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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
A Bewildering Absurdity.

The Boston Journal points to figures
of our national revenue which are in
deed startling.
For the month of January, 1895, the
revenue from the Wilson tariff was
$17 100000 For January of 1896 it
was S16,000,000. And for January of
1897 it was $11,000,000. OF such a
bankrupting nature is the measure
which the Cleveland Administration
prepared, even after Secretary Carlisle
petitioned Congress in 1894 for funds
to make good the deficit in the revenue
then existing.
The deficit for the seven months of
the fiscal year to end next June is
S43 100000, and the total deficit for the
year promises to be over S60,000,000
During the past three years the total
deficit in the revenue has been nearly
5000, 000, 900.
Nevertheless, that period has seen a
certain number OF philosophers bowling
for currency reform as the country's
only deliverance, the Hon. Grover
Cleveland, the author of the deficit,
maintaining that the $262,000,00O of
Cleveland bonds represented nothing
but glorious defence of the gold
standard, and, at the close, the New
York Chamber of Commerce preparing
to give Mr.. Cleveland dinner to cele.
brate his greatness and virtue as pub
lie man.
An intelligent foreigner, contemplat-
ing the sober Mugwump reception of
these crude absurdities, might conclude
that the American people had turned a
sOmersault, and had not yet got back to
their feet. In the words of the coster-
monger who saw his apples kicked all
over the street, "There amt no bloody
word fer itl"-N. Y. Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
POLITICAL.
A Talk with Gomez.

A correspondent of the New York
Sun has visited the camp of General
Gomez, commander-in-chief Of the
Cuban army of liberation, in the pro-
vince of Santa Clara, and sends to that
paper an extremely interesting account
of an interview with the Cuban patriot.
The correspondent found the Cuban
leader seated in hard, straight backed
chair upon vine. covered veranda. He
was surrounded by several of his Off
cers-Betancourt, Menocal and Lieu
tenant Galvo. The latter, lately ar
rived from San Domingo and fast
friend of the Gomez family, translated
and assisted in the interview. "What
is the attitude of the Cuban people in
relation to reforms to be granted by
Spain?" was the first question. General
Gomez replied:
"Spain does not intend to grant reforms.
She has no good will toward Cuba or the
Cuban people She never had. 1t has been
always her foremost desire to make as much
out OF the colony and get as much out Of it
as was possible for her own good. Be that
as it may, we are asking nothing OF the
Spanish Government or people. Even were
the proposals for reform bona fide, nothing
could tempt US to treat with them. We are
for liberty, not for Spanish reform. We are
for Cuba, not for Spain. We are for the
people OF our own land who work, not for
the horde Of idlers and corruptionists that
Spain intends for us 30 long as she is able to
back them by bayonets."
Would Cuba be willing to accept
home rule in the broadcast sense was
asked.
"Home rule in its broadcast sense is indie
pendence," quickly retorted General Go
mez "Thst Is the kind of home rule We
want. II you mean would we accept home
rule with Spanish Captain-General,
would answer most emphaticslly, No. W.
want nothing from Spain but our rights
We do not want her Captain General moi
her glory, she has any remaining, nor hel
care. Why should we be willing
to accept anything from her people? Wht
are they that they should offer to uB Ger
tain concessions. when we know, as all mel
know, that the concessions offered US art
the rights given us by God. Here we arr
people struggling for what is our due
and here is another people, backed by the
sympathy OF Europe and the material as
sistance Of the United States. struggling
Just as hard to keep what 10 ours from US
Yes, 1t Is crying shame In this day of light
1t Is Llot upon the page Of this country
history, but with the help OF God the Gu
ban army will sponge 1t away.
General Gomez believes that the at
tilude of the United States government
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

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White House Minstrels.
A Performance that Was Given by viii
and Tad Lincoln.

A Performance that Was Given by Willie
and Tad Lincoln.
In the February st. Nicholas is pa
per by Julia Taft Bayne on willie
and Tad Lincoln, )" who were playmates
of Mrs. Bayne's brother. Mrs. Bayne
gives the following picture of one of
their pranks: l went to the White
House. AS approached. saw that
it was standing indeed, but l no.
ticed strange grin on the face of an
orderly holding some horses. Some
soldiers lounging near also wore the
same grin, which was intensified on
the countenance OF negro coming
down the walk; and the wild grin rip
pied and spread like wave as | went
on-orderlies, soldiers, doorkeepers, all
wore that peculiar smile. asked
where the boys were. "Upstairs,
MISS" the man said; and heard him
chuckle as he turned away. AS l came
along the upper corridor Tad appeared.
"Oh, Julia, come and see our circusl"
he cried, when he saw me. "We've
got circus in the attic. We're min
strels, I've got to be BACKED up, and
Willie can't get his dress on; it's too
big. Pin it up, will you? Hurry!"
took Mortified survey and said +,
"a circusl Does the President know il?"
"Oh, yes, he knows it," said Tad.
" He doesn't care; he's got some gen.
eral or other in there. Come on
hurryl'
Willie was struggling with the full,
long skirt and fiOunces of lilac silk l
had seen Mrs. Lincoln wear at an after
noon reception, while Budd wore a
rpffied morning wrapper which he was
pinning up in bilLowy festoons.
When the boys were nearly ready to
go before their audience" Tad began
singing at the top Of his voice, sold
Abe Lincoln came out of the Wilder
ness"
Hushl" said Budd; "the President
will hear you"
{" don't care il pa does hear, and he
don't care either" said Tad. We've
got to sing that in the show" And l
think he did But, some time after, as
Tad was singing a campaign song at
our house about "Old Abe splitting
rails" Willie asked my mother, ;" Mrs.
Taft, ought Tad to sing that song?
Isn't it disrespectful to PAP" Tad
kicked the chair, as he always did when
displeased, and said, Everybody in
this world knows pa used to split
rails"
Mamma explained why she thought
it in bad taste, and Tad said: "Well.
III sing about John Browns Body
them" He always obeyed my mother,
though generally 80 headstrong.
I waa At hal oi~cno - nnlu N ahr.~t
time. A curtain Of sheets pinned to-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

government is all wrong. The only
argument worthy of the name in de-
Tense Of the system was that of the Bur-
lington Free Press, that our "town sys.
tenn is one of little republics within
themselves" which town representa-
ton tends to perpetuate and therefore
that it ought to be perpetuated. But
even this will not stand upon close
analysis, for change to district sys-
tenn of representation would not impair
in the slightest the power of the towns
to govern themselves in their own
affairs. 1t would only take away from
them undue power in governing others
which necessarily goes with unequal
representation. -Brattleboro Reformer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
Unequal Representation.

1t is rather amusing to read the argu-
ments that few of our state contempt
raries put forth in defense of the pres
ent system of legislative representation
in Vermont and against the demand,
now being voiced by some of the best
newspapers of the state, for genuinely
Democratic system according to popu-
lation. The Barton Monitor congresses
the argument against change into the
statement that the representatives. from
the smaller towns monopolize the in
tegrity of every legislature" The
Mortified Ne,Ds is not quite 30 absurd,
but insists that" no one would probably
care to deny" that there would be just
as much bad and mistaken legislation
under the proposed order; furthermore
there would be the better chance 10
promote selfish ends among more as.
piring lot of men," This complacency
about the workings Of the present sys-
tenn is decidedly mirth-provoking by the
side of the memory Of the last legisla'
ture, but which after ell was only an
exhibition of the progressive degen'
eracy that has been going on for q quar-
ter of century. The body that ad
journed over from Friday to Wednes.
day, to 90 home to vote for presidential
electors, after having used thousand
dollars OF time in passing bill to en-
able its members to vote il Montpelier
was one which this kind OF praise fits OF
a high order of Righteousness. But il II
were fact Instead Of joke, that salts
factory results are obtained from oul
legislature 1t would be no defense of thu
system unless the American theory Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

No woman likes to think what she
would do without pins. They have
been in use from the remotest periods
of the world. In the Book of Exodus
in the Bible pins of brass are spoken of,
ivory, wood or bronze. From speci-
these varieties were as slender or per-
feet as our pins nowadays. UP to this
time women fastened their gowns with
ribbons, lace, clasps, hooks and eyes
and skewers of brass, silver and gold"
these latter being pins without heads.
Pins were then somewhat ornamental,
as we see from reading an account of a
gown of lady of the sixteenth century,
" A fair train gown stuck full of silver
pins. boston Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
BARRE TRAINS.
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing January "a, 1857,

Trains Going South and East ,oiu Leave Mont
pelier as follotos.
8: 5BA. M. MAIL. for Fitchburg, Boston Spring.
Geld, New London and New York. Wagner Psrior
Car to Boston, without change.
1873 p. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low.
ell, and New York via Springfield. Wagner Parlor
Car to Boston.
1888 p. M. PASSENGER. for White River
ea sos1or io gs waSss
and all points in New England New York and South.
Wagner sleepers to Boston and to Springfield
Trains Going North and Vest.
80 A. M. EXPRESS. for Montresl, Ogdens.
burg. Ottawa and the West. Wagner Cars to Mont.
real and Ottawa,
land, 81 .Albsns, Rchford and Rouses Point, making
connections for Rutland, Troy, Albany and New
$3.50 p. M. PASSENGER. fer Burlington. st
Adams, Montreal Norwood and O0densburg. wag-
ner Parlor Car TO Montreal without change.
bans, and Montreal. Pullman sleeping car from
Montpelier to Chicago without change. Due in
Chicago .; 10 TN ~ neIt night, Connects at Essex
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West for
sale at the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
after leaving time.
Leave Barre at s;O. $50 A. NJ. 90 NJ. sos. sac.
utes after leaving time.
Trains leave for wfllamstown Al 1888 P. II. and
Daily, Sundays included. I Sundays only.
Al passenger trains win stop a. the PioneerwOrks.
to take or leave passengers when signaed.
BIZ. BAILEY. Agent.
y. W. BALDWIN. General Superintendent
8. W. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

LARGE Tracts of dense forests in
Australia are practically shadeless.
Many kinds OF trees in that strange
country turn their edges instead of the
Hat surface of the leaves to the sun,
and thus one may stand under a tree of
enormous size and be as fully exposed
to the sun as though he were in the
open plain. Travel through these for
ests is said to be exceedingly arduous
work, as the trees, while they do not
cut of the sun, prevent the breeze from
reaching the ground, and thus the trav-
eler experiences sitting heat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

BUCKLKH's ARNICA SALvE.-The best salve
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Montpelier. Vt.
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gether "as stretched across one side OF
the attic. Their extensive "reper-
toire" was somewhat mixed; and they
did not keep very cl' eelv to the pro-
gram. Tad as the " 81 eek Statue was
great success. Every one who paid
one cent went in, l think, though II
said five cents" on the bill. Servants.
orderlies, soldiers, strangers, came and
went all day.. 81
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1897.
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This Is the stamp that the letter bore
Which carried the story far and wide.
OF certain cure for the loathsome sore
That bubbled up from the tainted tide
OF the blood below. And twas Ayers name
And his sarsaparil,a, that all now, know
That was just beginning its fight of fame
with its cures Of 80 years ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

EXPERIENCE proves the merit Of
Hoods Sarsapsrilla. 1t cures all forms
Of blood diseases, tones the stomach,
builds up the nerves.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
Ayers .Sarsaparilla

is the original sarsaparilla. 1t
has behind it record for cures
unequalled by any blood puri-
flying compound. 1t is the only
sarsaparilla honored by a
medal at the Worlds Fair Of
1893. Others initiate tn Q
remedy; they can't initiate the
record:
90 Years of Cures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17
Ell. a. BOWMAN.
No. a. STATE STREET.,
Mileage and R.R. Ticket
Broker.

Hop Suppostossss a1sss.a sas. fsIa.
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For Sale at a Bargain!

On Mortified street; House and small Building
Lot. FiIstclass investment A. j. HOWE,
Real Estate Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

RUBEN SrAhPs made to order by the
Wstchman Publishing Company.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

Volunteer toast: MAY the Vermonters
become as eminent in the arts of peace as
they have been glorious in those Of war"
The festival was concluded with continued
demonstrations Of joy. In the evening the
ladies Of the vicinity honOred the youthful
part of the company with their presence at
a ball.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-17

80 Years Of Cures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-11
Kane County Items.
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Last month the wife OF Joseph 8.
Fsckrell (of Ordsrvills) gave birth to
psir OF twin boys, weighing eight anu
nine pounds respectively. They are
the frat to record in that place In the
last sixteen yeRrs, and 1t IL the sincere
wish OF the people that little David
and Daniel may grow up to useful
manhood.
On the 2Sth OF August Elder George
Washington Adsir, after a weeks
Illness, including n sleep OF about forty
two hours AT the ieast, went quietly to
rest, ageU 10 years the lStu OF last
March. He was memOer OF the
SaDsth school and the Y. NJ. M. 1. A.
and devotional man. he was q
Utah Pioneer aud attended the Plo-
Deer Jubilee, which he said, was one
Of the happiest times of his life. He
left large family OF children and
grand children and many friends TO
mourn bic loss.
On the 29Ih the Kanab Stake Presi-
denoy had the pleasure OF meetlng
with visiting brethren, Elders Fran.
VIE IN. ny hhh W tuu ApOetioe huu
Jonathan q. kimball, OF the presi.
dents oil Seventies anu with the Saints
al Graham ward. On Sept. l3t meet.
Ing was held nj Glendale and on tho
End, at OrdervilIe and Mt. Carmel
respectively. Much good distraction
was given TO ths Saints. On the Bird
Priesthood meeting WAS held In
Kansb, and ON the 4ih our conference
commenced, lasting two days. The
general and local authorities Were
unanimonsly sustained. Some OF the
lsSdlDg brethren OF the Eighty-6it
quorum OF Seventies were ordained
High Priests, aud others chosen TO oil
their place; some vacancies were also
filled in the High ConnoIl. The re.
marks OF the brethren were rsplets
with Instruction.
The Lord has blessed the Saints
here with bountiiul harvent for which
we feel very thankful and trust we
shall be able to properly take care OF
the same. +. l., PORTER,
Stake CleTk.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-11
The LUETGERT CASE
The Details eating 10 ba Some.
what Revolving.
AN EXPERT on noNeS rEsFrFIEs.


CHICAGO, Sspt. 1.-THE prospect OF
viewing the gruesome exhibit o. fl 'sh,
bones, slime and canvas gunny sacks,
reekiDg with what the prosecution as.
seIts IL the dissolved body OF the wife
OF A. l.. Lustger., drew an unusually
large crowd this morning to the en-
trance OF the criminal court building.
| n the courtroom there was the usual
fiuiter OF excitement whom tho big
prisoner was lei In by the colored bal
IF.
Prot. George Vincent Bailey, whose
direct examination was begun yesser-
day afternoon, was the first witness
To-Day. Prof. Bailey IL ostrologist for
the Fielu Columbian museum and Ia
expert witness for the state on bones.
He Identified n small bone rs p0r-
ton OF the hand OF woman. He then
took portion of n mounted skeleton
and Indicated thereon the exact ppsi-
ton OF the bone In the hand. The
particle was then passed among the
Jury for inspection. Later the witness
said that the bone was from q small
Pseleioo, pro baby shat Of a woman.
o Gher PARTICLES Of bone were Identified
as different portions OF the skeleton OF
q human being.