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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Vice-President Sabin.
james T. Sabin of Vermont Mutual Fire In
surance Company Receives the II onor.

At the annual meeting of the Vermont Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company Wednesday after
noon James I. Sabin, who has been the COM
pany's secretary for twenty-five years, was
elected vice-president and secretary, Fred E.
Smith was reelected president and William
T. Dewey treasurer, while the board of direct
ora remain practically the same and is as fol
lows: Fred E: Smith, L. P. Gleason, M, E.
Smile, James T. Sabin and George o. STRAIT
ton, Washington county; r. HI. PEBBLE, Addi-
son county; j; R. Judson. Bennington county;
Gilmore i. Ide, Caledonia county; II. A.
Hodges, Chittenden county; George S. Robin.
son, Essex county; A. L. Galusha, Franklin
county; Ii. W. Marvin, Grand Isle county, II.
M. Noyes Lamoille county; James K Lynd-',
Orange county; j. n Webster, Orleans county;
Martin, WindRam county and W. W. Sticin e.,
of Windsor county.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
The Warriors Return.

From the field Of war / come,
Sweet Marie,
Will you kiss me welcome home,
Love, to theep
l am only skin and bones,
All my sweetest songs are groans,
And I'm flu of army prunes
As can be.
Oh l got it in the neck,
Sweet Marie,
am but battered wreck,
Don't you seep
In the mud and rain ! slept
While the very heavens wept
And the buzzards vigils kept
Over mel
When l listed was fat,
Sweet Marie,
Never was Thomas cat
Spry as me.
/ could lift bar'l of beer,
l could run like a deer,
And there never was tear
In my e'e.
Now I'm thinner than a ghost,
Sweet Marie,
You could make hitching post
Out of me
Every joint that's in my frame
Is with fever stiffness lame
o. Gehanna was NJ name
For the spreel
But I'm with you once again,
Sweet Marie,
Though you seem not to iden-
Tify me
Now that | am on my feet
And will have chance to eat
I'll accumulate more meat
Than you see
From the bitter quini pills
Ughl OF GeeDi
And from Santiago chills
/ am free.
Now I'll live almighty high,
And soon will be as spry
As the boy you kissed good.by
Sweet Marie
Sweet Marie, list to me, list to me,
Sweet Marie,
Though living skeleton
Now you see,
l have got the framework yet,
And the meat soon will get,
Well be happy yet you bet,
Swe-e-e-et Marie-2-e-e-e.
Denver Evening F
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

"When last the Oregon was headed
for the latitude of Brazil she kept a
sharp lookout for the Cape Verde feet.
1t is reasonably certain now that she
would have whipped them all and
placed herself at the head of immortal
ships" Without that fight, and it's
inevitable issue, the Oregon is already
at the head of immortal ships, and a
Vermonter placed her there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
Imperialism and Its Cost.

An esteemed correspondent, COM
menting on recent editorial paragraph
in this paper respecting the "pessimis-
tic views" some Vermont statesmen
or otherwise-are expressing respect
ing the expansion of the territorial
limits of the United States, particular
ly in the Pacific, writes
with you we honor the hero of Manila
but do not necessarily accept his imperial
istic views. That we do not care to be
taxed millions for the pleasure Of governing
lot of Malay pirates does not imply that
we are pessimists."
No one would more unreservedly con-
cede the binding force of moral re-
sponsibility than this correspondent.
No one would more emphatically con-
denim any purpose to shirk, on any
pretext, such responsibility. No one
would more keenly feel the disgrace or
dishonor of evading responsibilities,
moral or otherwise.
When nations 60 to war the purpose
of each is to do the other the largest
possible measure of damage. The war
will 60 on till one or the other of the
belligerents is rendered incapable of
continuing the contest. When Admit
raj Dewey sailed away from Hong
Kong his purpose was to begin the
work of destroying Spain, to the end
that the war might be brought to a
close VIGOROUSLY for his government
and for humanity. To accomplish this
desirable end effectively the first thing
to do was to destroy the Spanish fleet
in that part of the world. 1t was
Dewey's aim to kill, not to scotch, the
snake of Spanish sovereignty in the
Philippines. If it had been his gov.
ernment's purpose simply to cripple
its enemy, if it had forgotten the de-
clared and primal object, humanity, in
going to war with Spain, the American
naval commander, having destroyed
the Spanish feet and blown up the for
tifcations on the shores of Manila bay,
should have pulled out and sailed for
home, abandoning humanity to chaos.
American commerce in the Pacific,
Hawaii and American cities on the
Pacific coast, were freed from menace
when Montojo's ships were destroyed.
But this was not the sort of war the
United States had set out to wage.
Half measures encourage an enemy and
prolong strife. 1t would have been,
however, policy consistent with the
abandonment of the "Malay pirates" to
their fate, an utterly selfish and in
human policy, repetition of the policy
OF dishonor, magnified many fold, of
the preceding Administrations lin the Ha-
waiian islands.
The United States made allies of the
Philippine insurgents, and took their
exiled leaders back to the islands.
This government encouraged the oppo-
nents of Spanish rule there to new re-
bellion. 1t proposed to destroy not
only Spain's naval and military forces
in the Archipelago, but Spanish sover-
eighty also. 1t proposed to make the
war on that distant stage entirely des-
tructive TO Spain, and it assumed all
the responsibility for its course. In
pursuance of it's purpose strong mill
tary and naval reinforcements were
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

tary, each, will at least rank in ability
and fitness any man that would be APP
pointed commissioner. In the existing
arrangement the State has for insur-
ance commissioners too men of supe-
rior qualifications. The swap proposed
seems to be bad one in respect either
of economy or efficiency of admins
tration
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.

FOUR weeks to the customary time
of adjournment, important business
enough already before the Legislature
for eight weeks deliberation, and the
deluge yet to come.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

DeWtt's Witch Hazel Salve has the
largest sale of any Salve in the world. This
fact aud its merit has led dishonest people
to attempt to counterfeit It,. Look out for
the man who attempts to deceive you when
you call for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
the great pile cure. w. K. Terrill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
WOman's Home Missionary Society.

The annual meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society of the Vermont conference
will be held at Plainfeld November 26 and 81
The programme on Wednesday evening
will open with a praise service led by Mrs
Nettie, Lane, followed by music, discussions,
Thursday forenoon will be occupied by the re-
ports of officers, and the election of officers for
the ensuing year, The afternoon session will
consist of the presentation of important sub
jects by members from different parts of the
State, and the evening viii be given to music
and an address by Rev. S. G, johnson.
One Minute Cnugh r,ra ruras
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26
With the Fifth Corps.

Frederic Remington has long treat
ed life of our soldiers in western posts;
he is now able 10 use his knowledge
and his skill in depicting them as he
saw them in their first battle against
a European army. The following ex-
tracts are from an article by Mr.. REM
ington in Harper's Magazine for No
yember:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

RuBBKR SrAMrs made to order by the
Vermont Wstchman Company
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-26

One Minute Cough Cure, cures
That Is what Il was made for.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-30
MADAM RUN0R SA VS.

That she would like for disinter-
ested experts to pass judgement
on the Garrison brick and those
used on Texas street.
That the church deld-b at is
still in the land.
That it is the heatl@1s who tliIl
and laugh during religious ser
vices.
That a man may say "thou
fool" and still he may be but a
liar.
That the big head seldom
contains much brains.
That Bishop Morrison viii ded-
icate Texas avenue church t9m0r-
row morning at II o'clock,
That a big man Intellectually
and spiritually is generally sim
pie man. Witness B shop Nor
rison for further proof.
That when girl or womln re-
fuses to pull of her high hat in the
theater, she deserves no consider
alton at the hands OF the manager.
Thrt "Where am | at?' is the
general query now.
That She will again rise t. r.
mark that the policeman who plays |
the part of the busy-body about
making charges from information,
unsolicited, is usually the enc
rightfully-- who is first dropped
from the list.
That when She sees people who
really amount to bu5 little, putting
on upish airs, she always thinks Of
what Judge Boarman said.
That some people viii never
look through any bat 81 oked |
glasses.
That She is beginning to fear
that Her editor will have to raise
his water milluns like the darlzey |
raises his chickens.
That there be geese which have
no wings and never had.
That there are always a 10 OF |
people who can shout "sick-en |
Tige."
That some people seen to love
to put on airs, bat they get angry
when told of it.
That She didn't know the owner
Of the T & P railroad had beel in
Shreveport recently, but the Eve
ing Journal said he had Oh. 90 |
on, brother
That Louisiana street Will now
get a hump on herself-perhaps.
That man may be railroad
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-30
DLSTNL-Y NuNEEEMNCE.


Inc 2hreFtpoft District Aeiho-
DIST Conference has been in Ses-
SION at Texas avenue church IN
5h'S cl.y since thursday moTaing.
1t Will complete the business OF
'ne meeting today.
rms Is the charge OF teE D. l..
T. Sheppard, presiding cider. who
IS q man OF m0,a executive a2li-
l'y, business energy an" CHRISTIAN
Ple5y' tie ID likewise a preacher
OF consiJeraoIs force and Is very
PoPoL2f IN MS ~.-,.'as, 0o5a as a
superior pastor ana oslecf.
Our district was honogod by the
Drespnoa af HiaHoe n C. \Torri.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

forgive them, for it was too outrageous
and evidently too malevolent. He
had been held up to the state as par
tisan judge, and he stamped it as
false. He further stated that if the
writer were in Spartanburg he would
be in Jail in a very few minutes ; that
perhaps the most satisfactory way to
treat the matter was to take cow
hide and whip the writer into line,
but that was denied him. He did not
wish to interfere with the liberty OF
the press, but this was no liberty, but
wanton license, for the writer could
not claim TO have been misled as the
article was too plain to mislead any
body. 1t could proceed only from q
wantonly wicked and malevolent heart.
Judge Benet then warned the grand
and petit jurors against the influence OF
such poisonous articles. He further
stated that such things as this in the
public press of the state encouraged
lawlessness and lynching in that it
shook the confidence of the people in
the courts. This proceeding created
something of a sensation, but all pres
ent seemed in entire sympathy with
Judge Benet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

We have no sympathy with the out
rageous attack that the headline artist OF
The News and Courier has made on
Judge Benet. The presumption is that
the attack was made because of the we'll
known antipathy of the paper and great
many people of Charleston to his honor.
That they have right to dislike him If
they want to, we shall not deny. Our
own opinion is that Judge Benet is one OF
the ablest of the new judges now on the
bench; but we recognize that opinions
may honestly differ. But no matter what
The News and Courier thinks of the
Judge, it should confne itself to facts, and
from no matter what point of view the
headline was written, it was not only
silly, but unwarranted and unjust. This
fact is clear enough to be seen by every
body, even with enough intelligence to
read, and under these circumstances we
think Judge Benet's action as reported in
the Columbia State is rather hasty. He
is not to be blamed for expressing himself
as he did, nor did he say anything that
he did not haye right to say; but some
how we have always thought that the
best way to answer such silly thrusts as
these is with silent contempt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

If that Washington story to the effect
that Webster has control of all the post
offices and postal routes in South Caro-
lima is true, and that the people here
cannot even get country postmaster
appointed without applying to him, it is
certainly a pretty come to pass. The
object of giving over all this patronage to
Webster, of course, is to enable him to
build up Republican party in this state.
If the administration can build up a
Republican party by legitimate means,
we'll and good; but if it cannot manage the
matter in any other way than this, we
advise it to take care. Though our people
are willing to patiently submit to many
injustices, it will be the part of wisdom
on the part of Messrs. Mckinley, Hanna
and others, not to tempt them too far.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

An Associated Press dispatch of Wed
nesday tells of an interesting war that
has Just been inuagurated between the
daily newspapers of Denver, COL, and
the big department stores. The stores
have, for sometime had quite a strong
combination. On Tuesday, this combi-
nation notified the daily papers that ii
had decided that advertising rates must
be reduced 20 per cent. The combination
would not listen to reason or argument
bat demanded the reduction forthwith
and announced to the public, through the
newspapers, that no more advertisements
would appear until their demand was
complied with. All of the leading pa
pers refused emphatically to comply
with the demand on the ground that
if they should comply, the result would
be ruinous to them not only in de-
stroying their independence; but also
in reducing them to the character OF
mere handbills. The papers came
out as usual on Wednesday morning,
but without the advertisements of the big
department stores, and the question is
whether the newspapers or the depart
ments stores can stand the situation the
longest The newspapers calculate that
by giving more reading matter, ETC., they
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

would-be robbers with a hatpin for q
weapon. There were six passengers
on the car; two women and four men.
Two men seized Conductor Warren
Symonton and tried to rob him. The
conductor made a desperate struggle /;
but the other two men showed no
disposition to assist him. AS the con-
ductor was about to get the worst
of it, a young woman-Miss Sadie
Williams-made plunge at the near
est robber with a hatpin. The pin
struck the fellow in the small of the
back and he screamed with pain. The
woman struck him again and he
jumped off the car. Then she went
for the other fellow, and with a few
stabs ran him off the car also. The
two male passengers remained passive
during the struggle, and at the first
opportunity sneaked off: Miss Will
liams asked Conductor Symonton as
to how he had Jared, and when she
learned that he was not badly hurt,
she tainted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15
The New YORK Herald, of Wed

- The New YORK Herald, of Wed.
nesday, says: "ts the Arbuckle su.
gar refinery in Brooklyn approaches
completion the wa of the sugar trust
people upon the ,offee trade of the
Arbuckles grow hotter. Last week
the Arbuckles despatched an agent to
Europe to contract for their sugars
and yesterday the Woolson Spice com
pany, the big coffee plant acquired by
Mr.. Havemeyer to carry on the wal
with, reduced the price of roasted
coffee halfa cent a pound. The "cut,'
like all others of the long series that
preceded, was promptly met by the
Arbuckles. This brings the price Of
roasted coffees at wholesale down to
81 cents a pound as against Is cents
on December 10, 1896, when the
Havemeyers acquired the Woolson
plant and began the fight. The con.
sumer can now buy the unprecedented
amount of 10 pounds of roasted coffee
for dollar in almost any part of the
United States where he formerly got
pounds. In coffee trade circles, it was
said yesterday that the Arbuckles are
holding a very large amount of coffee
and that the cut is a serious business
for them. On the other hand it is
expected that their sugar refinery will
be ready to start up by May l, when
they may carry the war into the enc.
my's camp"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15
INJUSTICE To JUDGE BENET.
News and Courier's Headline Artist Makes
Bad Break.


Bad Break.
The Charleston people, or at least
the Charleston newspapers, are bitter
ly opposed to Judge Benet, and the
opposition of these newspapers is Of
ten carried 10 the point where they are
unable to treat his honor fairly.
On last Monday, the Spartanburg
correspondent of the News and Cou-
rier telegraphed a plain, straightfor-
ward statement to the effect that
Judge Benet had refused Newbold's
motion for change of venue, and when
the dispatch appeared, it was under a
heading like this: "Turner to 60 un-
avenged. Judge Benet so satisfied
that Newbold will be acquitted, that
be refuses to grant a change OF
venue"
The next day, having seen its blum
der, The News and Courier, made the
following editorial statement that is
somewhat in the nature of an apology :
"There was nothing in the dispatch
to warrant such statement, and we
regret that it was made. We have ex-
pressed our opinion fully and frankly
about the Turner homicide, and it is
well-known that we do not sympathize
in any way with Judge Benet's political
views and affiliations; but we would
not do him any injustice and make
this unusual announcement in justice
to ourselves"
Judge Benet was naturally right
smartly riled about the headline, and
the following special to the Columbia
State of Thursday, describes his action
upon the arrival of the paper contain
ing the apologetic editorial
"Judge Benet had the grand jury and
the counsel for the state and the de-
fendant in the Newbold case called in
to court this afternoon at o'clock and
called attention to the headlines in
The News and Courier in regard to
his action in refusing Newbold's mo-
ton for a change of venue. Judge
Benet said that he was startled when
he read the headlines, but he was glad
to say that the account given by the
Spartanburg correspondent was en-
tirely correct. But that the head
lines were in no way an index to what
was in the dispatch; that the head
lines were the outcome of malevolent
and wicked heart; that The News and
Courier of today had what purported
to be an apology. He then read the
apology and stated that he could not
accept it as an apology; he could not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

DIR. Stewart, who was sent to Orange
burg as representative of the state board
of health to investigate the threatened
epidemic there, is reported as saying that
the disease, which the local doctors have
diagnosed as chickenpox, is certainly
smallpox; but is guarded enough to OBJ
serve that it is of livery mild type" This
latter assertion the people of the state
ought, by this time, to be pretty we'll pre-
pared to believe. So far we have not seen
an authentic statement of death from
this disease that has been giving so much
trouble, and so far as we know, none OF
the patients have been pitted. Smallpox,
they say, whether it kills or not, almost
always pits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Mcconnell is visiting at
McConnellsville.
Miss Ida eLoach left last Tuesday to
visit friends in Columbia.
Miss Molly Tall, of Baltimore, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. w. D. Grist.
Miss Daisy Glenn, who has been visit
ing in Yorkville. has returned to her
home at Bethel.
Mrs. J. w. Bowen is quite i'll at the
home of her SON law, Mr.. ]. w. Har-
ris, near TirZah.
D. E. Finley, Esq, of Yorkville, an
nounces that he will be candidate for
congress this summer.
Miss Kate Moore returned from Rock
Hill last Saturday and will remain in
Yorkville for about two months.
Messrs. w. B. and H. I. McCaw left for
Winnsboro on Thursday to attend the
funeral of their uncle, General John
Bratton.
Mr.. NJ. F. Jones expects to remove his
family to Yorkville next week, and will
occupy the upper floors of the Nichols
building.
Mrs. F. A. Gilbert has been quite i'll
for several days, and especially in view of
the death of Mr.. Gilbert, her friends are
very uneasy.
Captain John J. Smith, of Glover, was
down in Yorkville last Wednesday on
business, and, of course, as bright and
jovial as ever.
Misses Marie Carroll, of Blairsville, and
Iva Whisonant, of Sharon, spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in Yorkville with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. J.. A. Thomas and family, of
Sharon, have moved to Yorkville and
are occupying one of the houses of the
Herndon row. on Cartwright avenue.
Mr.. VIM. Potts, of Tirzah, recently
sold out his personal property with view
to leaving yesterday for Florida. Mrs.
Potts will not 60 until later.
Mrs. s. w. Jackson, sister Of Mrs. f.
A. Gilbert, who lives near Newport, Is
seriously ill as the result Of nervous pros
tration caused by news Of the death of
Mr.. F. A. Gilbert.
Rock Hill Herald: DR.. J. Wallace
Fewell, of Edgmoor, left for New York
on Monday, to take a special course in
medicine. He will return in few weeks
and locate in Rock Hill.
The Lancaster Review has nominated
Colonel R. E. Allison as suitable man
for Judge to succeed Judge Witherspoon.
Senator Ragsdale and ex-Solicitor Nc
Donald, of Fairfield, and Representative
Gage, of Chester, are also mentioned in
connection with the position.
Mr.. VIM. s. Hills and wife, of New
York city, are in Yorkville, Mr.. Hills
baying came here for the benefit OF his
health and incidentally to look up some
family history. He has been engaged IN
this pleasant work for several days past.
His grandmother was Youngblood and
his grandfather a Henderson. He has
been making good progress with his work,
and last Thursday took trip up into the
Bethel section, which is full of Young
bloods. He finds his family history very
interesting indeed, and is so well pleased
with the people down this way, that he
feels very much tempted to settle here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-15

David B. Hill has come forth from his
long oyster-like retirement with the as.
sertion that he voted for VIM. j. Bryan
for president, and that he now stands on
the Chicago platform. He claims that
be is a Democrat still. He goes on fur
ther to say that Richard Croker fled to
Europe to avoid committing himself
but, all the same, Richard is a pronoun.
ced goldbug, and shall not have control
of the Democratic machine. Mr.. Hill's
declarations have created quite sensa.
ton in New York state, and many Demo
Gratis think that the time for another
Democratic landslide is getting fully
ripe.