The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-04
The PrOwler.
New York Cor. Bos

The biennial inspection of the legislature
by the ladies OF the state, and of the ladies
by the legislature, is now pleasant MEM
Dry. We have had sidewalks so crowded
that we have dreamed of street cars and
huge department stores and union depot.
We have had vision of our city captured
by a host of gowns and bo1nets. For de-
tails as to these gowns and bonnets, those
interested are referred to any Montpelier
lady between the ages of eight and eig hty.
We have seen bright interested faces watch
ing the wheels of legislation grind out their
very innocent product.
BUT each one of the ladies has picked out
man from the tangled mass in the State
House and taken him off home to represent
her at the polls next Tuesday For
truly the power behind the throne" in
this country is our American womanhood-
not necessarily that type of womanhood
whose ideal of happiness is the caucus in
stead of the home-circle, but rather the in
telligent wife and mother. The influence
OF one of these for political purity and the
right may be far more potent than that OF a
8" ward heeler " for corruption.
NEARLY sixty of the Burlington High
School stuC ents, who visited Montpelier on
the legislative excursion Thursday, spent
part of the afternoon at our High School.
What does this mean? A party of girls and
boys, away from school on holiday excur-
sion to seek recreation in studying education
al methods! Is the rising generation in the
Queen City composed of future teachers and
philosophers; or was 1t merely the desiie to
sit in school-room for once, free from the
perils Of Rotations, and watch the strug-
giles OF others?
1T Is reported that Mr.. 7. w. Wood, the
eminent artist, recently returned from
Europe has brought with him more than a
dozen examples of Old World art, which he
purposes to bestow upon our local art gal
lery. Should this prove true, 1t would but
increase the debt of gratitude which we al
ready owe Mr.. Wood. He has deposited in
Montpelier, for the unrestricted use OF her
citizens, a collection of works of art which
many city ten times her size would be
proud to possess. The most pleasant and
profitable hour which Montpelier can afford
visitor Is an hour spent in studying the
treasures of the Wood Art Gallery
In case like the investigation, now pro-
ceeding, of the conduct of the superintend-
ent OF the State Insane sylum popular
opinion demands that ordinary legal rules
be to some extent suspended and that the
suspected party be held guilty until proven
Innocent. 1t Is not a question OF the posi-
bility of turning guilty person loose upon
society in general, which is we'll equipped
for self defen ,e, but of turning him loose TO
prey upon human beings entirely without
means of self-defence. However, the char
acter of the board of investigation is SUI
ficient guarantee of its thoroughness.
DID you ask who that little Teller was
dancin' round there an shoutin'? Oh that's
only Willie Bryan. You see, he's been run
min round my Uncle Sans yard a long
time shoutin an tryin' to get up fight be-
tween me an my brother. Uncle SANS got
pretty tired of it an he says pretty soon he's
goin' TO let loose a cyclone and then Willie
W ln't ever want to play in our yard any
more. Uncle Sam says if Willie ever gets
over it and grows up, he'll make first
class undertaken, cause any one THAT'S ben
to his own funeral ought to know how to
manage other peoples