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1T Didn't Work.

The growing evil of Republican
government, is in the mass of unneces-
sary laws that are constantly being ad-
ded to the statute books. Special legis-
lation has justly received the condem-
nation of the people of several of the
states, who have prohibited it in their
constitutions, but with such an ingeni-
our people as ours, no constitutional re-
striction will be allowed to prevent
iobbery in legislation. We are govern
ed too much, and our greatest hope lies
in the growing consciousness of the
people, that we have too much law max
ing and too many laws; and when this
consciousness becomes controlling, it
WillnOt be possible to procure enactments
without some pressing public necessity
If special enactments become unconsti-
tutional, the people who desire laws for
a particular purpose, will put their acts
into a general form, but so worded as
to cover the special purpose, and that
purpose very often a job, to take money
from the public in some form for indi-
yidual benefit. .s..-....
At the last session of Congress, a see
ton was introduced into an appropria-
ton act, allowing a certain sum to bepaid
to indemnify States for the enrolment
and maintenance of military forces in
defence of the United States. The
members made but very little inquiry,
there was no discussion Of the subject,
and the section became law on the Sd
of March, A. D., 1878. Congress had
hardly closed its session when citizen
of Louisiana, made claim on the Treas
ury for seven thousand dollars, for ser
vices in the organization of the militia
in 1866, to maintain order under the re-
construction acts. 1t was then apparent
where the ''niggar in the fence was.
The State officers of Louisiana certified
to the correctnes OF the claim, and to all
appearances the scheme to put-up a job
on the Treasury, was going to be a sue
cess, but the Treasury department has
discovered an obstacle. The act was so
worded that heindemnity was to States,
and not individuals. OF course the
State officers are willing to assume the
demand, and put the claim in the name
of the State, and again the old watch
dog who keeps Uncle SANS cash, inter
prets the act to refer back to previous
act, passed in 1851, which he says con-
fines the indemnity to services in the
suppression of the Rebellion, and not for
what has transpired since. This discus
sion, the dispatch says, excludes a great
number of claims in all the reconstruct
ed States, and the claimants will have
to make another assault on Congress.
Now, how can a safer rule of legisla-
ton be adopted than for the people to
frown equally upon special legislation,
and also all general legislation that has
not a manifest and pressing necessity.
The only absolutely safe rule is in few
laws, thoroughly enforced, by the most
simple and common sense methods.
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against private character, on even TO
make public denunciatiens for the ap-
plause of the class that glory in the dis
asters of others; and it is the redeeming
feature of that class of characters, that
they have remaining dormant sense OF
Justice, that warns the heart and stays
the Judgment, when they see the victimis
not offended or annoyed.
In the last presidential canvass the in
cumbent of the White House, being a
candidate for reelection, was assailed
by every SANDER and denunciatlon
which malice could invent. He was
openly accused of corruption,o of imbecil-
ity. of drunkenness, ofnepotism, of will
full tyrany, and so through the whole
catalogue of sins; during the whole
campaign he went about his business,
calmly, quietly, with pleasant smile
and kind word for all, friends or foes !;
this drew his friends more closely about
him. and his enemies were COMPOUNDED
by his eventemper and pleasant manners,
and by reason ofthe vituperations against
him, his popular majority was increased
more than hundred thousand, and the
electoral vote in his favor materially en-
HANGED.
Now, with such state of society as
we have, with a people so exciteable, SO
morbid and yet so just, is it not one OF
the great objects of education to SO
train and discipline the mind that no de-
nunciation, be it ever so violent, no SIAN
der ever so malicious, no insult however
offensive, can surprise the Judgment in
to taking a place in subordination to
temper or anger. The power of Martin
Van Buren, to contemplate the terrible
eloquence of Mr.. Clay's invectiVes with
smile, and at the same time have such
an absolute control over his reason, that
he could, while under the lash, see its adj
vantages to him before the country, was
gift greater and more beneficial than
all the eloquence, learning or wit with
which man was ever endowed. A witty
repartee, or a singing punishment fol-
insults offered, are often necessary and
advantageous to man, but they should
always come from a wit guided by a calm
and dispassionate Judgment. No spite
full reply or show of annoyance ever did
any good, and the ability to overcome
passion and prevent anger, is one of the
most benificent results of discipline.
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Personal.

Don Amadeo, the ex-Queen Isabella
and Prince Napoleon lately met at the
railway station in Milan. ....
Prince Alfonso, son of Queen Isa-
bella, has passed his examination at the
Thercsianum College, in Vienna.
The private secretary and interpre-
ter of the Shah is a Frenchman, III.
Jules Richard, who has lived in Persia
since 1874 ..-.... 49,.
The Grand Duke Alexis has almost
concluded his trip around the world.
He was expected to reach Katharinan-
burg, Siberia, Oh the 10th inst.
The Rev. Giles Buckner Cook, of
Petersburg, Va, is III Liverpool, Eng
land, securing aid towards the evangeli-
Zation Of the colorcd people Of the Old
Dominion. ......... H..
Maggie, the inforncr in the Fenian
trials, is said to be lying in st. Barthol-
omew's Hospital, in London, under the
name of Kennedy He has been shot
three times and mortally wounded, by
unknown persons.
Colonel Romanoff, of the Russian
army, who has been the correspondent
of the London Times during the march
TO khlVa, committed suicide at haTak-
Alta. win anybody say of him, as was
said of Brutus on a similar occasion,
''He was the noblest Roman-off them
all 2"
The Hon. Henry Tnliers Smart, the
new NJ. p. from Waterford, Ireland,
was formerly an Episcopalian minister.
He is the first reverend not dissenter
who has been in Parliament since Horne
Tooke. His predecessor, MIR. de la Poer,
renowned politics for the Catholic
Church He has forsaken the clerical
for political career.
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General Notes.

"A Hudson river steamboat is named
'Polly Wiggle Maggie" -...-.....
The distinguished Norwegian wri-
ter. BijOrson, is coming to live in the
United States. ............s
Mr.. p. I. Barnum is constructing
four acre aquarium on his place at
Waldemere, Conn. ........ F..
= Parepa's singing this year will he
confined to the single song, "'sleep, baby,
sleep =, -..-...' ...#,...
Abel c. Collins. live stock reporter
for the Tribune, died at New York,
Thursday. .--.-.-.- ...-...-... ....
President Grant and family will
visit Speaker Blaine at Augusta, Me,
early in August. ..:..57......s.- III
Col. Jennyns is to-sueeeed Col. Rob
ertson Ross as Adjutant General of the
Dominion of Canada. -.
The ex-Empress Eugene is to spend
the Autumn months at Braemar, Scot
land, by the advice of her physicians.
The third son of the Khedive Of
Egypt is to enter the Prussian Dragon
Guards to obtain military education.
William Wilson of Newport, the
husband Of Ida Lewis, authorizes the
denial Of the story of her separation
from him. s..s-..- D.. ...-..7 - ..s e..
Minnesota is expected to export So
100000 bushels of wheat this year, pro-
Vided that the crop is successfully gath
cred. Is. -.rsr.... s-f,... .ss.' -. vi.
The New York Herald says: 1t is
stated that Jubilee Gilmore will ADAM
don the Hub and take up his residence
in New York. Heaven preserve us
-lmpecunious youths who desire to
marry should examine Japan, where
one can. live in luxury for five cents a
day. <s-.s ...--
: "A man who fell inta vat of boiling
lard says his first thought was what
mighty queer doughnut he would make.
"A Missouri woman won house and
lot, at rattle, and then she had to buy
a shot gun to keep her adorers from
wearing out the steps.
-Connectieuters know a trick worth
two of the wooden nutmeg business,
They dig out the corner stones of
churches and steal the specie. ~.
"A $4,000 libel suit has been com.
menced against the Chicago Times by
young lawyer whom it called 'Eshys-.
ter" and eledTn more suits are to fol-
low. The plaintiff emigrated. to that
city from Vermont, it is said. We don't
believe it. -, -......... ......... +. !.
"A Minnesota editor has been mulct-
ed five cents in a libel suit. The Jury
explained that they would have raised it
to ten, if they had supposed that that
amount wouldn't have caused the. sus-
pension of the paper. ~ ~
"A liquor dealer of Bellefontaine,
Ohio, has been fined 81, 900 damages in
two cases arising under the new, civil
damages law of that State. The law
seems to have the practical advantage of
working well, wherein it differs from
much liquor legislation Dsf-g.s =.
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got into some difficulty with a man in
Fitchburg, and was complained of for
assault and battery in the public court
there, when the Judge sentenced him to
the House of Correction for one month,
and he was committed. During the
time he was in the House of Correction
information of the fact was conveyed 10
Warden Chamberlain, at the State Prs
on, and this officer at once communl-
Gated with the officials at Fitchburg to
ascertain when his term of imprison-
ment would expire. Receiving this in
formation the warden visited F'itchburg,
and when Fairbanks was leaving his
place of confinement the warden arrest
ed him again and brought him to the
State Prison, there to spend the remain
der of his days, because he had violated
the conditions of his pardon. Thus, for
committing a simple assault and being
convicted, Fairbanks, unless again par
doned. will have TO serve life sentence.
His friends have again petitioned the
Governor for a pardon, and partial
hearing has been gwen, but no decision
has vet been arrived at inthe case, which
is one of entire novelty, and some prom
inent members of the bar claim that the
warden was not justified in committing
the man to the State Prison. Boston
| Herald --.
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to provide employment for themselves,
and instead of spending their accumuia-
ted means in supporting the families OF
strikers, they should establish workshops,
and each contribute his skill and money
to the common increase of the worlds
goods, they would not only get good
paw for their labor, and interest on their
capital invested, but would save in div
idends what Gin the ordinary method go
to the employer as profits.
The principle of cooperation has also
been universally successful when ap-
piled to the buying and providing the
necessaries of life. There is no mer-
chant or trader but what will sell goods
in bulk and in large quantities, cheaper
than he will retail them in small lots
or in other words, all goods cost more at
retail than at wholesale; therefore, a
hundred men who desire pound of tea
each, can save little money by buying
hundred-pound chest and dividing it,,
over the usual way of each going to his
grocery and buying his pound, This
principle holds true in all things, and
when confined to this simple system has
been successful The disasters resulting
from the old union store system is no
argument against cooperation, for in
them the principle was abandoned, and
a concern established for retailing goods
to all the world, only making distinc-
ton of small per cent. profit in favor
of members. This might be expected to
result in disaster. 1t is like bar-meet-
ing trying to conduct surgical opera
ton, or a company of manufacturers,
lawyers and merchants running news
paper; but in simple cooperation in
manufacturing goods by skilled work
men, or in buying for division just such
goods as men have use for, there is nc
incongrrlity and can be no disaster. And
as the saving of money as well as the
earning of it, is an essential element il
domestic and social economy, we do not
see any harm in a community or socie,
ty taking steps to save the profits OF
middle men by buying what they need in
| bulk instead of each making a separate
purchase of his individual wants.
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Ont OF Town Notes.
PR0CTORSyILLE.

On the oath inst John Sullivan. of
Ludlow, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Thompson at the depot, for disturbing
the peace aud. while drunk. assaulting
Charley Ross, the station agents clerk
On getting sober, John disclosed that
Dennis O'Brien, of Bellows Falls, fur
nished him with New Hampshire LIQUOR
as he left Bellows Falls in the morning,
which made him drunk, and getting off
the train at this place, at 10 O'clock, he
which, here. He was fined So and costs
by A. W. Richardson, ESQ.,, making
$11.54 paid for his days enjoyment.
John was penitent, when sober, and left
the magistrates office approaching the
truth of the oft-quoted stanza son, no,
we'll not drink any more.
Josiah Fletcher was among the very
first settlers of Ludlow For many
years he was town clerk, and the house
he then. erected, and where he kept his
office was standing till two or three years
ago. His son, Dr. Luther Fletcher,
married sister of Ex-Governor Ry-
land Fletcher, of Cavendish, and went
into the practice of his profession at
Cavendish. On one occasion the father,
looking over the account books of DR..
Luther, saw therein many small charges
to poor mon. ''Tut, tut, Luther, This
will not do. Poor men cannot afford
to, and will not readily pay, so let them
pass; and when you are called to attend
upon the wealthy or those able to pay,
charge them high enough to make it up. .
Soon after the old gent got a silver into
his finger, and called on DIR. Luther,
who was near at hand, to remove it.
Time passed on until the father, wish
ing to see how his son got along in his
business, again examined DR. Luthers
books, and found an item of $40 charg-
ed to Josiah Fletcher for e surgical ope-
ration" Calling his son, the old man
asked what that meant (? Whereupon
the young physician very pleasantly an
swered that he remembered the parental
advice, given him some months previous,
as to the true method of bookkeeping to
lie practiced by the medical fraternity.
The father acknowledged the wisdomof
the dutiful son and at once paid the ac-
count. But we are not told whether he
gave his son any more. lessons. in book
keeping or not. 81 81 ~s.-e.. sts5 -... RI
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HOLD YOUR TEMPER.

1t is related of Martin Van Buren,,
that he once sat quietly smiling III the
chair of the president of the United
States Senate, while Henry Clay was de-
livering one of his most powerful philip
pics, in which he frequently referred TO
Mr.. Van Buren, in terms of the greatest
severity. 1t was before our time, but if
history is to be believed, the denuncia-
tions of Henry Clay, in his palmy days,
poured forth in the most captivating ell
oquence, and impressed upon an audi
ence by the honest dignity and popular
manners of the ''great commOner," were
no tritling matters, and human tenn
per and composure would not often
stand before them. Mr.. Van Buren, was
approached by his friends after the ora
ton was closed, and asked to explain
the secret of his happy demeanor, while
under Mr.. Clay's scathing fire, and he
replied :-"While Mr.. Clay was thunder
ing forth that magnificent address, the
idea was passing through my mind, that
this speech would be of great advantage
to me; that it would tend greatly to
strengthen the attachment of my politi-
cal friends would warm up their SYM
pathies in my behalf, and concentrate
their regard; while even the more gen
erous of my opponents, including Mr..
Clay himself, in his cooler moments,
would feel that / had been deeply
wronged by such wholesale and spiteful
denunciations.
Mr.. Van Buren, was right, and his
philosophical methods of meeting de-
nunciations and SANDER, were his great
est elements of success, and so it is with
every one. The ability to meet the
troubles and petty amoyances of life.
with the calm survey of a cool and col
lected Judgment, gives the individual an
armor and a weapon for defense, which
spiteful rejoinder, or annoyed express
sion never kno VS.; it also cements the
ties of friendship and dulls the deter
mined pursuit of enemies. This is an
age of scandal and yituperation, and the
man who escapes his share of it, Is usu-
ally of such negative character, that
his life is only recognized by census ta-
bles and the account books of local pro-
vision dealers. 1t is a sorrowful sight
10 see the greed and enjoyment of a |
large portion of the people over the re-
ports OF social Irregularities or financial I
embarrasments of some man or woman /
who has stood on some particular cmi. I
nance in societyor business. 1t is sick I
ening to see the avidity with which some
people seek to spread damaging rumors
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Cooperation.

Ia the shoe manufactures of Massa-
chusetts, the plan of cooperation has
been tried so far as to demonstrate that
it can be successful, and to us,it appears
that in this, is one Of the powerful
weapons in the hand of skilled laborers
to protect themselves against the oppres-
sions of capitalists; and until the system
set forth in the resolutions of the Cleve-
land Industrial Congress, can be cstab-
lished, there viii bemore or less friction.
between capital and labor In some
cases iaborers will be unreasonable, and
in others employers will be exacting and
oppressive, and human nature is weak,
so that strikes will occur, and great loss
es ensne to laborers, by reason of their
being unable to earn wages during these,
seasons, when they are negotiating for
better terms with employers. Now, if
skilled laborers would associate together
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grass crop has increased. As an 60
ment | have tried top-dressing ON A pen
lands, but with poor success. 7 \. lass
that the only way to keep nv Iar yl-: :s.7s
productive state is this rotation -- ~ n
should sl be thoroughly plowed, the de eng
not to exceed three crops taken .,,'I ~ sl'
seeding to grass. '-l'is
Il may not have convinced r,,., q,
my raising grain has cost me , NJ .L1
but it most certainly pays to ra ;;.o',--
own grain, and believe that src eS ols /:
farming in Vermont will soon 49, -. o.
end unless the farmers go about - ~. :. N
their own grain. -'''ls
Here then is the wisdom of q .,,..,
and practically successful yo.ai1.
farmer. To me there is a force :; .'-y z.
reasoning, and a valuable lesson /, Us
experience. BARNES F. lis
POultney, July /.
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Hard Case---A Life Imprison-
slent for Simple AsSauIt and Hat
terry. r..s .'.-..- .-.


The Committee ON Pardons of the
Executive Council have an application
for the pardon of a man now confined
for life in the State Prison which is
perhaps without q parallel in the erimi-
nal records of Massachusetts, the history
Of which is, in brief, as follows On
the fifteenth day of August, 1860, the
dwelling house of George Worcester. in
the town of Harvard, was burned, and
a man named Clark Fairbanks, who re-
sided in the town, and had had some
difficulty with MIR. Worcester, was sus-
pected so strongly of having set the fire
that he was arrested, tried and convicted
of arson, being. sentenced October 21st.
1861, TO imprisonment for life in the
State Prison. He was at once conveyed
to that institution and put at work, be-
having himself remarkably well. In
the early part of 1871 an application by
petition was made to Gov. Claflin for
his pardon, the petition being signed by
the Selectmen of Harvard, the District
Attorney for Worcester county, under
whom Fairbanks was convicted, and
other well known citizens who were
conversant with the case, and setting
forth that the house was burned in the
day time and that no person was in at
the time, and that as the prisoner had
borne good character before the Of
Tense was committed, the clemency of
the Executivewas asked for. Ofcourse
the petition went to the customary COM
mittee of the Executive Council, and. on
their recommendation a pardon was
granted April 30, 1871. but this pardon
was granted on. condition that if the re-
cipient was convicted of any other crime
he should return and serve out the sem
tenee for arson, OF. course: Fairbanks
was much elated at the success of his .
friends, and promised to settle down
steadily to work. So far as we are in
formed he kept his promise until within
a few months, when he. commenced. TO
indulge in. liquor, and in May last, he !:
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correspondence CT tho Heraid.l
The proposed New Railroad Route
tn New York, Boston and NEontre-
PoULTNEY, W., July %.

s..-I PoULTNEY, W., July 20.
Editor RutLand Herald:
1t will be remembered that the legis-
lature of Vermont, at its last session,
granted charter for railroad, known
in that act as the ''Middletown Springs
and Tinmouth Iron and Marble railroad
company" The line of this railroad
commences at or near old Fort Ticonder-
oga, and forming a junction with the
railroad now in process of construction
by the Delaware and Hudson Canal
company, along the west shore of Lake
Champlain to the city of Montreal, will
cross the lake to the Vermont shore by
a bridge, with suitable draw openings
for the navigation of the lake; and then
pass along through the towns of Orwell,
Benson and Fairhaven to Poultney, and
there crossing the old ssRutland and
Washington railroad" Will continue on
in an airline" direction to ''Middletown
Springs" thence to 'sTinmouth, that
land of beautiful and excellent marble,
as well as of very rich and fine quality
of iron ore, and both in quantity mex
haustable; from thence it willpass on TO
the towns of Dandy and Dorset to Fac
tory Point, at which place it will form
a junction with new railroad extending
from Factory Point to Jamaica, when
a union win be formed with the s.West.
River railroad, " passing along the valley
of that river to Brattleboro, thence
to Boston, and thus completing the
shortest line of railway between the Cit
les of Boston and Montreal by at least
35 miles, over any other railroad now
bull or that can. be built, while the.
country through which it passes is one
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:" rndependent Journalism :,

;fFLY Goth, 1878.
Ee1ttop. Rutland Herald IF you are
willing topublish what accompanies this
you will do me a favor. The whole
graduating class from the Normal school
eorroberate my Statements. .
81 .#Tss-y' ONE OF THE CLASS.
The following is. the letter accom-
panying the above note: 4,.<.-..,...
San article recently appeared in the
columns of the Rutland Globe, headed,
sCryptogams-a Collegian's Reflections
on Graduation. This article was, in re-
atty, written by a young lady of the
State Normal school, at Castleton, and
read by her in the Congregational church
ON. Thursday, June Goth, During the
afternoon of that day one of the repor-
tiers of the Globe asked to take the essay
to look at it for a moment. Permission
being given the essay was quietly peck
eted by the reporter, who remarked that
1t would appear in the columns of the
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Rutland Globe. The young lady remon-
strated, but it was of mousse The arti-
Gle appeared last week, very much
against the wishes of the writer, Miss
Ella E. Mills. There were several un-
pardonable blunders in the printing. 20
say the least, we think this is a novel
way of securing contributions for the
columns of the Globe, and a novel way
of printing them when secured.
1.-THE reporter referred to in the com
munieation was undoubtedly the boy
connected with the "Weakly Daily. =
ED. HERALD.