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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

Mckinley showed that the present tar
if failed to produce the revenue needed
for administering the government.
At no time, he said, under the act of
1890, down to the Inauguration of Mr..
Cleveland, was there deficiency of
the revenue or was the gold reserve
impaired. The recovery in business
now, such as it lie, is chiefly in those
branches left with some protection,
and even in these activity did not be-
gin till the republican victories of 1894
and the adjournment of the " tariff re-
form" congress had presented to the
business man his "cup of consolation"
This statement of very hard fact, by
Governor Mckinley, is causing the
cuckoos and mugwumps world of
worriment, but it will stand, never
theless, as one of the irrefutable facts
of modern political history. Ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker did not suffer the farm
ers of Ohio to lose sight of the fact that
to Senator Brice, more than to any
other influence, or all other influences
combined, belongs the responsibility
for the final passage of the wool clause
of the new tariff. The sheep of Ohio,
he said, are being slaughtered at the
rate of more than 100000 a year, be-
cause of the shrinkage in their value or
the value of their wool under the free
wool clause. The republicans of Ohio
are enthusiastic and thoroughly united,
and interesting news will come from
them in November.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
North Montpelier Items.

The ladies connected with the Universal
ist society here have under consideration
harvest festival in the near future, Of
which due notice will be given later.
The Kids of this village played match
game OF baseball with the kids" OF Plain
score OF 81 to % in favor Of the Plainfields.
Quite number from here svailed them
selves Of the very cheap rates offered by
the railroads to visit Montreal and the
"Grand Industrial and Agricultural Fair"
held there this week.
Amos Bushby was accidentally run over
by team driven by G. P. Spaulding, one
evening Of last week. 1t gave him a
thorough shaking up, but no bones were
broken and he is so as to be out.
The North Montpelier baseball nine
played a match game of base ball with the
Danville nine on the grounds OF the latter
on Saturday OF last week, the score stand
ing, at the end OF the seventh inning, when
the game was called, at II to in favor of
the Danville boys. Our boys have nothing
but praise for the fair and gentlemany
treatment received.
Four so considered expert fishermen two
from this village, one from Plaintield, and
the other from Oxford, Mass.,) spent Tues
day of lase week upon Groton Pond in quest
of bass and pike. After their return vari'
GUS rumors began to circulate around here
keep after being taken off from ice, etc,
much to the discredit of the said fishermen.
Your correspondent is knowing to the true
facts in the case, but cannot divulge. The
Plainfeld gentleman rather stood at the
head in size and catch of fish, but when it
came to target shooting with the rifle he
wasn't in it.
Mrs. Lucy HOLSTER, who for two or three
years past has been in Sioux City, Iowa, re-
turned home last week. - Mrs. F. A.
Howarth and son Andrew p, who have
been in the village for the week past on
visit to relatives, returned to their home in
Oxford, Mass, Monday of this week -
John King, who was seriously injured sew
eral days ago, is reported as doing finely.
- Mrs. Diana Putnam Of Montpelier,
who has been here several days past on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. G. G. Nye, returned
home last Monday. - Mr.. and Mrs. W.
A. Bradford and Lena Moorcroft, all If
Barre, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.
Nye last Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Mortified Items,

G. S. Richmond has been confined to the
house several days with cold.
A brother of Professor Hurlbut will enter
the fresh man class OF Norwich University.
The wooden mill OF Joseph Gould & Son,
at Mortified Falls, is shut down for repairs.
The students at the High School are an
ticipating a holiday during the session OF
the fair this week.
Professor Bslch, a graduate OF Dartmouth
College, will succeed Professor Savage in
the chair of Political Economy aud History
at the University Professor @. w. Stevens
OF Hyde Park has been elected TO the new
chair of Electrical Engineering.
The electric storm of Wednesday night
was very severe here. The horse with
which Mrs M. S. GIlchrist was returning
from the South Village was frightened by the
lightning and ran The occupants OF
carriage were badly shaken up, but were
not seriously injured.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
valkyrie's FUNK.

One race, one award, one 6asco, and
the great international cup contest has
been adjourned, sine die, from the
briny deep to the newspapers and the
representatives of the contending yachts
on both sides of the Atlantic.
The story of the defenders " victo-
ries and the Valkyrie's funk is now
a thrice-told tale. The sulky English
man goes back to Albion an object of
pity rather than of resentment. The
mug is still here, and here it is quite
likely to abide, until some one with q
much better boat and more sand than
Dunraven exhibited has the hardihood
to come in quest of it. The Americans
were willing to resail the cup race
"Valkyrie had forfeited, or to ar
range other races, in any waters, for
any stakes, on any conditions that the
noble lord might name, but he was in
exorable. He had had all the clicking"
he wanted, and saw in the Yankees
proposals only new schemes for fresh
discomftures. So he ordered his sloop
to put on her ocean rig, shake every
drop of American brine from her keel,
and straightway depart for England.
Apparently the alleged interference
of the excursion fleet was merely a
pretext for escape from other and
more Notifying exhibitions of the
inferiority of the "Valkyrie." As
TO this interference, it is universally
agreed that at the time for the
third race, when Dunraven withdrew
his yacht, the excursion boats were
keeping at proper distance, striving in
good faith to give the yachts no reason
for complaint. 1t is agreed also that
the interference had not been at any
time 80 great as at former races. In any
event, "Valkyrie" had no monopoly
of these disadvantages. Defender"
shared them equally. Indeed, she lost
signal advantage in the start on Tues
day because big excursion steamer got
in her way. The interference plea will
not, under any circumstances, save the
earl from deserved reproach. He chal-
lenged in the full knowledge, by per-
sonal experience gained in 1893 and
previously, of what to expect at Sandy
Hook in the way of crowd. A real
sport would have stood up to the rack
like man. If defeated, he would have
earned and received "the honors of
war;" and these would not have been
small or grudgingly bestowed. Yacht
racing is sport, not war, or duel, or
slugging match, that the antagonists
should ram each other, or should seek
some out.of-the-way locality, hidden
from the public gaze, for their COM
bat. The presence of the crowd
is natural, right, and reasonable.
Had Dunraven discovered that he had
the better boat, no anathemas would
have been piled upon the spectators.
The larger the assemblage to observe
his triumph, the better it would have
pleased the victor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Washington County Court.

GBoRGE B. NEwCoMB v. W. j. McGLAF.
LIN.-This was the first jury case The
trial began Wednesday morning, and was
an action for an assault and battery. Both
parties reside in East Warren. The incl
dent which gave the origin to this suit &C.
CURED in that town on the highway leading
to Roxbury, May 81, 1898, a little past six
O'Clock in the morning. The parties who
were each driving some cattle, met and had
passed each other, when they had some
hostile conversation in relation to alleged
trespasses OF defendants cattle upon plaipt-
ifs land. The testimony was conflicting
as to- who struck the first blow. Plaintiff
sought to recover damages for injuries
mainly to his face and stomach. Defendant
introduced evidence to the effect that plant
i'll chewed one of his fingers, and claimed
that his acts were done in self.defence and
evidence OF long standing hostile feeling
between the parties Plaintiff, in rebuttai,
showed the jury that his upper Jaw was
without teeth. The case was submitted to
the jury on Friday noon. At three o'clock
they returned a verdict that defendant was
guilty and that plaintiff recover one cent
damages and costs. Frank Pumley, W. E.
Barney and r. A. Hoar for plaintiffs j. FL.
Senter and w. A. Lord for defendant.
STATE v. G. f. CoBURN, Ap1.-The re-
spondent pleaded guilty on Thursday to
furnishing one Charles Chamberlin with in.
toxicating liquor at Mortified last winter
who disclosed upon him. His story was to
Juo eHeCJ JuhJ Jn6 liquor was obtained at
the Mortified liquor agency and that Cham
berlin furnished part of the money to buy
the liquor and which he afterwards shared
with him. Respondent gave his age as
twenty years, and is now brakeman on the
Boston and Maine railroad. He was sem
| fenced to pay fine of S25 and costs, alto
gether amounting to S54. His counsel was
j. g. Wing.
PHIL H. MARION V. GEORGE LALIME.-
An action OF trespass qu1re cldusurn The
| trial began Friday afternoon. The conten.
| ton is as to the ownership OF a small strip
Of rocky land, not exceeding three square
rods, in East Barre, which both parties
claim. 1t appeared that, sometime in the
summer OF 1893, the defendant cut nineteen
trees, mostly poplar, spruce and apple
| from the land in question, and which one
| OF plaintiffs witnesses estimated to be
| worth for purpose of shade about $780, The
strip Of land is located between an old and
new highway, and hence arose the confu-
sion as to the title. Defendant claimed that
| the value OF the trees was nominal but,
| whether this strip of land was valuable or
not, he claimed title under his deed and de-
MED that plaintiff had any rights by pos
session. j. W. Gordon and R. A. Hoar for
plaintiff; r. M. Harvey and W. A. Boyce
| for defendant. The case was given to the
jury at 4: 30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
They have not yet returned with their ver-
| dict.
n. p AaosTINEs & Co. v. LIrTLEJoHN &
MILNE, an action in general assumpsit,
| from Barre, is now on trial.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

cent note on this subject, says: "We
think the world at large is fast reaching
the position so valiantly taken by you
when the subject of co-insurance was
first promulgated. The company man
ayers are, almost without exception,
freely acknowledging the error of that
course as applied to Vermont business"
Discussing with candor, force and
practical wisdom the general subject of
fire insurance in Vermont, the impolicy
and folly of an advance in rates here,
Mr.. Mcfarland concludes:
with concert OF action on the part OF the
individual, to the end that his physical
hazard shall be the best possible. no defec-
tive flues, no fire traps OF any kind; on the
part OF the state that there shall be wise
legislation looking to a mitigation OF the
evil; and on the part Of the insurance com.
panies that there shall be good agents, good
risks and fair rates, we shall find, in my
humble judgment, not only that further
advance in rates is entirely unnecessary
but that satisfactory loss ratio is compati-
BILE under proper management with a mate
rial reduction in the amount annually col
lected OF our people for insurance"
In this conclusion we firmly believe
Mr.. Mcfarland is entirely right. A
combination of the good influences he
summarizes will yield better results than
the drastic measures conceived outside
the state and imposed upon its honest
buyers of insurance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

THE Albany State says: :" A woman,
in addressing a temperance club in New
York city yesterday, said that statistics
showed that Portland, Me-, was the
most drunken city in the country.
Statistics show nothing of the kind,
but the statistics in the matter Of pub
LEGATION and repetition of this falsehood
show that it is one of the widest cir
culated lies on record" The statistics
in the matter of publication and rep
etition of similar falsehoods respecting
the state of temperance in Vermont
shows also number of the widest
circulated lies on record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

The Westminster Gazette scores Lord
Dunraven in the following vigorous Ian
guage: ITO go down to the start, to pre-
tend to get ready, to make show OF cross.
ing the line, and then retire, seems like the
act of a schoolboy in the sulks. Even If the
odds were against Lord Dunraven's win
ming, he certainly ought TO have made an
effort. II he had been beaten, every body
would have sympathzed with him, but now
the effect Is different. Nobody would then
have felt, as he must do upon calm review
of all the facts, that the course he took was
hardly consistent with the honored tradi-
tons and the highest code of sporGsmanship.
1t may be true that yacht racing in America
is not as clean as it might be, but English
men have not a monop ply of sportsmanship,
and Lord Dunraven has given our Ameri'
can cousins just cause to jeer at him."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

days in the year, not free rum for ninety
days. The foundation principle of ma
jority rule, established by the fathers,
is strong foundation. 1t will endure
despite the criticisms of the professors.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

IT is barely possible that a degree of
prominence entirely unwarranted is
given by some newspapers whose edi-
torial minds run to such stuff, to state
ments of Plat and Quay combine to
control the action of the national re-
publican convention which will con-
vene next year to nominate a candidate
for president. Those assemblages
have never been controlled by "bosses"
of any degree. They are pretty big
sized affairs in the matter of indepen-
dence of spirit and action, as well as
numerically. They have always nomi-
mated good men, and the convention of
1896 will afford no exception to this
unvarying rule.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

The subscription price of the wAToHMAS
is $500 year. For cash. strictly II, aduance,
q reduction of fifty cents is made. Subscrip-
tons are reokoned by the month. To be en-
titled to the S1.bO rate, arrears must be paid
at the rate of $500 a year to end of month in
uhich settlement is made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

FEW names on the years lengthen-
ing mortuary roll have called forth
warmer or more sincere eulogiums than
that of Mr.. Henry o. Houghton. They
come from every class of publications,
and they all bear testimony to kind of
good old-fashioned worth and excel
lence of character as a man, and to a
peculiar eminence in the department
of business with which his name was
so long associated. Here is an appre-
ciative tribute from the last issue of
Nepspaperdom:
"The late Henry o. Houghton, Of the
publishing house of Houghton, Mifilin &
Co., and the printing house known as the
Riverside Press, exerted as beneficial an
influence upon the printing business as any
one man in his time, probably, He built up
great printing business, which was noted
for the dignifed elegance Of all its work.
While not swift to indorse fads or new
fashions, the Riverside Press has led the
way in bookmaking in America during the
whole of at least one generation. Mr.
Houghton deserves to be remembered with
gratitude by all printers, both because he
elevated the art and because he elevated
the artisans Also"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

AT a great meeting last week, the
Buckeye republicans opened their
state campaign. Sherman, Mckinley,
Foraker, and General Bushnell, the
candidate for governor, were the speak
ers. Each directed his remarks to a
particular branch of the state or ma.
tional policy-Senator Sherman, very
naturally, to finance, and Governor
Mckinley to the tariff. After a re-.
view of the results of the beneficent
financial policy of the republicans, the
senator said these were now threatened
by the democracy, and we have the
sorry spectacle of the employment by
the administration of syndicate of
bankers buying the bonds of the United
States at less than their market value,
upor the condition that they will pro-
tect the treasury from demands for
gold for United States notes. Governor
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

ARTHUR ROPES, General Editor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18

PROFESSOR WAYLAND, of the Yale
Law School, rises to explain that in his
recent address at the meeting of the
Social Science Association, he stated
that 100000 habitual criminals are at
large in this country, not 5000, 900, as
was reported. The professor has been
very sharply criticised for making a
statement, nine-tenths Of which was
the product of press despatch, but
many are still disposed to regard the
remaining one-tenth, which the lee
turer fathers, as an exaggeration. The
revised report makes about one-half of
one per cent of the entire population of
the country irreclaimable criminals.
Even this exhibit is not very fatter-
ing showing of the fruits of modern re-
formatory agencies, or of the progress
the world is making toward the mil.
lennium, but Professor Wayland is prob
ably not much astray in his figures, if
criminals of every class are included.
Distributed over the country according
to population, Vermont's quota would
be some 1900. That is clearly an ex-
aggeration. New York city's would be
about 10000. Very likely that is an
underestimate. If, however, only train
robbers, highwaymen, burglars, fire.
bugs, and the more fragrant violators of
law are included, it is possible the
figures will require heavy scaling
down to bring them within the real
facts. To confne permanently 100000
hardened criminals, as Professor Way
land recommends, would require,
throughout the country, a very ma
terial expansion of prison precincts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
WinOOski Valley Fair,

The eleventh annual fair of the winooski
Valley Agricultural Association was held
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday OF last week, the extra day being
necessary on account OF the heavy showers
on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons
Tuesday was devoted largely to arrange
ments for the fair, and entries OF the stock
etc, occupied the greater part of the day
The show of gentlemen's drivers was good,
L. III. Anterior easily taking first, with T.
j. Ferris second, George o. Boyce third
Wednesday morning dawned cloudy and
threatening, but the races were started in
the afternoon, with the track in excellent
condition. The 2:50 class was started, and a
good race resulted. There were nine start
ers, and each heat was we'll contested and
interesting. The race resulted as follows:
Florence H., b. M, r. J. Houston. ........ al
Nelson j., b. s., George Johnston. 95g
Maggie Blk m A. G.
Lew wggle, ch g., r. o. Burnham.
aaS Harry Kent nj b. On Page
Rolling Notion b e., Fred Siayton :. .......... 5 : )
Time-2;27h 2:3S.
The 2: 33 class, billed for Wednesday, was
postponed until Friday afternoon. Thurs
day's races we're interrupted by small
sized food, which caused the track to take
on the appearance Of river, and all hopes
of racing for that day were dispelled. Fri.
day thus became the day Of most attraction,
and the large crowd present were enter
n
2: 40 class, continued from Thursday was
| finished at 10 A. NJ, and was a good race.
The horses finished, Eel Boy first and the
race, Harry P. second, Kitty Campbell
third, Thomas A. fourth. Time, o: 30h. The
% q class also finished this race being a
| fast one. In the first heat The time was
2: 22f thus lowering the track record five
seconds. The race resulted as follows:
Lors r, b. M H. s. Hudson l
Phyllis. IN. m Frank Ramsden...................33 3
Lady Collier CHI. M, A s. Webb ............4
Time-2'22h, 2;A, 2:24l4
At 200 PM, the 2:20 class, postponed
from Thursday, came on, and three heats re-
suited as follows:
Z han Boy, br. e., J. H. whtcomb.. l
Deux d. s., f. W. IRAN ..........................22
Governor Hendee, CHI. s., Fred slayton..
The 2: 80 class was particularly interest
| ing as 1t brought out field Of well-matched
horses, and the result Of the race was in
doubt until six heats had been raced. There
we're eight starters, as follows Kuster, b. e.,
II. s. Hudson Florence H., b. m, r. j.
Houston; Maggie a., blk M. A. G. Felt;
Eel Boy, CHI. g., l. N. Chase; Phyllis, IN. ~,
T. Ramsden Sheckles, b. g., Page Broth.
ers Cricket, or. M, Fred Slayton; Susie
Star, b. M, j. X. Lynde. The result was
Florence H...... SO
Eel boy'''. .'...'....''.'.'..'...
Ruster.
Time-2 lsji 2: 26ji 3: 2sI. 2:N, 2:27, 20.
| h;cycla roca ~ ttuo haoto uoa rocad IL,
Griggs courier., 1895-06-28
Divorce In Burma

Suppose Burmese husband and wife
quarrel and determine to separate. The
wife, who always does all the market
ing goes out and bugs two little car-
dies Of equal length. which are mado
especially for this use. She brings them
home. She and her husband sit down
on the floor and light them simultane-.
ously. One candle stands for him, the
other for her. The one whose candle
burns cut first rises and goes out of the
house forover, with nothing but what
candle has survived the longest, even
by second, takes everything. So the
divorce and di-ision Of the property, if
you can cal. sadiVsion, are settled.
-PhiladcIpl... Times
Griggs courier., 1895-06-28
NI;al'<iell.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas johnson form
erly of Marclell, have returned to visit
with friends and relatives after having
been absent for Il few years.
A nice time was had at Bugstad's
last Saturday night in spite Of the rain.
The Marde!! Women's Sewing society
will have a picnic tomorrow at Opheim's 5
tree-claim. Everybody cordially in
vited.
The Mare'ell Clippers will play with
the Lee Willow swingers the 4th Of
July at the celebration in Fluto's park
Mardell now boasts of professional
catcher and if they only had pitcher
to match. the Cooperstown's would no
douot not be in it.
There will be game of ball at the
picnic tomorrow if it can be so ar
ranged.
Mr.. Thomas Hazelquist is again
amongst the Mardell Anti-laughing
society
Johnny Opheim got his arm hurt last
Sunday so that he is layid up for a
while.
With malice towards none and char.
lty towards all remain.
MARDELL ECHO.
Griggs courier., 1895-06-28
Held to the Habit.

II can't let you have any money,
that's fat" said the new woman.
''Why:" asked the husband, tears
gathering in his liupid blue eyes.
Because, confessed the breadwin-
ner shamefacedly, there is bargain
sale down at Cutten's, and they are
selling tie loveliest spring trousers ever
seen for s2.e l thought l had got over
the bargain counter habit, but this is
something l cannot resist. Indian
acoIis Journal
Griggs courier., 1895-06-28
Knights Of the Macabees.

The state commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: After try
ing other medicines for what seemed to
he L very obstinate congh in our two
children we tried Dr.. Kings New Dis
covery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, AS our expert
:rce proves that it cures where Ill other
remedies fail Signed F. W. Stevens,
State Conway not give this great
medicine trial rs it is guaranteed and
trial bottles are free at j. J. Fecsler i
Cos drug store
Griggs courier., 1895-06-28

better 1or II, ana he looks 1t, too, ana II
he has been doing things that are not
quite up to the limit he consoles HIM
self with the fact that he amt such .
bad fellow after all. And he amt eth
er. So you see there's two Of Us happy,
and if there was more Of it the world
would be happier. Thanks, boss
Then the philosopher went in to din
ner.-New York Herald.