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 MEYEKusoLusoN- City Editor.
 CITY ITEMS.
 Mrs. F. F.. Rerfrow is slightly in disposed today.
 If you want your prescriptions de livered quicA stnd them to Walker Drug Co. W W. B. Jones Jr, of Fordyce and F. T. Daniel, of kingsland, spent Sun day in the city.
 "For Rent" For Sale" and eBoarding and Lodging signs for sale at this file. Nv
 Capt. Nj. G madding, of Madding's E landing, ls a business visitor in the city today.
 There were large pumaer of ffenders in police court this morn ing. The recelpts amounted 10 $G9 Scotch Oats, Shredded N heat Biscuits. Cream 0f Wheat. Granose Flakes aud tirape-Nuts just iu- Str8uss X NiIltr.
 
 Mr. L. e Matthews ". soon move his family into the residence recently vacated by Mr. Tom Giles pie en N est Fifth avenue, and go 10 house keeping.
 Call on P. Nj. Kflres, 2I7 End ave for all the latest hoYeltfes in Bicycle sundries also repairing promptly done
 Mir. u scharff, fl st. Louis, has accepted position With Ben F. Altheimer X brother in this city. That well kpo~n fifm is enjoying good tfade.
 Prescription woek is our hobby aud We are .proud of this department. Every thug delivered promptly u1tin 10 U clock at night.
 Walker Drug Co.
 Phone Strauss < Miller for aGood Things to=Eat. Something new daily.
 The services at the JeWish Temple last evening to celebrate o4tcath. UT the feast of boots, WAS largely at- tended. Re. .kerLfeld delivered very interesting and instructive lee ture.
 If you want aeHeions Weiner Wurst er Garhc Sausage get Daeid Berg X Co.'s goods from Strauss & Miller, sole agents.
 A large number of members of the A. 0. U. N. Lodge arrived in the city Sunday and today, and afe pee pairing for the big annual meeting 10 convene here Tuesday morning.
 Cleanse the liver and bowels. and regulate the system by using PRlek- LY AsH BITrERs. Ii creates and sas- taius energy. Sold by Walker Drug CD. 2w Gen. W. ]. stoN1efs. Hon. Carroll Armstrong aud Col. J. M. N. Fig. gins, of Morra.eo, were visitors ID the city today. They gre en route to Little Rock 10 attend the ex-Cen- federate annual reanion
 The key to healtbas in the kfdue5s aud liver. Keep these organs active and you have health. strength and cheerful spirits. FaeKLY AsH Blr. TIERS k stimulaht for the kfdne3s regulates the liver, stomach and bowels. \ golden houseGold remedy. + or sale by WalAer D ug e0. d2V Mahara'e coiortd minstrel troupe arrived in the eltg this morning in a special car. They gave very creditahle street parade, furnishing some very good music The com pany will appear Ut Holland 's new opera house tonight, and from present indications. We judge that it will be greeted with a packed heGse.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Disastrous Counsel.

In reply to our inquiry as to why it
advised the Democrats in the Legis-
lature to insist on an "anti.imperial-
istic" United States Senator instead OF
asking for something which they could
lay hands on and reduce to possession,
the Brattleboro Retormer says:
Because, incomprehensible as it may
seem to those stepped in Vermont Repub-
licanism for the past 40 years, there is some
thing higher than "plums" to reach for this
year. That something is the preservation
OF the vital principles Of the republic.
Democrats In the Legislature, with such an
opportunity as they have TO make a strike
for the things that enlarge and ennoble
mankind, will be noxt degree to as bad az
the Republican State mismanagers, II they
allow themselves to be bought off with
offers Of places on commissions, etc., such
as are now being made
So the Democrats in the Legislature
should line up in row and howl dis
mally at the ghostly shadow of impe-
rialism which is projected athwart the
sky by the manipulators of the Bryan
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

1t is not an instance of ''another pro-
nib gives way" or coming down, or 60
ing in any direction other than the one
it has all along pursued. So, we are
not "beginning to see" anything, re-
garding the question at issue. The
DAILY JOURNAL has had its eyes wide
open all the time, and if the Herald will
refer to our files it will discover that
we are entirely consistent in our posi-
ton.
We certainly have no desire to make
of the Republicans of Vermont "politi-
cal commentaries" and our interest
in the party is solely that it remain
the exponent of the best, highest and
most carefully considered thought of
the people.
The Herald will of course have the
courtesy to correct itself as to our pres
ent and former positions in this matter,
which are consistent and identical.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Senator Ross Ignored,

The Montpelier Daily Journal recently
had an unkind criticism upon Senator Ross
because he made no speeches in the Yer
mont campaign and because he wrote his
letter ON the national issues too late in the
campaign to be widely circulated. Evident.
ly the editor OF the Journal has seen more
light, as he apologies for his conduct in the
following editorial and incidentally gives
Chairman Allen a deserved roast - st..
Jobnsbury Caledonian.
The JOURNAL made no "unkind
criticism upon Senator Ross" 1t
stated certain facts and circumstances
respecting the Senator's non.appear-
ance in the recent canvass which, un-
explained, were in themselves a severe
criticism upon him in respect of his 81
lence in the Vermont campaign. This
statement brought out the real facts in
the matter which relieved the Senator
to large extent from personal respon-
sibility for his absence from the stump.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

These facts the JOURNAL published,
and this publication, in the phrase of
our snivelling contemporary is an
"apo logy."
Whatever unkindness Senator Ross
may have suffered in the senatorial
campaign, at any stage of its inception
or progress, there is nothing elsewhere
that can be named in this connection
that can compare with the brutality
and beastliness of the st. Johnsbury
papers and politicians - and chief
among them the Caledonian, from
which better things were expected-in
their fouting of Senator Ross, born and
reared and living long life of useful
ness and honor in that community, and
in their abject subordination to the sab
horrent and forbidden forces" of Grout-
ism. Senator Ross was ignored, betrayed
and in all respects ignominiously treat
ed by st. JohnsburY and all Caledonia
county. The true story of the senate
rial campaign there, and the Caledoni-
ans consenting part in it, ought to lead
the contemporary to go out into some
potter's field and disembowel itself
Town and county have been disgraced
by their subsection to the influences
and Vaccinations of General Grout
and his cabal of politicians. Its inner
history, disclosed in all its ramifica-
tions, would furnish just cause for
the defeat of any aspirant for Office
having part in it, and in particular
the chief manipulation of men and ev-
ents over there. Senator Ross has been
kindly and considerably treated treat
ed almost everywhere except at home.
1t would have greatly redounded to
the Caledonian's credit if it had cut
loose from the combination and pursued
boldly the course dictated by every
precept OF honor and manhood.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

magic lantern, should they? In so do.
ing they will assist in "the preserva-
ton of the vital principles of the Repub-
lic," will they2 This may be in the
line of stern duty, from the Bryan point
of view, but it certainly is not very
"6llin'." We are not aware that any
carefully-designed assault is being made
or is likely to be made on the political
virtue OF the heroic Democratic contin.
gent, but we can suppose condition
in which the unterrifed might have
to choose between something and moth
ing.
The bugbear of the Reformer is abso-
lutely non-existent, even as a shadow,
a wrath or an etheralized essence. 1t
is simply the fearsome maunderings of
a disordered and diseased Imagination.
And this is the conjured thing which
the Reformer would have the brethren
continue to bark att
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
As to a Referendum.

"What is the referendum? We I'M
derstand that the plan of the license
advocates is this: A high license local
option bill will be framed and intro
duced by Republican, not by Demo-
crat, as two years ago. The bill will
have the provision that in case it passes
both branches of the Legislature and
receives the sanction of the Governor
it shall take effect on date named
provided that at general or special
election to be held prior to that date q
majority of the freemen Of Vermont
voting at said election shall have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of the law.
This is the referendum, or the refer
ring the matter to popular vote. In
case the majority expressed themselves
in favor of the new law,:it would mean
its substitution for the present pro-
hibitory law.
The Times believes that the referen-
dnm is bound to come sooner or later,
and can see no good reason for fear
among temperance people. We believe
that vigorous campaign on this issue
would bring out majority vote in the
whole State in favor of the present
law. All the larger towns, however,
would vote for local option. II the
fight must come it might as we'll come
now as later. A strong majority in
favor OF prohibition on referendum
would quiet the cry that the people are
not in favor of the present law for sew
eral years to come.-Bellows Falls
Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

the few. The country was splendidly
prosperous, but, started by this second
explosion of demagogy and reinforced
by the savage passions of the Home
stead riots, wave of enmity against
the well-to-do swept the Republican
ticket off the field. Egs9Sg3gH
The disaster which followed that QUIT
break of fanaticism, too deeply felt to
need description, has been more than
repaired during the three years in
which the enterprise born of sobriety
and confidence has had it's opportunity
under the Mckinley Administration.
We are again in the midst of a Presi-
dental election, the country being in
dustrially strong and growing beyond
all its presidents. This time the Demo-
cratic party, knowing itself to be de-
feated upon it's issue of free silver, and
failing in it's attempt to spread anti
Republican prejudice by the bogus
issue of imperialism takes the desper-
ate chance of driving voters frantic
by getting up great labor war.
They have forced a strike in the coal
mines. From peacefulness, which as
usual marks the beginning, they will, if
they can, goad it on to bloodshed, hop
ing as a last hope to carry their candi-
date into the White House through the
craze of another Homestead.
A few days after Bryan was chosen
at Kansas City the Sun said that, fail
ing the return of enough gold Demo-
Gratis, or the success of imperialism as
a paramount issue, the Democrats
would as last resource attempt, with
Bryan carrying the torch, "to rouse
the rage against wealth and social Or
der" They are at it.
Idleness, misery, perhaps riot pro-
voked to elect the Populist agitator of
the Platte President of the United
Statesl AS a game it won't work.
New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
The Honesty of Popular Government.

The Springfield Republican says:
1.-THE faith Of our capitalists or investors
in the honesty of a popular government is
unexcelled. AS we understand it, the Ger.
man loan now being floated in New York
the securities Of government approaching
the absolute-s offered to yield four per
cent to the buyer. But the United States
can float large loan at 3 per cent without
the bank-note privilege attached, and prob
ably at less than 8 per cent. The State of
Massachusetts can borrow all the money
1t wants at any rate. Few are the munich
pslities in the eastern United States whose
81 per cent bonds will not be taken with
avidity and in great quantity by invest
ors at substantial premium, and western
States and cities can borrow money at
much better rates than surround ing private
enterprises of the better class.
The republican is correct in its con-
clusions, but scarcely happy in its pre-
misses. We should congratulate it, how
ever, because of the fact that it is, for
a wonder, partially right. The conf
dence of the people is not so much in
popular government as in an honest
and stable one. All the Central and
South American countries have popular
governments, but they are not violently
sought after by capitalists with money
to loan. The entire confidence of
American capital and, in fact, all Cap
ital in the financial credit and respon-
sibility of our general government and
in the various State and municipal gov
ernments is not because everybody
votes, but because large majority of
the people are politically honest. We
have adopted a gold standard, which
settles and establishes our credit as a
nation. We pay our bills and pay them
in full.
We come to the point, then, that the
investors have confidence in o sound
money Republican administration, ma
tional, State and municipal. The Re
publican mentions only those sections
of the country in the sound money Re-
publican "belt" as having unimpeach-
able credit. How is the comparative
credit of those sections which stand
blindly for 16 to and dishonest dol
lar?
The Republican, which points out
these facts, is and has been doing what
1t could in it's peculiar way to promote
the governmental power and suprem.
acy of the leader of the forces of un.
sound credit. 1t labors days, nights
and Sundays to weaken and undermine
the only party in which capital has
confidence. BY innuendoes and
carping and the half-falsehoods which
are more malignant and injurious thar
downright lies it seeks continuously Il
discredit the only party which has cred
it and to destroy the faith of the worlt
in it's present belief in our national ant
financial honesty.
Queer condition of things, isn't it?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
Endorses Ranger.

Hon. Mason S. Stone, State superin-
tendent of education, having ANNOUNCE
ed that he will not be candidate for
reelection to that office, discussion is
being made as to the choice of his sue
cessor by the Legislature this fall. At
first public sentiment seemed to center
upon Walter E. Ranger, principal of
the johnson normal school. as the prop
er man. A little later the name of K.
l.. Temple of Rutland was mentioned
in complimentary terms in various
quarters, apparently out of friendship
for man of excellent personality. But
the tide seems to be set toward Mr..
Ranger, on account of manifestly
strong qualifications derived from nat
ural eHdowments, vigorous and schol-
arly mind and thorough familiarity
with educational conditions of the
State in both city and rural schools.
Still in the prime of manhood, he has
behind him twenty wears of experience
as successful educator, and has long
been regarded as one of Vermont's
leading teachers. Practical and ener-
getic, his personality and temperament
admirably supplement broad knowl-
edge OF educational matters, making
him prominently the man in Vermont
to be given oversight of the public
school system. Woodstock Standard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
The Craze for Strange Gods.

| AhO WdhuOlluS Oh dlI0l idloO gus III
politics and religion is at least one OF
the great weaknesses of humanity.
Every new issue claims victims by the
score and probably will while there are
frauds to entice the people and weak
minds to be wheedled and deluded.
False prophets in religion and false
doctrines in matters relating to govern
ment have afflicted humanity since his
tory began to be written.
The religious humbug for the mo-
ment claims our attention. The brief
day of Sanford of "Holy Ghost and
Us" notoriety down in Maine is past,
and the newspapers are now discuss
ing that hoary fraud, Dowie of Chicago
and his "Mount Zion" This pre-
eminent mountebank is said to have
taken fortune of over five millions of
dollars from credulous Americans in as
many years and have built up a re-
ligious business" which has branches
and ramifications throughout the coun-
try. His power apparently consists of
wise and patriarchial appearance in
feature and dress, an air of profound
piety and mystery and the constant
PRONUNCIATION of the opinion that the
evil one is in all swine because our
Savior sent divers unclean spirits into
swine at one period. Passing strange
to say, in this age of practical comm on
sense and in this land of matter. of. fact
thinking and living, this nonsense has
attracted many adherents. In fact,
Rev. G. o. Judkins of this city said in his
address last Sunday evening that Dowie
had drawn many hard dollars from this
immediate vicinity.
But the disestablishment and unset
tied condition of mind finds EXPIRE ssion
in multitude of channels. Dowie is
only one instance. Religious counter
feiting is vastly profitable, and always
has been. 1t always will be 30 long as
the people will pass by the establish ed
churches-churches which have stood
the test of nearly two thousand years
so long as they will sneer and jeer at
doctrines which have comforted gener.
atoms OF their ancestors, and wander
feverishly up and down the world in
search OF something else-they don't
quite know what, but something else,
anything else. So they are an easy
mark for the fraud, and advertise
themselves as waiting and ready to be
humbugged. And they invariab ly find
what they are looking for.
The world today is stuff aring from
multitudes of strange gods, in both
politics and religion. The anarchist,
the agitator, the walking delegate with
new ism, the fanatic, the founder of q
new faith or new party. The world
has parties enough. 1t has faiths
enough, many times too many, but il
hasn't faith enough. Establishment,
permanancy, solidity, reliability begets
confidence and confidence begets peace
Take position-there are plenty OF
good ones to lakeland having taken it
there abide content. Stand firmly on
firm foundation, and let the world
know that you are there to stay. Bt
not distracted or enticed by strange
gods.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
A PitlabIe DelusiOn.

1t is pitiable spectacle to observe
anyone earnestly and hopeessly argu-
ing against plain, self-evident fact.
The natural inclination is to laugh
when we see man attempting to lift
himself by his boot-straps, but when it
appears that the man, though appar-
emily intelligent, actually believes him
self able to perform that feat, our
smile gives way to pity.
1t is simply a truism and repetition
OF words to say that this country is
healthier and more prosperous than
any nation on earth, or than il ever was
before. 1t is waxing in wealth and
prosperity by leaps and bounds. Its
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26
MisinfOrmatiOn Rampant,

The Rutland Herald of Thursday
quotes our recent remarks favorable to
q referendum under the misleading
head of "Another prohib gives way"
and proceeds to say:
1. 1--WE are not very much impressed
with this style Of logic. 2. This prohib
believes that the present law will be sus-
tanned. therefore he favors referendum.
g. Our prohibition brethren in their zeal
have put the Republican party in false po-
sition. 4. They forced the organization
two years ago to refuse the request of for
midsble element in the State for popular
vote on the issue Of local option. This re-
fusal was against the spirit of our institu-
tions, and it has made trouble.
8. This widespread desire among the
prohibs this year to try an appeal to the
people has, we fancy, some connection with
the fact that the local option forces In the
new Legislaturewill be too large to be trifled
with. 6. However that may be, 1t ia well
to know that the prohibs are beginning to
see that they cannot make the Republicans
OF the State political reconcentrados for all
time"
l. We regret very much that we
could not impress you with the force
of our reasoning, but, really, it is of
very little consequence. 2. Quite cor
rect. 3. No, they haven't. The Re-
publican party is the majority, and its
will-being the people's-is supreme.
LII the party decides to change it's
mind, that is another thing. 4. The
Republican party two years ago was
not "forced" by any Organization" to
do anything which was not thought
with the best of reasons to be the will
OF large majority of the people of the
State. 8. We observe no change OF
opinion whatever "among the prohibs
this year" 6. Assuming the name
OF "prohib" with which the Herald
endows us in spirit OF friendly jocu
larity, we will give it this information
namely: The DAILY JOURNAL ex
presses itself now in exactly the sam,
terms regarding a referendum as il
did two years ago. 1t was then dis
tinctly in favor of the passage by tn,
Legislature of a referendum, for tn,
Identical reasons which it again gives
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-26

progress is something marvellous. 1t
is the envy and admiration of the world,
and by its wonderful strides is aston
ishing even its own people who are
identified with its unparalleled adj
vancement and are watching it closely.
1t is the wonder of the century in its
closing year.
The United States is not sick; on the
contrary it is in perfect health. 1t re-
quires no physician. Its output in
products, both of the soil and by man
ufacture, is something stupendous.
Our rapidly increasing foreign trade
supplies ready markets and therefore
maintains good prices at homo. The
farmer, the dairyman and everyone
who produces anything from the soil
receives good prices for whatever he
has to dispose Of New manufacturing
enterprises in every practicable line of
business are being instituted every
where. Labor is in excellent and con-
slant demand, and wages are good.
People are everywhere prosperous,
happy and contented, possibly except
ing the industry of coal mining, where
temporary trouble is being forced by
politicians for political effect.
With these existing conditions, does
this country need "changeP" Can it
be made to believe that it requires the
services of physician? Hardly. New
ertheless, the Democratic quack in
sists that there is need of his services,
and DR.. Bryan continues the attempt
to lift himself by the straps of his
boots. If he is really sincere, then
such delusion was never known in
history before.