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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
MAN & STATE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1875

81 have decided, my dear. Last night
your father and had long talk about the
matter, and we agreed -
"To let me gol" cried eager Mel.
No. dear Anxious for your truest good,
We we're sorry we should have to disappoint
YOU. But we cannot grant you harmful
pleasures" Mel bit her lip, while her brown
ewes filled with tears.
MAY ask your reasons, mamma p
Eyes. dear and feel that my sensible
little daughter cannot but be satisfied with
Them All the advantages you are now hay-
ing tend to make You at some future time
useful woman ia society. To obtain their
full benefit, your mind must remain uudi-
yertod from yourself, kept free from excite
ment and everything that will detract from
your health and strength. Parties will eX.
cite YOU, deprive you Of sleep, fill your mind
fuU of foolish faucics rotard You in your
school work. and make You thin, pale and
irritable We would sadly miss our bright,
blooming Mel. DO YOU wonder we refuse to
let you attend the party 2"
aBut only just once cannot hurt me"
pleaded Nell
Tho one party, my child, will be fol-
lowed hy n score Of them. II You go TO Miss
Shalbumc's the other girls will wonder why
you cannot attend theirs, and i'll feelings
wll arise. We will talk no more about 10
now Sometime You will thank me for my
course. Are you satisfied "
"IU try to be, mammal said Ncli but
there were few suspicious drops ON her
cyclasho,
The night of The party arrived Nel had
had very trying week at school for the
dr. Thought OF nothing else besides their
Fine prpparations. She bore it bravcly aud
after ten sat rssolutcly down 60 her lessons
which we're unusually difficult llali-past
eight found her slrApping them up with the
air oi a conqueror while She exclaimed
Now. mamma. they're an donc every one.
MAY run over and see Cousin Sue of ~
Consent was given. and Ncl entered her
uncle's yestihulc Just as Sue was descending
the stairs. ian cloud of lace and pink silk.
She felt % little choking in her throat, hut
said. with spice of Nickedness sue, you
look lovely. hut to-moT1w's French eNer-
else istarrihiy hard
And Miss propricty N,ayathomo hats
prepared for IT, ! infer Aren't you sorry
Won can't ro y" said sue, settling her hounce,
with satisfied air.
Mother knows best" said Neil, de-
cidedy then She went home. While her
sixth hour of sleep, sweet and restiul was
passing by, poor tired, cross Sue returned
home and YEARLY climbed the stairs 10 her
room.
Next day Nel came home saying ann
at the head OF all my classes Nomeoi the
girls were late others had headaches, all OF
them We're disagrooahle, and mono OF them
had half prepared their lessons. Professor
liarshly Wasver angry but ho thanked ms
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

Taking this assumed ratio, DIR. Anderson
estimates the cost of teaching geography, for
instance, in the Kansas schools, at S20l,0O0
and then goes on 10 examine the approved
text books, 10 see whether what they teach
is worth the money. After such general
facts as the proportions Of land and water
10 each other and to the wants of man the
functions of mountains, basins and plains in
the economy Of productions aud those Of
rivers, lakes and oceans in transportation 7;
together with the special contributions of
different countries TO human happiness the
description Of ones own state, and from it
as a starting point, the positions aud rela-
tons of other states the general relations,
in less detail, Of foreign countries these aud
similar topics, he says
But you might find page after page of the text
book filed with unpronouneeable names Of insig-
nifcani provinces tabular statements Of the length
Of hyers, long invoices Of African capes, ponder
ously stupid conundrums about the position Of
Asiatic towns, In the guessing Of which there is
no greater mental descriptive, than there is in
a brisk game OF Simon says wggle-waggle
Finding that 1t cost you over 500, 900 10 teach
what seems u a practical man, mere trash,
wouldn't you ask, Docs this payg Is the mem
tai discipline supposed to be gained worth this
sum- Cannot that discipline be given by the
study Of knowledge that will have q marketable
value 10 the pupil in his work-day life?
Turning again 10 the abstract you would no
tee that 1t cost you fifteen per cent or sos 600
10 teach reading writing and simple grammar
and In addition, ten per cent, or s20I 900, foI
higher grammar; over half million a year foi
instruction In the English language. This sum
might stanle you, especially when you found how
few Of the pupils could either spell orspeak every
day English correctly; and 1t might strike you
that perhaps $4,000 should furnish thorough
instruction in the alphabet, In the formation and
meaning Of words, In the service performed by
the verbs nouns, etc, Of sentence, in the change
OF idea wrought by change Of suffx or prefix,
in the clearness given to an idea by use Of points
and still furnish that thorough drill by which
alone the pupil acquires skill in the use OF words
as tools Al any rate, you would ask what cash
profit was going 10 children under fourteen, by
the $4,000 worth Of higher grammar Picking
up text book, you might find that, apart from
ro-stating the valuable elements already stated in
the simple grammar 1t did not give a single fac,
or hint that really augmented the skin OF these
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

THE IloRsE IL THE WELL.-It was queer
place for her TO get into, that well twenty
feet deep; but she had fallen in. How was
she to get out? She couldn't do it herself,
so her owner contriyed way to help her,
lie threw in some hay, and pounded it down
properly with a long stick, until il was solid
enough for the horse to stand on. lie kept
on doing this until the hay had raised the
horse TO the top, all but two feet and a half,
aud then she jumped out 1t took two hours
to fill in the hay and pound it down, but the
horse came out all right, except little cut
or two. Other animals besides horses some
times fall into deep places, and it will be
well to remember this way to get them out,
--Erclan9e
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10
Three Handouts of Grain.


r,.oo uondrnIs or Grain
ArAnAnln
One day I'm early spring Gerard Steiner
called his three sons, Adolphus. Henry and
little BERNARD. to his side. In his hand he
held au omen letter. The tears were ia his
ayes and his voice WINS very sad as he nd
iressad tbn,n
"You have often heard me speak. INV
children off INV brother Bernard. who left
home many yaars ago No enter into business
li.t,,t country"
- Yns " tbev ronliod. and th,y razed won
doringly nj t6eir father.
"WIl INV sons" h, continued. "vonr
upcle Bnrpnrl. having at last ainasscd a con.
siI.r,iJ, e,rinnn has Jetorr,innJ 10 RETURN
to lie native VILLAGE and take mo his abode
,,;,i, ,,o. for ,yc are tho opiv Two that no.
moin of a b,p,,y family Of seyen brothers
and fvo sistors -
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. liz sboulj have boon bero hy tbi. tim..
mo sou, " r',,li-d the father. Dbut AN nll.
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All ,o,, T" he ,dloJ 81 f,or lbot Won will
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ho ~ ,...,. IN d;.,,,t rity and h, de-.
sire. me to come to him that he may See me
once more. and that may assist him iu ar
ranging his affairs"
And YOU viii 20. father 2" said Bernard,
anxiously.
Certainly. my child And during my
absence cousin Jacob Reimm,r and hi, wife
Oil co,c, AMI t.l,o cara or tb, house for /
shall probably not return until ia autumn
as shall have to travel SOM distance and
in case of your uncle's death there may be a
great deal fnr me to attend Co.,"
Perhars he will get we'll. and then you
win brine him home with yuu"
8" / foar. Bernard. that may mot be-: for he
Writ. me word that the doctors say hi, ease
is homeless. Listen, now, attmtivelg. my
children. to what | am going 10 tell You
for it is n message To each of you from your
DIVING uncle. lie saws - Give handful of
rrain to each Of your children when you
leave them. to do with it what they think
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-11-10

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sLrEr Is deaths younger brother, and 80
like him that ! never dare trust him without
my prayers.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

INTERESTING DEc1sIoNs.-Two inter
esting decisions have just been made il
New York. In savings bank case,
in 1878, plaintiff had deposited to his
credit 1925 so. In April Of that year
one Cl.ukson distracted the plaintiff S
passbook from his trunk, forged re.
ceipt in the plaintiffs name for the
money due thereon, and drew the same
from the bank. The thief has not
since been found. Defendants by>laws
provided that possession of the passs
book was sufficient evidence Of owners
ship to authorize the payment OF
moneys due thereon without further
inquiry on its part. There was some
evidence going to show that Clarkson,
upon presenting the pass>book at the
bank, acted in manner calculated to
arouse suspicion; also that there was
material difference between the forged
signature and the plaintiffs signature
as written in the signature book of
defendant. Defendant claims that,
having over $4,000 depositors, it is i'm
possible that the officers of the bank
can recognize them all, or even become
familiar enough with their signatures
to always detect forgeries, and that the
bank is protected by the by law before
mentioned. The court decided In
favor Of the bank.
Edward M. Worden brought suit
against the Guardian Mutual Life In.
surance Company to recover on a
$4,000 non forfeising policy On the
life of his brother. 1t appeared that
the terms Of the policy provided that
the insured should have thirty five
days grace within which to pay his
premium. The insured died with the
premium twenty-tour days overdue,
which was then paid by bis brother.
The company defends on the grounds
that the thirty-tive days grace was per-
sonal 10 the insured, and could not be
available 10 any other person. The
general term Of the Superior Court
holds that the terms Of the policy were
practical insurance for SIX months and
thirty-fve days, 1.-THE premium being
payable semi-annually,] aad that the
premium being in this case PAID within
that time the plaintiff was entitled TO
recover on the policy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

A FEDERAL JUDGE ON CIVIL R1GHTs.
1T has already been announced that
Judge Brooks, of the United States
Court for the eastern district of North
Carolina, in his charge to the grand
jury, at Wilmington, had declared the
civil rights bill unconstitutional and
void. The Star of that city gives the
following summary ofJudge Brooks
charge:
.sNo court, said his honor, would
presume to declare unconstitutional and
void an at Of the Legislature if a
doubt remained upon the mind'of the
Judge as TO the correctness of this
conclusion. bit if, after careful con
slderatiun, there was no doubt left,
then his asty is clear and he must not
l...s:tate And so his honor has been
u ca.ht to ! j " the act Of Congress III
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

We notice in several of our exchang
es that the subject Of holding Senate
rial Convention is row receiving some
attention. We have not considered it
of sufficient interest to the people to re-
publish the remarks Of our contempo-
raries. Whether convention is neces
sary is a question. In district large
~ democratic, the whole subject might
very properly be left the to people. But
if one be deemed necessary, we can see
no reason why cur candidates should be
brought out now, as the election will
no, be held before next fall. Let us
wait with patience, at least until We as
certain who are elected to I'll the coun-
t. offices at the May election. T hele
may be found among the defeated cam
didates excellent material for the Sena-
tSial roll.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13
Mrs. Tiltons letter to Judge Nelson

Mrs. Tiltons letter to Judge Nelson
gives another melodramatic shade to
the Beecher trial Her appeal against
divided verdict" Of the jury as likely
10 dishonor her and her children is
darkly hghtened by her soul crying out
against the acknowledged fact that she
has unconsciously eliminated herself
again and again. She afirms her
innocence, would like to tell her sad
story, and Acknowledges the frequent
talsehood wrung from her by com
pulsion, though she is unwilling to re-
veal '';he secret Of her married life
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

Mr. Justice Fields, of the United
States Supreme Court, in dissen ting
from the opinion of the court delivere d
in support of the validity Of the judg-
nent Of a provost court in civil suit
IN New Orleans during the war, holds
that such a court has jurisdiction
limited to minor oftnses tending to
disorder; and to assume that the laws
of the State, by which alone the case
could be tried, authorized provost
court to dispose of it is proposition
(which the dissent has barely the
patience to state, but none to attempt
refutation Of"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

Five men, supposed to be confidence
operators, have been arrested in
Pittsburg, Pa. They are believed to
be the parties who attempted to rob
the Peoples Saving Bank in that city
While the cashier was alone three Of
them entered the bank separately, APP
pearing to be strangers to each other.
Two of them engaged the attention Of
cashier, while the third succeeded in
getting behind the counter Their de-
sign was frustrated by persons who
had observed their movements on
entering the bank.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

question and felt bound to instruct the
grand jury that the criminal provisions
OF the civil rights bill were unconstit-
ntional and void. After very clearly
and forcihly stating his own views on
the subject he read at large from the
able opinion Of Mr. Justice Miller, Of
the United States Supreme Court in
the celebrated slaughter house case,
ard cited also the opinion of Justice
Bradley ia the late case OF the United
States against Cruiksl,anks, in which he
was fully sustained as to the power OF
Congress to legislate upon the privi-
leges and immunities OF the citizens"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13
The MINERS TROUBLES.

poTrsvILlE, Pa, May Give have
reports again this morning from the
upper coal region indicating constantly
increasing outrages committed of late
and of lawlessness becoming more
violent. At several places where the
miners have showed disposition to re-
sumo work, threats and coffin notices
have been posted about the mines as a
warning A large p inch WIRE rope
used for drawing coal by Philadelphia
and Reading Company over the Cor
don planes, was cut in five places with
an axe, compelling a suspension of
coal shipments from Shomokin and
points above for a day. A large num-
Der of special policemen from Reading
pass over the planes daily, and it is
thought intention was to kill them by
the rope giving away, though it was
discovered in time to prevent any such
danger A Waterman on duty at
Locust Dale colliery was attacked by
miners, sustained injuries and robbed
of his watch. An attempt was made
to wreck the Pottsville passenger train
on heavy curve al Big Mine run last
evening by placing an iron railroad
chair Or large, heavy log across the
track. Although the train was runs
ming fast the engineer made the dis
coyery in time to slacken its speed
sufficiently TO it, the cow-catcher
throwing the impeachment off the track.
At a late hour last night the railroad
telegraph office at Locust summit was
burned to the ground. Total loss.
W1KEsBARRE, Pa, May 6.-To day
was the time set by President Parrish
for the miners at Sugar Notch to re-
| sumo work 81 he would have tie pumps
stopped and allow the mines to fill up
The miners still refuse to go in and
the pumps and other machinery viii
be removed at once There is nc
prospect of the strike ending soon. Thu
miners are as determined as ever anc
every day receiving aid from othe
sections. Daring this week they re
ceived 1OS barrels of flour and
quantity OF groceries from tue miner
of small companies at Pittston and hav
the promise of 200 barrels more to-
morrow.
Last night the house Bernard Nc
Dade, a miner, living in Kingston
was attacked BY a gang of men, womel
and noys, and McDade beaten until hi
life is despaired of. His house wa
nearly demolished. McDade has bee
working throughout the suspension
When the gang left they told him tina
he would he killed if be went to wor
again without the consent of tn
Miners National Union. A warran
was sworn out for the arrest of tn
whole gang. Messrs. Waterman {
Beaxer have ordered the miner
who occupy their houses at Kingsto
to vacate them by the 18th inst The
mean to enforce this order and troubl
is anticipated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

Mrs James A. Oates, the wellknown
actress, has dissolved partnership, mat
rimonial and professional with her Sec
on husband, Tracy Titus. 1t appears
to have been case of mother>in law
Mrs. Oates's mother having cross-ex'
amined Tracy in regard to some lacy,
and his memory, like Beecher's being
defective. Mrs. Oates put her husband
out her apartment and her business.
Now Mrs. Oates runs portion of the
theatrical company and her husband
another, rendering the house divided
against itself and marital divorce immi-
nent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-05-13

The first instance of colliery being
burned during the strike in the Penn
sylvania coal regions occurred Tuesday
nj s,ht, when the breaker at the Ben
Franklin mine at Don.yville, near
Shamokin, was destroyed. 1t was
owned by Douty & Bomgardner, and
their hands, two hundred in number
are left entirely without work, there
being none to be had elsewhere in the
regions. 1t is believed that the fire
was the work of an incendiary, AT
Girardyille, Pa, special engine with
Superintendent Alhanden, Of the
Mahancy branch road, on board, was
stoned, and the engineer made a narrow
escape.