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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

ton of that stream. Such a bargain
would be the sure precursor of national
extinction.
Spain is heavily indebted to England.
Would the United States acquiesce "
in a proposition to sell Cuba to Great
Britain? The people of the United
States are opposed to the extension of
the European system on this continent
and the neighboring islands, not only
by force or colonization, but by pur-
chase also. The menace to American
interests from this peaceful but very
insidous manner of conquest is tenfold
greater than from the employment o.
force. The congress of the United
States, and not the president, should
declare what the Monroe doctrine is,
in its application to existing conditions,
and that declaration, like any other law
of congress, should be the law of the
president. In matter 80 momentous
the president should not be left to de-
termine the national policy. Condi-
tions have changed since the time of
Monroe. Danger from European az
gression in the particular form it took
on in the time of Monroe may not now
exist. Times change and the form of
the danger has changed. The menace
seems more imminent now than three
quarters of century ago. The spirit
of the Monroe doctrine still lives, and
it should be applied in an effective way
to existing perils and conditions. 1t
should forbid the acquisition of territory
or sovereignty on this hemisphere, by
European power, in any form-by
force, or purchase, or gift, or convey
ance of any kind.
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The SchOOImasters,

Editor of Wdtchman:-I have read your
just criticism of the Harvard "schoolmas-
ters," and am reminded of an amusing
scene of my boyhood. 1t was on an extern
porized boat of logs, securely fastened and
provided with oars "hewn out" As the
man let go the anchor at a rocky bar on
Racquette Lake, echo caught and repeated,
Every man to his trade, Oh Isreel'
In your domestic items, one refers to the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com.
pany. William B. Phillips, mining engineer
in the employ of that company, was pros.
pecting in East Tennessee near the North
Carolina line, when he was asked question
about a small bit Of shale rock. On Decem
Der II he visited the spot, and was re-
warded by finding it was associated with
veins of coal; aud three professors, men OF
dignity, had looked upon those rocks and
had noted them as Huronian. But" says
Phillips, Professors Pick and Shovel ad.
duced strong testimony 10 the contrary,
and fortify their opinion by finding coal and
OIL"
Later we may call your attention to places
where even Vermont has given away her
dollars to titles, when practical men
would have rendered better service.
NED NORTON.
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4NNUAL MEETING OF VERMONT
MAPLE SUGAR M1KERS.

The annual meeting of the Vermont Ma.
pie Sugar Makers Association, which is to
be held at Montpelier on Wednesday and
Thursday, January % and 49, promises to
be the most important and interesting in the
history of that association. w. A. Lord,
Esq, of Montpelier, will deliver the adj
dress of welcome Wednesday morning, to
which Mr.. A. M. Foster of Cabot will re-
spond Hon. Frank Kenfield of Morrisville,
the president, will deliver an address in the
afternoon, after which discussions will be
held on "The effect of SOIL climate and
locality upon the quality and quantity Of
essential, color or flavor, in maple sweets?"
Wednesday evening Major Josiah Grout of
Derby will deliver a lecture on the " Flu
ture prospects of Vermont maple sugar and
syrup as a profitable farm crop" On
Thursday morning prize essays on Bounty
or tariff, which best subserves the interest
of maple sugar products?" and How to
produce the most per tree at the lowest cost
per pound of best quality maple sugar and
syrup" will be discussed. Hon. G. j. Bell
of Walden will speak on - Our present state
law-does it protect our maple products from
adulteraton and fraudulent imitations?"
Officers will be elected and premiums will
be awarded. A cash prize OF So dollars is
offered for the best essay and 81 for the
second best on the subjects above men,
toned, and the writers will read their es-
says at the meeting. The premiums will be
for excellence in pail, stirred and cake
sugar, syrup, maple candy and maple cake,
also sweepstakes premium for assortment
Of packages, style Of putting up and the
quality to be considered There will also
be first and second premium for the best
bucket cover and for the best sap spout
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1896
The Waterman for 1896.

The name of the next governor of Vermont
will be announced in the WAToHMAN of
Wednesday, September 2. Some very in
spring figures will PROFESSIONALLY accom-
pany the announcement
The name of the next president of the
United States will be published in the
WAToHMAN OF Wednesday, November a.
The announcement will be confirmed by
election returns Of so decisive a character
that no electoral commission will be re-.
quired to interpret their meaning.
Some trustworthy forecast of these two
very important events will undoubtedly
be published earlier than the dates men
toned.
Between January 1 and November 4,
many events of the strongest political
interest, in state and nation, will tran
spire. The canvass preceding the conven-
tions to choose delegates to the National
Convention; the meeting of the delegate
conventions. state and district; the meet
ing Of the National Convention itself
These events will constitute the first series,
and they will occupy the winter and spring
months.
The second series will embrace the state
convention for the selection of state Of
fcers, and district conventions for repre-
sentatives in congress- An ardent canvass
for the honors OF the state convention
will precede that important assemblage.
Then will follow the campaign preced-
ing the elections, which will be the most
important and interesting since the end OF
the Civil War. Following the state cleo
ton will be the biennial session Of the
Legislature, an event of great interest to
all the people of Vermont.
Outside of the great political events,
which will be many and OF absorbing in
tsrest, is the news of the world, the Ma
ton, the state and the locality. From
sunrise January /, to sunset December 81,
the year 1896 will be crammed with excit-
ing and important events, and the major
and minor happenings of human life.
The VERMONT WATCHMAN will publish
all the political and general news of the
day. Its speciality will be Vermont news
and affairs. Published at the State Capital,
in contact with the sources of interesting
state news, it has facilities and opportuni-
ties for making an interesting state paper
not possessed by newspapers less favorably
situated.
Every vermonter needs paper pub
hshed at the State Capital, in touch with
the best sources of news. The WAToHMAN
is that paper.
For nearly century, the WAToHMAN
has been the great Family Paper Of Central
Vermont. 1t has no rival in its town and
general news service. Its editorial and mis-
cellaneous departments are unsurpassed.
Improvement is its watchword. In what.
ever respect changes can be made that
promise to enhance its interest and value,
the watchword will be needed.
Old subscribers are urged to renew their
subscriptions promptly. Those who are
not taking the WATERMAN are exhorted to
subscribe. Sample copies free on applica-
ton. For terms see page one.
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And the winds of the world made answer,
North, South, and East and West;
" Wherever there's wealth to covet,
Or land that can be possessed;
Wherever are savage races
To cozen, coerce and scare,
Ye shall find the Wanted ensign,
For the English flag is therel
" 1t has hoated DER scenes OF pillage,
1t has Haunted DER deeds Of shame,
1t has waved DER the fell marauder,
As he ravished with sword and flame;
1t has looked upon ruthless slaughter,
And masacres dire and grim;
1t has heard the shrieks OF the victims
Drown even the lingo hymn.
" Where is the flag of England?
Seek the lands where the natives rot;
Where decay and assured extinction
Must soon be the peoples lot;
Go, search for the once-glad islands,
Where diseases and death are rife,
And the greed Of a callous commerce
Now battens on human lifei
" Where is the flag of England?
Go, sail where rich galleons come
With shoddy and loaded cottons,
And beer, and bibles, and rum;
Go, too, where brute force has triumphed,
And hypocrisy makes its lair;
And your question will find its answer,
For the flag of England is therep'
London Truth.
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Let the Eagle Scream !

Sentiment and emotion have their
place in human affairs. The American
eagle is not a sentimental or an emo
tional bird. He is very matter Of fact
bird. Some sentimental and emotional
not to say very n-American-Amer-
leans have allowed their fe elipgs to
sway their judgment and cool their
patriotism in their utterances upon the
relation of this government to that of
England. Here sentiment and emotion
are out of place. Other considerations
are militant.
Common ancestry, common Ian
guage, cut no figure in the peace of
nations. American national feeling is
unquestionably hostile to Great Britain.
If they must fight, the Americans
would rather fight England, and are
more likely to fight her, than any other
power on the globe. Americans may
not hate Englishmen individually, but
they do hate that great, overbearing,
selfish bully, the British government.
They have reason to hate it. 1t op-
pressed their fathers and drove them
to rebellion. 1t made war upon their
descendants, and in every crisis in the
history of the republic it has played
into the hands of its enemies. In the
beginning of the civil war English states
men eagerly proclaimed the downfall of
the Great Republic. Englishmen disre-
garded the blockade of the rebellious
ports and gave the rebels substantial
aid and comfort. They built cruisers
for the Confederates, which their gov
eminent allowed to escape from its
ports to make war upon American
commerce. The northern border was
harassed by the rebels her provinces
harbored. The Confederates were en-
couraged and the war was prolonged
by the hope and expectation of British
interference.
To the original native American
stock have been added millions, now
good Americans, to whom the appeal
of a common ancestry and a common
language in case of quarrel with the
British government cannot be made
These millions, many of them, have
their own peculiar reasons for dislikine
the Britons. When it is q question Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
Supreme Court.

The January term of the Supreme Court
was opened Tuesday forenoon with the en-
tire bench present. There was a large at
tendance of attorneys. Prayer was offered
by Rev. A. N. Lewis, rector of Christ
Church, and the court was formally opened
by Sheriff o r. Collins. About an hour of
the forenoon's session was occupied in call
ing the docket, when the court took re-
cess until afternoon, that the members OF
the Vermont Bar Association might have
the use of the COURTROOM for their deliber-
atoms. The first case taken up in the after.
noon was
TUCKER EFT AL. v. Towns OF EDEN AND
LOWELL, petition for highway partly in
Lamoille and partly in Orleans counties,
and was heard on a motion to dismiss. The
petition was signed by Smith b. Wait, clerk
of Lamoills County Court. Defendants
claim that it should have been signed by NJ.
K. Smile, clerk Of the Supreme Court. II.
q. Bates for petitioners; G.. M. Powers for
Eden and John Young for Lowell.
JAMEL o. FoLLETT v. JOHN @. SHUMwAY
From Windham county. Involves ques-
tons arising from defendants neglect to
give plaintiff a replevin bond when he, as
an officer. had repevined plaintiffs horse.
Haskins & Stoddard for plaintiff; Water
man, Martin and Hit for defendant.
SCoTT DUNKLEE v. G. M. GooDNoUGH,
APT.-From Windham county. An action
in general assumpsit brought to recover on
note given to an agent for sewing
machine, which was payable in lumber.
Plaintiff claimed that as the defendant did
not fulfil the condition OF the note he was
entitled to q Judgment. The court below
directed a verdict for plaintiff for $67 "A, TO
which defendant excepted, claiming that he
had evidence sufficient to go to the jury.
Waterman, Martin and Hit for plaintiff
Haskins and Stoddard for defendant.
CHARLES s. FROST EFT AL v. CHARLES II.
AND ADDIE @. VAN DOWN From Wind.
ham county. A petition for new trial.
The location OF the division line between
two parcels of land in Brattleboro village is
the matter in dispute, Clark Fits and
Haskins & Stoddard for petitioner; Water
man, Martin and Hit for defendants.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15
POUNG REPUBLICANS' RALLY
To Be Held at Armory Hall this Evening to
Organize Young Mems Republican
Club-Full Text of the Call.

To BE Held at Armory Hall this Evening to
Organize Young Mems Republican
Club-Fun Text of the Call.
The following circular letter has been
sent out to five hundred or more young men
of this city, to which it is believed gener-
GUS response will be made. Let no young
republican stay away from the meeting to-
night, however, because he does not receive
a personal invitation through the mails.
The committee appointed for that purpose,
of which mention is made elsewhere, may
have overlooked your name, but there is
room for all, and all are cordially invited
Take this ~ personal invitation II you re-
ceive no other.
"Dedr Strive the subs cribers, respect
fully direct your attention TO the following
constitution OF the Young Mems Republican
Club of Vermont:
"ARTIoLE I.-Ndme.-The name Of this
organization shall be- the Young Mems Re-
publican Club Of Vermont.
" ARTICLE u..-Purposs.--The purpose of
the club In to inculcate the principles and
policies OF the republican party; to awake
In young men deeper realization of their
public duties as citizens OF the state and OF
the republic; to secure a more thoughtful
and intelligent consideration by them of
the great political and economic questions
now confronting the nation.
"ARTIoLE ILL., Membership. Every young
mau who has attained the age of twenty
one years. and who proposes to identity
himself with the republican party and to
SUP port its candidates, may become men,
Der of the club by signing this constitution.
"ARTIoLE IV.-O6icers The officers of
the club shall consist of president, vice
president, secretary, treasuI er, and an execu-
tive committee OF one from each county, all
OF whom shall hold office for one year, and
until their successors are elected. The
members of the executive committee shall
have general supervision OF the affairs of
the club in the respective counties, and,
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Cl0the 1t with National Authority.

What seems to be needed ia an affirma-
ton of the Monroe doctrine by the ma
tional Legislature. This the declaration
of President Monroe has never re-
ceived. The doctrine needs " delimita-
tiou." 1t is apparently as much a
matter of debate as the boundary be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana,
the contention that has brought Mon
roe's famous declaration so prominently
before the whole world.
The Monroe doctrine has long enoug h
been the subject of individual defpl-
ton and of executive application. If,
as President Cleveland and Secretary
O,ney say, the United States would
acquiesce in any amicable settlement be-
tween Venezuela and Great Britain such
as the cession, for price satisfactory
to the former, of the territory in dispute,
TO the latter, the Monroe doctrine
opposes no insurmountabe barrier to the
march of British empire in this West
ern Hemisphere.
British gold is more powerful and
more to be feared than Great Britain's
army or her navy. Force is open, it is
brutal, but it must be employed in the
light of day, and it's exercise stirs up
hostility and brings execration. Gold
is bloodless force, it works in the
dark, but it "hath its victories no less
renowned than war;" England's mil
itary and naval equipment, compared
with her financial resources, is a beg
carly force. Some of these South
American republics are heavily mort
gagged to English capitalists. An Eng
lish review IN 1891, about the time this
Venezuelan plot was approaching its
denouement, said of these South Ameri-
can communities:
The Argentine Republic is mortgsyed
up to the chin to English capitalists. Uru.
quay is not less immersed. Peru is but
little better than bankrupt estate which
ought to be in the hands of English liqui-
dators. II gold really comes to be worked
in Venezuela, that country also will pass
under the sway OF those who speak the Ian =
guage OF Drake and Cromwell"
This was not prophecy. 1t was an
utterance from behind the veil. The
same writer said Chill and Brazil, in
which trouble was then brewing, are
"both going the way appointed for
their kind" and was contemplating "the
inevitable disappearance of the Latin
American before the English-speak-
ing man." All these wars, insurrec-
tons and financial burdens but pre-
coded the establishment of the English
race in South America, as it had been
established in the British Isles. That
this was an accurate statement of Great
Britain's policy and purposes, her acts
abundantly show.
President Cleveland has interpreted
the Monroe doctrine in way that may
be fatal to the enforcement of its spirit
in this Venezuelan dispute, but Ven
ezuela's willingness to sell her birth
right for mess of British pottage ia
not at all certain. 1t ought to be very
clear that, under existing circum-
stances, she will not consent 10 barter
the third of her territory, rich in min
eral wealth, for British gold, or for any
recompense consent to the establish,
ment at the mouth of the Orinoco of q
power that will command the naviga,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-15

is "Taxation the extent to which
| Unequal and unjust taxation exists, and
the best means to equalize taxation.
The general topic for February is
"Salaries and Fees and the inquiry
is, if there is a just cause for reduc-
ton of salaries and fees, and the best
means to secure just aud fair reduc-
ton. For March the topic is =" Immi-
grafton should it be restricted, and
what educational qualifications, if any,
should be required of immigrants.
These subjects are elucidated by sug-
gestions and by discussions by the Off
Gals of the National Grange. The
Quarterly Bulletin will serve an excel
lent purpose in giving system and di-
rection to the work of the Grange and
in greatly increasing its efficiency. The
well-known ability and vigor of the
lecturer of the National Grange is con-
spicuous in this initial number of the
Bulletin 1t is issued from the office of
the Waterman Publishing Company.
"LAMoILLE" calls public attention
to q state matter of interest and i'm
portance. There appears to be some
difference of opinion as to the wisdom
of the act of the legislature establish
ing permanent militia camp, and ex-
ceptions are taken to the action of the
officials charged with the duty of Sc
lecting the site for such camp. Our
correspondents statements are, of
course, ex-parte. He appears, how
ever, to us, to be disnterested person,
and to have made the subject of his
communication matter of careful in
quiry. 1t is undeniable that there is a
great deal of disquietude in the state
about the annual militia bill and the
tendency towards still greater expendi-
ture for the military. The last muster
cost the state $15,25O. Recommends
tions are made by the military people
which contemplate considerable in
crease of the force, and in equipments
and munitions. 1t seems to be apparent
that the state has been started on the
way toward very much larger and a
very different kind of military enter
prise, in the vicinity of Burlington,
from that in which the people supposed
they had embarked. The permanent
camp was asked on the score of econ
omy as we'll as increased efficiency.
We understand that the sum appropri-
ated by the act of 1894 has been ex-
pended as "Lamoille' says, and some
$500 more. A beginning only has been
made toward fitting the camp for occu-
patton. What the aggregate will be,
the future will disclose. The past is a
basis for prophecy, and the prophet is
not exactly reassuring. Very likely
there is authority in the "war powers"
of the governor for the expenditures
made and contemplated, but it may be
judicious not to stretch those powers.
"Lamoille" criticises the selection of
the site, and makes some pertinent
objections to the one that has been
selected, on economic, and on general
and moral grounds. 1t would not be
surprising if his call for halt till
the representatives of the people can
again consider the matter, without the
handicap of large expenditures already
made, should receive considerable re-
enforcement.
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MANY merchants are well aware that
their customers are their best friends and
take pleasure in supplying them with the
best goods obtainable. AS an instance we
meution Perry & Cameron, prominent
druggists OF Flushing, Michigan They
say: "We have no hesitation in recon.
mending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to
our customers, as it is the bast cough medi-
cine we have ever sold, and always gives
satisfaction" For sale at twenty. five and
fifty cents per bottle by g. Blakely, drug
gist, Montpelier, Vt.
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for camp, and IL 1t we're, he has already
used up all the money that act appropriated,
and probably great deal more. What adj.
ditional outlay is contemplated those in
authority only know, but appearances indi-
cate that the camp Is to be fixed there on
the outskirts. of the "Qneen City," and
fixed on foundations of gold II the voice
OF the people could be heard, the order in
this whole militia business would be, Halt
LAMoILLE.