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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
National Song Of Canada.

Away back in the forties in one Of tho
humble homes Of d Canadian village there
might have been seen, one summer day, a
kindly Scotch ''meenister," holding be-
tween his knees a curly headed youth.
The minister was catechising him as to his
Sunday school attendance and his knowl-
edge of the Bible and found him very pro-
ficient.
And he has made a poem, too" said
his Sunday school teacher, the resident
minister, who was also present. "He has
put it to the music of Scots wha hae.' "
lie us hear you sing it, Alexander"
said the visiting minister.
And the youthful poet sang it with his
boyish simplicity n power, as if touched
with divine inspiration.
The minister put his hands on the boys
curly pate and spake the prophetic words;
Yell be weel kenn'd yet afore We dee"
And the mother, after the manner of
Scotch folk, treasured the saying in her
heart and encouraged little Alexander in
his poetical and musical GREETINGS.
That minister was the celebrated Scotch
divine, DIR. Norman Macleod, then on a
visit to this country, and that youth was
afterward the author of Canada's national
song.
In October, 1867, two men were walk
ing in a Toronto garden, a nursery. The
dying maple leaves were falling from the
trees, to be trodden under foot in spite of
all their glory of crimson and gold color
ing. A leaf luttered down to the coat
sleeve Of one of the men and was detained
by the r%oughness of the cloth of which the
garment was made. He tried to brush it
off and thought he had succeeded, but as
he was leaving he discovered that it was
still hanging there, and its tenacity i'm
pressed itself upon his mind.
He remarked the occurrence to his COM
panion, who was bidding him good after
noon, n the latter said: "You nave been
writing verses. Why not write a song
about the maple leafS'
This was about 1 O'Clock in the day,
and in less than two hours afterward the
poem was written that has made the name
of Alexander Muir a household word in
every part of Canada.
Next day he was playing with his chill
dren and repeating the words of tho poem
aloud. His vito suggested hat no set the
words to music, so that he might sing
them, for he had a pleasant, sonorous
voice. He theroupon tried several tunes,
but could find nothing to suit him.
Jpn have to compose one myself, " he
said, and in n few hours afterward the
beautiful tune that has gladdened the
hearts and refreshed the souls of thousands
of Canadian patriots, that has reached the
ears of thousands of English speaking peo-
pie in the United States and Great Britain,
was on paper. Canadian Magazine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

able business ties, which cannot be severed
or ignored. Great and self. reliant as our
country Is, it is great not alone within its
own borders and upon its own resources,
but because 1t also reaches out to the ends
OF the earth in all the manifold departments
OF business, exchange, and commerce., and
must maintain with honor its standing and
credit among the nations Of the earth"
The phrase which Mr.. Hobart has
contributed to the campaign: can
honest dollar, worth n hundred cents
everywhere, cannot be coined out of
fifty. three cents worth of silver, plus a
legislative fat" is worth more to his
party this year than his continued SER
vices as member for New Jersey of the
republican national committee, or as
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee, would be worth.-New York
Sun,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
The Only Democrat in Vermont.

"There," said the fat man, pointing
to the Hon. Bradley B. Smalley of
Vermont, " is the only democrat in the
state of Vermont The Hon. Mr..
Smalley grinned.
"You must be lonesome up in Yer
mont without any democrats for COM
p%anions," remarked another man.
"Not a bit more than l am in Chi
cago, by thunderation," retorted Mr..
Smalley. Democrats here are scarcer
than they are in Vermont, by ginger;
yes, sir, scarcer. l tell you Pm right
at home in Chicago this time"
The sound-money men had a meet
ing last night, didn't they, S~malley?"
asked another man, stepping up.
"Yes," said Mr.. Smalley, lit was
more in sorrow than in anger"
"What did you do2" asked the
man.
swept" said Mr.. Smalley. "Just
wept at the smash and drank the tears
to keep from drowning in 'em. What
could we do but weep?"-New York
Sun report.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

umph of the measure hat has crushed
American industry. To the unparal-
leled miseries of free trade, he would
add now the unspeakable disasters that
would follow the adoption of free and
independent coinage of silver. A plu-
rality of voters were inveigled, in 1892,
into voting for the free trade principle.
They have not recovered from that SUI
preme act of folly to rush into another
before which free trade must hide its
diminished head.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
Another Correspondents View.

Editor of Watchman.-In your issue of
July s | notice the correspondence of Mr..
Fletcher of Moretown and your remarks
thereon. AS | took some interest in the
canvass for candidate for governor and
favored the candidacy Of Mr.. Stickney, feel
ing that / could vote for Mr.. Grout if he was
give my view Of the case as it now stands.
Mr.. Grout has been nominated in conven-
ton by a majority Of all the delegates
elected, and unless it is shown that there
was some improper course pursued by Mr..
Circuit, or those acting for him, he is en-
titled to the undivided support of the re-
of proof rests upon his accusers and not
upon him or his friends; but il it is shown
that his nomination was corruptly obtained,
then, OF course, no self-respecting man will
vote for him. The republican party OF Yer
mont cannot afford to allow itself to be di-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
Press Comments.

THE anarchists, the populists, the
communists and the nihilists who are
controlling this convention will never
control this country. They will never
control the democratic party. They
may steal it's name and steal its livery
and masquerade in its character, but
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
One of DemOcracy's Victims.

A Montpelier business man received
a private letter from a friend in Chi
cage which contains the following per-
tinent references to current politics:
The unterrifed are here and can be de-
pended on, as usual, to do the very worst
thing that the ingenuity Of man can sug-
gest. They never fail. Democratic cussed-
ness is the one sure crop. Our anarchistic
governor seems to be the controlling spirit,
and that is right enough, too, for he is the
worst of the lot. 1t looks as If we might
have no end Of trouble down the road from
this thing. By the way, after Grover was
elected the last time, a good democrat in
Ohio, stimulated by the p%rophesies OF the
high prices for every and any kind OF pro-
duce that was so surely to result from a
free trade policy, gathered his household
goods and gods, and his family, into one Of
those big covered wagons called "prairie
schooners " and went west tO.build his for
tune. The person who saw his outfit, as he
was about crossing the state line from Hi
nois into Indiana. working east, noticed the
following legend, in large black letters, on
the canvass top:
Oklahoma for starvation;
Kansas for desolation;
Nebraska for devastation;
Texas for damnation;
Ohios my destination,
To To i hslI wit On t my a %,fsrs igelationr-
These are the anathemas of a victim
of democracy's free trade follies. 1t is
appalling to think what curses another
victim of free silver democracy's iri-
descent visions might heap upon the
country and q" the administration If,
by some fell chance, the conglomeration
of populism, anarchism and other bale
full isms that adopted the Chicago
platform and nominated Bryan, under
the red banner of democracy should
triumph next November.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

A THING we'll done is twice done.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15

LEE MANTLE, silver republican sena-
tor from Montana says: "The nom
ination of Mr.. Bryan will not unite the
silver sentiment of the country. 1 have
already predicted that, and see no rea-
son to change my opinion. Mr. Bryan,
as l read his record, is an out-and-out
free trader. While many of our free
coinage republicans sincerely believe
that the financial question is the para
mount issue, they will refuse to vote
for a free trader. That is the weakness
of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is extremely unfor-
tunate that the democrats have nomi-
mated an extreme free trader just at
this time. Free trade is hostile to the
American policy and the sentiment of
the American people. For myself
shall wait for the decision of the two
cow lntions in st. Louis before l deter
mine what l shall do" 1t is worth re-
membering in this connection that
Bryan was Wilson's right-hand man in
the anti-tariff fight in the house in 1894,
and contributed nightly to the tri.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-15
Mattbman 4 Journal.
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.

DAVID B. Hills latest declaration:
"I was a democrat before the conven-
ton, and l am a democrat still-very
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pTEnMnNT AIR Tine
)MONT AIR LINE.

Schedule in effect January G. 1885,
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania pas
senger STATEN
500 A.M.-Daily.-Lnca for Danville Connect.
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and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and Wester,
daily: and with the Chesapeake and Ohio daily
for the Natural Bridge and Clifton Forge.
NAIL Carries Pullman Buffet Sleepers. New York
and Washington to Jacksonville. uniting at Char.
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er for Birmingham, Memphis and St Louis
4O1 P.M.-Iocal for Front Royal, Riverton aid
stra sburg: daily: except Sunday:
o fGs tSn s,ru
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Coaches Pullman seepers New York ' to s"o Ash a
via Charlotte, Columbia, savannah ' and 10 Jaekspn
vile. and New York to Memphis, via Birming
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Montgomery: Southern Railway vestibuled Day
u? TRAINS It On WASHINGTON AND OHIO p1v1s
ION leave Washington 9:O1 am. daily and 4 4s
days only for Round HILL Lac pm daily. except
Sunday for I.eesburg. and sos pm. daily fol
Herndon: Returning, arrive at Washington 500
am and 300 p IN. daily from Round Hill. Too
am daily. except Sunday, from Leesburg
Through trains from the south arrive at Wash
ington. 6:42 am. 2;20 pm, and $40 pm. daily
day, and $40 am. daily from charlottesville
Tickets Sleeping Car reservation and inforrna
ton furnished at Offices, 81 and 1900 Pennsyynnis
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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

Schedule in effect May 8, 1896.
Leave Washington from station corner Of New
Jersey avenue and st.
trains, II 30 am. sos pm.
D?ss and daily
For Lexington and staunton. IL 80 am.
For Winchester and way Stations t. 30 pm
Chattanooga, Memphis and New orleans, io:So M
daily; Sleeping Cars through
For Baltimore, week days 500, $50, x7:OO x7:O5,
x7:1O, x73O, xs:OO, $50, 1880 1000, xI2:oo
49, 1906, x5:io, $3.50. 5:s5 800 $50, .s:oo,
$50; x9:2o Ills, 111:5o pm. and 1l2:oi night.
x12 :O5 2s5 ZOO. 1900. s:25 432, x5:o5, ,5:1O,
$50, xsoo, x9:2o ills XII so pm, 1l2:oi night.
4:2s m. Sundays, $50 am, 4:s2 pm
For Frederick. 5000, 1880 am. sl:15. t4:so.
For For Hagerstown, t11:so am and 1880 p. m.
For Boyd and way points, week days, 800 am.
$50, $50. 1905 pm. Sundays, 900 am. 1:15.
7 Tor S Sa,thersburg and way points week days
5:35, 7:o5 iI:ao pm. Sundays. 800 am, lis.
5:35, 7:o5, 1925 pm.
pm EXPRESS trains H sSpp pEg' at prin
cipa dy stations 9 only ND t 80 M t5sp
ROYAL Blue r HE H2E NEW YORK AND
Al trains rains Illuminated with pintssh light
ing Carr, 1900 1875, 800 ,5:o5 Dining Carr, 500
pm l2:Ol night, Sleeping Car open at 1000
o'clock: SUNDAYS, G:o5. Dining Carr. 900 I'm.
Dining Carr 235, Dining Carr, 300 sos, Dining
cs SEQ ,o M2S night Sleeping Car open for
Buffet Parlor Cars on al day trains;
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Baggage called for and checked from hotels and
residences by Union Transfer Co. on orders left
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New York Avenue and 10Th Street. and at Depot.
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VIM. B. GREENE. Gen Manager. my9
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Pearl Bryan's Murder.

Pearl Bryan, of whose murder Scott
Jackson was yesterday convicted at New
pert, KY, was killed on the night of
Friday, January 81. The following morn
ing the headless body of a young woman
was found in field in the Kentucky high
land opposite Cincinnati, about a mile
south of Fort Thomas. The head has not
yet been found. There was no clue but a
check dress, a corset and one shoe. The
shoe was the sole clue of value. 1t was
traced to a Greencasle, Ind. dealer. Farmer
A d. Bryan, living near Greencastle, identi-
fled the shoe and dress the property Of
his daughter Pearl Bryan. who left home
January % TO go to Indianapolis to visit
Mrs Louisa w Fisher. She dill not go
there. but as subsequently learned 10y the
detectives working on the case, went to
Cincinnati wnere she met Scott Jackson,
whom she had known Intimately.
She saw jackson and Waling, his closest
friend. several times.
Friday night she met them at q saloon,
whence they told her they would take her
to room they had provided, where she
would be cared for Their stories conflict
to such an extent that the truth can only
be surmised. Jackson says Wallng was
responsible for the young wOman'S condi-
ton. and Walling asserts IL was Jackson.
AS to the fact, there is little doubt Jackson
was the author OF her ruin. Each accused
the other of the principal share of the MUIR
der
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The Italian Lemon Crou.

United States Consul Seymour at Palermo,
Italy, reports to the State Department that
Notwithstanding lemons are now bringing
very fair prices in New York exports from
Italy have fallen off very perceptibly The
lemon crop is large, but recent rains and
hail have destroyed much fruit and in
jured the keeping quality of others. Good
lemons in the field sell for $3.50 TO 81 per
1,oS0 The consul reports that by a new
system of pruning, fruit trees have been
made to equalze their crops in Italy. The
principle is to prune heavily after light
crop years and little after small crops, a
reversal of the old practice.
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OREGON A WORLD BEATER.
The Battle Ship Averages 1878 Knots
Her Trial Trim

In her official trial trip yesterday the
battle ship Oregon covered sixJy-two knots
the official government course off the Cali
fornia coast, in three hours. forty minutes
and forty-eight seconds, making the mag
nifiCent average speed for the time over
the course of 16.1S knots, or 1885 miles
an hour. This speed places her in the very
front rank of ships of her class in the
navies of the world, beating the Massa-
chusetts, which had record IF il. IL knots
and the Indiana. with record Of 1851
knots. BY her great performance the Ore
gon has earned for her builders the Union
Iron Works, premium of s175.opo.
The big ship started over the line ar Sill
am, and reached Point Conception at 10
o'clock, making an average speed Of 100
knots. Fifteen minutes and fourteen sec
onds were consumed in turning and an
average of 1919 knots was made on the
return. She crossed the finish line at IL :54.
The average run both ways was 1G7S knots,
with a maximum for six miles of 1874
knots, while running under 100 pounds
steam pressure, the engines making lbs to
100 revolutions with much less than the
allowed air pressure After the trial the
Oregon went through maneuverS for three
hours, all of which time she behaved beau
tifully.
Irving NJ. Scott president of the Union
Iron Works, in speaking of the result. said:
The trial today makes the Oregon abso-
lutely unrivaled among the ironclads OF
the world. She beats the Massachusetts
for defense and offerrse, and only needed
a trial to prove that she can carry these
powers at speed greater than any of her
rivals. The average speed of lG.1S knots
practically for SIX hours shows beyond a
question her ability of sustaining great
speed for long periods. In every respect
her engine performance was without
equal
Soon after her return to San Francisco,
when complete, she will be presented with
a $4,000 silver dinner set by the state of
Oregon in honor and appreciation of the
grandest battle ship i'm the world. The
Oregon left Immediately for San Francisco,
after sending kilograms ashors.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY.
tt ROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY IN
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED. ALL
MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS. STA
TON SIXTH AND STREETS.

Schedule in effect April &c, 1896.
2:25 Pm. DAILY-Cincnnau and St. Louis Spe-
cal- Solid train for Cincinnati. Pullman Eleepers
to Cincinnati Lexington. Louisville, India IA polls
ard st. Louis without change. Parlor Gin
ciDrati to Chicago.
lilo PM. DAILY-F. r. Y. Limited-Sold train
for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers to Cincinnati.
Lexington ind Louisville without change Pull
man sleeper to Virginia Hot Springs, without
change, Wednesdays ard Saturdays. Sleepers Gin
cnrati to Chicago and St Louis.
1887 AM, EXCEPT SUNDAY-vla Richmond
for Old Point and Norfolk Only rail line
225 PM. DA1LY-For Gordonsvlle, Charlottes-
Sunday.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
offices. 5l3 and l421 Pennsylvania avenue, lilo b
st. NV, and the station.
n. W. FULLER,
ap27 General Passenger Agent
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Anchor Line

UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPS
SAIL FROM NEW YORK EVERY SATURDAY FOR
GLASGOW VIA LONDONDERRY.
Rates :or Saloon Passage
By SIS. CITY OF ROME, $50 and upward
Second Cabin. s35. Steerage. $3.50.
OTHER STEAMERS. Cabin, $50 and upward
Secod Cabin. $50. Steerage. S2i50
DRAFTS AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES
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WASHINGTON STEAMBOAT CO., LTD"
FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS,

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an; Mondays for river landings to st. Clements
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to Piney Point, st. Georges, Smiths Greek, Coan
and Yeoco mco rivers; returning. leaves Nomini
Creek Thursday afternoon for river landings arrfy-
ing Friday morning Saturdays for river landings
to Nomini Creek and st. Clements Bay: returning,
arrives Sunday afternoon In effect Nov. 4, 1855
See schedule. (no1-tO c. w. RIDLEY. Gen. Man.