
the material OF which it is made.
When yon need friend don't pick
out man whose dog won't follow him.
A widow Ia q woman who has buried
her husband a grass-widow is one who
has simply mislaid hers.
R. L. Fulton's address before the stu
dents OF the State University. "The Flu
trre of Nevada" is the brightest and al
together best thing ever spoken or
written upon the subject.
Ambrose Bierce and Madge Morris
have been having an argument rs to
whether coyote howls or baYks. Az
we set thia item We see one OF the
noxious things on rock not far of. He
neither howls nor barks, but vigorously
wobbles his under jaw and spits wind.
AS usual every year when the snow
melts, whisky bottles and tin cans Of
all description are cropping out along
the road, showing what meat our
Caesars fed upon during the Winter.
The display in front OF our rabid temper
ance neighbours premises showslthat he
preached what he didn't practice. He
must have been drunk for months.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17
France.

Il fills one with ineffable weariness to
behold those lazy. stupid and stingy
Bourbous trying once mere a. always
to overthrow the FrenOh republic. The
old Count Of Paris ought to be gently
gagged apd bound and kept in a sani
tarium for year or so till the French
republic clears the thieves out Of her
high places and settles herself firmly to
honest government again. II Is disgust
ing to read how in his manifesto to the
Monarchists old Paris says. I'VE must
let France understand that a monarchy
alone can give her strong and stable
government. whose sole object Is the
public welfare"
The Count Of Paris has n short men,
ory. Monarchy had things all its own
way in France from the time Of King
Clovis, in 465. down to l792. Did it in
1900 years give TO France ever at any
time government whose sole object
was the welfare Of the people2 No. On
the contrary. its load Of taxation became
SO heavy. its oppression so cruel. its in
decencies 40 fragrant. that at last the
French people rose and cast it out from
among them. Let us hope it has at last
been finally east out forever and forever,
ameni Didn't monarchy have fair
trial in Frances Wasn't 1. 300 years long
enough. in heavens manner Think on
these things. Count Of Paris. and keep
your mouth shut. d.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17
BANK NOTICE.

COMMENCING MARCH II, 1898,
~ The First National Bank of Reno,
Nevada, will make no charge to its
customers for exchange on Sacramen-
to and San Francisco.
Commencing April 1, 1898, the
Bauk will issue time certificates of
deposit bearing interest at the rate OF 4
per cent. per annum.
CHAs T. BENDER, Cashier.
RENO, Nevada, March 10, 1898.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Alexander the Great had q twist In
his neck. 1t therefore became fashiona-
BILE for every one in that monarch's court
to carry the neck in the same way,
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Infancy is the germ period of mans
existence; it is the spring time Of the
year. the time of seed sowing. Young
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Macer, Roman official OF Cicero's
time. hanged himself when informed
that the great orator intended to appear
against him in his trial for peculation-
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Young Gotnix (sadly)--I saw sign in a
window down the street that exactly de-
scribed my condition. trrs
Jinks-What was it?
cash girl wanted. ."-Waif
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Briggs-Spangson seems to be avoiding
all of his friends lately. What's the mat
ter with himi
Griggs-He is having house built
Club.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-17

Fresh OYSTERS and Mud Lake Bass a
the Star Route Restaurant.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-27

A queer story, and one which reader
would do well TO thoroughly salt give
il more than the proverDlal grain) before
swallowing. cUmes with first class rec
ommendation all the way from Eng
land. Thirty-three years ago, i'll 1860. Il
member of the Chaplin family died at
Blankney. Lincolnshire, and was laid III
the family tomb. This particular Chap
lin was a naturalist, and among hi-
other pets had a large gray bat. That
hat was permitted to enter the tomband
was sealed up alive along with the corpse
Of his dead master. In 1866 the vault
was opened, and to the surprise Of all
the bat was alive and fat. On four diff
ferent occasions since the Chaplins have
looked after the welfare Of their dead
relatives pet, and each time it has heen
1Uported that the bat was still in the
land of the living, although occupying
quarters with the dead. He was last
ooso in 1s92.-St. Louis Republic.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-27
NI;tul.ness.

Learn from the earliest days to in
sure your principle against the peril of
ridlcule. Iou can no more exercise
Your reason if you live III the constant
dread of laughter than You can enjoy
Your life if you are III the constant
terror Of death. II you think 1t right
TO differ from the times and to make
u point Of morals. do il: however rus
tie. however ~antiquated. however pc
Gautlc 1t may appear. do lt-not for
lnauI,nce. hai seriously and grandly,
H. Il man whn wears ii soul OF his own
III t,l> ipsuIn and docs not wait till it
j. irn:t"e'i iu.u aim by the breath Of
tIs!tlur. j"tsns - Miller Monthly.