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qnet--and many of them-who are
members Gin good and regular stand
ing" of chur ches of every religious de-
nomination in the State. Very likely
if they had had the ordering of the ban
quet liquor of any description would
not have been placed on the tables, and
if they had been able to control the
precincts of the banquet there would
have been wide dry zone around the
Van Ness. To the extent to which
their non-protesting presence at the
feast as guests, or as members Ct an
organization for a worthy end, gave
countenance to violation of law or prin-
cple, they are personally responsible,
and must settle that score with their
consciences, if not with the law, also.
The common people who made the pro-
hibitory.law, and are upholding it, are
not wasting any emotion on any Dog
Trays who may have been in the fes-
tive company.
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ruinous policy of the greedypossessor Of
the bird which laid the golden egg. Con
sequently there are within the State
hundreds of thousands of acres of bar
rem and unsightly and utterly unprofi-
able land, in the valleys, on the hill
sides and along the mountain ridges,
which, had wiser policy been adopt
ed and steadfastly pursued, might to
day be nursing the springs that nour-
ished the brooks whose beds are dry, or
have become the race courses of the
floods that wash and pillow the land
scape with ugly gulles in every sum-
mer shower or when the SHOWS of win
ter are melting; which might, under
a wise system of forest husbandry, be
yielding today, in wood and timber, with
no other feitilizing and cultivation
than a little thoughtful care, richer
harvest than the pastures, or the hay
fields or other arabic lands. There
seems to be no remedy for forest de-
slruclion in Vermont except through the
medium of education, of an awakening
to the value of permanent forests, to
the ruinous results of wholesale and
me~ciless decreasing.
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Who Made the Lawl

AT whose behest was the Vermont
prohibitory liquor law enacted? By
whom has il been continued on the
statute book for nearly hal century,
its prohibitions and commandments re-
Taxed in no particular, but, on the con-
trary, extended, strengthened, made
more stringent, with every passing
year? On this point there seems to be,
in some of the newspaper comments on
some of the incidents of the recent
meeting and banquet of the Fish and
Game League at the Van Ness House
in Burlington, some confusion in the
minds of certain of the writer's. For
example, the Brattleboro Retormer, OPP
posed politically, if not on principle, or
lack Of principle, to the prohibitive
system of regulating the liquor traffic,
says
The illuminative point is not Woodbury.
at all, but the crowd that attended the ban
quet and through its authorized manage
ment bought and served and swallowed the
liquors 1t was the political gathering OF
the year, consisting OF the Governor, lieu
tenant-governor, speaker, congressman,
legislators and political leaders-more ex-
actly men could be found in any other one
gathering the very men that are RESPONSE
BILE for our prohibitory legislation with all
its monstrous perversions OF common sense.
To score point against law 1t does
not like the contemporary perverts the
truth of history. The people OF Yer
mont, the great body of the rank and
file of the citizenship, decided original
ly in favor of prohibition and rejected
the license system. The majority con-
sidered prohibition the better system
of regulating the traffic in liquors, bet
ter in morals and more efficient in prac-
tice. They have adhered to this opin-
ion for half century with the fervor
and determination of absolute convic-
ton. They decided this matter for
themselves, as body, not for any par
ticular individual or class of individ-
uals. They, not the men who consti-
tute the membership OF the Fish and
Game League, not "the governors, lieu.
tenant governors, speakers, representa-
tives in Congress and political leaders, y
are irresponsible for our prohibitory
legislation, with al. its monstrous per.
versions of common sense" as the Re.
former somewhat HISTORICALLY declares.
If men ambitious for office, or for any
other selfish purpose, attach themselves
to the chariot of prohibition, this is not
the only cause, whatever be its merits
that is burdened with similar incubus
The constituency behind the prohib-
itory law was not at Burlington on the
occasion in question, and whatever was
done there counts for no more against
the prohibitory principle than it does
against religion, for doubtless there
were men in attendance upon that ban
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PHILADELPHIA HAS A $4,000, 900
BLAZE.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20 Defective
electric wires in the basement set fire
to the large dry goods house of Par
ridge & Richardson, Eighth and Fill
bert streets, this morning. 1t apread
to the trimming store of A. Rosenberg,
the general store of Bailey & Co., Par
fridge e. Sons restaurant, p. j. Halla-
hans shoe store, Strawbridge & Cloth
ier's big dry goods house, and Lift
Brothers department store, on Eighth
and Market. The total loss is five
million dollars. All the plates of the
American edition of Encyclopedia Brit
tanica DESTROYED.
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IN SOUTH AFRICA.

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Gen. Methuen's
column, advancing to relieve KImber.
ley, was opposed by the main body of
Beers at Modder river yesterday. %
miles south of Kimberley. The official
report from Gen. Walker, Cape Town,
Nov. 29, says: "Methuen found the
enemy entrenched and concealed across
Modder river, and he could not out
flank the enemys position because the
river was full. Action commenced
with artillery, mounted infantry and
guards on right and ninth brigade on
left. Found myself confronted by
Boer force Of s 600 men, with two large
guns, four Krupps and other pieces.
Naval brigade rendered great assistance
from railroad. After desperate hard
ligh ing, lasting 10 hours, my men,
without food or water, under burning
sun, made the enemy quit bis pos ton.
Gen. Pole Carew got a small party
across the river, CALAMITY assisted by
300 sappers All the men behaved
splendldly. 1t was one Of the hardest
and most trying fights in the annals of
the British army"
CAPE Town, Nov. -Methuen's
force is constantly harassed by sharp
shooters. The Beers have shot at their
stretcher-bearers. Only two officers of
the naval brigade remain alive.
LONDON, Dec. IA rumor is cur
rent that the British losses at Modder
river on Tuesday, including killed and
wounded, amounted to at least 500.
This, however, is unC fficial.
1t is CfliCialy announced that Gen
eral Methuen was among those wound
ed at the battle of Modder river.
Those who are acquainted with GEN
eral Methuen think his terse descrip-
tions of the battle of Modder river
forecast "a fearful butchers bill"
That Gen. Methuen anticipated dog
ged resistance on his northward march
is shown by speech he delivered to
his troops after the battle of Gras Pan.
After reading telegram from Sir AL
fred Miner, congratulating the troops
and sympathizing with the wounded,
Gen. Methuen personally congratulated
the troops on the work done and ex-
pressed appreciation of the manner in
which they had endured the hardships.
They had in front of them an enemy
to whom they could not afford to give a
olABlS ROlnIs null lhCblCS udu DG6u
excellent and he recognized and ad-
mired their courage.
LONDON, Dec. IA further list of
casualties at Modder River reports two
officers killed and nine wounded. This
makes total of known casualties of
officers to date, six killed and twenty
wounded. Much relief is felt that Me-
thuen's wounds are not serious. 1t is
not believed that he will be incspaci-
tated from continuing in personal COM
mand of the flying column. Methuen's
failure to mention his wound in his re-
port OF the battle exctes admiration.
CAPE Town, Dec,-Lord Methuen
has sent to Gen. Forestier-W Walker a
telegram urgently demanding reinforce
ments. These have been hurried off
to join Methuen.
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Commercial Expansion.

Senator Frye of Maine spoke to a
Boston audience recently on the SUBJ
ject of commercial expansion. Speak.
ing of the carrying trade he said Amer
leans should carry their own exports
and their own imports in their own
ships, under their own flags. The vast
sums paid to British ship-owners ought
to be paid to Americans. A market
should be found among the 100000 900
to 500, 900 600 people in the Orient,
who imported last year 81 500, 100000
worth of just such goods as the Amer.
leans make. The Nicaragua canal
should be built and marry the two
oceans. Then American merchants
and manufacturers will be one days sail
nearer Shanghai than Liverpool and
1900 miles nearer all the northern
ports of China, where they are export
ing goods today and where they will
hereafter. Senator Frye's declaration
that "the Philippine archipelago is
ours" was received with loud applause.
AS an item of news this was rather old,
but the sentiment of the declaration APP
peaed to the enthusiasm OF even anti
imperalistic Boston. On this topic
the Senator eloquently enlarged and
disclosed the facts of the vast dev lop-
ment of trade and national influence
that will follow in the wake of territor-
ial and political expansion.
The President and the Governor
have said about all there is TO be said
in the way of reasons for thanksgiving
and the sentiments the day, its festival
and reunions, inspire. These officials
leave the newspaper men little room
for discourse and they are doubtless
thankful, and enumerate it among their
mercies, that the task is performed for
them. The newspaperman might pos
sibly do the rhetorical work little
better than the proclamation writers, -
there are few things he can't do better
than anyone else, even the President
of the Nation or the Governor of q
State but he recognizes the limita-
tions of his physical powers, and
necessarily relegates to his rulers some
of the minor and perfunctory affairs of
the universe. Among many other
things he is thankful for an extra day
off and the relaxation it brings. Pos
sibly the public, also, gives thanks on
this score.
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DEFENDING UTAH.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. - Senator
Rawins of Utah has made public a
statement with reference to the charges
against his State on account of the
election of Roberts to the House of
Representatives He said in part:
"The compact between the State of
Utah at the time of her admission and
the United States, that pOlygamous
marriages should be forbidden, was to
be irrevocabe without the consent of
the United States and the people of the
State. Utah, both in her constitution
and statutes, has provided for the pun
ishment Of polygamy and all kindred
offenses. No complaint has been or
can truthfully be made that these laws
are not enforced. But it is charged
th It the people of Utah have elected
polygamists or persons in that status
to office. This is true liz some instances
and 1t is equally true that the United
States, acting by the President, with
the consent of the Senate, has appoint
ed polygamists to office. If this be a
violation of the compact both parties
have violated it, the President on the
one hand, and the electors of the State
"That polygamists should be disqual-
flied to vote or to hold Office was no
part of the contract between the State
OF Utah and the United States, In
territorial elections polygamists were
so disqualified. But Congress- pur-
posely and knowingly wiped away all
such disquslifications as to the very
first election to be held under the en-
aiding act. If persons who happened
to be in the status of polygamy have
been elected by the people of Utah or
appointed by the President to office, it
has been other reasons, personal or
political, and not to lend countenance
or aid to that practice"
He further says that the people of
his State will demand searching in
vestigation, and that she will render
full aid in such case. To that end,
he says he will ask the Senate to pass
resolutions instructing the judiciary
committee to report: First, to what
extent polygamy is practiced or
polygamous marriages entered into in
the United States or in places over
which they have jurisdiction. Second,
have polygamists or persons reputed to
have more than one wife been elected
TO office by the people of Utah, and if
80, has such election been for the pur-
pose of encouraging polygamy or in
violation of any compact between said
State and the United States9 Third,
have polygamists or persons reputed to
have more than one wife been appointed
to- Office by the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
or in cases where the concurrence OF
the Senate is not required, and if so,
have such appointments been made in
aid OF polygamy or in violation of the
compact of the United States and the
State of Utah with reference to that
subject? Fourth, what, if any steps
should be taken or measures enacted
for the prevention of polygamy in the
United States and in places over which
they have Jurisdiction?
kOdOI Dyspepsia Cure
"DiIeStS what Won eat.D
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Rumor is busy with new entries for
the congressional races. Porter H E.
Dale is proclaimed as a possible con-
testant from Essex county in the sec
ond district, and one of her thousand
tongues is babblilg of a favorite son
from the county of Addison in the first
district Wilds of Middlebury, Fish of
Vergennes or Dunshee of Bristol.
Two of the names the Madam is utter.
ing may indicate what degree of ere.
dence to give to the voice from the wilds
of Addison and the fishy precincts of the
mouth of the Otter Creek.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
Twenty Famous Naval Battles.

BY Edward Kirk Rawson, Superin.
tendent Naval War Records. Two
vols, 8vo., with maps, plans, old prints,
portraits, cloth, gilt top, per set "a.
What Greasy in his decisive Bat
ties" has done for the land, Professor
Rawson has done for the sea. Begin
ming with Salamis, 4S0 B. c., he takes
in chronological order the battles of
Actium, 81 b. c., and Lepanto, 1871;
the defeat OF the Armada, 1888, the
last fight of the "Revenge," 1891; the
fight off DuDgeness, 1862; the battle
of La Hogue, 1892; the contest between
"Bon Homme Richard" and "Serapis,"
1873; the battle of the Nile, 1893; the
the duel between "Foudroyant" and
"Guillaume Tell, 1893; Trafalgar, 1905;
the battle between "Constitution" and
Guerrero" 1912; Lake Erie, 1913;
the famous engagements between
"Monitor' and "Merrmac" 1862, and
"Kearsage" and Alabama" 1864
Mobile Bay, 1864; LISA, 1866; the vic
tory over the "Huascar," 1879; Manila
Bay, 1898; and Santiago, 1898. A more
inspiring subject for naval historian
could scarcely be imagined; the chances
for eloquent and picturesque descrip
lions, for instructive deductions, and
for vital comparisons are obvious.
Professor Rawson, in virtue of i:
connection with the Naval Department
at Washington, has had access to uu
usual sources OF information and has
been able to illustrate his fascinating
text with remarkable series of illus
trations, maps, plans and cuts. The
work is intensely interesting and will
take its place as standard history Of
the greatest naval battles of the world
7. Y. Crowell & Co., New York anc
Boston.
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Central Vermont Railway.
Commencing oct. lst, 1855.

rrains Going South and East ,oiH Leave Won't.
pelier as fol!o,0,:
s:5BA. NJ. MAIL for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring.
cid, and New YORK. wagner Faflol Gar 10 BOT
ton without change.
l2;3OP. M. FAST TRAIN, Tor Boston via Low.
~, and New York via Springfield or New London
and Worcester ria Nashua. Wagner Farloi Car TO
Boston.
6:65 p. M. PASSENGER. for vindso-
.Ie:AO A. M. EXPRESS, Tor Boston vie Lowell
nd ali points in New England, New YORK suc South
Wagner sleepers to Boston and to Springfield
Train, Going North and West:
.2;5OA. NJ. EXPRESS. for Nontres' and the
vest, and week days for Ogdensburg, Richtord and
ottawa, Sleeping cars Montpelier Junction to
Montreal
IO,1BA. n. PASSENGER, for Burlington, Rut-
and, St Albang aud Richtord making connections
for Troy, Albany, and New York
3:3OP. M. PASSENGER Tor Burlington St Al.
0Hus, Montreal Norwood and CgdensburE, wagner
Psror Car TO Montreal without change.
6:B5 p. NJ EXPRESS for Burlington, ". A
Montpelier Junction to Chicago without change.
Due IN Chicago s:45 Pm, next night. CONNECTS at
Ssse1 Junction for Troy Albany aud Ne" YORK
Through tickets TO Chicago and al points West Tor
sale at the principal stations
Suburban Train Service,
Leave Montpelier at SIS, GAS, lo;5o A. N, $50.
$3.50 $40 P. n. Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
after leaving time.
a :0O, P. N. Arrive at Montpelier, twenty min
ties after leaving time.
Trains leave for willismstown st 1855 P II and
i;50P.H.
Daily, Sundays included Sundays only
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneer orkI
o take or leave passengers when signsled.
BIB. BAILEY. Agent
e. II. FITZHUGH Vice Pres. General Manager
:. W, CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
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Boston & Maine Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
IN EFFECT OCT. :. 1899.

Trains Leave.w ellis River North bound.
1.a5A. NJ, daily, principal stations to Newport
and Montreal Csherbrooke and Quebec except
SundRJ0
e.a5A A. NJ. daily, except Monday; FOR St. Johns
BToSSke and Quebec except sunday and Nom
day)
o.5s A. NJ. for stations to Newport and sher-
brooke.
She rbrooRe, Montreal and Quebec.
$50 p. NJ. for stations TO Newport, Sherbrocke-
Montreal and Quebec.
GASP. NJ, for stations to Lyndonville.
SOUTH BOUND.
l.e5 \. NJ. daily, except Monday, for priv cipal
stations to ", k,Juhcton, w rcester, Boston
and Springfield.
2 90 a, NJ, daily, for stations on ". n. DIV to
Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Worcester
Lowell and Boston.
$50 A. NJ, from woodsville for stations to Con.
9.5B A. NJ, fer stations to W. r.. Junction,
Springfield Conc I'd, Worcester and Boston.
9.55 A. NJ, for stations on W. NJ. Div. to Concord
Worcester nd Boston.
Springfield, Concord, Worcester and Boston.
2.45 p. NJ, from woodsville for stations to Ply.
mouth.
STOP NJ. for Plymouth and stations on W. M
Div to Concord, Worcester and Boston.
$50 p. NJ. for all stations to White River June
ton.
Going North ON W. NJ Div. at
9.55 A. NJ. for stations to Fabyan nerlh, Cor
ham, Groveton ard Colebrook.
$50 =. NJ. for stations to Fabyan, Berlin and
GrOveton.
6.45 p NJ. p, for stations to Whitefed and Ian cas-
ter.
1918 A. NJ. Sundays only, for stations to Laa.
caster.
From woodsville only does not stop at Wells
River station.
From WOOdsvile.
d. FLANDERS.
Gen. Pass and Ticket Agent.
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Itchiness OF the skin, horrible plague.
Most everybody afflicted in one way or an
other Only one safe, never failing cure.
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'NattSmam ( Journal.
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 6, 1899.
Clubbing List.

ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.
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RUTLAND RAILROAD

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-20

FOR SALE-COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-AT A SAC
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ceptlon hall: tiled baths; laundry; concrete eel.
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