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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

A CLEVELAND (Ohio) dispatch to New
York says that business has improved very
much since he elections.
Mr.. HALL thinks that the democrats will
hardly havethe face t. vote down an amend
ment making the Potter investigation gem
eral, in view of the cipher dispatch develop.
ments, and talks of proposing it as soon as
Congress meets.
THERE may be no connection between
the two, but Humans position reminds us
of Mrs. Pa'tngton's remark about Esau
"lie sold hi birthright for mess of potash"
CONGRESS will meet on the second day of
December Thirty days from that date the
resumption act will go into effect: The
anti-resumptionists cannot possibly get n
repeal bill through both houses in that
short time, so that resumption on the first
of January is assured beyond doubt.
HENDRICKS may be resigned to the cipher
dispatches which ruin Tilden, and TO the
Ohio election which disposes of Thurman,
iiub lilN III lul' VI VIC oOlb HloutN
equally dooms him. Bayard is the only one
of the leading democratic statesmen who has
preserved his honor and consistency, aud he
comes from little state that doesn't count.
Tribune.
The New York papers are congratulating
Themselves upon the liberaity OF some of
their churches which have, during the past
year, raised magnificent sums to pay off
church de)ts. This is all well, uery well,
but if the making of these burdensome debts
could be avoided, it would be far better.
Build plairer churches, and fewer of them
unless they can be paid for without the
worry aud perplexity usually incident upon
such undertakings. The effect is democrat.
izing, and counteracts all the good that
might otherwise be done by the congregation.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23
The United States SenatOrsbip.

The last Cdied0nian has the following
"The agony is over, and Justin S. Morrill, is
booked for the United States Senate for six
years from next March, should he live SC
long. Mr.. Morrill, has been a useful and
honored representative of the people at
Washington, especially while he was in the
lower house, aud at the head of an importan.
committee; aud we are not willing or in
are some facts which candor, and justice To
our readers demand that we should say
"Mr. Morrill, is said to be seventy years
old--havng reached the allotted age of man,
That he is enfeebled in body, and weaker
in mind than formerly, is evident enough to
all who had eyes TO see and ears to hear,
since he has been about the legislature this
fall Nor is this strange; the wonder is
that with the work he has done he has held
out so long.
" Such being facts, it is not strange that
many people thought it folly to return him
to the Senate Tor six years longer. They
looked at the probability of his breaking
down entirely before his term should expire
This taken in connection with another we'll
known fact, that Mr. Morrill, is a timid
man, never aggressive and that this charac.
teristic would make his influence much less
in democratic Senate-as the next is to be
than in one strongly Repnblican--as the
last vast is not strange that men who
had the welfare of the state and country at
heart should desire Il younger man, and one
who could give and take heavy blows-who
could maintain himself and the cause he
espoused against odds. Such man is
Judge Poland tried and proved in both
houses of Congress; filling positions of great
responsibility, requiring untiring labor and
skill, he stands out the foremost man in the
state, and the one above all others who can
give Vermont a name and place in the
halls of Congress. Is it strange that some
of our people who remember Poland and
Willard in Congress want to be again rep
resented at Washington p
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

ALL TRUE.-At the Rochester town fair,
Governor Prescott delivered an address in
which he said, No class in the state has
stood up under the hard times in better
condition than the farmers. There has
been no class that has been better pros.
cations more promptly. How many far
mers in New Hampshire that have done
Legitimate farming, and have not been en-
gagged in side speculations, that have taken
advantage of the bankrupt law Z You can
count them on the fingers of one hand"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

WHEN Charles Francis Adams does not
get place in the Cabinet, he rushes out to
put " the brand of fraud on somebody.
N. b. When proposals to buy votes are
traced to the door of his favorite candidate,
Mr.. Charles Francis Adaps never has his
blacking-pot ready.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

LETTER from Fort Custer says the bones of
the brave soldiers who fell with Custer remain
unburied. aud some travellers have carried of
skulls as relics, while other have rings and
other trinkets made of the soldiers bones
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23
State Of Vermont.



TO the Freemen o, the Third Congressiono, District
ofMe state Of Vermont
Whereas The committee appointed by the Gem
eral Assembly to- receive and canvass the votes
given on the first Tuesday of September, A. D..
1878, In the Third Congressional District for q
Representative to represent this state in the Con-
gress of the United States, have given notice to
the undersigned, Governor of said state that no
person received majority Of all the votes given
in said district on that day. and have forwarded a
statement of the number of votes given for each
person. as follows. to wit
For BRADLEY ell9 votes
For william W. Grout ......,........... 6679 votes.
For George H. Waterman. 35I2 votes.
Scattering. la6 votes.
Noio, therefore, in consideration of the pre-
misses, you are required to meet at the same places
in the several towns, In said district where the
meetings were last held for the election of Rep
resentative to Congress- on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday, being the fifth day of No
vember next, at one o'clock in the afternoon to
elect person to represent this state in the Con-
gress of the United States; which meetings are to
be conducted in all things pursuant to the statutes
in such case made and provided
Given under my hand and the seal of the state
in Executive Chamber, at Montpelier,
this sixteenth day of October, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
I's hundred and seyeniy-eight and of the
1871 independence of the United States the
one hundred and third.
BIZ the Governor: REDFIEID PROCTOR
H. p. STIMsoN,
Seen CivR and Military 16dirs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-23

Tue one-hundredth anniversary of the estab-
lishment Of Sunday-schools occurs In 1880. II has
been decided 10 celebrate the event with an inter
national convention.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
What Kills.

In the school, as in the world, far more
rust out than wear out. Study is most
tedious and wearisome to those who
study least. Drones always have the
hardest time Grumblers make poor
scholars, and their lessons are uniformly
"bard and too long" The time and
thoush t expended in shrinking would be
ample to master their task. Sloth,~ gor-
mandizing, and worry kill their thous-
ands where over study harms one A
curse rests on laziness and gluttony. BY
the very constitution of our being they
are fitted to begetthat to rpor and de-
spondency which chill the blood, deaden
the nerves, enfeeble the muscles, and de-
range the whole vital machinery. Fret
ting. fdgeting, enaaui, and anxiety
are among the most common causes :of
disease.On the other hand. high aspiration
and enthusias n help digestion and respi-
ration, and send an increased supply of
vital energy to all parts of the body.
Courage and work invigorate the whole
system, and lift one into pu,er atmos.
phere, above the reach Of contagion.
Ehe lazy groar most over their <"sarduous
duties,' while earnest workers talk little
about the exhaustlng labors of their pro-
fession. Of all creatures the sloth would
seem to be the most worried and worn.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
A F1re-Fighting Snake.

i Unless the Brazilians are guilty of very
large storytelling, the snake they call
the surucucu is drawer tar then the buffa-
10; for it is averIed that, if a fire be kin.
died in the woods, these creatures glide
soutsof their hiding-places, dash straight
at the obnoxious thing, and scatter its
embers wish their tails; persisting even
though half roasted, until the fire is ut
terly extinguished. If a man carries a
torch near. their haunts,z.they pass and re-
pass him lashing his legs until he drops
it. when surucucu. Immediately Coils
itself about it and puts out the flame. A
diminutive terrier flour, acquaintance
used to act on the same principle, al
though bis hatred Of fire was limited
one. He had no objection to it in its
proper place, and would complacently
Contemplate the parior fire, and let it
Blaze ever 50 merrill =, without.so much
as wink; but the, sight Of lighted
piece Of paper reused Tiny's ire and set
him barking grievously; and if the paper,
were thrown ON the febr, he went for It
at once, deity scentriEings 70 stamp out
the flame without burning his toes.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05

ainpi Central railroad offer free transportation
81 donations and the Western Union Telegraph
company frank kilograms. No cases of fever
reported here. sssss:zesss %
s WASHINGTON, Aug. l.-Contrlbutions> for
the yellow fever sufferers thus far aggregate
IS 600. The Masons raised about 81 900. The
fire department appfo priated one days pay of
each member,l in the aggregate amounting to-
sl45,. and the work,meno Of thesnavy yard have
contributed literally. #
fever ss funds Today % ,o6s Total to noon,
CA1Ro, Aug. )s1.-The committee appointed
last night collected to-day about 5000 for fever
sufferers. This Is exclusive of the private SUBJ
4scription received this7morning.~ TT =
/ CHEYENNE, Aug j3l.- One hundredahd TWEEN
ty dollars We're sent to Memphis to-day by the
quartermaster employees at Camp CARING, and
800 by army officers at the same post, for the
benefit of yellow fever sufferers.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 81.-The Steubenville, o.,
relief committee sent 1856 to Memphis to-day
for the yellow fever sufferers. Collections will
be taken UP in all the churches tomorrow for
| the same ,pnrpose. E.,.,, Y.,., ,..r
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 3I.-The total amount
of subscriptions to the yellow fever sufferers
in Detroit up to this evening foots up 81, 534!!
| OF this amount $4S8 were subscribed through
the Detroit Free Press. The city has been dis
tracted and collectors appointed, who Wi II make
:
| the Free, Press will continue. and the amount
sent forward day by day to the various places
where it is; mostly needed.
+ SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3l.-About $4,000 were
collected here to-day. South Stockton raised
81. 200. More to come. Livermore contributed
! over $780, - ..!.-: .. LLAMA ~G>f $.8.
| ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3l.-The Merchants ex-
change fever fund now exceeds $18000,r and
several soliciting committees have not yet re-
ported. No remittances since to-day by the
regular committee, but numerous sums have
been sent daily by outside organizations.
TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 3l.-Hon. John Gutherie,
grand master of Masons, has telegraphed tc
| the Masonic relief societies of Memphis and
New Orleans authorizing these societies te
draw on the grand treasurer at sight for 5000
| CHICAGO Aug 81. * Contributions to the citi.
zens committee for the yellow fever sufferers
to date 1870; contributions through other
sources, $5, 682. Total 1924, 422. .:-7
CINCINNATI, Aug. 31.-The subscriptions to
the yellow fever sufferers now exceed 1000
CLEVELAND. O.. Aug. 3l.-The total contri
buttons to the yellow fever fund are $4,000.
LITTLE Rock, Aug. 31.-To-day has been very
warm: Our board Of health declares the city
was never healthier. Active work still proceeds
by the Howard association for the benefit Of
the fever sufferers. ''-
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
Our knowledge Of the Sun.

Our knowledge of the chemical nature
of the sun is now being as much advanced
by photography, for instance, as that de-
scriptiye work Of which
wrote in the first instance,
which deals with the chronicling and To-
cation of the various phenomena, has, in
its turn, been advanced by the aid of
photography. The increased power in
this direction recently realized by DR..
Jansen, is one which was absolutely IN
dreamed Of only a few years ago. It is
now possible to record every change
which goes on, On the sun down to a
region 80 small that one hardly likes to
challenge belief by mentioning it
Changes under one second of angular
magnitude in the centre Of the suns disk
can now be faithfully recorded and
watched from hour to hour; in other
words, chan. es ia cloud regions 10 miles
square in body 92,000,000 miles away
can now be chronicled. One ct the adj
vantages which have come from the in
PRODUCTION Of new apparatus has been the
possibility Of making maps of the solar
lines and Of the metallic lines which have
to be compared with them on very
large scale. Thanks to the generosity
of MI. Rutherford, the distinguished
American astronomer. who is making the
most magnificent diffraction gratings
hich the world has ever seen, and who
is spreading them broadcast among work
ers in science, We have now easy means
Of obtaining with inexpensive apparatus,
a spectrum of the sun, and OF mapping it
on such scale that the fine line of light
which is allowed to come through the slit
is drawn out into a band or spectrum
half furlong long. A complete spec
trum on .thisfscale when complete, las
hope it some day will be though certain
ly not in our timc,) from the ultraviolet,
already mapped by Mascart and Cornu, to
the ultra-red, which has quite recently.
for the first time, been brought under our
ken by Capt. Abney, will be 315 feet
long. This is considerable scale to ap-
ply to the investigation of these problems;
but recent work has shown that, gigantic
as the scale is, it is really not beyond
what is required tor honest, patient
Nork.-Lockcye IN Niaaeteeth Century.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05

dress was plain, but tasty and neat, set
off by a dainty white apron, and her SIM
pie toilet was, completed by a geranium
hair. Horace,in handsome dressing
gown and embDidered slippers, looked
every inch a gentleman, as he Isl @1.==assz =s
1.-THE situation made US confidential, and
I asked Mrs. Alden how she had man
aged to settle down into being such
wond tfes housekeeper. and she
said, L used to be somewhat inclinedstos
be careless in, my habits, and I suppose,
my friends had some misgivings as to, my
ability to keep housea Among my we'd
ding presents was one from a great-aunt
of mine who--wa1 wonderfully skilfuI
with her needle. It was the teapot-mat,'
and she held it up for nv inspection. It
was scalloped circle of scarlet broad
cloth, with q slipperrun down at the beel
embroidered in i1sin black worsted, with
the words. tNever get slip-shod.' ~ :
8 'This has been a COZ slant reminder
to me- Julia went on Were tempted
to neg lect any trifling duty for the ''5'9 t
time, my eye would fall upon or recall
the words of Aunt Mites motto, and I
would not only do what I had thought of
neglecting, but would do it little better,
if possible. Horace, 100, has kept me
from falhng=into slipshods ways by lis
own habits of~neatness. He. always
touches up his toilet for my sake before.
every meal, as punctiliously as if We had
" Of eeoutae;wlBa n 4sso - thoughtful
Of meal cannot BE less regardful Of him:
All these little things take few of the
precious moments Of our feeting lives,
but we consider their observances our
bounden and interchangeable duty.
Since housekeeping is the principal BUSH
ness have in hand, I want to do nv best
in that vocation; to be conscientious and
painstaking inthat as I would in teach.
ing musicUr any other accomplishment:
I:enJoy my work; it comes easy to me.
I take both pleasure and pride in it, and
| think the secret of my success in this
humble sphere of mine has been my
keeping every thing up from the very
first, and never allowing myself in the
smallest particular to fall into slipshod
ways.a1sn1, >, :,s:sa,---- 49, ,~.-. $50
Mark and Jane, now settled in their
beautiful, we'll ordered Christian home
on the banks of the Connecticut, only the
other evening spoke Of the two lessons
that December evening brought them,
and the lasting impressions they wrought.
chronological Journal.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
Instinct in Birds.

Prof. W. K. Brooks writes it st. Nic1-
ozas for July: No subject connected
with the history of the birds furnishes
more interesting material for study than
that Of instinct. Young birds Of differ.
emit species show that they have very diff
ferent degrees Of instructive knowledge,
Some are able to take entire care OF
themselves, and do not need mother to
watch over them; others, on the contrary,
are perfectly helpless, and need teaching
before they can do anything for: them
selves, except breathe, and swallow what
is put into their mouths. The young
chicken. a short time after. it leaves the
egg, knows how to take care of itself near
ly as we'll as does the year old bird. II
can run after Its mother, use its eyes, pick
up food, and answer the call of the old
hen; and it does ali this without instruc
ton How different it is in all respects
from the young barn-swallow! This is
blind and unable to run, or even stand
knowing only enough TO open its mouh
when it hears the old bird return to its
nest, and to swallow the food placed in
to it's open bill. Far from knowing By
instinct how to use its WINGS, as the
young chick does it's legs, it does not
learn this until we'll grown. and has had
several lessons in flying: and even then
it flies badly, and improves only after
long practice. After it has learned to
fly, it. is still very helpless and baby
like, and very different from the
bright-eyed, independent like chick OF
the barn-yard and, indeed the young o
all the Rasorss, or scratching birds, such
as the hen, the quail, the partridge, the
pheasant and the turkey. @@''-5 q.
r. The scratching birds are not the only
ones which take care of themselves. at an
early age. This is true of the running
birds, such as the ostrich; and the same
is the case with many Of the 7;wadine
birds, such as the Wookcock; and among
the swimming birds, there are several
kinds that take full care Of themselves
soon after leaving the shell arr rz<,zyf
Far from standing in need of instruc.
ton, young ducks take to the water by
instinct, even when they have been
brought up by a hen; and they know that
they are perfectly; safe upon it, although
the anxious hen tries in every way to
restrain them and to call them back.
,,z There are many ways in which some
of our Young birds show their really
wonderful instincts, but their is nothing
more curious in this respect than the
habits of the little chickens. which most
of us have the opportunities Of noticing
if we choose to take trouble. These
little creatures, almost as soon as they
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
President Rayes In Minnesota.

President and Mrs. Hayes and family
leave Washington on the Both Of August, on
the Baltimore & Ohio road for Fremont,
Ohio. On the I'd of September they leave
Fremont for Chicago, arriving next morn
ing. There the President will review the fire
department. On the Bird of September he
starts for st. Paul, arriving Thursday morn
ing (the 4th) early and breakfasting with ex-
Scnetor Ramsey. Then will follow public
reception on. the grounds of the State Agri-
cultural society, at the invitation of whose
officers he visits Minnesota. In the evening
there will be public reception. Immediate
ly afterwards the President leaves for Fargo,
D. T. Thence he goes to Bismarck, stopping
at some great farms for short time. Satur-
day he returns to Fargo, and Monday arrives
at Minneapolis and holds reception. He
will arrive at Madison Tuesday morning and
keep OF to Chicago, reaching there Wednes-
day morning. From there he will return to
Washington. ....,,,.. -,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05

are born, understand what their mother
"clucks' to them; they know that they
must hide when q hawk is about; they
often scratch the ground for food before
| they see their mother sor any other
chicken do so; they are careful not to
catch bees insteadpf flies iand they show
their early smartness is many ways
(which are we'll worth watching. I
E. e., But, sometimes, 20 brood Of these
youngsters find something that puzzels
them, as when they meet with a hard
shelled beetle, who looks too big to eat
and yet too small for playmate. ----
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1878-09-05
CASUALTIES,

A few.days since three young children
of Chief Engineer Venarbles of the water
works Toronto, were drowned. -
Maj. George A. Gallagher, prominent
lawyer of Little Rock, Ark, accidently shot
himself in the head with pistol, and his re-
covery is doubtful.
The. High, school building, at st.
Charles, Winona county, Mimi, has been de-
stroyed by fire, originating 10 tinihan's fur
mace. Loss SD, 1000. Insurance on building
$4,000; on furniture $4,000.
!. The elevator on the outside Of the foun
dry of Kingsland & Furgerson, st. Louis, late
ly fell from overlooking, instantly killing
Rufus Murphy. fatally injuring Frank Gala
han, and seriously injuring George Foster.
A collision occurred on the G. @. @. &
T. G. road abont IA miles from Daythn, o., be-
tween two freight trains, destroying both en-
gines and the cars, fatally injuring one
man, killing two valuable horses and destroy
ing large amount of property. Cause, a
conductors misinterpretation of orders.
-Four miles from Minneapolis, Mimi,
in the town of Richfeld, thelarge barn on the
farm of J. Stanchfeld, occupied by a Mr. Tur-
ner, has been burned. When the family were
awakened it was too late to save any thing.
Nine head ofcattle and four horses were de-
stroyed in the flames, besides rs tons of hay,
and a large amount of Agricultural tools and
machinery. The fire is supposed to have been
the work of tramp.
7 A serious accident occurred to an ex-
cursion train on the Grand Rapids g. Indiana
railway near Lockwood, Mich, on the % inst,
bv which thirty-fve persons were injured,
several seriously, and three fatally. Two Of
the coaches jumped the track and went down
an embankment. The train was filled with
excursionists from Manistee and Ludington,
bound for Grand Rapids. The wounded were
taken to Grand Rapids for medical aid. The
cause of the ACCIDENTS supposed to be a brok-
en- rail. ~ -.
A terrific explosion of the boiler of a
steam thresher occurred on the farm of Mr.. C
Fritz, two miles from Lewiston, Winona Co.,
Mimi, on the 29th ult., killing August
SIGNALLING, a neighboring farmer, Otto Fritz,
q boy IA, and three strangers named Mike
,Neimire, George .zLawrance, and Charles
Schmidter. A stranger named 6. Winderline
was severely injured, but not fatally Work
had been stopped to change the sleeves and
the engineer. neglected to shut the hampers.
The steam rose very rapidly and the explo-
sion occurred while the engineer had gone to
the separator. The engineer was not hurt.