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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
National Guard Abolished
And the Militia Reorganization Postponed
for Two Years. A Sweeping and Most
Welcome Measure.

The bill introduced by Senator Hit Satur-
day relating to the National Guard reads as
follows:
Sec. 1, Act. No. of the General Assembly
of the State of Vermont, passed at the special
session thereof, convened under proclamation
of the Governor in May, 1898, entitled An Act
to provide for the re instatement of the First
Regiment National Guard of Vermont is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. All laws relating to the organization
and maintenance of the organized militia,
known as the National Guard of Vermont are
hereby suspended until the next biennial ses-
sion of the General Assembly.
The Office of Adjutant and Inspector Gener.
al is hereby abolished. All the necessary du-
ties heretofore required to be performed by
the Adjutant and Inspector General that may
hereafter be required shall be performed by
the Quartermaster General.
Sec. 4. This Act shall take effect from its
passage"
This is exactly right and as it should be, as
far as it goes, and will meet with the decided
approval of every member and with every
citizen-with possibly one exception.
But, Gen. Gilmore is poorly enough paid
now. Are going to saddle him with all
this extra work without any increase in salary
or any discretion as to the employment of
assistance?
Gen. Gilmore has used his State as an honest
man should. He is white man and should
be used in a white way, Give him living
chance
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
MiddIesex.

Mrs. III. b, Nichols and daughter were in
Waterbury last Wednesday.
Miss Ethel Keith of Barre was a visitor
at Ira Johnsons over Sunday.
Charles l.. Converse returned to his duties
as letter carrier at Barre, Monday.
Miss Nellie Grandy of East Barre, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. M. A. Newhall.
Rev. George f. Wells is spending Thanks
giving at his home in Bakersfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. r. Wilder were the
guests OF Mrs. 8. j. Darling last Saturday
There was a large amount of poultry
shipped from the local station last Thurs
day.
c. L. ,Converse of Barre, has been at
home threatened with fever the past few
days.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
Rufus Leland this afternoon. All are cor
daily invited.
Mrs. Mary Badger of Barton Landing has
been guest Of her sister, Mrs. NJ. w. Miles,
the past week.
Mrs. j. II. Brown of Barton Landing, has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s.
b. Hastings, the past week.
Post-Office Inspector Snow of Boston was
in town last Thursday and found the local
Office in excellent condition.
George M. Seaver, general agent for the
W
week, in the interests OF that paper.
Mrs. Cordelia Patterson, who has been
seriously i'll the past week, attended by Dr.
Pierce, was taken to Waterbury last Sun.
day by her son, William Patterson.
Seaver Howard remains about the same,
except being the victim of an accident
which caused him to break one of his fin
gers last week, which of course, adds to his
already intense suffering.
Mrs j. r, Leonard, who has been in
feeble health the past summer, will spend
the winter at Granville with her daughter,
Mrs. W. @. Scott, where she went last
Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Cook re-
turned to their home In Rochester.
a horse and buggy were found near the
l.. w. Knapp farm last Friday morning,
| The horse had been unhitched and the tugs
were tied up. Tracks we're found on the
railroad below Clark's crossi &, indicating
that the team had been driven down the
| track. But the driver could not be found.
| The team was taken to Montpelier and
identified as belonging to Rev Father Dona-
hue of Mortified. who 1t appears walked to
Montpelier Junction and took the team
home. The correspondent does not assert
the facts AZ true as he is unable to communi-
cate with any on the scene.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
LEGISLATIVE POINTS.

On a viva voce vote the speaker remarked
that ''the chair appears to be undecided"
Not very often.
The railroad commissioners now have ju-
risdiction over all railways, operated by
any power. This places electric roads on
the same basis as steam roads.
DIR. ID. #. Rugg, the member from Hart
land in the Legislature of 1896, is now To-
Gated at No. 40, South Edith Street, Albu-
qnerqne, New Mexico.
The frat veto of the Governor was sent
into the House Monday afternoon, The
bill was to pay some party the sum therein
named, and the reason for the veto was
that the bill did not state to whom the sum
should be paid. That such bill with such
fault should have got by the Senate and
House is amazing
The bill requiring the study of the effects
OF mar cotics aud alcohol on the human body
was vigorously discussed in the House
Monday evening, and killed on tie vote
f66.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
Arbitrators Dewey and Merritt.

The proposal of Spain to submit to
arbitration the plain meaning of the
ed at Washington as preliminary to
peace, is the last expedient of policy
of delay inspired by the hope of more
pesetas than she will get from our
pocketbo)k.
The question of SPANS sovereignty
in the Philippines is moi to be settled
at Paris. L. was settled several months
ago, half way around the globe, by ADJ
miral Dewey and General Merritt and
the men under them.
Spain submitted that question to ar
bitration when she went to war with
US; and the guns of our navy and army
adjudged it. That arbitration is final.
New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
" ewDury.

Hon. H. w. Bailey is in New York
Miss Laura II. Chamberlain was the
guest of Mrs. Farwell at Montpelier last
week.
Mrs. George NJ Slack, who has been i'll
with tonslitis, is convalesciug
Cadet H. W. Orser is home from Norwich
University.
j W. Woodbury. of Plymouth, N. H..
was in town several days last week.
Mrs. Edwin A Bayley and daughter are
a. A W. Silsby's.
Mrs. j. NJ. harrington has gone to her
home in Center Lowell, Me.
Mrs. Lovejoy and daughter OF Hardwck
visited Mrs. L. A. Green last week
The first entertainment of the lecture
course was given last Monday evening by
the Svendsen trio.
The Ballad social given by the Chri, Ian
the weather.
Harry Human visited his sister at Ply
mouth on Friday aud Saturday of last week.
Mrs. G. G. Doe has returned from Ken.
lucky.
Mrs. Arthur Cheever and sons are in
town.
Wells River.
Mrs. Julia Smith entertained the Over Sixty
Miss Marsh of St. Adams was the guest of
Mrs. Munsell last week.
Mrs. Oscar Warden of Hanover is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey.
Miss Annie Divoll of East Corinth was the
guest of Mrs Herman Chamberlin
There will be Thanksgiving service on
Thursday evening instead of the forenoon.
Ned Hutchins, John Munsell and Harry
Marshall are among the number having the
mumps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Morse and daughter have
come to spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs.
d. X. Allison.
Mrs. Grey of Wolcott is spending the week
with her brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wheeler.
The schools had holiday last Friday to give
! the teachers a chance to attend the teachers
| institute in Woodsville.
Mrs White has rented her house to DR.. Par
ker and is stopping for the present with her
daughter, Mrs. Hutchins.
| The senior Christian Endeavor society gave
a social and supper last Friday, which was not
so we'll attended as it ought to have been, the
receipts being only eight dollars.
Miss Eunice Fisk, who has been attending
school here for two years, has gone to Concord,
| N. H., to work in the insane asylum. She has
made many friends here and all are sorry to
have her leave.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
Massachusetts Boundary Line.
An Inquiry on That Subject. What 1t Cost
to Establish 1t.

The DAILY JOURNAL is in receipts of a let
ter, which is private, but which comes from a
source which entities it to credit. The writer
says
BY the reports in your paper | see that the
Legislature has appointed an investigating
committee with authority to overhaul all State
commissions. Might it not be well for that
committee to inquire of Col. Haskins what re-
suits he has to show for quite large Gums of
money expended ON the Massachusetts bound
airy line in 1893 and 1896, and especially why a
report of their work completed two years ago
is not forthcoming at this session."
The letter is at the service of the Investigate
ing committee if it is desired.
An examination of the auditors reports dis
closes the expenditure of some $4,000 in the
work of establishing this line. Here are he
details:
1898.
Sept. 6 V. G. Barber, on account
of boundary line CON-, Sl61
Sept. %. V. g. Barber, account
of boundary line conn.,, 1877 06
Nov. 2S. V. G. Barber, on account
of boundary line conn.,, 577 rs
1891.
March %. VIC. Barber, on account
of boundary line COM, 303 Y
1895.
Dec. V. G. Barber, on account of
boundary line CON-, p 90
1896.
July. V. G. Barber, on account of
boundary line COM, 260 81
July. " G. Barber, on account of
boundary line conn.,, 276 20
Aug. l.. w. Brown, on account of
boundary line conn.,, II 81
Sept. Dan. III. Reed, on account of
boundary line COM, PIG rs
Sept. V. G. Barber, on account of
boundary line CON-, 1888 10
Oct. V. G. Barber, ON account of
boundary line COM, 7l9 %
Oct. Kittredge Haskins, on account
boundary line conn.,, 10 Al
1897
March. N. Spofford, ON account of
boundary line COM, 45 90
~ I'll boz line CON- on. y" "''' 1919 80
July. L. NJ. Read, on account of
boundary line COM, 81 70
July. G. Gonyeau, ON account of
boundary line CON-, 100 81
July, n. Spoffard, on account of
boundary linec om., 30 IS
Total. s3956 Os
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23

Steering committees of prominent states
men in public and private life have adorned
the corridors. vestibules and committee
rooms for the past week in legions, and
they are now at the apogee OF their "use-
fulness" in directing legislation. The list
of widely know patriots who are hustling
around the capitol Just now would make
very interesting reading.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23

A bill was introduced In the Senate Mon
day forenoon providing that the State shall
pay reasonable expenses Of governor and
staff during their term OF office. This will
settle the question of authorized expenses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-11-23
UMBRELLA Department, Challenge
FIanneIette Might Wear.

Gntlemen's Night shirts large well made of good fluffy CLOTH
Soc Pamas Sleeping Suits Of the Faunelettes 81
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13

From the foregoing statement, which ia
duly certified as true by the county audi
tor under his official seal, it appears that
for the eighteen months ending June 80,
1898, the fusion administration admin
istered the government of Yakima coun-
ty in it's every department for $l2,OO6.7
less than the last republican administra-
ton cost the county for the same number
OF months. This is big item to the
taxpayers. It means that during that
period 1867. 04 month, or $22.23 day
was saved to Yakima county by the
fusion administration.
This great saving to the taxpayers is
Justly to be attributed to the hearty
cooperation of all the county officials in
an earnest and successful effort to run
their respective offices on strictly BUSH
ness methods and with the most ri gid
economy.
THE sHERIFF's OFFICE.
1t is admitted by all that Yakima
county never had a more efficient sheriff
than Jack Shaw, and he has run his Of
fee for $500 06 less than his predecessor
cost the taxpayers for an equal period.
COUNTY CLERK.
County Clerk, Jas. r. Coe, has highly
and universally satisfied the patrons of
his office by his promptness, geniality
and efficiency in discharging his duties
and at the same time his office has cost
the county $940s6 less during said
eighteen months of his administration,
than it did during like period under his
republican PREDECESSOR.
AUDITOR.
Auditor Flint has kept the financial
and other records of the county in man.
ner that for accuracy and perspicuity OF
arrangement, challenges comparison with
the work of any former auditor of this
county, and he has done all this for
1855 35 less than the taxpayers had to
pay his predecessor fo- like'period.
TREASURER.
OF all our county officers, Treasurer
Matt Bartholett is the only one who h as
not discharged the duties of his Office for
the said eighteen months at less cost to
the taxpayers than did his predecessor
for like period. And why this excep-
ton? His predecessor was not repub'
lican. He succeeded himself. This is a
significant fact. In his Office there were
no extravaganza methods, characteristic oil
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13

the noble profession of educating the
young and moulding them into good citi-
zens. Mr.. Plumb's lie q salaried Office
and no deputies are authorized or re-
quired, 80 that q comparison OF expenses
to the county OF his term and that Of bis
predecessor lie necessarily limited to mere
Office expenses such a. lights, wood and
stationery. Mr.. Plumb's office, however,
under his administration has cost $l1 40
less than under bis predecessor during q
like period.
OF all our county officials none have .
prouder record than Assessor J. L. Lass
we'll. Indeed the records Of bis Office
prove that it, duties we're never before %
faithfully discharged 10 actual good faith
and compliance with the Law that requires
the assessment Of oil property according
to it's value, as they have been by Mr..
Lasswell and this work he done ct an
expense to the county very much lees
than the work of his predecessor cost the
county. The figures in the books Of the
assessors Office show these statements to
be mechanically true and accurate.
Mr.. Lasswell's work for the two years of
his present term is now all done. He
has fully completed the assessment roll
for this year and he will not and can
not incur any further expenses to the
county during his present term. The law
precludes him from doing So So that
we may justly compare his two years
with the two years of his predecessor
And here are the figures reproduced from
the FORGING officially authenticated state.
ment; let the republican taxpayers care
fully read and candidly ponder them and
then, discarding their pre- ndices, vote as
their common sense dictates for their in
terests. The assessors salary, deputy
hire, and other expenses of his Office fol
the years 1885, '96, just preceding Mr.
Lasswell's term, amounted to $4l30 %
and for the years lS97-'9S (Lasswell'i
term) his salary and deputy hire, includ
ing all the expenses of his Office wer,
only $27l7.24, less than two thirds of wha
it cost his predecessor to do the work
Thus this one fusion officer has saved t,
Yakima county the large sum of $l4l3.
7l-more than half OF all that his ser
vices have cost the county. Notwith
standing Mr.. Lssswell has done his worl
80 much cheaper than did his predeces
sor, he has done it much better and to tn
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13

advancement OF the interests OF the bulk
OF taxpayers. He has found much more
property Of rich corporations than did his
predecessor, and thus relieved the bur-
dens OF taxation upon the common peo-
pie. For example: In 1896 the republi-
can assessor assessed the property Of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company at
only $667,7l0 and in 1898 Lasswell &C.
sessed the property Of said corpo, alton at
the sum of $l.247, 1868 or $579,65s oore
than his predecessor-snd oil this weight
Of taxation lifted from the shoulders Of
the common people. And the records OF
his Office show that in other instances a.
in this, Mr.. Lssswell has done his duty
iearlesslv and uninfuenced by the bland
ishments or threats Of corporations, and
endeavored to sssess their property &C.
cording to ito value Just a. he did the
common citizen and just 20 the Law
directs.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The county commissioners are county
legislators. They legislste in determin-
ing the ordinary business expenses of the
county and in fixing the tax levy. 1t is
plain fiat upon their policy depends in a
considerable degree the burden of taxa
ton imposed upon the people. This is
well illustrated by the present board.
This board has heartily co.operated with
the other county officials in ligh sening
the burdens OF taxes that our people bear.
A reference to the foregoing statement
shows that in the two items headed
commissioners court" and court house
and miscellaneous expenses the present
board has saved the county 1896 81,
these items having cost the comfy that
much less during said period of eighteen
months under the present board than
during the same period under the repub-
| lican board OF two yeare ago. Such are
| the happy results of the management of
our county affairs in every department by
the fusion admlnistration-an admins
tration that, responsive to the crying
needs OF our common people under the
hard conditions laid upon them by the
memorable and slowly grinding despotism
OF the gold standard. has by the most
rigid economy and prudent business
methods, mitigated, all it could, these
hard conditions and now goes to our
people and standing upon the hard fact 9
OF 500 % saved to the taxpayers every
day, and county warrants raised from so
to 60 cents on the dollar to their face
value, by confidence of the public creditors
that such economy and business methods
promise their due payment-facts that no
juggling with figures by republican poll.
ticians can move, again asks their snf-
frages.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13

republican rule in this county and state,
to reform. By the revenue law OF 1897
the treasurer was required to issue certifi-
Gates of delinquency to the county
against every description Of real estate
that remained on the tax rolls on Janu-
ary 3lst, 1898, as delinquent for the year
1895 and all prior years. This necess
tated checking over every description of
real estate in the county for eight years
and segregating every description against
which there was delinquent tax.
These all had to be written in a register
together with the taxes; and penalties
and interest had to be computed on each
tax to January 3lst, 1898. Then a GER
tficate of delinquency for the total tax.
penalty and interest on each description
had to be issued, the total number of
these certificates reaching nearly seven
Thousand. The treasurer, Matt Bartho.
lett, has accurately done all the work of
his Office including this enormous in
crease at an expense OF only 1886 As
above what it cost for the same period
when this increase of work was not re-
quired.
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
| County Attorney Snyder may be justly
proud of his record for the economical
ment OF the business OF his office. The
volume of this business has been as
great or greater than during like period
of any of his predecessors, yet he has
performed it for $48770 less than the Of
fee cost the county for a like period dur
ing the term of the most economical OF
his predecessors. And this saving OF
$487.70 does not include any Of the enor-
nous saving of $3288. $50 in court ex-
penses, a fair proportion of which latter
saving should be credited to Mr.. Snyder
because Of the promptness with which
he has dispatched his business in the
courts and the conscientious frmness
with which he has prevented the courts
being burdened with frivolous and ma
licious prosecutions; thus greatly abridg-
ing the sessions OF the courts and thereby
decreasing the great expense necessarily
incident to holding court and trying
cases, and to this wise and economical
official course of Mr.. Snyder is to be re-
ferred the saving to the taxpayers, not OF
all but of no small part of said sum OF
$3288.62.
sITPT OF SCHOOLS
In Superintendent Plumb, Yakima
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13

county has a faithful public servant to
preside over the education of its youth
Mr.. Plumb is conscientiously devoted to
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13
A TRUE COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.

An Increase Of Ninety Thousand Dollars Collections Makes Only Slight Increase
Of Maintaining Office Assessor
EveryO in Reduced andW iran
Values Increased. Glance the Management Of the
Several Offices
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-10-13


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certify that have carefully examined the and believe
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of Office October, A.
Il REVENUE
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-09

could not have read my letter! will
never believe you could do a thing like
that"
Then it came to her distinctly what
it was that he meant, and why he
looked at her in that strange manner.
Alas! what could it matter now? my
faith for your faith" she cried wildly,
and ran past him, and shut herself into
her room.
Darcie stood awhile stone-still where
she had left him; then he dragged him
self to his own room and sat upon the
side of his bed, trying to realize this
impossible thing. Yes, she had doubted
him, and had taken that way to satisfy
herself. What she thought of him, now
that she had read the letter, was a small
thing compared with the loss he had
suffered in losing his image of her. He
grew very cold, sitting there alone in
the dark, and his wound was aching
heavily.
At length Wan came in with pack
age of medicine and a note from the
doctor, who could not see his patient
again that night. as he had expected.
The note said:
There is a row in town tonight;
most of our boys are in it, but they
will 60 back to the mine with con-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-09
A eRIeHr.EYEo CELESTIAL.

Little star. little star. beacon light which
beams afar,
CHEEKY lighthouse guiding travellers to
Heavens golden harbor bar.
With thy taper burning clear, flashing
heavenly signals here,
S!gnaled messages mysterious from the
far-oh better sphere.
We would learn what thou can'st tell learn
i; thoroughly and well.
Wha, became Of all the beauteous stars
that burned awhile and fell?
q What contains that wondrous world. just
beyond those clouds impearled,
Where retire, departed glories when the
sunsets flags are furled?
Whai do thy clear glances trace in infinity
CT space.
Too vast for calculations of the puny hu-
man race?
In the myriad worlds which we cannot even
Dwell there noble spirits we shall know in
ages yet to be?
In those worlds which ceaseless roll, does
each deathless human soul
To wicked forces reigning here give bitter
toll or toll?
Do the poorest suffer loss. do the weakest
bear the cross,
Do those the most deserving find life's har-
vest dearth and dross?
Do the people crawl and sin-tarnished
wealth awhile to win,
But to have 1t curse their children when
Death gathers toilers in?
Do they lie to gain false ends, do they stab
their trusting friends,
Do they sow the earth with evil and refuse
to make amends?
Maybe so, but never mind. thy calm silence
Is most kind,
For it's better facing some things to be ig-
norant and blind
Guide and beacon shalt thou be. till our
souls. by Death made free,
Are lit by thy love-lamp to truths Of Gods
eternity.
l. EDGAR JONES
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-12-09

siderable liquor aboard) about mid
night. l think, all things considered.
you had better be conspicuous by your
absence. Wan will take you over to
my place. where . friend will show you
to your new lodgings; they will be on
the ground floor. Wan Is fly l send
you something to make you sleep.
"Oh, yes" groaned Darcie: II shall
sleep tonight"
And Faith, on her knees at her bed
side. was whispering. brokenly: Lover
and friend hast thou put far from me,
and mine acquaintance into darkness
:. thou hast made me an abomina-
ton unto them!"