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, 1875-11-24
S~@arla@ Dpptberia,
Manher Gals.

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@erbreitun9 uno 5Dotlibfeit perbinoert. BrOmO o.
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pes Ntunoes ooer Gurgeln benubt; linOert Die Ibions
%oerun9en, ma9t ben Itbem noblriedeno, tpirtt ais
cine Mraenei 9e9en 6aulniB uno perbinoert Die Mn
itetun9 ourd e~onta9ioie ~Musldmibunsen ODER Der.
9iftets auit. Sir rauben ooer entjinOetsn bala penos
man oas Wtittel ioiort beim @ribeiuen oes llebsls an
SIS Iolte bduii9 in g8obnbGuiern,, &rauten3pniuern
du beiDroern. Wtan beiorse lid etn pampblet.
= afg& Tildem &sCO., Gbefnifer. :
4g8!She5 Az a lie, gBlliam Str, Nleip 9orf.
81 oerfaifen bel auen Tritaoiiter llnb b6uDieru.
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nifHes Gharatterbilo BON ssrieprih
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5her Wpna pon beribert Rau.
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man bon 8erno BON Bu5ef.
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bert. @f " 80
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0femefIS, Criminal . 8eihid1te ppu
frieo. ,Srieorid. !Dulammen in einem
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GmiI Waborian,
Il. Swei beitere GeSdidbten. Bon @boIj
W{iiselbure. -Smei gbhue.- Serp,
bias. 3uiamnen in einem Ban6.
a. Der tplts game. Grimiual . Qeidihts
ppn u. StredfuB. 1luo Die Spbns
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einerl Sano.
IA Nm Hhrpn uuS Qeber. 6iffpriftsr gp.
man bon @eDrs biltl,
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, 1875-11-24
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Drof. Eowler iiber Ma1nbarkfit,

gen wsrpen GRATIS ~uberfanet. Das BUD vutbdii itrner
Siebe. ibre @efsse. Weadbt &c. aesntsn psriaufen
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eabs %fribsrer : .-tigieit an b. %atiUnal Wubiifbtns
90, pbtlaeslptta, pa, Agpifssri
, 1875-11-24
amerifaniide SngenSs8 ibliotbef.

gnterifaniide SasenSs8 ibliotbef.
A.stt ~gebunoen a 25 Gents.
Roger mnb gseiRe, pom Sran3 5oftmaun. = Dc,
trsns @dd,ter. 3uiamnen in einesn Banb.
aiein as'e if Sic t nsisas so sss sf @qc Se1,'a sps sran,
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,einem 8ane. af b 4
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Der Seefpfennis. Drsi Ratbarinen. - 9lms
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ga, lne Damaiantf. BON 6erbinano Sdrtibt.
Belpbnte Ereue. - Gafuntuld. - Der .Wtifp,
mar tn Mfrifa. 3uiamnen in einent 8anb.
Der Mlblar;t - Der Birfbof. 3pe! @rsablun'
gen BON 8. Stober. 3uianimen in sinem Bano.
Moe Der Menid, iGef, eas mirs tr eudb ern,
ten, BON Ttitaro Barron. ITfw
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Der gSeibnad ,tsabenb. Cine GrsdbIune sum Weib.
natts9elhenf fir &inoer.
Der RpfenfapH. Cine lntereTIante Gr8dblune.
Der RanartenppSei.-&as SobannisfGferdben.
13per GraGblunssn. 5ts iE atfH ,t
Die Sppienb ltben. Gin. gessbenb.it aus benz
9eben zines aruien 9prfs s9ullebrers.
SaS . nmenfoeSdben. Cine Gridblun9 Dem Bill
benSen Mfter 9eipiomet. sqff
seofa BON 1aaneabnrs. Cine Gsf@i&te BEG Utter.
tbunis. fltl3 M Ht tIl -t .fAr
@enofepa. Sine Der i61uften unb rabrenofen Ce
fbidten bes IItertbums.
pie Wadtisag. Gina interefants oei6iuts.
Robert, Der 70 tfenfnabe. Obsr: Das @nbsnfen
sus aa as Der y,as Wvsmoussr,,.
g ieben &rsdb unsenJ mSz g
Sannetpn unb INNATE.
emma pDn '~Sinfenfesn, ODr oOit ma&t xfss
BiIbs Ecu. Sin sdaiati&ss 0.mdISs.
SaS per prene Rtnn. i"Nt"*- ttN
Ias Sdubd,en pas g%aaubfbipa.s EEaaserai
Der cute 6riseTl. nnS Der bpie Btstri@. .
Die @rafin Julia, Opsr: ainbliAs aisbs, areas
@ottfrieS, Der iuuse @inaeslsr. t4n hi sal
ger 0brttf5aum. r tf.r,a. "a
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e~upisrmimsem ans .@elsfaae. eas sDsel.
nRarsaretba Biamcben. Die aBalSeapene. Das
Die ssmersbranfs. xsaNsrautb asm ssbsin.
Der %iamamtrins. Cas MarienbtIe.
, 1875-11-24

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eSNV slanat far untere neusn @olbfecs rn.
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pier. @roRe @innabmen NIT Zidbcrbeit ee'
lmad6t. Wan ffrsite ipfort am &ireuIare on .. 4.
.@uernrap, publifber, Concord. n. y. 4gD4mL
, 1875-11-24
Eauisnb TIM Druid na& yasm Rcnar
MMTauenDer Grfpla.

Gin Assnt psreisnt $tt2 tn pter Eas,a uns Elm 4nlt.
rsr $45S tn 3 Gasea sNrA ben 0srfauf ron
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%ne6nnJen. Abenteuern umb BunSsra auf
untsr Der see: 2audea, SGItmmen, Rate bspsl3sn .s
anti 2S5 ~pahsnetn Abpilpunesn. grsis Su sera atsSria
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Nrtbnr'S lcttes unb 9r0Btes.
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Dieies pplencetffe @ere oieies Ntteranen Der
Nmerltanil1en <eratur bat ais Bormurf eiuen De.
Soltss beriibrt uno 8iebt einen idredliben ~lieberblid
uber l(sueL lpel5es es blosltelt. 9tuRerpreentltd,
lpannene nns aufrescnc, wiro es pDn Mlen nit
banben. 9Br Iunb enti6IoSsu, oas BUD in ieosr IA.
mile Des aan6es 'einjufibren uno oIterren nod ME
ca9eipeiene Sprtbeile alien mannli1en uno meiblis
9eI Subleribeiltenlainm!ern. 9eir ~perlanssn iiberaa
N9eiltet lllo ldlden gratis auf 8erlaneen Yeoineuns
gen uno beldrelbenDe Girculare. 8. NJ. Gtpebar.
II. 60, 1913 @beltnut Str, pbila. 4gB2r,is
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Pathways of
TENE HOLY lam ND.


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dibte, Mltert3umer, @inlpobner uno Gebensart. nab
sen t.tjlli@ ecma@tell sroBen @ntoeduuaen. Der pala.
Itina @rioei1un0s=Srpeoition geiro auf ben eriten
. ID ettauft. S6rei1t nah uuiern @rtra s9eoin9un.
gen fir &9enteu, uno iebt. W9rum es uertdufliAer 1T,
osnu elm onoeres BUD. National Nublifbing Co.,
4aBsiIns philadelphia 4s.
, 1875-11-24
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Wiaiam Gramer's @~etlpaafer.
pateutirt am 10. Mai 1876

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Die Wirtuna btsfes gFaRers IA bepunseruuaswartia
80 rtatrt iein paafsr, mel6ss btefes absririft.
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ais Elm lniperfdlsSouSmistel e%tapfebien.
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ss tets i'm 9auie unb tn Der ~9Dertfdtte psrrdtbie balten.
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ar3tiidc 5alfe su rsautrirsn, ROO bat mon, bet ~fotornses
anpenbung, einen Berluft on Mrstitssett au befurAnn.
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naHi8ffen diten @efdbpsre. Bon gang befpnpsrn
getrtuns H. 60 bet SAuRs, Sieb gtidb,, Sdbnsfr.,
Bis nnb Guetfcbwuncen; b dlimmsn BrLfen.
rsl& roffise Wdsel sibt es iein bsHsrss Mtttel. :
get pnbnerau9en filt es Mot MUIR ben S1n1sra 10.
fort. tcnbera befe,itet ~tisiilben bel ttnem @strau~s scn
s bis 10 3aetu sdnsli6.
> pt.9tprt: albert 6. Duns's apUtbsis. No. 81
90 arp.
NETS per gsr ntbf @sbrapdssnwetfums so Ients.
9reba5sn In. aaea 4~potbetsu, fswie an Der Gtsarrer.
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uao Girculare frei per Dot ~uerianbt. ft3es
4SS27ap. s. y. NSblte u. Co., Neiparf. q. $
, 1875-11-24
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ts.p mat elegant broflrt. slff
preis pro Rane SO Vents. @ebunhen In eetn
manh prp oanb % 4enss. i3
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auBeroeR Aus
poHfanbige Nve> a mIuna
bon 8riei.n, Rebulnsen, CsSung.n, Gontraften
2SedlelH, Nnlpei lungen, ,Seltungs .Nuuouesu.
4,. Geibdttsfarten &C.
Giebenjebnte NuHase.
! ~appoedel sebhitOeii, 80 Gents, nit 9sotr WHdtr,
60 Gents.
Sic Contribution Der Ser. gtGaten,
ns51t Srlduteransen uno seididttider GinIsituns
Sur ~ipesieuen Benasuns fir
Gintpanberer unb Sbulen.
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bon
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NIT 0aiesrefuns, $1.50.
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c~jnftructiDe Mntpeifune
Slr @niertieuns aIer Mrteu $500.
Yaiteten, Sorter utlb Gierrabnte,
bon c tto 6riecrid, prattiiher Waitetsn : Bidder.
NIrciA 2 < fGn.,4A
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c groben fir Ieenten. Ladies' COm-
~ binatiOn Needle-E8O0k, nit
" Gbromos. Mian IHide einsn stamp.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

WOMEN AT THE CENTENNIAL. - The
breaking of the ground for the Womans Pa
yilon at Philadelphia has made the Centen.
NAL as it relates to women, topic of CONVEX
sation in social circles, and stimulates the en-
quiry in view of the near approach of the
hundreth anniversary, of what is being done
among women to make the representation a
respectable one. II is considered high time
that women bestirred themselves in the mat
ter, and setting aside the fact that republics
have been and are ungrateful that they af-
ford no legitimate opportunity for the better
sex to display its administrative ability 90
magnaumously to work 10 help the Centen-
NAL to be worthy of the occasion, and prove
that recognition is not for want of capacity.
1t is little surprising that tho Woman's
Congress did not act upon this matter at its
recent session in Syracuse, but as it did
not, it would probably be good plan for a
society or committee of ladies in every town,
city and village in the United States to set
themselves instantly at work TO collect what
ever can be discovered representative Of the
special labor Of women for the past century,
make list, and apply at once to have it adj
mitted and classified.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
A Cattle King.

A correspondent of a Western Journal de
scribes some of the immense cattle ranges of
our new territories. lie represents the CHS
holm range, near Santa Fe New Mexico, to be
about forty miles square, containing one thou
sand six hundred sections of land, but this is
exceeded in amount by the Iliff range in
Northern Colorado, which is one hundred
and ffty-six miles long, extending from
Juesburg on the East, TO Greeley on the
West. The owner of this rancho, Mr..
j. w. Tiff, is regarded as the cattle king
Of the United States. lie has twenty-six
thousand cattle upon his range, and has adj
yertised for twenty thousand more of year
ling Mexican cattle, to be delivered next year,
and for which he will pay seven dollars,
eleven dollars and fifteen dollars per head, ac-
cording to quality. His herd increases at the
rate of about seventy per cent. annually, and
his sales are about one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars year, his cattle bringing
him an average of thirty dollars per head,
The expenses of maintaining the rancho are
about fifteen thousand dollars per annum.
He buys no grain, and cuts hay only for his
horses. The cattle subsist entirely by graz
ing. His employees number from twelve to
thirty-fve, and he finds use for one hundred
and sixty head Of horses and mules, besides
large quantity of farming implements,
such as moving machines, wagons, tools, etc.
He ships yearly from Julesburg and Pine
Bluffs on the Union Pacific, and Deer's
Trail, on the Kansas Pacific. The great
drawbacks to the proftableness OF his bust
ness are the losses by theft and death. In
the winter Of 1871 and 1872 his losses this
way We're estimated at over one hundred
thousand dollars
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
State OF Vermont.
A PROCLAMATION.

IL obedience 10 the custom OF our fathers
custom having is origin in the relation Of mar
10 his Maker-hithorto sacredly observed aud
handed down by their children until it has be
come Of national regard, and in accordance with
the recommendation Of the President Of tho
United States, hereby appoint THURSDAY, TIN
TwENrY-rmrH DAY or NOVEMBER, A. ID 1875
a day Of Public Thanksgiving and Praise to Al.
mighty God And recommend that, ON that
day, the people Of the state, abstaining from all
unnecessary secular labor and employment, as
sembe at their chosen places Of public worship,
there as well rs in private devotons, to give
thanks and praise to the Supreme Ruler Of the
Universe for the innnmerabe blessings bestowed
upon us as a state and as individuals, and make
Thanksgiving Day truly day Of giving thanks ;
thanks which give expression not only in eNer-
cises Of public and private devotion but also In
remembering the needy and distressed, by acts
Of mercy and deeds Of charity and bcnevolence
Given under my hand and the seal Of the state,
IN Executive Chamber, at Montpelier, this
eighth day Of November, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-fve and Of the independence Of the
United States the one hundredth.
AsAIEL PECK
By THE GOVERNOR:
w. 7. DuIlNGHAM,
Sccrcidyy Of Girl and Military A6dirs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

a Coon REsULT.-The satisfaction felt al
the success of John Morrissey, in New York
is not due to any admiration for the man as
an exponent of reform and honesty in poll
ties, but to the feeling that the defeat OF
Tammany is in itself point gained every
time, and that he was the only man who
could have done it in that district, under all
the circumstances of the case. A Republi.
can or anti-Tammany democrat of high char
acter and fastidious tactics would not have
had ghost of chance, but Morrissey
when he made up his mind to fight, and
sailed in with his sleeves rolled up, could
beat Tammany with its own weapons
Moreover, whatever may be thought of the
man, he is no plunderer of the public treas
ury, and has rough energy and fidelity to
his own notions which are better than Peck,
sniifian pretensions to superior virtues which
he does not really have.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

A TIMELY PRAYER.-The Princess Of
Wales and the Queen are said to be both
very much depressed and anxious about the
result of the Prince Of Wales voyage to
India. Dean Stanley preached farewell
sermon to him, which was far from comfort
ing. lie took for his text, How can en-
dure to see the destruction of my people ?"
and he asked his hearers to pray that the
Prince might not be assassinated, or
drowned, or carried off by the cholera.
We pray" he said, that his journey might
be blessed by all things which are holy,
lovely pure, and of good report, and that he
and his suite may so demean themselves that
wherever they go the name of England and
OF English Chrstendom shall not be dshon-
ored, but that they may act as Englishmen
ought to act; that their morals shall not be re-
Jared, nor he sensual flag raised" tits prob
able that Albert Edward will not relish the
plain talk of the last sentence,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
A Popular Superstition.

A lady of great accomplishments, and one
who has had considerable experience of life
none other than the wife Of Captain Bar
ton tho renowned African traveler--has
Just published book, in which she forctells
much peril 10 England, aud especially to
Queen Victoria, il that sovereign persists in
retaining in her possession the celebrated
Kohinoor diamond. That stone has always
had bad reputation. 1t is said, though
without sufficient reason, to have been dis
covered in the mines Of Golconda, and that
in consequences of some terrible deed Of
cruelty perpetrated on its finder, his dying
curses still cling to il.
According " Mrs. Burtou's history of the
gem it has always brought misfortune to it.
possessors. The first aud second owner,
were each driven from their Kingdoms, and
those who fell heir to it were strangled OF
assassiuatcd one after another, in disagree
ably monotonous way. A great conqueror-
King Of Persia named Nadir Shah-swepl
over the East, and.carried everything before
him until he reached Delhi, and carried the
Kohinoor of with him. lie was soon after
assassinated, and his jewels stolen. It's next
possessor was poisoned the two next had
their eyes put out, aud so on-disaster ever
following the stone till it came into the pos
session Of Runieet Sing, the Lion of The
Punjab. He died soon after then his son
was poisoned, and at brief intervals his grand
son and his great-grandson also were assas
sinated. Anarchy followed; then came the
conquest Of the Punjab, and the British
came into possession of the stone.
Mrs. Burton follows its fortunes to Eng
land and shows how Lord Dalhousie, who
sent it TO the Queen, died soon after thai
the Duke of Wellington, who gave the first
stroke to the new cutting, died three month,
later, aud that the Queens own husband
died little later. She conjures the Queen
to discard the stone, and never wear it again
for ill-fortune of the most pronounced kind
is always connected with it. She says that
this singular property of the gem was re-
vealed to her in dream, which a subsequent
examination of its history confirmed.
The belief in the occult potency of gems
for good or evil is one of the oldest supersti
tons of the human mind Ever since pre-
cious stones have been known and valued
it has been believed that they exercised
some powerful influence, for good or evil on
their possessors. They have been worn a.
amulets to exercise evil spirits, and to frus
trate the wicked Vaccinations of enemies
Each of them had some special virtue th'
amethyst preventing intoxication, the dia
mond gave courage and fortune in war; tn,
topaz was guard against infection, and Sc
on. The largest diamond in the world be
longs to the Rajah of NATHAN, who thinks it
possession is the secret of his family's for
tune. Many years ago the Governor of Bor
neo tried to buy it from him, and offered il
exchange 100000, two war brigs, FULLY
equipped, and large quantity of military
stores. 1t was all in vain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

COMMON School TEAcnlNG.-lt seems
as if eventually there will be an authorize.
tive definition of what may or may not be
taught in public schools. For twenty-three
years, sewing has been one OF the branches
of female study in the Boston schools. Prac.
tically there would seem no objection to
teaching girls needle-work, but some Boston
ian got crotchet in his head that it was be-
yond the power of the directors to introduce
any technical education into the schools if
girls have to be taught sewing, why not in
struet the boys in carpentering or shoemak,
ing. The matter was taken Into the courts,
which have decided in favor Of the objectors,
and hereafter the needle and thimble will be
banished from the schoolroom.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

TMELY.-A good suggestion comics from
New York state, which might well he adopted
here in New England. At the late session
of the New York State Teachers Associa-
ton. it was recommended that one day Of
each autumn and spring be kept as " tree
day and that on that day, when it shall be
possible, all of the schools shall plant shade
trees upon the school greens. Let our teach
ers consider this proposition at their coming
meetings this fall and winter. The sur
roundings Of too many of our school build
ings, especially in the country, are unattrac-
tive, cherries and forbidding, and anything
that can be should be done TO improve and
brighten them. And then we have, in this
New England of ours, as well as the country
through, given more attention to destroying
trees and improving nature, than tog grow
ing and cultivating them. 1t is good time,
now that reform is popular, TO reform our
customs in this direction.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

The commissioner Of pensions has fin
ished his annual report, which shows that
there are on the pension rolls two hundred
thirty-four thousand eight hundred and
twenty-one pensioners, decrease of one
thousand four hundred and twenty from last
year. The amount appropriated for army
pensions was 500, 100000. An unexpended
balance of S337,23l has been covered into
the treasury, The appropriation for navy
pensions was all expended but s3l ,G5l. Eff
teen hundred and thirty claims were investi
gated by special agents, Of which three hun,
dred and nine were found TO be fraudulent
Two hundred and forty-three pensions were
dropped on evidence of fraud, resulting in
saving nearly $4,000. Over $4,000 were
recovered from those who have been draw.
ing pensions fraudulently. The commits
sioner thinks the knowledge that an efficient
secret service exists, prevents large amount
Of fraudulent claims being presented, and
recommended the Enlargement of the service
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

NEED OF CoMrErrIoN.-The TRIPPING of
its telegraph rates by the Direct Gable Com.
pany, and the evidence of combination with
the old corporation, show that we have moth
ing to expect in the way of moderate tariff
for ocean telegraphing until there is more
competition in the business. We doubt very
much whether il is for the real pecuniary in
terest of the companies TO exact what are
obviously exorbitant rates, unless the capac-
ity of the cables is so limited that they will
have all they can do even at the high prices,
for the increase of business at lower rates
would more than compensate for the differ
ence. Moreover, this action will stimulate
competition, and we should not be surprised
to hear of new enterprise on foot for SPAN
ming the bed of the Atlantic with another
electric cord, in response to the demand for
cheaper rates
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

TuE report of the Fifth Auditor, Mr. Ella,
contains many interesting figures. The
cost of foreign ministers for the year was
s336,OOO. The consular service has sup
ported itself by fees, with $4,000 to spare
The total cost of the collection of internal
revenue, including special allowances and
office expenses, was s2,lS5,OOO, and the total
amount collected, sl03, 100000 The amount
of spirit stamps sent collectors is, in round
numbers, s62700,000; tobacco snuff and
cigars, s3O,O0O,000 beer stamps, 80, 400, 900
special stamps, sl0, 100000 adhesive stamps,
to agents, s3,6O0,0O0. Among the miscela,
neous expenditures of the State Department
were $40 900 for the expenses Of his Haw.
allan majesty, kalakua. The rent of prisons
for American convicts in Japan, China,
Siam and Turkey was $40, 400. The amount
OF awards TO British subjects was 81, $500