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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
THE CANDIDATES.

A New York newspaper CORE
spondent gives the public the informa-
ton that CDR. Webbs great wealth
and social connections have kept the
people in awe of him, but there is no
reason in this, for the Millionaire is
most democratic-in Vermont.
This is hardly correct. Vermonters
have touched shoulders with men of
wealth before and since the advent
of DR.. Webb into the State. The rea-
son that he has not wider personal
acquaintance i'll the State of his adop-
tion is distinctly his own choice. He
has never shown hut little inclination
to meet the ordinary people Even as
O member of the House from Shell
burne he made but comparatively few
acquaintance. He lived in his pri-
vate car and went from it to the Capt.
toll and returned to it, often taking a
few friends but always from particu-
lar set. When he did happen to meet
q person outside of few chums he
was courteous but never impressed
one as do men with q strong person
atty. He was simply known as a
very rich man. OF course the cares
involved by his riches make him a
busy man with his own affairs. If he
is Interested and in sympathy with
the ordinary, everyday life of Yer
mont, he has never shown it.
DR.. Webb's opponent in the guber-
material contest, Gen. j. G.. McCul-
lough has strong advantage over him
in this respect, He has always min
gled largely with the people of Yer
mont, is ever approachable and appar-
emily interested i'll the subjects which
most concern the ordinary Vermonter.
In the Senate he was in touch, not
only with his colleagues, but with the
House members generally, and in his
presence even the casual acquaintance
forgets that he is really million
aire. This is the difference in
the personality of the two men who
are now candidates for the governor.
ship of Vermont, Mortified News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
SOUTH CAROLINA INDICATED.

South Carolina has vindicated her
self. A deputation representing the
city of Charleston, the Exposition and
the community at large, called upon
the President yesterday and assured
him that the people of the State had
no sympathy with big Tillman and
little Tillman in the elaborate insult
which they put upon him. The result
is that the Chief Executive is to keep
his original engagement.
Instead of producing sectional feel
ing, instead of being good political
trick, the dirty scheme of the trick
sters comes to nothing. They are dis
credited even with those whose favor
they sought, Instead of advancing
their own fortunes, they find them
selves regarded with disgust. 1t is safe
to say that the Presidents reception
at Charleston will eclipse in enthusi-
asm anything in which he has partici-
pated since he entered public life.
There is no real reason to regret the
incident, now that it is ending so hap
PLY. 1t has demonstrated once more
most conspicuously that the people
cannot be fooled by charlatans and
shysters. New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

How they do pass over! To the list
of Vermont's men in middle life who
have been prominent in the States af-
fairs, who have had the esteem and
confidence of the people, who have
lately Joined "the innumerable cara
van," was added on Friday the name
of Julius j. Estey. He, also, was
among the men whom his fellow men
were the last to regard as the early
victim of death. So the tidings of
his sudden demise was again the flash
of the bolt from the clear sky of q
midwinter day. With the departure
of the father, full of years, the death
of eX-Gov. Fuller before his time, and
now the sudden taking away Of the
last remaining prop of the business
concern they together had establish
ed, under whose care and management
it had grown to large proportions, the
great industry at Brattleporo loses its
triumvirate of inception and manage
ment. The State will miss good
citizen, the church a strong support
er, and large number of Vermonters
a faithful and genial friend.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
PRINCE HENRY'S SPEECH.

Prince Henry's speech at the Stats
Zeitung dinner had this good natured
ending to it:
"Allow me to conclude by saying
that if you wish TO grasp the hand
which is friendly one, and which
under the circumstances is anything
but mailed, you have only got to look
for it on the other side of the North
Atlantic ocean and you will find it, ="
prolonged cheering)
Delphic, perhaps That is, in so far
as it was suggestive of an alliance be-
tween the United States and Germany
If it stood for nothing more than a
spark of friendliness warmed by the
spark of momentary hospitality, why
then it was gracefully said, and it is
to be credited with entire sincerity.
The United States, however, would
much rather make ten friendships than
one alliance New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

to that State from Kentucky, and
lumber for making furniture from
Canada. 1t has been stated recently
that Michigan forests have made more
men rich than those of any other
State in the Union. Wealth has in
creased but the forests have disappear
ed. The State which, by carefully
outstanding her timber resources,
might have had perennial supply at
home, is now compelled to bring in from
distant places, at greatly increased
cost, one of the essentials of railway
building and repair, and of manu-
features for household purposes.
Michigan, it is said, has done as
little as any as any other State toward
replacing the forests, by the lumber
mans axe and by succeeding fires so
wantonly wiped out of existence. But
the person who made this statement
was probably unknowing to the dense
stupidity, in respect of her forest re-
sources. which exists in Vermont. 1t
is further stated that Michigan will
take energetic action to replace her
forests. But a forest crop is the
growth of generations. The original
forest. like bold peasantry, when
once destroyed can never be supplied.
If is easier to maintain forest areas
by rational harvesting Of their ri
pened products than to recreate them.
Michigan was the home of the lord
ly white pine in its best estate. Greed
and ruthlessness have swept the tow
erinp race from out of existence, and
hideous sand barrens, fire blackened,
grown up to BURBERRY bushes and
briars, mark their ancient domain.
Similar tracts exist in Vermont,
once the home of pines "fit for
masts of some great ammiral. The ma
tional forestry bureau, report says,
has been investigating the conditions
in Michigan. 1t recommends forestry
| legislation and presents an elaborate
scheme of reforesting and scientific
research. 1t is further stated that the
State forestry commission Will act
| in accordance with the recommended
lions of the national bureau.
Some twenty years ago, i'll lucid
moment, a Vermont Legislature Great
ed forestry commission by the time
its successor had convened the State
had lapsed again into a state OF lunacy
and the commission was summarily
snuffed out of existence. a PROPOSE
ton of the mildest sort of inanity pre-
sented to the Legislature at the session
of 1900, looking to the reforesting OF
barren lands, was hamstrung, emascu-
luated, and then passed And yet
about one third of the area of the
State, fit only for growing trees, is
desert, and any proposition looking to
its reforesting has been jeered down
by the States assembled wisdom and
virtue, and would probably be again,
if anyone had the hardihood to again
propose any similar measure.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in One Minute.

had come with the beautiful snow,
when uproar again reared her horrid
head. Two hostile batteries of limo
types for weeks have been belching
molten pewter, one from the precincts
of College street, the other answering
from the purlieus of Kingman place.
1t all began about a little book the
Messenger compiled and courteously
sent to the brethren of the press. The
Free Press had the bad grace to OBJ
ject to a little bit of innocent and eX-
cusable complacency the st. Adams
man embodied in his book, and then
trouble began again. The air be-
tween st. Adams and Burlington has
since been full of red hot metal. In
it's last issue, the Messenger pumped
the contents of all its melting pots
into "the journalistic Lady Macbeth
of Burlington, and has ordered up
another battery of Mergenthalers to
complete the extinction CT the Queen
City sleep walker What will the
harvest be? No dead or dying yet.
Get in to close quarters, brothers, and
may the best man survive.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
MUCH TO HOPE FOR.

The Mark Tapley OF the St. Adams
Chanticleer sends forth clarion note
of good cheer over the failure of the
Connecticut constitutional convention
to agree to fair and equitable appor-
tionment of Representative in the
General Assembly on the basis of pop
ulation. ;"
Connecticut towns for nearly a cen
tury have been represented in the up
per branch of the wooden nutmeg
Legislature in inverse proportion to
population That's the blue law idea
of government by the people, After a
long period of strenuous agitation and
discussion, before the people and in
the Legislature, the people-that is the
infnitesimal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
majority the poor privilege of being
heard by their representatives in a
constitutional convention. But the
majority was securely bound, hand and
foot, and gagged before it was per-
mitted to utter its cry. So the cen
fury old status quo in matters repre-
sentative is maintained
In this cheerful state of things oul
buoyant contemporary sees "much tC
hope for' in Vermont. This State
has not in this generation refused Il
change from the town rule system be
cause the issue has not been even for
mally raised" Under the amended
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
ARTHUR ROPES, General Editor.
UNDER WAY.

The physical floods have subsidized
and the waters of municipal politics,
but lately pouring over the city, have
returned to their accustomed channel.
Mayor Boutwell, is in the saddle, the
members of the new council are get
ting settled into their seats and the
people are looking to see what will
happen.
Mayor Boutwell's inaugural" full
ly justified the Journals reference,
before the caucus, to a prominent
characteristic of him as a man: If
any person ever charged him with lack
of candor and frankness, the fact was
not known to the editor of this paper.
There is scant room for a quarrel
betw cen His Honor and the Daily
Journal. The outline of the Mayors
policy, in respect of matters of lead
ing Importance, embraces precisely
those things which the Journal has
advocated or sustained.
The Journal believes that the new
mayor has at heart only the best in
terests the highest welfare, of the
city as a whole, the best good of all
its people, without discrimination or
favoritism of any sort. This being
the case, he should be heartily sup
ported by all good citizens. He should
have the consciousness that the people
of the city are behind him and sus-
tanning. him in his purpose and efforts
to bring into every department of city
administration economy without pc
nuriousness or littleness, efficiency
with strict accountability, the careful
observance of the laws of the State as
we'll as of the municipality. If the
new mayor and council manifest a
disposition to inquire into the details
of the management of departments of
the city business, it should not be un-
der stood that fraud or wrong of any
kind is thereby suspected; if the new
administration does not intend to
trundle along in the old ruts, this cir
cumstance cannot be considered an i'm
putation upon the ability or wisdom
of it's predecessors. City councils,
like horses or individuals, work best,
with best results, in their own har-
ness. And Mayor Boutwell, is the last
man III all the world to work in any
harness but his own.
Publicity is the ounce of prevention
that is worth a pound of cure, as
well in the management of municipal
porations So Mayor Boutwell, espe-
cially invites the newspapers to be
represented at all meetings of the city
council, while he is its head, reserv
ing only the right, in exceptional
cases, to request them TO Withhold in
formation until it would be wise to
make it public. This will save the
reporters much worry, at the expense.
however, of considerable enterprise
hitherto employed in discovering the
secrets of mysterious Executive ses-
sions The mayor can be assured
that the reporters will in no case wit
tingly abuse oE violate the council S
confidence, or betray its secrets. The
people will therefore be kept inform
ed if they read the newspapers, and
will be continuously in touch with
the administration, just as Mayor
Boutwell, desires and intends that they
shall be.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
THAT LOVELY BOW.

Nothing has so endeared the visit
ing German officers to the American
women as their courtly, continental
manner of bowling. American men
bow only with the head, inclining
Just the head-the Germans bow all
over, bending from the waist" said
one woman, "and never until l had
this chance to compare the two side
by side did | realize how much
more taking is the all-over bow" 1t
was another woman, upon seeing the
visitors from the gallery at men S
dinner the other day, who remarked,
"Oh oh just see that lovely bow! y
{" Yes, and just see the man that is
making it,, returned the woman s
husband. "Oh, | am not looking at
the man," said the woman. Il an
looking at the bow
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

One of the many people who has been
thoroughly cured of catarrh, and owes 1t
to "Biood Wine," is Mr.. NJ. Curtis,
prominent manufacturer and contractor
of Boston, who lives on Waters Avenue
Everett, Mass, and he, says;
~ have been completely cured of ca
tarrh. This is an awful climate for it;
most everyone is affected by it more or
l,ss, and had it for years. 1t grew on
he and was plainly running my health;
making me thin, nervous, SleepiesS ana
with no appetite. tried Blood Wine"
because its theory OF treating catarr9 9
seemed feasible. One bottle improved
me. and four more bottles cured me. |
still keep it in the house and wouldn't
"Blood Wine' costs fifty cents bottle,
but you can sample it free OF charge at
c, e. MECRATH'S.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

Responding to the address of Chi
cago's mayor, Prince Henry recited
the leading incidents in the history of
the city, it's rise from the prairie
swamps of sixty-tive years ago, its an
Inhalation by fire, its exposition of
1898. and, remarking upon its present
extent and magnificence, regarded the
town "as a monument of undaunted
courage, pluck, and perseverance. "
The Prince shows in his addresses that
he is familiar with good American
terms. At Chicago, too, it was
clear that some one had been coaching
His Highness on the meaning of the
word Chicago. After speaking of the
CITY as the center of attraction by its
famous exposition, though to his mind
it was itself "a permanent exhibition
of American energy, courage and en-
terprise, " he said: Also, gentlemen,
have been made to understand that
there is certain connection between
this city and certain useful animal
Qaughter) which is converted in the
most artful manner, and in less than
no time, into all sorts of shapes and
forms to please and serve humanity. "
Whereupon there were Laughter
and applause. He closed his speech
with pleasant reference to the bat.
tleship Illinois, and its commander,
his naval guide, philosopher and
friend while in this country, who,
he said, sis generally called Bot
Evans Not much of the tin shirt
of the divine right fellows in this
graceful scion of the Hohenzollerns
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

According to Rear Admiral O'Neil,
says the Sun of New York, the value
of the ammunition used at the San
tiago sea.fght was 1874, 1854, while the
battle of Manila Bay cost $50, 600.
When the result is compared with the
expense, it must be admitted that it
was dirt cheap.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
FORESTRY IN MICHIGAN

The consequences of the SHINING
policy in American treatment OF her
imperial "forests primeval" is strik-
ingly illustrated by the condition
Of things arboreal in Michigan
Railway ties are now brought
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

The Boston Herald paragrapher re-
Gently spoke of rivers being quoted
higher. In this region the market has
a decidedly lower tendency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
Time anc Experience

are severe tests; but both tests, and
all other tests, have been met by
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

the most fearful and wonderful coun-
try on the globe And the people
oh, they are the people. "-Exchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

Dear, O dear what can the matter be
now Hardly was the December war
of words between the Messenger OF st.
Adams heights and the Old Lady
down by the lake composed, and peace
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-12
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16
THE COTTON MILL TRUST.

The Atlanta Constitution has made
another one of the big scoops chsrac-
teristic of the enterprising management
of that great newspaper, and it pub
fishes the story of a big cotton mill
trust which is about to be formed and
which is to include not less than sixty
per cent of the Southern spinners.
The story will be found in our tele-
graphic news columns, by which it will
be seen that the proposed trust Is to be
incorporated under the accommodating
laws of New Jersey, the mother state
of modern trusts.
The plan seems 10 contemplate taking
the management of the Southern mills
out of the hands of the present owners,
it being stipulated that they are TO
transfer their property to the trust, TAX
ing stock in the trust company in pay
ment therefor Cash payment IS to be
made to the present owners for all
stocks of cotton, cotton in process of
manufacture and goods on hand 1t is
stated that a committee appointed at a
recent meeting of Sou thern yarn spin
ners will report favorably on Mr.. I'm
derwood's proposition at q meeting to
be held at Charlotte on the 23rd of the
present month.
The formation of such trust will
naturally effect the market price of cot.
ton. Strictly speaking, it would not nee
essarily affect the price of the staple, but
itmust be expected that the policy of the
trust will be to make it have It, Orc:
the trust gets in control of the mills,
the price of raw cotton may be expected
to go down and the prices of spun ma
terial to go up. By keeping out of the
market for given time, say in the fal
of the year when the crop is being de-
livered by the farmer, trust CONTROL
ing sixty per cent of the mills can east
ly make a dull market at home for the
staple, and this will no doubt b thu
policy adopted.
| If tho formation of trusts continues
at the present rate it is only question
of time when the people will rise il
their might and do some smashing
When what Mr.. Carnegie calls the
community of interests gets to corn
ering and manipulating the necessarie
of life, even the meat that the laborine
man has to eat and the clothing that b.
must have to wear as he goes to hi
daily toll, they are tempting human
nature to revolutionary action.
It is indeed time for the wise men o
the country, and especially those wht
are clothed with the official authorit,
to do so, to call halt on the trusts an
the manipulation of the necessaries o.
Iife.-Albany Herald.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16

The House and Senate have concurred
in bill which repeats all the war taxes
imposed in 1898, and most of those
added by the amendatory act of 1901.
The House wiped out all taxes on sales
for future delivery, but the Senate
amendment repeats only the tax on ex-
change sales and allows the stamp tax of
two cents per 800 on bucket shop sales
to remain. The House refused to con-
cur in this amendment, and the stamp
tax on bucket shop sales is therefore
repealed by the bill as it goes to the
President.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16

The Texas anti trust law, which re-
Gently received heavy blow, incident
ally, by the United States Supreme
Court, has been declared unconstltu-
tional by the Court of Appeals sitting
ia Austin, which adds: "One may, if
financially able, acquire all of the pro-
perry of given glass, provided the pur-
chase was not made for the purpose of n
iuring or plishing harmful results
to the public;and from bare exercise OF
this privilege it cannot be inferred that
the purpose and intention was to create
. monopoly, or that monopoly may
necessarily result from such extensive
acquisition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16

The Augusta Chronicle thinks that
President Roosevelt's trip to Charles
ton has added to his popularity in the
South. While the people will not for
get his useless transgression of the
color line, nor endorse his too great
readiness for war, there is no other Re-
publican who is more highly esteemed,
or would be more popular as a candi-
date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16

Speaker Henderson Is to have oppo-
sitIon in his own party to his reelection
to Congress. He has been in Congress
for near twenty years, is a one-legged
soldier and has never had much oppo-
sition as a candidate. But while Iowa
ID decidedly a Republican state, it IS
growing weary of the present tariff law y
and is inclined 20 break away from the
old Republican leaders. Cummins, the
now present Governor, was selected
over the old Republican machine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-04-16
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