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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-01

fMpAY, Jan -.
Prayer and Scripture lesson by Rev. A. c.
Stevens of Mortified. The Treasurer reported a
small balance On hand. j f. Goodrich reported
the djngs Of the Executive Committee for the past
year, specifying legislative acts secured, and was
followed by Rev. r c. Williams. on further leg
i'ation needed to encourage districts to procure
globes, maps and dictionaries, 10 give premiums
to teachers or districts for long service in the
same district to give better supervision of school
houses; to require frequent teachers meetings, to
secure more efficient superintendence to better
divide the public money to require competitive
examinations in every town to maintain schools
a longer term 10 better encourage State and
County Associations of teachers and to fix
higher standard of qualifications for teachers. -
Gen. Phelps favored some Of these propositions
a debate on Normal Schools ensued, by Messrs
T.. Conant, II. II Shaw, G. c. Burke Prof Web
Der, Il. g. Williams, land DR.. French After Miss
Mary l.. Sherman of Manchester had read the
Death of Joe, as specimen Of elocution,
DR.. French, Secretary Of the State Board Of Edu-
cation, addressed the Association on the general
subject of Education in the State. Any abstract,
which could be made seasonably for this weeks
paper, would be altogether unjust to DR.. French
50 we prefer to postpone the matter 1t is to be
hoped DR. French will publish the address in full
In the afternoon, the officers were elected as
follows
Presideat-J. Z. Goodrich, Burlington.
/ PresidcHts-Pro G. n Weber, Middle
bury Prof. NJ. II. Buekham, Burlington c
D. Mead, Swanton; E. Conant, Randolph b
f, Bingham, Bratttleboro Rev l., A. Austin
Manchester Hon. Jonathan Ross, st. Johns
bury S. IL. Pearl, Johnson; Rev. W. H. Rob
inson, Barton j. W. Pierce, Springfield l.. V
Ferris, Windsor; c. O. Moore, Waterbury II
l., Sowles, Alburgh
Erecmire Conmiaec-lI H. Shaw, Spring
field j, S Spaulding, Barre Rev. r. G. vii
liams, Castoton.
Secretary-Judah Dana, Rutland
TyeasTer-liev, l.. A. Austin, Manchester.
Miss Nina E. Gregory, upon invitation, gay,
specimens of elocution. F. d. Mussoy, of til,
Essex Classical Institute, addressed the Assoeia
ton, on Gymnastics in school, which was fol
lowed by exercises by thirteen members Of hii
school, to the great satisfaction of the audience
Professor Weber delivered an address on Per
sonal Character as the chief element of the teach
er's success.
Resolutions Of thanks to the citizens Of North
field were adopted, to which Hon. p. d. Bradford
responded, and after the benediction by Rev. Prof
Weber, the Association adjourned without day.
The meeting was one of the very best ever held
by the Association,
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critic ia the gaiaimqa of january H."
who condemned the phrase q" in our midst. " never
had the pleasure Of seeing OF perusing Gould's
" Good-Eng'sb, referred to by orr features.
but has discovered In Wcbsters " Unabridged. 90
an authority sometimes consulted by those in pur-
suit Of good English. the hlbwn,. which we
quote
49, Tie phrases 40 oar niJf, etc., have unhap-
PLY gained currency in this country, and are
sometimes, though rarely, to be found in the
writings OF respectable English authors The ex-
pres,i0ns seem contrary to the genius of the Ian
guage, as well as opposed 10 the practice of our
best and most correct writers, and should there
fore he abandoned. Nil0 being the superlntive
OF gud Gle milile) is used t. indicate the rery
middle,
We did not suppose or Intimate that the writer
in Opr lectures stood alone in the use Of this
phrase. We have seen at least halra-dozen in
stances Of its appropriation by other writer's since
it appeared in Che above named paper One cii-
tor speaks Of a National Bunk which will soon
be established in our midst" mine Of wealth
seldom youchsoied to the proyerbmlly " hard up 3"
fraternity
a city cot emponry, most exemplary usually in
such matters cheeriully enumcrates "the great
number of churches in our midst, which might
be deemed a littlo paradoxical inyicw Of Thomas.
Hood theory that "some persons imagine them
selves pious when they are only bilious, it being
pretty conclusive evidence THAT both conditions
mny exist NO the same time A State paper Of
good repute, and more than ordinary observer
Of the proprieties in the form ofanglage, enjoyed
Al . .H
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The Rutland Railroal Lease.

At the annual meeting Of the Rutland Rail
road Company, Thursday, the President made
the following statement in regard to the pres
ent condition of the compauy's aalirs He
said
" During the year the Di.cctors had leased
a section Of the Vermont ami Massachusetts,
road for fifty years at the rate of SD 000 per
annum for the first five years, SIS, 600 for the
next five years, and $4,000 for the last five.
They had also leased the Vermont Valley
road Of +. r. Birchard and John b. Page,
who had been operating under private lease
at the rate Of 100000 per annum for four
and ono.half years and $4,000 per aunum
thereafter. They had also concluded ncgo-
tiations for the lease Of the Addison Railroad
as soon as it shall be completed. They further
proposed to purchase the individual stock Of
the Burlington Steamboat Company. The
other leases by the company are Of the Mon
treal and Plattshurg Railroad, at SIP 900
per annum and taxes, and the Whitehall and
Plattsburg Railroad at $4,000 per anum
and taxes The aggregate annual reatala
amount to 100000, The operations of the
road for the year ending October 81, 1870
show the following results.
Receipts, SION 500 ~
Expense, ljj,9l5 -
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FORTY.FrRSr CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION
TUESDAY,, january ~


TUESDAY, january 1i
The Senate spent the morning hour on the
House bin, for the government Of the district OF
Columbia, without coming to any conclusion,
other than to refer 10 to a committee Of confer
oncc The bin to reduce tie internal taxes was
passed, allowing merchandise in port, though not
entered Dec 81, 1870. to come in under ile old
tariff
In the House Mr. Orth denied the statements
made by Mr.. Cox concerning the San Domingo
treaty, ON the lotl inst, and letter from Score
ory Fish was read sustaining the gentlcman's
position. Mr.. Cos. however, re.oilirmod bis FORM
cr assertions, and spoke strongly against the
whole annexation scheme.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 90.
ln thc Senate, tc income mx was discussed
pretty thoroughly, pro aud con- Mr. Scott urged
the ercat expensi,eucss Of collecting tic tax, as
compared with any other, ard that It's abolition
would dispense with 500 assistant assessors, aud
save uc government $4,000 day. Bat Mr..
sherman insisted that the tax could not be dis
pensed with conveniently and ought not % De-,
especially as its operation WINS limited to two
scars. lie neglected to- say that the old tax was
limited, and yet had been continued Oh The Sew
York custom house affairs were still further dis
ci--cd by Mr.. C1nking and Mr. fenton aud
chem tho Senate Adjourned
ln the House. tLc Fertilization bin. appuprmt-
ing s I .627 600, was reported The Internal lax
atiou bin was passed and sent 20 thc President.
Nr. Dawes, 100 answer % Mr. Brooks, expressed
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RailrOad Subsidies.

Senator llamin of Maine introduced bill
to extend government aid to the Portland,
Rutland Oswclo and Chicago Railroads.
The bill provided for a double track, for the
transportation Of government mails aud sup
plies, aud this is the NIB Of the whole thing,
for a government subsidy Of fifty thousand
dollars per mile 1t is said that there are
about twenty or thirty other railroad and
steamboat projects on hand knocking at the
door Of Congress and asking for official recog-
milton and patronage If all these interests
combine they may carry Congress, provided
they could all be Jumped in one bill and run
through like the deficiency bill on the last
night Of the session. If it is probable that
any plan can be made which should ally and
identify all these interests, we trust that other
needy objects Of sovereign favor will not be
iorgctful Of their necessity in the premises
The new roads that are being built or pro-
jectcd in this vicinity might be lifted on their
feet and become paying investments by gov
aid If this kind of bushes, is GO
ing on much further, we ought certainly to APP
ply fora Government guarantee Of the Mont
pelier aud Wells River and the Montpelier
and White River aud the Iamoillc Valley
The Vermont Central is fairly out
Of the woods and can snap its fingers at the
United States, or even at New York Its
guarantee Of bonds is as good as that Of Sec
rotary Boutwell, But it would help matters
amazingly to get UNcLE SAN to endorse our
bonds, and show his paternal ailcc-
ton by paying the Interest on them for TWEEN
ty years, and give twenty-five thousand dol.
lars a mile to build the connection between
Marshfeld aud West Danyile.
We have no question that a company might
be formed to receive the subsidy and spend it,
and give the government in exchange for it
the privilege of sending troops and supplies
and mails over the road, when it is completed
at five or ten per cent discount from the usual
rates. If the government is in hurry to
have the road finished, we have no doubt also
that the company would push the thing
through more rapidly, provided an additional
subsidy Of ten or fifteen thousand dollars per
mile should be granted. We ask our Sena-
tors and Representatives to hold their hats
and catch few drops of this furious storm of
government subsidies.
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Plus TX. is plueky old man. He tells
the Austrian and German ambassadors that
the only terms he'll accept from the Italians
are, the restoration of the States of the
church, from the Po to the Neapolitan from.
tier. The prospect of his getting the terri
tory he is after is about as good as that Of
the holders of Confederate bonds getting the
cash they want
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SI,0Il,509 %
15j,9l5 p
Not earnings.
s9s5,6lI 81


Among the miscellaneous items OF expense
are 1886, 500 for new rolling stock and s194,-
ITO for repairs on account Of the great freshet
last year. The President also stated that in
accordance with stipulation with Messrs
Cheeyer and Hart, representing the holders
of the first mortgage bonds, the,enlirc amount
of those bonds had been paid, the last pay
ment baying been made during the present
month.
The terms of the twenty years lease ofthe
roads operated by the Rutland Company to
the Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada
Railroads, were explained by Governor
Page. In the first place the lessees guarantee
the payment Of the interest at seven per cent
OF the entire amount Of preferred stock OF
Si,3OOO00; on 100000 Of the seven per
cent. bonds Of 1870, and on a like amount to
be issued at per cent, making a total from
this source Of $4,000 per aunum. The
essees also guarantee the payment Of interest
on S2,7OO,0O0 common stock at the following
rates For the first year, nothing; for 1872,
one aud one-half per cent. for 1878, . per
cent. for 1874, three per cent. for 1875,
five per cent for 1876, 1877 and 1873, six
per cent. for 1879, seven per cent, and at
the rate Of seven per cent. for the remaining
eleven years. The steamer Cakes Ames is
leased at the rate Of $4,000 per annum, and
the lessees also pay $4,000 per annum for SUI
peryislon and organization. The several leases
held by the Rutland Railroad Company are
transferred exactly as they stand to the Yer.
mont Central Company the latter becoming
responsible for all the obligations Of the origi
nal lessees. These amount, as stated above, tc
about 100000 per annum.
The average yearly proceeds from these sew,
eral sources is about Sl7l 300 This added tC
the proceeds from the preferred stock make.
the yearly rental due the Rutland company
about S547 900. 1t is calculated that this
sum, with the rental from real estate exempt
ed, is equivalent to an average for the twenty
years Of six per cent. on the common stock
with balance of about $4,000 as security
for this rent.
The Vermont Central issues to the Chosh
ire and Connecticut River Railroads MONTH,
orders making the collections by them OF
northern freight payable directly to the Rut.
land company, These orders are equal t.
$4,000 monthly on the Connecticut River
and $4,000 monthly for the first two years
on the Cheshire, and $4,000 thereafter
This security is regarded as ample in ever,
respect Tor the prompt payment OF tho rent
GA motion, the lease was unanimously rat.
flied by stock vote, and the transfer viii
be made at once.
The following were elected Directors fol
the year Lawrence Barnes of Burlington
Il, A. Birchard Of Boston, John b. Page o
Rutland, j. IL. Williams of Bellows Falls
George b. Chase, Peter Butler aud d. N
SHILLING of Boston.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-20
For the Fayetteville Observer.
Masonry.

~
The objection SO often made by
the fair sex, that they are most
ungallantly refused an entrance
into our order, and knowledge
of our secrets, is best answered by
reference to the originally opera
tive character of our institution.
That woman is not admitted to a
participation in our rites and cere'
monies is most true. But it is not
because we deem her unworthy
Tor unfaithful, or deny her the
mind to understand, or the heart
to appreciate our principles; but
simply because in the very organi-
cation of masonry, man alone can
fulfil the duties it inculcates, or
perform the labor it enjoins. Free
and speculative masonry is but an
application of the art of operative
masonry to moral and intellectual
purposes. Our ancestors worked
at the construction of the Temple
of Jerusalem; while we are engag-
ed in the erection of a more i'm
mortal edifce-the temple of the
mind. They employed their i'm
plements for merely mechanical
purposes; we use them symbolical-
ly with more exalted designs.
Thus, in all our emblems, our Ian
guage and our rites, there is a beau.
tiful exemplification of the rules
of operative masonry, as it was
exercised at the building of the
temple. And as King Solomon
employed in the construction of
that edifce, only hale and hearty
men, and cunning workmen, so
our lodges in imitation of that
great exemplar, demand as the in
dispensable requisite to admission,
that the candidate shall be free
born, of lawful age, and in the
possession Of all his limbs and
members, that he may be capable
of performing such work as the
Master shall assign to him.
Hence, it must be apparent
that the admission of women into
our order would be attended with
a singular anomaly. As they
worked not at the temple, neither
can they work with US, But we
love and cherish them not the less.
One of the holiest of our mystic
rites inculcates reverence for the
widows, and pity for the widow S
son. The wife, the mother, the
sister, and the daughter of Ma.
sons, exercise a peculiar claim
upon each Mason's heart and af-
lection. And while we know that
woman's smiles like the mild
beams Of an April sun, reflect a
brighter splendor on the light Of
prosperity, and warns with CRATE
ful glow the chilliness of adversely,
we regret, not the less deeply,
because unavailingly, that no ray
'of that sun can illume the recesses
of our lodge, and call our weary
workmen from their labors tore
freshment. FRATERNALLY.
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war upon us. ~
/ regret that I am called upon
TO notice the invidious comparison
of the same Representative be-
tween the metropolitan refine
ments of the laboring class of his
constituents, whose dwellings are
lighted with gas and who have the
convenience Of hot and cold-water
baths, and refnements of the
southern laboring men, who live
in humble homes and are denied
the conveniences CT his constitu-
ents.
Let me remind the honorable
gentleman that, while do not
represent much of the ornamental
part of society, do represent in
the main brave, intelligent, vir-
tuous, and hospitable poasantry,
who, in common with the same
class scattered through the rural
districts everywhere, constitute
the bone and Sinew of the Repub-
lie.
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G& In the House at Wash.
ington on the 10th, Mr.. Hale's
bill for the removal of all legal
and political disabilities,-exclud-
ing only members of Congress who
withdrew and aided the rebellion,
officers of the army and navy who
aided the rebellion, and members
of State Conventions who voted
for and signed tie ordinances of
secession-was passed, ayes 134,
and nays 46. 1t was defeated in
the Senate last Monday, the 18th
20 to 16.
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IW The Tennessee Agri-
culturist is a large eight page
paper, containing forty columns
weekly, is published in two
volumes during the year, for
the convenience of binding;
each volume contains two hun
dred pages, or one thousand
columns, II inches long; the
entire year making a book of
1900 pages, or 1900 columns.
It is devoted exclusively to the
interest of the farming and la
boring community. The sub
scribers to the OBSERVER can
get the Agriculturist for So per
annum.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-04-20
Boot, Shoe and Hat Store.

New Firm. New Goods, and
New Prices. We have opened
an entire new stock Of Boots,
Shoes, Hats, Umbrellas, Trunks,
Travelling Bags, etc. Bought
of the Boston manufacturers for
cash, we are satisfied we can
and will make it to the interest
of all who will give us a CALL
We have no old stock at war
prices. Our goods are all clean,
new stock Of the latest styles
We ask your special attention to
our stock of Ladies Kid, Goat,
and Cloth Shoes. We guar
antee everything as recommen-
ded. w. L. HATCHER e Co.
Next to door Bagley Bros in
the old P. o., Fayetteville, Ten.
N. B. Goods to suit all.
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The Dog Tax.

Bedford County Court killed the
dog-tax by az almost unanimous
vote-35 to 5.
Williamson county refused the
tax-16 to Is.
Giles county reconsidered a for.
mer vote assessing the tax, and
postponed further action.
Montgomery county tabled the
tax.
Madison county refused the tax.
Hamilton county fixed the tax
at 50.
Gibson County Court fixed the
tax at so cents.
Marion County Court "knocked
the law in the head"
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real
estate have been acknowledged
since our last, in the County Court
Clerks office:
l. P. and Virginia Dismukes to
A. S. Fulton, 7S3 acres in Sth
dis, 81 1895.
A. S. Fulton to Virginia Dis
mukes, l1l8 acres in 9Th dis, 49,
600.
Josiah Wells 70 G. W. L. Heath,
so acres in 25th dis, $3.50.
F r. r. Williamson to Sarah j.
Williamson, deed of relinquish-
ment.
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@ Our Lynchburg friends

RS Our Lynchburg friends
are receiving full supplies of new
spring and summer goods, particu-
lars of which may be found in
this paper.
Walter Hiles, in order to make
room for his new stock, is selling
ready-made clothing at cost TO,
cash.
J. L. Bryant has one of the com
pletest stocks ever brought to
Lynchbnrg, which he offers for
cash or barter, as "cheap as the
cheapest"
D. B. Holt, at the premium
store, has a fresh arrival of goods
suited to the season, which he offers
very cheap. He is in competition
with Jasper, and will come out
ahead.
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THE LADIES PEARL FOR A.
PRTL.-This valuable monthly is
as fresh as Spring-time. No
magazine III the South gives so
much reading matter for one
dollar as The Ladies Pearl. The
Editor throws a tender and even
romantic interest around the
thread-bare subject Of Spring
time," while the Prize Story,
''Leaves from the Dairy Of Lu-
cy Lenoir; or, Three Months Of
her Life" by judith St. James,
opens with great beauty and
promises to give still greater
attractions to The Pearl. 1t will
run through six numbers
Many OF the best pens in the
South are regularly engaged on
the Pearl. Remember the price
is only One Dollar a year. Adj
dress, JoHN S. WARD, Nash
vile, Tenn.
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Just receiving

At the green brick front our very
large and attractive stock Ct
Spring and Summer goods, many
Of them purchased by the case
and for cash; by thisour discounts
pay expenses, thereby enabling US
to sell cheaper than any merchant
possibly can that buys on time to
cash and barter customers we
promise bargains.
MURRAY & MORGAN.
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THE SOUTHERN LIFE is the
first Insurance Company ever
chartered in the Southern States.
Pays all losses promptly, and as its
name denotes, addresses itself pc
culiar!y to the patronage of South
ern people, being first-cl4ss insti-
tuition. It's dividends are as large
or larger than any Company in the
United States, and are declared an
nually after making ONE annual pay
ment, while most other Companies
require from two to three payments
before any dividend is declared,
thereby requiring the pOlicy-hOldor
to pay the same amount Of preml-
um each year.
The undersigned proposes to caD-
vass Lincoln and adjoining counties
to give every one who can, an OPP
! Ortunity TO insure in this, the Mo
Their Of Life Insurance in the South
ern States.
JAMES II. SCRUGGS,
General Agent. Office in Fayette-
vile with j. G. Mckinney, Esq.
N. B,-Ac'.He Intelligent agents
wanted to a'lvass Middle Tennessee
JAMES II. SCRUGGs,
april6 General Agent.
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H& The bloody sayages of
Paris, "the Reds" are meeting
deserved fate at the hands of the
Theirs troops, and the collapse
of this rebellion against law, or
der, decency, religion, society, and
all that is humane, is soon to be.
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B We have the largest
stock Of Shoes and Boots we ever
offered, which can be bought low
down tor cash. T. J. GRAY & Co.
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Scripture and Science have mot together
NUHIhUk THE RIHIIti

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toevery human being. The Papers, Pulpits and
People are all discussing the subject snd book eve
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This book gives the very cream Of science. making
its thrilling realities beauties, wonders and spark
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will drop other books and secure territory iInme-
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49, Gov. Senter has issued a
proclamation setting apart Thurs
day, the 9th inst, as a day of
public humiliation, fasting and
prayer.
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INSOLVENT NOTICE.
Rail Road Meeting.

TNHE annual meeting Of the StOckhol-
i ders of the w. & Ala. r. r. will convene
at Winchester, Franklin county, Tenn, on
Tuesday, the End day Of May, 1871, for the
purpose of electing Board Of Directors
for the ensuing year. And as other business
of great importance will come before the
meeting, every. stakeholder is earnestly
urged to be in attendance.
c. C. MCKINNEY, Secty.
April 18th, 1871.
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@ B. II. Hatcher will pay
the highest market price in cash
for good Wheat, and furnish sacks.