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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

THE Spanish authorities in Cuba do not
hesitate to show their resentment of the in
terest displayed by the wives OF Americans
in the case OF Eyangelina Cosie Cisneros.
They have not only absolutely shut off the
Cuban maid from all communication with
her friends, but they have thrown into the
prison for lewd women in Santa Clara five
women who dared to prepare most cour-
teous appeal to General Weyler for the re-
Sonora Rosa Plana, the Senoritas Carmen
and Nicolosa Gutierres, Sonora Mlcaela
Ruiz and Senorita Consuela Avila. All
these ladies belong to the best families in
Santa Clara. Sonora Plana is sixty seven
years old, and is the widow OF a former
mayor of that city. She is also a sister OF
DIR. Plana OF Sagua. and is the principal OF
the best and Oldest private college for young
women in the island. She is also principal
Of municipal college. Sonora Ruiz and
Senorita Avila are cousins OF the Guiterres
family.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

AT Hazelton. Pa, last Thursday, two
hundred and fifty women made more
trouble than have the ten thousand striking
miners. They Were the foreign women OF
McAdoo and Audendrid district. Armed
with clubs, rolling pins, pokers and any
weapons they could find, they invaded the
washeres which have hitherto been work.
ing and forced the men, about three hun
dred in number, to quit work. The men
were husbands, sons, or brothers of the
women in most instances. They made no
resistance, although this is the fl rst success
ful movement to get them out.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

Mrs. Puce-Mercyl You let your girl
off every afternoon? Mrs. M ,uve-Y es,
and is such a sayirgl The more she is
away the fewer dishes she breaks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

One of the surgeons of the hospital
asked an Irish helper which he consid-
cred the most dangerous of the many
cases then in the hospital. That, sir,
said Patrick, as he pointed to case of
surgical instruments.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

Teacher-How many bones are there
in the human bodyP Pupil don't
know. l haven't learned to ride a
wheel yet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

He seems to make friends very rap
idly. Yes, but he never has many at q
time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

II WAS troubled with that dreadful dis
ease called dropsy; swollen from head to
foot. Burdock Blood Bitters has complete
ly cured me. IL Is most wonderful medi
cine" Joseph Herrick, Linwood, Ont.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills, Bill
lousness, Indigestion, Headache.
Easy to take, easy to operate. 25c.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

Bingers-And were you married ON
time? Gingers-Oh, no; l had to pay
the parson cash.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22
$loo nWa..Es9t eSa. Solid p GS9d5s $1.oo

durability
go but the ink flowing steadily uniformly They
this the of satisfaction, and they
peer vicinity Orders received from all the
Money refunded not satisfactory CO BY mall postage paid
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-22

Henry Averill OF Mortified showed a
field, White Chester SOW and pigs: Lewis
Stevens of Mortified, White Chester
shotes; Frederick Ruiz Of Roxbury, White
Chester shotes; Frank Hazelton OF North
field, White Chester shotes; G. 8. Kimball
OF Northfeld, Berkshire boar and York
bury, Yorkshire shotes; III. S. Glidden Of
Northfeld, Yorkshire shotes, and f. e.
Bowman Of Roxbury, White Chester boar
FLORAL HALL.
Floral hall was under the efficient super
vision Of @. N. Whitmarsh, superintendent
He was ably assisted by Mrs. Lizzie M.
Plaetridge, clerk, Mrs A, e. Downing, Mrs
W, w. Holden, Mrs. W. O. Claggett, Mrs
A. e. Denny, Miss Matte johnson and Miss
Minnie r. Smith. The newspaper man is
under obligation to Superintendent Whit
The morning times., 1897-02-01
READY FOR The OPENING
The Mckinley and Hobart Carnival
at Masonic Temple.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster VIII Make the
Republican Associations Fair.

largely-attended meeting OF the ex-
ecuuve committee OF the Womans Re
publican Association was held Saturday
night at the headquarters, No. 412 Sew
venth street northwest, to complete ar
rangements for the great Mckinley and
Hobart carnival, TO be given at Masonic
Temple by the members OF the association.
from February = To IL, inclusive In the
absence of Mrs. John A Logan. president
OF the local association, the carnival will
be opened by Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, ma
tional president of the organization who
will deliver a brief address
Reports from various committees indi-
cate flattering success for the enterprise,
as more than 100 business firms have
contributed handsome donations to the
various departments A daily paper call ed
The Mckinley and Hobart Happenings, -
will be published under the management
and editOrship of Miss Harriette NJ Wat
son, who, as secretary OF the association
and chairman of the press and badge com
mittees, is one of the busiest members of
the concern.
Chairmen of the various State commit
tees, limited To those which gave McKin-
ley majoritieS and the tables in charge
OF each are as follows:
District of Columbia cigars and tobacco,
Miss Contnor; West Virginia postoffice, A.
j, Willard: PennSylvapia, fancy table, Mrs.
Jennings; Maine, books and stationery, Mr..
Webb; North Dakota, popcorn, Mrs. Myers;
New Hampshire, lemonade, Mrs. Capt.
I nd
Ide; Massachusetts, ,dinlng-room, Mr. Crump;
Connecticut, wo0denware, Mrs Perkins;
Rhode Island, jewelry, Mr. White; New
York fortune wheel, Mrs. Engle; New JeT
sey, fancy, Mrs Boe; Delaware. candy, Mrs
WoltZ; Missouri, dolls, Mrs Vogelsin; Ken
tucky, music, Mrs. Fox; Indiana, fancy
paper, Mrs. Bowman; Minnesota, graphic
phone and picture gallery Miss Reed Ohio,
china and brlca brac, Mrs. Ginnity: Illinois,
a. Il. c.. Mrs Mccullough; Wisconsin and
Michigan, oriental booth, Mrs. Watson:
Iowa, fancy, Mrs. King California, flow
ers and fruit, Miss Bangs.
Invitations have been cxtendedto various
local organizations to attend the bazaar
and acceptances have been received thus
far from Commander f. Il Campbell and
staff and the members of Company c.,
Fourth battalion; Meade Post, No. ., G.. \.
r.: Lincoln Post, No. 3, q. A. r, and the
Columbia Athletic Club.
State nights have been assigned as fol
lows: Tuesday, February 2, District of Co
lumbia, opening night; Wednesday, Ohio
and New Jersey; Thursday, Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont; Friday, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island;
Saturday New York and PENNSYLVANIA:
Monday, Delaware, Missouri and West
Virginia: Tuesday, Kentucky, Illinois and
Indiana; Wednesday, Iowa and Minnesota;
Thursday, Wisconsin and Michigan; Friday,
California and North Dakota.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
MIR. MOODY AND VENUS.

Mr. Moody is now crusading against
the altogether feature of art He de-
nounceS the whole Venus family as heather,
not TO say immoral. The Venus de Medici
in his view is worse than her sister
Catherine, and. nobody knows but that
he may even go the length Of condemning
the shock haired gentleman OF the same
name who fluated his powerful mind in
tea IN the pages Of "Our Mutual Friend'
The charming figure OF the Bacchante,
whom he describes a. a tipsy, dancing
female, standing on one leg with a bunch
of grapes in her hand, is altogether OBJ
noNious 10 his sense of dccorum Mr..
Moody declares that the nude in art is in
tolerable and demoralizing.
He is an earnest man and not afraid to
speak his mind: but it may not be doubted
that he has taken heavy contract in
trying to exfirpate the taste he abhors
Still, he considers it vital to the success
of his design TO convert the last sinner
in New York, and if it could be war
ranted to do that it would be cheap at
half the price.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
PESTHENCE MAIL

On Saturday last ten bags OF man from
the pestilence reeking city of BOMBAY were
taken from the British steamer Brittanic,
directly TO the New York postoffice with
ont inspection, quarantine, or fumigation
They Were promptly sent back and fumi-
gated by the quarantine authorities, but
tle New York health office and the custom
house people are exceedingly indignant.
il is thoroughly believed that letters and
nail bags are capable of conveying germs
Of the awful bubonic plague to any dis
tance, and that these germs may retain
their deadly activity for an undeter-
mined, but probably long time.
Since the disease is one that kills
majority of the people afflicted with it
and, in an epidemic form, might possibly
sweep tie country, blunders like the one
referred to ought to be treated and severely
punished as crime.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
THE BRADIEY-MAR BALL,

BY all means, say we, let the Bradley
Martins be cncourag ged to spend their
money. If they prefer ban a the me-
dunn of distribution let it be tall, or if
a circus we shah agree with them with
Just as much heartiness a TO n circus.
There is but little work for the poor
mo1istes and sewing girls, the tailors
and drapers of New York, and unless dude
dom were stimulated to the expense by
some such vulgar display as is now under
consideration by the Bradley Martins, but
very little of their money would these needy
classes get.
SO more power To their elbows and more
depth to their pockets, say We.
The Rev DR. Rainsford is right enough
when he says they Should not heartlessly
mock the poverty by reckless prodigality,
hut unless they spend their money in what
they consider pleasure" it Will not be
spent at all, and 10 good will come from
them. Therefore, no matter what their
motive is let them be encouraged 10 spend.
The morning times., 1897-02-01

the equally moral and good political foun-
dations OF the city of Omaha. He little
dreamed that the day might come when
close attention to the combined lessons
of all these splendid foundations would
get representative citizens Of his metro
polltan bantling into the trouble and
cruel persecution that now appears.
If the habit of unseating Republican
legislators upon petty charges Of bribery,
buying OF naturalization papers, the Csc
or corruption fund, and intimidation,
were to become at all general, it is to be
feared that the party would be much
embarrassed at the next general election.
It seems that these Western legislatures
are sometimes unable to realize what
is perfectly apparent to many of the best
financial and business elements of the
East, that things which IN the abstract are
wrong and criminal, become patriotic
and virtuous in the concrete, when done
for the success and benefit of sound
money.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
CLEANING GOD" HIS SUBJECT.
Rev. Bradford Leavitt Discussed
the Prevailing Plant of Sinners.

the Prevailing Plant OF sinners.
Rev. E. Bradford Leavitt, the gifted young
clergyman, OF All Souls Church. corner
OF Fourteenth and L streets northwest,
delivered an eloquent sermon yesterday
morning to large congregation. "Blam-
ing God'' was the topic OF the discourse,
based on Genesis, ii:12, "And the man
said the woman whom thou gavest to be
with me, she gave me of the tree and 1
did eat
He said IN part This defence offered
by Adam, that the woman was not of his
choice but had been thrust upon him by
a Divine instrumentality, and the implied
argument that he was thereby relieved
OF the responsibility in the matter, is still
a method generally adopted among men
who yield To temptation. In every phase
of life and sin man is found blaming
another with his downfall. 1t is claimed
by some that sin is not sin, but that the
frailties flesh is heir to are each part of
us, and given US for some great purpose
AS Adam complained and excused himself
by condemning Eve, SO men cry out to
God today.
1t is matter OF much importance
whether the Creator is TO take the blame
for what we do. One rational solution
Of the problem presents itself - to
ackno wledge, not only the presence or
the weaknesses, but our personal respon-
sibility for them. They are not given
us at our choosing, in truth, but given us
to be mastered. Rest from temptation
is not desirable, for in the very monotony
of peace lies danger, and temptation always
strikes with greatest force along the line
of each ones greatest accomplishments
and faculties.
Peace is not an absence OF life and of
strife, but is strife kept down Tempta-
tions are not devils, teasing you, but
angels, aiding you. Christ's great temp
tation was fitting introduction to his
ministry, that He should be tried and that
He should overcome. So with US.
Temptations are given to be resisted
and in this lies your strength.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
THE PRoPHEsYING DEpEyv

We have yet To hear OF subject that
willing to express an opinion upon. His
latest concerns the generally admitted
hard times and his opinion, carefully
elaborated and cut to lengths so as TO fit
the columns of any Journal, is that they
VIII be worse before they are better
Foreigners won't lend us any more
money, buy any more of our securities,
or become interested in any more of our
enterprises says Mr.. Depew.
So much the better if it were trae; but
unfortunately it isn't true
II foreigners buy our securities or lend
US money it is because they want - reap
the reward Of large interest ana larger
dividends We would have the use OF
the money, it is true, but it is also tue
that We should send back TO them more
III the way of interest than we can make
Their money earn Every dollar Of for
eign money borrowed 10y an American
business man costs him not only all that
lie can ma ke out of it, but also all that
another dollar yields him, Which he adds
oct OF his own store
1t would be the most helpful legislation
that could be devised, if we were pre-
vented by statute from borrowing single
Icy borrowing, and, per contra, anybody
can get rich by hard work and economy
IN short, by living within ones means
But why should times be worse instead
OF better? HASN'T Mckinley, the advance
agent Of prosperity, been President elect
for over three months, and weren't good
times promised Us by Chaur.sey NJ. Depew
in interviews numbered from 1854 10
5.O76 inclusive, just as soon as Anarchist
Bryan was defeated and Prosperity WI
liam chosen?
Why fingers the roseate dawn of ma
ti0nal improvement? What is the matter
with the mills? Why don'tthey open, now
that the mints continue closed?
Six million and few hundred thousand
voters were not fooled by any Of Mr.. De
pew's ante-election predictions, and are not
likely to be fooled now: but what Uf the
other slightly exceeding six millions who
voted for Mckinley? How long mast they
be ground in the mills Of the monop0lists
and money grabbers before they become
convinced that the conditions Of today are
precisely what they were four months ago,
nnd that uo real, permanent Improvement
can set in until these conditions are chang
ed?
We have money enough in the country,
but those who own it won't use it-thcy
viii only lend it. We have money enough
in the hands of the few and altogether too
little i'll the hands of the many.
Gladly would we have been convicted of
false theories and worse logic, for we
yearn for good times in common with
ali good citizens; but good times will not
come either for Mr. McKinley's asking or
Mr.. Depew's prophesying.
Wherefore, we suggest t. the ever-prophe-
sying Depew that, until one or more Of
his late predictions are vindicated, he
should indulge in silence Of ponderous
proportions.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
ECKEIS TO FINISH HIS TERN
The Comptroller Cannot Be Re
moved Except on Charges.


moved Except on Charges.
The announcement that President-elect
Mckinley had decided to appoint Charles q.
Dawes comptroller of the currency, is net
only denied at Canton, but bears the mark
of a canard on its face from the fact that
the term of Comptroller Eckels will not eX-
pire until April, 1898, more than year
and q month after NJ ajor McKinley's in
auguration.
Mr. Eckels has no intention of vacating
the office until his term expires. He can
not be summarily removed without cause
by the incoming President. The position
of the comptroller is peculiar one, as
shown by the following section of the
national bank act:
The Comptroller of the Currency shall
be appointed by the President, on the
recommendation of the Secretary of the
Treasury, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate and shall hold his office
for the term of five years, unless sooner
removed by the President, upon reasons to
be communicated by him to the Senate
This indicates that the authority of the
President in the matter is limited. AS
there is no reason to believe that any
charges upon which his removal could be
based will be brought against Mr.. EckelS,
his time is secure until April, 1898.
Furthermore, it will be Mr.. Gage, as Sec
retary of the Treasury, who will have
the selection of the Comptroller, accord
ing to the law quoted, and while that
gentleman would naturally defer to the
wishes of his chief in the matter, the in
itiative rests with him
The morning times., 1897-02-01
THIS Is ONiINOTS

The Nebraska legislature has started q
movement which, if circumstances per
nlitted il to assume an epidemic form,
would carry mental torture and terror
kBto the parliamentary bodies OF more than
one commonwealth. In Mr.. Bryan's State
-four Republican Legislators from the city
OF Omaha actually have been unseated
pn the charge of merely doing what good
politics has deman ded of their party
leaders and henchmen time out OF mind;
and without whichit is altogether unlikely
that the Coming Man would be coming
from Canton.
After conceiving i N his fertile brain hose
sltruistic Institutions, the Credit Mobil-
ier,'' and the Credit Foncier," George
Francis Train laid what he thought TO be
The morning times., 1897-02-01
A BIG COMMISSION PROVIDED.
Substitute Bill Introduced for the
Pacific Railroad Matter.

The substitute for the Pacific Railway
commission bill, introduced Saturday by
Mr. Hubbard, of Missouri, provides for u
non-partisan commission Of thirteen per
sons, each TO receive $40, 200 as compen-
Sation for his services. The commission
is to have full power to settle the indebt-
edncss Of ali the bOndaided railways to
the government. 1t has authority TO pur-
sue as any Judgment creditor might do
the assets and other resources OF the COM
panies free from all statutes oflimitatiOns,
or other technical defenses.
The commission is to have full power
to enforce forfeiture of the roads or TO
foreclose or compromise the claims in any
way which shall seem best to it, except
that the commission shall not accept any
thing in the form of securities for the
governments claim except such as shall
be secured by a first lien which shall
cover boti the Union and Central Pacific
properties as an entirety or one property.
The commission, while directed to settle
the matter as soon as possible, is given
full power to regard the operation and
connections which will follow its diSpo-
sition of the railroads as q part OF the
consideration to be agreed upon.
1t is specifically instructed to decide
whether the present lease of the Central
Pacific to the Southern Pacific constitutes
a monopoly which is burdensome to the
people OF the Pacific coast, and if so
the commission is given power to break
the lease and to guard against its re-es-
tablishment.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
Black Lingerie
For Women

is fashionable, especially so this
season when black costumes are
in such high favor. Harper's
Bazar says: with black gowns,
no matter of what material, there
IS generally disagreeable trait
that of crocking-consequently
black underwear is every year be-
coming more fashionable.
We are now showing a very
comprehensive assortment of Black
Underwear comprising Corset Cow
ers, Under Vests, Pants, Tights,
Combination Suits, also Black
Silk Petticoats, Back Flannel
Petticoats, Black Satteen Petit
coats, Black Corsets, etc.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
A TOWN LEFT IN DARKN ESS.
Plant of the Scranton Light Com
nany DESTROYED by Fire

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 31.-Between / and
2 O'Clock this morning the extensive plant
of the Scranton Illuminating, Heat and
Power Company, in the center of the city,
was almost totally destroyed by fire at Il
loss Of $4,000.
Half the town was left in darkness and
the motors that operate the type machines
in the Scranton Republican comp posing
room were left without power. Services
in several churches We're abandoned today
owing to the lack OF light and heat. The
insurance is not over half the loss -
The morning times., 1897-02-01

That consideration, among others, leads
one to question the general desirability of
uniformity of full dress between the regular
and the volunteer citizen branches of the
service. Without any doubt there should
bepracucal uniformity in service dress; that
does not admit of argument. But there
seems reason for thinking that the full
dress OF general and staff officers, and
Others might be differentiated with good
taste and good results. Tie New York
and other State regiments have special and
varied dress uniforms. The Seventh New
York wears its historic gray, the Twenty
second, white, and so on. But the general
and staff dress uniforms are exactly like
those of the same rank in the regular army.
AS full dress is only for parade and cere-
moniai use, this is quite unnecessary. An
equally handsome, distinctive uniform might
be prescribed for the Guard generals and
staff men, and then, when thrown in COM
pany with their regular brethren, all chance
for mistake or embarrassment would be
obviated.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
IN HONOR OF PAINE.
Commendatory Resolutions Adopted
by the Secular League.

A large audience was present yesterday
afternoon at the regular weekly meeting
of the Secular League, in Typographical
Temple. DR.. Joseph Steiner read very
scholarly paper on ''Womans Position
in Civilization He held that woman
is enslaved by conventionalism, and that
until she becomes mentally free giving
her the ballot would d injure her more than
it would benefit her.
The discussion which followed was par
ticipated in by Prof. Hyland c. Kirk,
Maurice Pechin, DR.. w. A. Croffut, Mrs
Woodward, Col Richard j. Hinton, Dr.
j. j. Shirley, d. Webster Groh, and others
AS Friday was Thomas Paine's birth
day anniversary, Mr.. d. Webster Groh
offered resolutions commemorating his
memory, which were unanimously adopted
Next Sunday Col. Richard ]. Hinton
will address the league on The Secular
Movement-Its Origin and Progress"
The morning times., 1897-02-01

In this country We have been too lax and
careless about preserving the dignity OF the
national uniform, as we have in allowing
the common and flippant use Of the flag.
The unrestricted imitation OF the dress of
a service is certain TO rob those who wear
il legitimately, of much of the public credit
and respect it's appearance ought to carry.
This was felt and recognized even as be-
tween the army and the District National
Guard. AT official functions | t once was
impossible to tell a regular from militia
officer, and this was not right. because
every branch Of the service ought to stand
on its own bottom. So a regulation was
adopted compelling officers OF the District
force to wear the legend ID. c. on their
collars. That was right in principle, but
in practice IL is rather a Disagreement,
and perhaps tends to give public salutation
to the effect that this is not the real thing;
it Is an imitation
The morning times., 1897-02-01
Two skaters Injured

Ernest E. Ware, of No. 740 Thirty-second
street went skating on the river Saturday
and in a fall he received an ugly cut on
the face. A D. Collins, of No. 40S Ninth
street northwest. fell on the ice Saturday
night and injured his eye Both men were
cared for at the Emer gency Hospital.
The morning times., 1897-02-01
sailors Raced for a Big Purse.

Norfolk Va, Jan. 31.-Twopicked crews
from the flagship New York and the bat
tleship Indiana raced for the championship
of the Navy anda So 500 purse, in Hampton
Roads. yesterda y afternoon over five-mlle
course. The New York's crew W III by
nine strokes, or about four boat-lcngrhs.