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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-28
NEW HAVEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

NEW HAVEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
 In the semi-finals of the New Haven Golf tournament yesterday B. T. Hud- son beat W. T. Stearn by 1 up. F. M. Byers beat T. Lyon by up and i to play. In the foursomes F. F. Ferry and E. H. Lewis beat Dettmar and Wheeler. 1 up in 20 holes. c. Bronson and Phelps beat Knapp and Holt by 2 up. The finals will be played to-mor- TOW
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-07-27
A Campaign ON the Record.

That new tariff and new internal
revenue law, the Dingley, was the full
filment of the great central pledge made
by the Republican party to the Ameri-
can people. The matter disposed of by
the special session, the regular session
might have been devoid of any special
features but for the destruction of the
Maine. The Cuban republic might OF
might not have been recognized, but
recognition is very different thing
from declaration of war. Spain
would have clustered and threatened,
but would have had no excuse for see.
ing in it cause of war. But from the
day the Maine was destroyed the pres.
ent war was foregone conclusion, and
Congress lost no time in voting the ap.
preparation asked for by the President
to expend in putting the army and navy
on war footing. No legislative body
ever deserved higher praise for rising
to the demands of great emergency
Party lines were wholly forgotten. I'm.
fortunately that non-partizan attitude
could not be maintained. In subse
quent votes good many Democrats
fell from grace. But enough rose
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grandly above petty politics to mako
the record Of this session eminently
creditable.
1t now seems almost certain that the
fifty-ffth Congress will have the honor
to be in at the finish, as we'll as the
commencement Of this war. The first
regular session made all necessary pre-
parations for the prosecution of it on
land and sea, and by the time the short
winter session begins, or at least before
it closes, the President will probably
be able to submit treaty of peace.
The biennial political campaign,
which will really begin when the fall
opens and continue two months, will
turn on the record of the fifty-fifth Con-
gress and the National Administration
Side issues will be swept into the gutter
by the onward movement of events.
The people will 60 to the polls Nov. 8
to register their endorsement of the
way the affairs of the Nation have
been managed by the party which
they had put in power by their votes of
two years before. The political prob
lem is very simple, because there is in
fact only one issue before the whole
Countrywide Inter-Ocean (Rep.),
Chicago.
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Green Mountain BOurbOns.

The Vermont Democrats suffer from
that acute Bourbonism and blindness
to events that is not uncommon among
hopeless minorities struggling sullenly
against progressive and public opinion.
What they have to say in their plat
form this year is of no importance save
in 80 far as it shows that the most in
ert and hunkerish part Of the Demo-
cracy is most bitter in its opposition to
the necessary development of the
United States in the regions opened to
1t by the war. The Vermont Demo-
Gratis make futile protest against the
annexation of Hawaii, which annexa-
ton they style, with an absolute forget
fulness of the policy and practice of the
United States and of the Democratic
party, ian unwise departure from our
traditional policy"
Equally futile, no doubt, will be their
opposition "to the proposed imperialis-
tic policy of the Republican party in
the annexation or colonization of any
territory won from Spain by our arms"
The platform expresses an "undimin-
ished admiration and confidence in
William j. Bryan" who has tried to
make the Democratic party an anti-ex-
pansion party, but has only partially
succeeded. Some of the southern and
western Democratic conventions are
able to pass the customary formal reso-
luton of praise for the "superb leader"
OF the silver battalion and yet to call,
in the same platform, for the expulsion
of the Spaniards of all their possessions
in this hemisphere. The leaven of ex-
pansion is working in the Democratic
party.
The Vermont Democracy is a mere
impotent, upreasoning opposition. The
National Democracy can learn how to
become a hopeless minority by follow
ing the Vermont lesson.-New York
| Sun
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Schley and Sampson.

Editor of the Commercial appeal: Regard
ing the Schley-SampSon controversy, / would
like to PROFOUND riddle to you. Mr.. Smith
owns Scotch terrier that has some reputa-
ton as a rat killer. During his absence the
dog runs rat into the hole, and takes its
place at the mouth of it. After waiting for
some time, the rat dashes out the dog pur-
sues, catches and kills it, Now who de-
serves credit for killing the rat. the dog or
the owner? VERITAs.
We must confess that this is very
delicate question. Our own opinion,
irrespective of technical questions, is
that the dog caught and killed the rat.
But we have submitted the case to
Commodore Sampson, the board of
paresis, and others, and our faith in our
own judgment is badly shaken. In the
first place, Mr.. Smith was the owner of
the dog. If he had not been the owner
of the dog, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Brown, or
somebody else would have owned it,
In this event the dog would not have
been on Mr.. Smiths premises, and we
are warranted in inferring that the
particular rat in question would not
have been caught by this particular
dog. Possibly if some other canine
had been present it would have caught
IhC iot, hChCC lhc Jug, Iuht dt uTst
blush would seem to have caught the
rodent, deserves no credit, for the rat
would have been caught by some dog
or other, if the said dog or other had
been present Besides, Mr.. Smith no
doubt got him dog for the purpose of
killing rats, and, of course, he disposed
of him in such way that when the rat
made an effort to escape, the dog, fol-
lowing the admirable instructions laid
down by Mr.. Smith, promptly closed in
on the rat, beached him and wrung his
neck. Under the circumstances we are
compelled to say that the dog was act
ing under the command of Mr.. Smith;
and justice further requires us to say
that instead of the dogs deserving any
credit, it was Mr.. Smith who watched
the rat hole, bounced upon the rat
when he sailed out of the harbor,
firmly fixed his teeth in the rats neck,
shook him until he was dead and then
announced it as a great Fourth of July
victory memphis Commercial APP
peal.
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[ooNTI zukD FROM K1Rar pAnR1

the entrance to the Winooski and one or
two others at suitable points above. in or.
der to flood the bed and banks of the
stream along its course through the city
and destroy the noisome odors arising from
exposed surfaces blistering and fermentinR
in the summer sun 1t was the further pur-
pose toprovide the weirs with sluiceways to
be opened at times OF heavy showers or
prolonged rains, and thus allow the in
creased volume and velocity OF the water
In the stream to wash away the accumula-
tions OF sediment and foul matter. But,
four years ago, one dam was built near the
mouth OF the stream. 1t was made high
enough to flood the bed and banks back for
considerable distance, and, incidentally,
in time OF high water, to cause damage to
some extent to property along the lower
banks, to remedy which several hundred
dollars were expended by the corporation.
NO opening was made in the obstruction to
admit of employing the current OF the
stream Tor washing the sediment out OF the
basin the dam created. All along both
sides OF this waterway, from the Winooski
to the works of the Lane Manufacturing
Company, numerous sewers are hourly
| pouring their contributions OF filth and cor
! ruption into its course. There is now
four years collection of this vile stuff be-
hind this single dam. By 1t the waters OF
the river are fouled beyond any means Of
publication. 1t breeds rottenness, and pos
| sibly IL breeds the parasites that infest and
kill the fish. The fatality to the fish, 1t is
said by observers, are principally in these
lower and befouled parts OF the stream.
The waters OF the branch In summer time
hove been, to greater or less extent, a
menace to the public health. The idea was
that weirs, at several places, with sluice-
ways for their renovation in times OF high
water, would remove this menace, but the
way in which this idea was put into prac-
tice appears to have enhanced the dangers
to health at the present time. The stream
Is exceedingly foul In times of drought or
The cesspool should be clesnsed, and the
original plan, or better one, for purifying
| the stream carried out.
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Like some great mother bird who broods her
young at close Of day,
That fair white wonder Of ship lay in Havanas bay
Beneath her smiled placid sea; the calm stars
watched above.
1t was the hour for tender thoughts and memories
of love.
1t was the hour it was the land; for Cubas langor
Gus air
Speaks to the heart Of sentiment, tho wars loud
trumpets blare.
And in their berths bronzed sailors mused some
or dreamed they clasped their own again in happy
loves embrace.
And then they wokel Godl how they woke from
dreems as sweet as these
We only guess; the awful truth lie known but to
the seas,
The dark, deceitful silent that aided in the
crime
OF some foul devil-minded thing without a name or
cline.
How still, how calm, those waters were no sign,
no sound, to tell
That underneath that brooding craft there lurked
plot so fell.
why tiny waveets kissed the keel with soft caress.
ing lip
One moment, and the next-all hell heaved up and
struck the ship.
She sprang aloft. that great white craft, sore
wounded In the breast;
Her were flung into the sea, like hedglings
from nest,
And then dead ship settled back and swiftly sank
from sight
"God help us, help us, help usi" shrieked wild
voices through the night
And groans of anguish rent the air. and cries of
startled men
who woke from sleep to awful Ike and passed to
sleep again.
Six fathoms deep their grave is made; FULL thirteen
score were they,
And Justice yet shall find her voice, tho she is
dumb to-day.
We want no strife; peace, peace, we pray; by all we
prize or love
Let not wars back-plumed raven drive away the
snow-white dove.
War is not wisdom; war belongs to savage times
and hordes.
This is age where intellect should take the
place of swords.
OF old, the human beast who best could slay was
made king.
The butcher wins applause; the mind, the
minds the thing.
The thinker, not the fighter, is the hero of to-day,
We call men great who arbitrate, and keep wars
hounds at bay.
Yet be there guilt-then. guilty one dream not the
awful crime
Can go unpublished, unavenged, in any land time.
Or demon. nation, monster, man, whate'er, who'er
you be,
That hideous secret which was shared but with the
silent sea,
That shameful secret, serpent.like in some dark
bosom cured,
Shall yet be hunted forth and flung before an out
ragged world.
The sea, the treacherous sea- shall give the secret
up ere long,
And Time and Justice that great pair, must right
at last the wrong
Many others have been printed in
the WATERMAN, in the customary
column for such literature, celebrating
the brilliant achievement in Manila
bay, and the deeds of our heroic sailors
and soldiers, on sea and land. And
new fuel is added daily to the fires OF
the lyric genius.
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"TO the Men Behind the Guns"

When the World sent message of
congratulation to Commodore Schley
for his victory over Cervera, it was sig
nailed to him from SIMPSONS flagship.
The men on the Brooklyn, Indiana
and other ships went mad with en-
thusiasm for their commander, and
cheered themselves hoarse in his honor.
Then up spoke the gallant gentleman
himself:
"Thank you, boys, but didn't do it.
You are the boys who did it. Let the
officers cheer the crew."
And the officers did 80 with will.
And when that was over Sch,ey called
out again: "IO the men behind the
guns" and the officers again paid trib-
ute to the jackies with all of voice that
they could command.
Now, with this spirit animating off,
GERS and men there is not the slightest
doubt that the feet will do deeds
worthy of Hull and Decatur and Farra-
gut whenever and wherever they meet
the enemy.
And in his message in reply to the
Worlds congratulations Schley speaks
for "the men behind the guns" as well
as for himself and the others who wear
shoulder-straps.-New York World.
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XIII the Moths.

Editor of Wdtchman.-Now is the only
time for effective war on forest caterpillars
Their moths are beginning to hatch. Kill
them before they lay their eggs. If you
have enough faith and pluck to make you
begin at once and fight it through they can
be destroyed and safety ensured for next
year in the sections operated on, as the
moths do not fly far from their birthplaces
before they lay their eggs
The method is most simple. Fill a COM
mon milkpan half full of water. Add one
ounce Of kerosene, set lighted lamp in the
center and place in a prominent spot out of
doors. Let the lamp burn all night, the
brighter the better, and If you are in an in
tested neighborhood the next morning will
give you glad surprise. In rainy weather
use well ordered lantern.
l know what | am talking about for
have tried it. The first night, three days
ago, l caught over 400 moths OF many kinds,
every one doubtless a pest. The second
night there were about 200, nearly all the
forest caterpillar moths. Last night, with
two sets, sixty rods apart, 900 were trapped.
/ expect the returns will greatly increase as
the height of the Matching season is APP
preached. 1 do not know how far a moth
would be attracted by the light, but proba-
bly, everyone within forty rods would reach
1t before morning.
This is also specific for June bugs, gypsy
moths and other night flying nuissnces.
H. L. BIxBY.
Chelsea, July 81.
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The Cuban and What Made Him.

AS matter of fact, the Cubans are
neither as heroic nor as worthless as
they have been painted. They are
merely what their Spanish masters
have made them, and too much should
not be expected Of them.
1t is difficult for the blunt and deter
mined Anglo.Saxon to understand the
vagaries of the volatile Latin. He is
virtuous or vicious, lively or lazy, brave
or brutal, according as his good or evil
genious is uppermost. Spain's legacy
to the island is strain of Latin blood,
mingled with negro, Indian and other
nationalities, resulting in a nondescript
race that is sadly lacking in many of
the higher elements of civilization.
In short the Cuban problem presents
more difficulties the closer we become
acquainted with it, but that is no rea-
son why we should throw up the job
we have undertaken. Common sense
only is required to solve it.
1t is generally admitted now that the
United States made grave mistake in
admitting the southern slaves to citizen
ship Immediately after their emanci-
alton, and it will hardly be repeated by
throwing the responsibility of self
government upon the Cubans as soon
as they are freed from Spanish rule.
They must be led gently, gradually out
of the atmosphere of feudal despotism
in which they have existed all their
lives, and instructed in the ways of
civilized democracy before they will be
fitted to hold the reins of government
unaided. The United States is re-.
sponsible before the world for the
establishment of a stable government,
and having undertaken the task we
must carry it out in an enlightened and
charitable spirit--Washington Post.
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she took the room herself. Respondents
explained the apparent familiarity between
them by the fact that Colby was boarding
in Mrs. Peppers family at Barre and that at
the fair also she was considering his physi-
cal welfare. After an impartial charge
from Judge Start the jury, soon after court
adjourned on Thursday afternoon, rendered
verdict OF not guilty. States attorney
Hale K Darling and John III. Watson for
the State; 8. o. Shurtleff and r, M. Harvey
for the resi- ondents.
On Friday morning was begun the trial OF
Amos j. Cummings of Newbury upon an
indictment obtained this term, he having
been in Jail for a year. He is charged with
having broken into N. b. Tewksbury's
store on Sunday, July 4, 1897, and carried
away some crackers, cheese and other pro-
visions. The defence Is that the owner had
frequently given respondent leave to take
provisions from the store and afterward pay
for them as he could, the respondent occu-
plying a shanty some few miles away and
living a hermit life. That afternoon he
went into the open back door Of the store
and finding nobody there took what provi-
sions he wanted for his own use and left
without harm to anybody and intended to
pay for the goods when he should next see
Mr.. Tewksbury. States attorney Darling
and r. M. Harvey for the State; John H.
Watson for the respondent.
On Monday afternoon began the trial of
John Corliss also OF Newbury, for burglary
Court now seems likely to continue into
next week, as there are other criminal cases
to be tried
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their allies is explained in the war
news columns.
1t is not surprising that misunder-
standings should arise between the
Americans and Cubans. 1t will be
surprising if tie tact, patience and for
bearance that should be exercised by
the men in authority, in either army,
should permit serious difficulty. If
Gen. Shafter has been wanting in di-
plomacy in dealing with the delicate
incidents of the situation, Gen. Garcia
has been unmindful of the plain facts
of the case presented in the surrender
of Santiago. The United States must
retain military control of the territory
of Cuba 80 fast as any part of it shall
be conquered, and when the end comes
it will redeem its pledge to provide for
its people free, independent and sta
| BILE government.
There will be no acts of reprisal
against submitting Spaniards, and no
con6scations of their property. The
Spanish civil agents will be kept in
power only temporarily, or will be dis
placed entirely, either by Cuban or
American agents, till the time comes
for establishing permanent govern
ment; but until then the supreme con-
troll must be neither Cuban nor Span
ish, but entirely American. Such a
course alone will enable this govern
ment to carry out its purpose in making
war upon Spain for her expulsion from
Cuba, and for establishing there a sta
BILE government by the people residing
in the island. But in the pursuance of
this end and object it is clear that the
men representing the United States
government in Cuba have a task to
perform that will require the tact, wis
dom and 6rmness that Grant always
displayed in similar situations while
commanding the Union armies, or that
Washington exhibited while composing
the jealousies of the Revolutionary
forces.
People who are disposed to blame
the Cubans must remember the con-
slant friction, breaking sometimes into
flames, that existed between the States
of the Confederation. There were
jealousies and chickering's, mutinies and
rebellions, but wisdom and patriotism
on the part of the leaders triumphed in
the end. If men of the same blood,
fighting for a common cause, had their
disagreements that carried them to the
verge of hostile conflict, it is hardly
reasonable to expect that the Anglo
Saxon and the Latin bloods, now allied
for the redemption of Cuba, will
achieve that great end without some
serious disagreements. If patriotism
is paramount SCUBA Libre" will come
through these clashings strengthened
for her bright future as well as re-
deemed from Spanish tyranny.
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Orange County Court.

Orange county court recOnvened Tuesday,
July 10, pursuant to adjournment, and has
since been engaged in the trial OF criminal
cases. James Il. Nolan of Topsham, who
has been nominated at the Randolph county
convention to succeed Judge Kibbey at the
close of the lstter's term, next December,
was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
Judge Kibbey's death which occurred July
2. He is a man of good Judgment and high
intelligence and promises to I'LL the Office
with credit
The first case for trial was State Nora
A. Pepper and Herbert 8. Colby, both
Barre, who were indicted for adultery al
legged to have been committed at Tunbridge
"World's Fair" Sept. 20, 1897. The States
evidence tended to show that Mrs. Pepper
went to Mrs. Melissa Wight's boarding
house on that Wednesday forenoon and en-
gagged room for herself and husband say
ing that he staid on the grounds with his
horses the night before and that she did not
like to have him; that at noon and night,
also the next morning, both respondents
ate together and were seen together in her
room as late as eight o'clock that Wednes-
day evening and found there by six or be-
fore on Thursday morning, the housekeep-
ers saying that Colby could not have gone
out without their knowing 1t and that they
heard no one go out after the other inmates
OF the house went to the dance at about
eight. The respondents swore that Colby
left Mrs. Peppers room within half hour
after the dancers did and that he came in
the morning up the front doorway Just be-
fore the dancers returned to Mrs. Pepper 8
room. Others swore that they saw Colby
ON the Playground at his horse stall that
night and early the next morning, thus cor
roborating his testimony. Mrs. Pepper de-
MED that she engaged room for herself
and husband but did for man and his wife
whom she expected to come that forenoon
from Montpelier, and as they did not come