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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-05-22

Rev. E. o. Grisbrook is to lecture in Ran
dolph next Monday evening, May q.
DR.. Perkins new house and barn were
burned last Saturday night. The fire was
caused by a lantern exploding and setting
fire to the hay. The barn was insured.
Peter Hatch and Lillian Howieson are
sick - Arthur Batchelder of Mont
pelier was in town on Sunday. - j. r
Wilson was at home from Boston over Sun
day,
The evening times., 1895-09-14
CHINESE AND CHOLERA

As published in The Tines to-day, cholera
has broken out in virulent form in Honolulu,
and the theory was that it was brought there
by Chinese immigrants in the steamer Bel
gic. The Belgic arrived at San Francisco
several days ago, was reported stranded
and yesterday again reported to have been
floated Just what was discovered at quar-
antine at San Francisco, or just what tho
Belgic's officers concealed, is not known,
but there appears to be no confederation of
ihe first theory.
This incident, however, furnishes a new
and yet an old argument for barring the
Chinese from America. Asiatic cholera,
the most dreaded of all plaques, has its home
among these people. Lack of sanitary ma
chinery in their densely crowded towns and
cities, personal uncleanliness of the most
aggravated kind, induce diseases of the
most virulent character. Contagion con
stan:Iy stalks abroad among these people,
and il is marvellous that 1t is not more fire.
quently introduced by them into other coun
tries
No matter whether the original theory
In regard TO the source of the Honolulu
cases be true or not, the very fact that
there seemed to be a foundation for it is
sufficient to add strength to the anti Chi
nese sentiment
The evening times., 1895-09-14
The Sunday Times:
8 Cents.

world of a picturesque reporter. while add
ing one to the list Of historical path
fiDders.'' Stanley became the explorer
of the century. His achievements are as
familiar To the people of the world us
their own folklore.
The period of his activity is closed.
he is married; he has grown stout; he will
be one of the noble band OF the unkno wn
who dawdle in from the lobby at the sound
OF the division bell Whatever may be
thought Of the benefits or MS expedirions-
whether the part opening OF Afric's few
cred hell was worth the price of blood
shed and pillage paid for this career as
an explorer ended dismaliy. II one-tenth
the stories told by the survivors of the
expedition OF 1887 he true, there is enough
evidence to make the world shudder at the
suggestion of African exploration. But
that is past. Stanley the explorer is
dead: the honorable member from North
Lambeth has the floor.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
Gossip of the Day.

Shrewd advertisers now employ every
conceivable device 10 keep themselves con-
stantly before the public, and the more
strikingly original the advertisement the
more quickly it catches the public eye.
Perhaps one of the most unique and novel
schemes ever employed for advertising
purposes appeared on the streets of Wash
ington yesterday, and attracted the great
est attention 1t was nothing more than
a clever character comedian dressed up
10 impersonate Jay" but the makeup
was SO good and the fellow acted his part
SO naturally that few people who saw him
refused to believe he was the genuine arti-
Gle.
He looked as if he had just stepped into
the Capital from some remote rural dis
trict and the hayseed was quite apparent
in the Rube's hair. The fellows
idea is of course 10 attract attention by his
eccentric actions and then spring an adver-
tisement upon the crowd. He never fails
to succeed, and it is kaid draws quite .
handsome salary for his work.
While the head clerk in Centrally To-
Gated drug store was attempting to move
q demijohn containing ten gallons OF va
nilla extract, valued at upward of $50,
he let go to obtain a fresh hold, and the
floor was literally saturated with the
PhctiOuh
At once the air became permeated with
an odor OF vanilla. 1t spread out and filled
all tie adjacent atmosphere, and it finally
became possible blocks away to scent the
fragrance of vanilla, which sensa ton grew
in intensity as the scene of the disaster was
approached.
After the novelty had somewhat abated
the perfume of vanilla became first tire
some. then obnoxious and eventually nau
seating to the employees. When no longer
endurable. the floor was mopped with de-
coction containing sassafras. This was
a change and did very well until it, too, be-
came monotOnous. When sassafras could
no longer he tolerated, pennyroyal was sub
stitutod, but seemed from the start to be too
much OF good thing.
At this time councils OF war are being
held every tw enty minutes by the clerical
force to devise some means by which the
odor of pennyroyal can be obliterated.
'srhere is great inequality IN this life,"
said an East washingtonian to-day. 1.-THE
higher the Ealary. the more leisure NE enjoy.
There's President Cleveland. with $780,
The evening times., 1895-09-14
AMERICAN YACHT.BUILDING.

1t s not surprising that the Cramp
Brothers, ,ofPhiladelphia, should be aroused
to study of smaller craft than great
warships and ocean greybounds They
are easily the grea test shipbuildcrs in
America and equal to any OF the old
world. They now propose to branch out
into new fields, or new waters, and con-
struct a yacht that will outsail even the
Defender, and to assist them to this end it
IS announced that the winner of the Amer
ica's cup is to be taken to the Cramp ship
yards that the great architects may make
a close and prolonged study of her form
and qualities.
1t is pretty evident from this that our
British COUSINS must look alive If they
have ever any hope of competing success
fully for the great International prize
The chances are that Dunraven will not
suik for very long. He will probably try
the Vaikyrie again or build a new yacht
for a new contest If be does not some
other Scotchman OF Englishman will, but
whoever does will evidently have new
genius to contend with. and not alone the
ingenuity of the Herreshoffs
The evening times., 1895-09-14
GERMAN MEATEMRARGo.

Consul Mason, Of FrankfuTt-on. the Main,
gives the curious information that dealers
in American meats are compelled to post
censpicuously placard stating that such
meats have passed but a superficial and
insufficient inspection, and that their
purity cannot therefore be guaranteed.
The method taken by several European
countries to injure- the sale of American
beef, mutton. and pork have been various
In their endeavors to avoid formal diplo-
matte discussion, but this is certainly one
Of the most curious yet reported. Whether
the posting is due to an order from the
local or national authorities, the consul
done by the dealers of their own volition.
Farmers of all kinds, and producers of
animals for slaughter, on the other side of
the ocean, harbor constantly growing
jealousy against the introdu ction of Ameri-
can products of all kinds. Every means is
thing Of food kind that is American, and
conscience never stands in the way of the
5oldest and most ingenious lies.
The one thing American that is not
objected to abroad is the American globe
trotter. He fs always welcome because he
always comes with pletAoric purse. 1t
b known that more.AmeEicansh have visited
Europe this pear thnn in any preceding
year. and IT is estimated that the amount
OF American money LEFT In Europe this
year is round $100. 900 600. 1t is pleas
ing, therefore. 20 k1ow: the American
The evening times., 1895-09-14

OOO year a. salary ana an ample income
besides. who spends the greater part OF the
summer season In seeking pleasure, and
thoec next to him come and go at VIII,
without a curtailment OF their pay.
THE Department clerk gets thirty days'
annual leaveonIy land the da y la borers under
the Governments get none, while In private
life it's hustle and, run every day in the year,
and we lay awake o. nights planning how
we may avoid financial distress"
A thoroughly successful business man
who employs a number of clerks and boys
and who is always interested In the i'd
vancement OF young America, has intro-
duced a novel feature into his place of
business. 1t is simply a little bench, Just
large enough for one, down In corner
of the basement. When the employer
ncgotiates for the services of a new clerk
or boy one of the first questions he asks Is:
do you ever get mad?"
I II the applicant for q position says that
he does not the employer Informs him that
he Is not wanted. But II the young man
Is frank enough To admit that he is some
times liable to- make display of bis wrath
the employer will Immediately lead him
down to the little bench and say:
whenever you get mad at customer
or any one else come right down to this
bench and sit until you get over it,
He enforces the order, too, and the re-
suit Is admirable.
''It may sound like a fishy story" said
an uptown druggist, but 10 is full of
truth that three days ago, or during the
hot spell that.has just passed, you couldn't
get ice cream soda at O'Clock in the
afternoon for love or money.
The sudden rise i'm temperature was the
reason. We were sold out long before noon
on TWO days and so were all the drug
stores within two blocks of here.
I'VE sent to the local age ncies and
factories and everywhere the answer came
back, Demands too great, can't fill the
orders i am told one man sent over to
Baltimore. but was unsu ccessful in getting
it there. probably for the same reason"
Considerable comment has been caused
at the Navy Department by the news OF the
detachment of Chief Engineer Kirby, OF
the United States battleship Texas, by rea-
son Of prostrations from overwork. He is
the fifth chief engineer to give way this
year under the terrible ph ysical nd mental
strain to which the engineer officers are
subjected.
This succession of breakdowns shows
that there is something radically wrong,
for the men who have gone under are the
survival OF picked body, who have here
tofore been able to carry on the most severe
work imposed upon them.
Naval officers speak earnestly and freely
upon this matter aud some of them say that
unless sufficient naval engineers are pro-
vided to do the work efficiently there
should be a stoppagc in the building OF
war vessels
The evening times., 1895-09-14
About Noted People.

The widow of Prof. Huxley receises a
pension of 1000.
Ex-PresideDt Harrison expects to pass
the fall and early winter at Saratoga
The descendants of Davy Crockett are
to have a reunion in Tennessee next week.
Miss Mary Rennett, a young Brook
lyn woman, who saved one of her sex
from drowning a little more than a week
ago, saved another woman from a wa
terry grave on Sunday.
The Prince OF Wales has, it is stated.
purchased the Nelson Trafalgar Vase.
which was presented to Lady Nelson by
officers who served uDder her heroic hus-
band in the battle in which he met his
death.
P T. Sherman, youngest son of the
late Gen. William T. Sherman, has political
ambition. He has announced himself q
candidate for one of the New York as
semhly districts, and has secured the sup
port of Gen. Wager Swayne.
Rosa Bonheur. the famous animal paint
or, Is 73 years old.
Mr.. Rudd, whose skeleton was found Oh
MI. Adamello, in the Italian Tyrol where
it had lain undiscovered for five years,
was an artist, whose home was in Prook-
lyD. At the time OF his disappearance Mr..
Rudd was SO years old.
DIR. Gnnther. who has been at the head of
the British Museum for many years, retireS
on the first of next month on account OF age
Or. George Plumb is a chemist in the Uni.
versity Of Chicago. and Is an enthusiast on
condemnation. as will be seen by his claim
that he can get q I. 200 pound steer into
an ordinary Pill box-that is, all there 10
good to eat OF the animal.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
SUGAR TRUST STEALING.

On September first the British steamer
Falkland arrived at Philadelphia with
12,4S3 baskets of sugar, but because the
sugar trust would not purchase the cargo
Except on its own terms the vessel was
compelled to anchor off the Delaware
breakwater and submit TO a demurrage Of
$500 per day. Unable to longer stand such
. loss the owner of the cargo yesterday
sold the sugar for q less price than was
originally offered on its arrival in this
country. In other words, the sugar trust
charged up and collected fine on the
sugar because the owner did not promptly
submit to its extorionate demands.
An antitrust provision was incorporated
in the last tariff law, which was expected
would act as a bar to the further opera
tions of trusts. but in spite of the eloquent
predictions of able Senators and the hopes
of the public, trusts have rapidly grown
both in influence and numbers. The law
has now been in force for over a year and
not the slightest effort has ever been mnde
to prosecute trust In fact, the impress
sion prevails throughout the country that
the law is dead letter SO far as the trusts
are concerned, and that no attempt will
be made to execute its provisions by either
the Attorney General OF any of his SUBJ
Ordinates.
The influence of these lawless combines
h destroying the prosperity of the public
is vicious almost beyond comprehension.
They eat away the substance of commercial
transactions and. levy toll on nearly every
article of consumption. Take as an ex-
ample the cargo of sugar just appropri-
ated by the sugar trust. 1t shows that
sugar cannot be brought to this country
except at such prices as are dictated by
the trust, and it demonstrates that if the
trust has the power to dictate terms of
purchase, 1t can also fix prices to con-
umcrs, because 1t absolutely controls both
sides Of the markets- This power is con-
ferred on the trust by the tariff iaw, and
there seems no means OF relief to the public
except the abolition OF the tariff on every
article controlled by trust.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
he did to convince the public of the value
of his services as a Government official.


of his services rs Government official
1t is really bad form for a man Of Mr..
Porter's standing to assume the role of q
calamity prophet, especially after he has
for SO long time had his hand in the
public purse.
Good times after so serious a business
depression is Of more importance than
partisan politics, and IL is the duty Of
every patriotic citizen to assist in q
speedy return OF prosperity by promoting
sentiment TO that effect. It is easy
to make person feel poor by constantly
croaking hard times to him, and IL Will
be no difficult matter to retard good
times IL such influential politicians as Mr.
Porter start out on a campaign for that
purpose.
Every such effort should be discouraged
and Contrary influence exerted. There
are too many poor people waiting for re-
lief to postpone prosperity for politics,
and in their behalf and for the general
welfare of all we should open a good
times corner in our memories and preach
and talk it 10 everybody.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
Points About Pilgrims.

Messrs. j. d Flint. N. ID. Goff and J. W.
Gibson, all of St Joseph, No; Mr. Daniel
Is. Hay and Mr.. Samuel Holt, of Ben
nington. Vt: Mr.. and Mrs c. b. F. Lin
coin, of San Francisco; Mr. ID. Il Bar
rett and wife, of Providence, T. L., and
Mr. Charles II. Burnes and wife, of
Wadesboro, n. c., are guests of the Raj
eigh.
At the Ebbitt are Mr. c. II Byrne. of
Brooklyn; Messrs. ID. Vigo and W Clay,
OF London. Lngland: Mr. j. Z Gillispie, n
Kansas City lawyer, and wife; Mr. Solo
mon E. Bacharach. OF Cincinnati; Messrs
F. E. Garden and ] E. Blood, Of New
York, and Messrs. v. W. Fox and E.
Spielvogel, of New York.
Among the Wizards guests are Mrs.
W. b. Dunbar. OF Altoona. Pa: Mr.. II.
NJ Guilford, of Minneapolis; Mr.. L. T.
Turner. of Dallas. Tex; Mr.. C Is. Ganna-
way, of Fort Smith, Ark, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin c. Tyler. OF Bellaire, Ohio
Mr.. A. d. Miller, of New York, is a guest
at Willard's. Mr.. Miller said:
Il do not hesitate TO say that business
in my line, the manufacture of silverware,
shows an increase of 40 per cent over last
year. Local retailers may not notice it, as
the makers and wholesalers do, but such
soon.
There is a flattering and general increase
in business all over the country so far as
have travelled. and that is over the ma jor
portion of the territory east of the Ohio
Valley"
The Arlington register indicates among
late arrivals the following: Mr.. J. E. Pea
cock, an orange grower of Jacksonville
Fla; Mr.. c. NJ. Turner and son. OF Munc--
Ind; Messrs. Hector Griswold and Charles
E. Vail. of Salt Lake City, and Comma ndicr
j. ID. Brice. of the United States Navy.
Among the Shoreham guests are Messrs.
Walter s. and Andrew d. Martin, of San
Francisco: Mr.. H. H. Wyatt, of London,
England; Mr.. James E. Gardner and wife,
the former a United States Navy surgeon;
Mr.. R. G. Floyd, of Eureka Springs, Ark,
and Mr. H. c. Bowen and Mr.. W. e. DuvalL
of New York.
''The people OF Dallas think and talk less
about the coming Corbett- -FitZsimmons
fight than people in other parts of the
country" The speaker was Mr. L. T.
Tune, a representative of BTadstreet's.
who has lived in the Lone Star State for
the past few years.
There can be no doubt but that the
event will be pulled off and they are fast
at work erecting the amphitheater for
the purpose"
Col. Edwin A. Sherman, of California,
is stopping at Chamberlain's. Col. Sher-
man is chairman of the committee of ar
raDgements for the Celebration of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the raising OF the
American flag at Monterey, Cal, July Z,
1S46. He called upon the Secretary Of
the Navy yesterday and received from him
assurances of the latter's hearty co-opera
ton by naval display at Monterey on July
Z, OF next year.
The evening times., 1895-09-14

The Times is not responsible for
the preservation of manuscripts sent
to or left ut this office. when ac-
companied by stamps such manu-
scripts win be returned, although
any obligation to do 80 Is especially
disavOwed.
The evening times., 1895-09-14

Subscribers to 'The Times" win
confer n favor by promptly reporting
any discourtesy of collectors, or neg.
Ject of duty ON the part of carriera.
Complaints either by mail OF In per.
son will receive prompt attention.
Tlie Morning Edition should be de-.
hvered to all parts of the city by $50
Evening Edition should be In the
ha nds of Subscribers not later than
$50 d. m.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
NOT HIGH TREASON.

The owner Of the yacht Alfred E. Cox
has made a narrow escape. 1t seems that
he has actually had the temerity to fly a
which is the exact counterpart Of one which
has been for some years known an the
Presidents flag" and which, 1t is said,
was designed by the Navy Department in
1882.
Somebody complained of the insult offered
to the President Of the yacht in thus daring
to use nag bearing an eagle perched upon
a shield on a blue background. The mat
ter was referred to the law authorities Of
the Treasury Department, and Solicitor
Reeve has decided that there il no legal
reason why the Alfred E. Cox or any other
yacht may not use any kind Of flag desired.
The owner Of the yacht is TO te oonGratu-
lated. In these days of growing excm-
siycness and imitation of nsatlantic
snobbery his chances were good for being
declared a eerIous offender. Even while
the Solicitor admits that the yacht owner
could not be prosecuted legally, he sug-
gested that IL would be Courteous in
him to drop design, which he asserts he
has used for twcnty-four years, and adopt
Some other flag. 1t is evident, therefore,
that the atmosphere of Enobbery has in
Some degree penetrated the Treasury De-
partment, and a way may yet be devised
TO punish such tcmerity as that exhibited
by the master of the Cox.
1t would be interesting to know who
made the complaint against the yachtsman.
The Presidents flag and that of the yacht
have been floating side by side for a dozen
years and no one has before complained.
Can it be possible that Cleveland is the
first President to harhor the finicky senu-
ment of exclusiveness?
The evening times., 1895-09-14


The Sunday Times has always excelled
In the number and excellence of its local.
general and special features, but to-mor-
vows paper, inaugurating the co'i and
delightful da Us to come, will be especially
excellent.
There will be whole pages of inter-
related matter.
To begin with. the Humor Page always
pleases everybody, from baby To grand
father.
rhe fiction page will contain the best
serial and short stories at present pur-
chasable.
The Fads and Fashions pages should
command especial attention in view Of
the TACT that the present week marks the
decline OF summer and the advent Of Fall.
The sporting pages will contain the
usual complete news record Of Saturdays
sports. together with several Illustrated
articles on sporting subjects.
Local organizations, unique local feat
ures and theatrical news and gossip will
be covered as only The Times does cover
them.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
EASILY oUARANT1NEp.

It is evident that Asiatic cholera is
raging upon the Hawaiian Islands, no
matter whether IL was introduced from
China or whether it was generated from
local conditions. There is, however, no
necessity for alarm in the United States.
The possibilities for easy and perfect
quarantine could not be better. The disease
is confined to a small and isolated area,
No vessels ply between the infected ports
and ports OF tile United States excepting on
the Pacific coast, and there they enter but
three or four harbOrs, San Francisco having
the great bulk of the intercourse.
If the cholera, therefore. be permitted
will be through the grossest negligence
Of the sanitary authorities, national and
local. 1t is but a few years since there
was n great scare in the Atlantic States
on account OF the infection with cholera
Of every European seaport. Hamburg,
great shipping point for America, was
rayaged by the disease. Every Atlantic
and Gulf port had to be quarantined against
vessels from every part Of the world. Many
stea mers arrived which had cases Of
cholera aboard. The work of prevention
was colossal, yet only few cases OF the
disclose, and those generally mild ones. oc-
CURED on shore, the barriers interposed
against Infection were SO perfect.
II tue sanitary machinery Of this govern
meut could be made so effective in that
instance, it will assuredly be much easier
to quarantine the Pacific coast 80 that not
single case Of cholera shall appear on
land.
The evening times., 1895-09-14
A CALAMITY cRoAKER.

Ex-supt. q. p. Porter, relic of the Cen
Gus Bureau, may experience great pleas
ure in denouncing the "Good Times Cor
ner" of The Times, as announced In our
news columns to-day, but he will find 1t
Is difficult 70 disprove its good tidings as
The evening times., 1895-09-14

In the secluded confines of his domain in
Colorado Lord Dunraven can calmly reflect
how much sweeter it is to watch the
grasshopper in its gambols than to chase
the bounding billows iE a boat race.
The evening times., 1895-09-14

With the Sons of Veterans at Knoxville
and the Sons of War at Louisville and
Chattanooga, the Sunny South is fairly
overrun with Northern visitors.
The evening times., 1895-09-14

In addition to their army the Cubans
are to have a man-of-war, which will
necessitate the recruiting of many more
men OF war by Spain.
The evening times., 1895-09-14

Now that Dunraves positively refuses to
rerace. the fellows who want ~ make offers
of purses 10 advertise themselves, are
frantically raising the ante.