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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Illinois Legislature has done q
brave thing in the reform line in its re.
vision of the criminal code, and we only
wait to see how it will carry out its pro.
visions, especially those which relate to the
conduct of the grain trade in the State
Fines ranging from $40 to $1,000 and i'm.
prisonment in the county Jail for year,
may be visited upon any one who sells for
future delivery stock or produce which he
does not own at the time. The same fate
awaits any one who gets up corner " or
even tries to do it, or agitates the market
with false rumors for the purpose of spec
ulation. This will make it lively for the
Chicago dealers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The royal pair just welded are not
likely to lack for any Of the comforts Of
this life which money can buy. Alfred, as
Duke Of Edinburgh, gets from Parliament
an annual income of $4,000, and $780,.
600 more from his mother, besides the use
Of Gloucester House free Of rent. He has
therefore, sl35 900 year sure, with nc
fears Of iutrudiug landlords. The nuptia
dowry Of the Grand Duchess Marie amount.
to the snug sum of 100000 and she geti
besides an annual income Of 100000
The combined sum constitutes the Duke o
Edinburgh one of the richest uncrownet
monarchs of Europe. The match is said I,
be case Of love at first sight.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

Baltimore comes to the aid of the ma
tional Centennial in a way that must make
the hearts of Philadelphians leap with joy,
A mass meeting was held on Thursday even
ing at which hundreds we're unable to OBJ
tain admttance. The utmost enthusiasm
prevailed, and series of resolutions was
passed committing the State and city to
every possible effort toward making the pro,
posed celebration "uselu, honorable and
national" The meeting was addressed by
large number of eminent citizens, Con.
gressmep, etc, and letter was read from
General Grant endorsing its object as
" one which appeals to every lover of hi
country" Verify, things begin to look
brighter for the Centennial.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Toledo, o., Commercial says that
Mr.. Waite, during the early part of the
war, supported the policy of Mr.. Lincoln
rather than the more anti.slavery one OF
many Republicans, adding: But to all
the war measures of the government he
gave earnest and effective support, making
himself specially useful in aiding the re-
cruiting service of the army So, too, Of
the reconstruction measures OF the govern
ment, and especially of the three amend
ments Of the Constitution-they all meet
his hearty concurrence, and will receive his
official support in any case that may arise.
So far, then, as the great questions grow.
ing out of the war are concerned, Mr..
Waite stands with President Grant and the
Republican party"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

1t is stated that American tanned
leather has gained foothOld in nearly
every country in Europe, and the demand,
which has grown to large proportions, bids
fair, according to recent accounts, to keep
on increasing. New processes have enabled
manufacturers in this country to turn out
the leather SO rapidly and cheaply that the
old and slow methods Of other countries are
too expensive to compete successfully with
the modern methods.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

AS has been tolerably apparent would
be the case, the elections in Ontario and
Quebec have resulted in sweeping MAORI.
ties for the government, i.e the radical cab
met Of Mr. Mckenzie and the party usu.
ally known as "Grits." How completely
the Pacific railroad scandal has swamped
the long established political influence Of
Sir John A. Macdonald and his following,
may be conjectured by the fact that the
constituency Of Kingston, which had almost
become pocket borough of the Ex Pre-
mier, only gave him at election a majority
of forty-six. The elections held previous
TO that time covered some forty-seven seats,
and of these the government claimed forty
One hundred seats were filled by the
recent elections, and about fifty still re.
main to be contested The ecat of sue.
cess is likely to improve the already very
good prospects Of the government in places
where elections are still to be held. The
result of the Canadian election not only
exemplihes the force Of the reaction against
corruption, which has been so prominent a
characteristic of recent politics, but it fur.
nishes reasonably good security for the
comparative purity of Canadian statesmen
in the immediate future.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

"A lobster famine is said to impeud, and
lobster eaters are in danger of being de.
priycd Of their poison. For some time a
diminutiou in the size aud numbers of the
Holsters Of Massachusetts, bay has been OBJ
served. They used to abound in those
waters and along the coast of Maine, but
their indiscriminate slaughter by fishermen
has thinned them out at a rate which
threatens their speedy extinction. The An
glers' Association Of Boston, society
scarcely a year old, but already numbering
over four hundred members, including many
prominent men, has at last taken up tn,
cause Of the prosecuted sea monster, ant
proposes to get laws passed against the cap
ture Of Holsters less than eleven inches il
length. All who like salad are expected
to give their moral cooperation to SO laud
able an enterprise.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

AT their annual meeting, in Augusta,
on the Dist inst, a quarrel arose between
the real old sons Of the soil aud the
"horsey men, and the latter, after a lively
fight, were badly beaten in the organization
for next year Considering cattle shows to
be principally valuable as promoting horse
races, the admirers of fast teams now
threaten to withdraw their part of the show
and to set up separate exhibition. In
addition to this controversy, there wa,
another furious one about the use which
politicians were making Of the Society, ant
it seems to have been voted "to kick ou
the politicians and hireliDgs, and let tn,
farmers control farming interests"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Philadelphia mayoralty has ac-
quired new interest by the nomination Of
Hon. Alexander Mcclure as a Reform can.
didate. He has made himself conspicuous
of late years in his hostility to Senator
Cameron and he has sometimes carried
this hostility so far as to place himself out.
side the regular organization of the Repub.
liean party. He is gentleman of unques.
toned integrity and Of great force of char.
acter. As his election to the mayoralty Of
Philadelphia as Reformer would aid him
materially in his fight with Cameron, be
will probably accept the nomination.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Missouri Legislature is discussing
the question of fixing the compensation of
its members. They are now paid So a day
for so long time as they can manage to
keep together, and are allowed mileage,
the largest amount paid on this latter score
being upwards of s1G0 for session. The
absurdity Of paying such a sum to a mem
Der for getting to and from the capitol,
which ought not TO cost him one-eighth Of
the amount, is apparent enough. If a man
is paid his necessary travelling expenses in
the services of the State, like the employe
of private individual or corporation, it is
all he has a right to expect. This matter
of allowing large perquisites in the shape
of mileage, gross of penknives and bar.
rel Of ink, is one Of the abuses that have
crept into those bodies which fix their own
wages. They are among those things which
need retrenching.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

Among the many pension bills which
have been passed by Congress, was one Civ
ing to all soldiers who lost during the late
war, leg above the knee, an increase Of
pension over those who were otherwise dis
abled. During the present session bill
has been introduced allowing soldiers who
lost an arm above the elbow the same rate
Of increase as those mentioned above. The
bill was referred to the Committee on In.
valid Pensions, and after consideration oil
the subject they have decided to report ia.
vorably upon the bill, thus making the loss
of an arm above the elbow and the loss Of
leg above the knee stand upon the same
footing.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Portland Advertiser says that the
published statement that thirteen hundred
aud scysnty.6ve women have petitioued to
the Legislature of that state, for permits
sion to vote at the next Presidential cleo.
ton, is not quite correct. Petitions have
been received from twenty towns, bearing
thirteen hundred and seventy.6ve sigma
lures but in four of these towns no wo-
men signed the petitions, and in the other
sixteen only seven hundred aud 6hy.eight.
The other signers, six hundred and seven.
teen in all, are men who want to compel the
two hundred thousand women 10 this state
to do part Of the voting, whether they
like il or not.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Hon. Mr. Mckenzie, the new pre-.
mier of Canada, was not many years since
working stone mason, employed upon
public works in various parts OF the prov.
ince, and was considered a very expert me.
ohanic. By assiduous industry he amassed
not indeed large fortune but snug com.
potency, and settled down near Sarnia. He
is man Of strong native common sense,
possessing much of that kind of self-educa-
ton to be found chiefly among Scotch me.
chanics.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

Among the demands Of the working
men who lately held mass meeting in
Chicago, was one that railways, canals and
telegraphs be managed and operated by the
State or community, and another that say.
ings banks and the business of insurance be
managed by the State. These are the same
people who are complaining continually Of
unjust laws and corruption in office. 1t is
curious that they have so little faith in
public officials, and still wish to entrust
more of their interests to them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The insurance underwriters are max.
ing vigorous effort for share of the Ala.
bama awards. Dudley Field, VIM. NJ
Evarts and other eminent lawyers are re.
tanned by them, and have already had O
hearing before the judiciary Committee oil
Congress. One of the lawyers argued that
those who suffered from the depredations oil
the Shenandoah should be included The
contest is likely to be protracted and Wig
orous.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

The Changers Of Michigan, at their
meeting in Kalamazoo last week, adopted
resolutions to the effect that railroads arc
amenabls to State regulation as much as
plank and gravel road companies, and that
the Legislature has as much right to regu-
late their charges as 10 fix turnpike tolls.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

--EDgland seems to be triAe disheart-
oned by a statement of Professor Goodwin
Smith, at Sheffield, that Americans, as a
people, hate the English as a people We
supposed that the Professor was too vel
known 10 England to have a statement o.
his cause any considerable anxiety, but al
the London papers have been discussing
this matter with an appearance Of gray,
concern. Luckily, America happens to b,
represented 10 England, just now, by a sor
Of "next friend in the person Of Mr.
Barnum, who has overcome his native shy
ness so far as to appear in print and den!
the statement of the aforesaid Smith. HI
declares that the Americans, as a people
&c entertain for the English a profound anC
sincere friendship We are a little afrai,
that Mr.. Barnum "puts it rather strong,
and are quite sure that Professor Smitl
does but really, why should the great } OH
Bull be so sensitive as to what we think o
him ?
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04
A Profitable Railroad.


From the Chicago Rdilwdy Revier We
gather information Of the deepest interest
concerning narrow gauge railroads. The
report for 1878 of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande road shows that the gross earnings
Of the main line QlS miles) were $780,
j04, AMI the net earnings sl9743S. For
the year 1872 the gross earnings were
1914 400, and the net earnings sl04,067.
This shows an increase Of net earnings for
1878, Notwithstanding the panic, Of ninety
per cent? while the number Of miles oper-
atcd increased only eighteen per cent. 1t
also appears that the net earnings (Sl97,-
43s) have increased ninety per cent. over
those Of 1872; aud the gross earnings
1892, j0l) forty.three per ccut. The
number of miles operated was one hundred
as against one hundred and eighteen miles
the average in 1872.
The operating expenses were forty.ninc
and two.thirds per cent. Of the gross earn
ings, being within the estimate which was
made at the beginning of the year (dfty
per cent? and leaving fifty and one.tbrd
per cent net But for the panic months
the net earnings would have very nearly
reached s2j0,000 aud the percentage o.
expenses to gross earnings would not have
exceeded forty.six per cent.
1t will not be difficult to deduce from
these figures Of yearly results in the infancy
Of the road in new country what a remu
nerative investment it will be in few years
Since the road was commenced the assessed
valuation of property in the counties OIL
Colorado through which it runs has in,
creased as follows, as shown by the Gov
ernor's message; Arrapaho, threshold
Douglass, three.iold: III Paso, four.lold
Pueblo, four.iold.
This road, Of three-foot gauge, cosl
about 81 500 600, or a little less than sl3,
900 a mile. The net earnings for 1873, as
above stated, were sl9743 This is ore,
thirteen per cent. on the entire cast Of h
road. With these magnificent results in
new and unsettled country, what may W
not expect for our contemplated read from
Montpelier to Canada line, traversing on
of the best sections Of the State for rairoa
business? viii not our monied men tur
p their attention TO this entcrnrise9
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

"A New York paterlamilias has de-
vised a new way Of imposing upon the ere
dulity Of the foolish world At his daugh-
ter's wedding, lately, he had displayed
among the gifts a check for 100000
drawn by himself to his daughters order
One foolish misstep married the effect, how
ever, for he had invited the cashier Of the
bank on which the check was drawn among
his other guests, and that prosy, matter-of-
fact official told on him, and let the by.
ISLANDERS know that the said pqtcr never
had anything like that amount in the bank
in his life. The old man should be taught
a lesson by this exposure Never inyit,
the cashier Of your bank to your daughteri
wedding.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04
Gossln In IIigh Life.

The newspaper correspondents at wash
ineton state that controversy has arisen
between Judge Warden, Of that city, and
Mrs. Senator Sprague, daughter Of the late
Chief Justice Chase. Judge Warden was
the private secretary aud intimate friend OF
the late Chief Justice, and was employed
by him to compile from diaries kept from
the beginning Of his active life, and pre-
pare for publication, biography Of the
Chief Justice. For the production Of the
work contract was made with publishers,
and at the time Of Judge Chase's death the
first volume was nearly completed in manu-
script, while the materials for the whole
work had been put into Judge Wardeu's
hands, Mrs. Sprague however, did not
think Judge Warden a suitable person to
do the work. aud Immediately after her
fathers death she demanded Of him the
abandonment of the undertaking. and the
surrender Of all the papers and documents
that were in his possession According tc
this writer, Mrs. Spraguc's reason for max.
iug such demand was that d" she knew
that Warden was one Of those cold, reason
ing men, from whose hand a character
comes forth clear, sharp, and may be cruel
sometimes, in the fidelity Of deliucaiion :
aud that "in the literary statue Of hen
father which Warden was chiselling out
with his pen, there would be but it'll,
toning in whatever anguarities nature may
have left in moulding him" Moreover
according to this authority, Judge Chasl
had recorded in one Of his diaries an at
tempt which Mrs. Spraguc had once mad
to discover an aristocratic ancestry for tn,
Chief Justice, which had ended ia fudinl
out that he came from a tailor and shoe
maker Another reason assigned is tina
the diaries show that while Judge Chas
had been exceedingly devoted to bis frs
wife, be was less fond Of the second, Mrs
Spraguo's mother--a fact which it is sal
She was unwilling to have revealed Fo
this reason, i, is alleged, the attempt Ia
been made to prevent Judge Warden fror
completing his work, and the writer add
that the matter will probably soon be mad
a subject Of litigation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04
" Ny soul DO on Thy Kuar'l !
Ten thousand foes Arise

And Mrs. Carpenter followed with fer.
vent prayer for the lawyer and bis client
But they had fed the scene, leaving tn,
house locked up.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

altogether too many such blunderers near
its treasury. We should be glad to see
some disposition in Congress to establish
the national credit, and settle the business
and trade of the country on some solid
metallic foundation, on some fixed, perma-
nent basis Unlike Hamilton, "who smote
the rock of the national credit and the
waters gushed FORTH" they have stretched
forth their hands over the ovehowing
streams and the waters have dried up 10
their channels to the very beds.
100
Tricks THAT ARE vAIN.-The excitement
in political circles 10 this State during the
week past has been occasioued by circular
addressed to prominent Republicans in Rut-
land and Addison counties, asking them to
meet at Middlebury, on Friday, for the
purpose Of meeting the representative men
Of these counties upon matters Of State
policy. This precious document was sigued
by Col. A. s. Tracy, postmaster at Middle
bury, and cOuntersigned by James NJ. Slade,
Jr., Of the same place. The Burlington
Free Press promptly published the circu-
lar, and as promptly notified all parties in.
terested that its object was to commit those
counties to the nomination Of Col. n. T.
Sprague, Jr., Of Brandon, for Governor.
This prompt exposure Of the scheme threw
cold water upon the ardor of those who
we're engineering the move, and the Mid
dlebury caucus is now generally spoken Of as
the " Middlebury 6zzle" 1t is not by such
"ways that are dark that the next Gov
ernor of Vermont is to be nominated or
elected.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04
tlJatohman s. Jnurnal.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY A, 1874
Financial Folly.

---7-T---
Trpvs-sln0 per year, strictly In advances or $3.50
n moi maid within thren months.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

WOMEN TEPERAscE REFoRMERs. The
women of the Muskingum valley region in
Ohio are waging relentless war on the
whisky saloons. They enter and take pos
session Of the offensive places, and then
proceed TO soften the hearts of the propre-
tors by getting up impromptu prayer
meetings and singing good old revival
hymns. The Cincinnati Commercial gives
this specimen procedure at the saloon Of a
Dntchman in Fayette county, who hadn't
English sufficient to make his maledictios
understood. First, woman prayed for
the blessing of God on the temperance
cause generally, and in this place particu.
larly; then for Mr.. Beck, his family and
friends, his house and all that loved him,
and closed with an eloquent plea for guild.
ance in the difficult and delicate task they
had undertaken. As the concluding sen.
fences were being uttered, Mr.. Beck and
his counsel arrived. AS my head was
bowed against the fence, | did not notice
the lawyer till he touched me, and | soon
saw that be was "case hardened" for the
occasion. The ladies paid no attention to
either, but broke fUrth in loud strains
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

Then another prayer and hymn, when the
lawyer suddenly stepped forward aud said ;
Nov, ladies, ! have a word to say before
this performance goes any further Mr.
Beck has employed me as his attorney.
He cannot speak good English and | speak
for him here. He is engaged 10 legti-
mate business, and you are trespassers on
his property and rights. II this thing is
carried any further you will be called to
account in the court, and | can assure you
that the court will sustain the man. He
has talked with you all that he desires To-.
He does not want to put you out forcibly.
That would be unmanly and he does not
wish TO act rudely. But he tells you to 90.
As his attorney ! now warn you to desist
from any further annoyance" Again the
ladies sang
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-02-04

Unjust Jesus bear the cross alone,
No, there's cross for me.n
The Portland daily press., 1874-04-29

LAUGHTER AS A MEDICINE.-A short time
since two Individuals were lying in one room
very sick. one with brain fever and the other
with an aggravated case ofthe mump3. They
were so low that watchers were needed every
night, and it was thought doubtful if the one
sick OF fever could recover. gentleman
was engaged to watch over night, his duty be-
ing to wake the nurse whenever it became
necessary to administer medicine. In the
course of the night both watcher and nurse
fell asleep. The MI an with the mumps Law
watching the clock, and saw that it was time
to give the fever patient his potion. He was
unable to speak aloud or to move any portion
of his body except his arms, but seizng pill
low he managed to strike the watcher in the
face with it. Thus suddenly awakened, the
watcher sprang from bis seat, falling to the
floor, and awakened both the nurse and the
fever patient The incident struck the sick
men as very ludicrous, and they laughed
heartily at it for some fifteen or twenty min
utes. When the doctor came in the morning
he found his patient vastly improved said he
never knew so sudden turn tor the better,
and now both are up and well. Who says
laughter is not the best of medicines? And
this reminds the writer Of another case.
A gentleman was suffering from an ulcera-
ton of the throat, which at length became so
swollen that his life was despaired Of His
household came to his bedside to bid him
farewell Each individual shook hands with
the dying man and then went away weeping.
Last of all came a pet ape, and shaking the
mans hand went away also with its hands
over its eyes. 1t was so ludcrous a sight
that the patient was forced to laugh, and
laughed SO heartily that the ulcer broke and
his life was SSaved.-Sdnitdridn.