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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
REDUCTION OF NATIONAL DEBT
AND GREAT REDUCTION
OF INTEREST.

From official sources we gather the
following interesting and encouraging
facts in regard to the national debt, and
the great reduction of interest, owing to
the refunding operations, which have
placed large share of the debt at low
rate of interest:
The total interest bearing debt at
highest point, August 81, 1865 was
S2,3Sl, 53O,249 Total interest bearing
debt when present refunding operations
end, August l. 1879, $l,797, 643,700.
Reduction in interest-bearing debt,
$3.50, 996,594. The annual interest
paid when the debt was largest amount
ed to $l5O,977,6 97. When the present
refuuding operations are completed the
annual interest will be only S83,773,779
an annual saving of SGT ,203,9l9.
The debt, less cash in the treasury, at
its highest point in 1865 was $780,
431,571. June l, 1879, the debt was
S2,O27, 182,468. The reduction of the
debt from highest point to present time
is 1929, 249, 1O3. The above shows an
average annual reduction of over .tftty-
t,0o million dollars.
The debt has been reduced since the
Hayes administration commenced $751;
599,679, the internal revenue having
been greatly cut down by exempting al
most everything but tobacco, liquors,
patent medicines, and few other things
from taxation. The tariff has at the
same time been reduced, so that the bur-
den on the people has become much
easier. When Secretary Sherman began
his refunding operations he found $780,
O22,OOO of the bonded debt which was
then due bearing five and six per cent,
the larger part bearing the higher rate.
Since then this large amount has all
: been refunded at four and four and a
half per cent, making an annual saving
of $14,297,l77. During the same time
bonds have been sold to buy gold and
silver for resumption purposes amounting
, to 100000. This has not increased
: the debt, but has made that portion O.
t it which bears interest larger, and causes
7 an annual interest of S3,925,000. Oh
e the whole, in the refunding and resump
: tion operations, this administration see
v an annual reduction in interest accoun
y of $1O,372,l77. During this time tn
! Halifax award has been paid, maxim
IS the debt statement S5,5OO,00O large
y than it would have been, had it not bee
It for this heavy bill. Secretary Sherma
|. is deserving of great credit for his Dol
}. and successful attempt to reduce the n;
tons expenses, and he must be consider
ed very profitable servant"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16

that scourge which our neighbors classes
with "potato bugs" We have learned
that among the most blatant and active
agents now in the field, are those who
are working in the interests of the books
now in use. We have never thought
the system of sending commercial agents
into the country to drum up custom a
necessary or an economical one, but it is
in vogue, and must prevail until those
who wish to purchase goods refuse to
patronize any house which sends out a
drummer" or until those who sell
goods do not employ them. In the book
matter, publishers saw this field open,
and they put agents in here, and these
agents have employed innocents like
ourselves, to assist in the work. There
is sharp competition, and the result
will be that the committee men will have
a great variety of new and excellent
books to Gull from. and they will be able,
in the competition, to buy books at
low rate.
The MONITOR has stated, and re-states
that the committee men ought to give
much care and time to the examination
of books, and, having decided what is
BEST ought to recommend the adoption
of the best. No parent will care to con-
| fine his children to one set of books,
, though they be only slightly inferior,
) for the important period of five years,
: because slight expense will be incurred
in making change.
t Bro. Camp wishes to have us give the
cost of certain books, and to point out
J, their superiority over others. We should
be glad to accommodate him in these
: requests, and when we. get price lists
s we will send him one, and let him judge
t. for himself. AS to the relative merits
s of books, that matter is in the hands O
e competent committees, and the public il
l. looking to them to intelligently anc
Is justly decide it. 1t wouldn't be RICH
e for the MONITOR to favor particula
n set of readers, and the Enpress to dea
lie ponderous blows for another set. VIVA
s. on earth would become of those interest
ed in other books, if this should be done
lp Just think of that, David We like tn
o. closing sentences of Bro. Camps articl
e, so we'll, that we give our readers tn
n. benefit of them, and emphatically say
rs 'them's our sentiments Just tn
at best possible things for the schools
a. should be done, and we trust that tn
,g various committees will, in the end, di
to cover just that thing
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
THE CHAMPLAIN MUTUAL.

Col. W. G. Veazey, Hiram Atkins and
R. F. Parker, the committee on the af-
fairs of the "late lamented" Champlain
Mutual Insurance Company, have made
their report, after thoroughly in
vestigating the legal status of the COM
pany. After briefly sektching the orga-
nization of the company and the moduS
operandi since the start, the report says:
"The managing officers made in some in
stances what proved to be injudicious
expenditures, but we do not find that
there has been on the whole extrava-
gance in the management. The officers,
or some of them, seemed to avoid respon .
sibility as the company became involved,
and manifested no such degree of energy
as the emergency and the welfare of the
company demanded. Judging from the
class of business that this company had,
and from the experience of other mutu
al companies during the same period, we
think that with united and strong man.
agement the company would have pas
sed the crisis. Under these circumstan-
ces the debts have accrued, and the pol
icy-hOlders are holden to pay them. We
have sought able counsel, and have en-
deavored to state to them the exact facts
in behalf of the policy-holders. The f.
nancial statement hereto shows what the
debts are, and that an assessment of ff-
teen per cent. If paid promptly, will liq-
uidate them, unless we are in error as
to those matters wherein we have been
obliged to make estimates. Litigation
and delay will increase expenses, and
proportionately the assessment required.
The charter of the company is strong
one, and makes all buildings insured,
and lands on which they stand, pledge
in the nature of a mortgage to secure
the payment of assessments. The pres.
ent officers Of the company are legal off,
GERS, Notwithstanding they have not fled
bonds"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
Special Correspondence.

NEW YORK, June 9, 1879.
In the cities of the American eagles
dominion the Alderman has come to be
regarded as mighty and high poten
tate who is practically as superior to law
common sense. Judge Gilbert of Brook
Ign, does not seem to concur in this gen.
eral impression. Sixteen alderman of
that town neglected to heed the mandate
of his court in regard to calling an cleo
ton. They never so much as thought
of taking any notice of the order, and
indeed, perhaps considered it as some
thing of an insult to their greatness.
Judge therefore of their indignant aston
ishment when they were summarily ar
rested and hauled into Court, where, not
being able to give legally satisfactory
explanation of their course they were
each allowed the alternative of paying
$3.50 fine, or spending thirty days in
the common Jail. There was a good
deal of wrathful suffering under this
unexpected blow, but the Aldermen
found that the judge meant exactly what
he said, and at last accounts were act
lively besieging the Court of Appeals for
a release from the penalties imposed. 1t
is to be hoped the latter court will up
hold Judge Gilbert. Aldermen in gen.
eral and the Brooklyn and New York
Aldermen in particular, sadly need such
lesson.
Notwithstanding the fact that in this
age of travel, great people from abroad
are no longer rarity in this republic,
quite autter of interest was excited by
the arrival here of this Duke of Argyle,
en- route for Canada to visit his distin-
guished son, the Marquis of Lorne.
Apart from his worldwide literary rep
utation, the Duke is a blueblood among
the bluebloods, his rank and ancestry
running back into the dark ages, and his
titles Of nobility numbering nearly twen-
ty. Beside all this, the Queen of Eng
land and Empress of India is his sons
mother-in-law, and his wealth enormous.
One would hardly suspect so much great
ness to Turk in the. small framed man
with gray-red hair and whiskers, high
cheek bones and thoroughly Scotch as.
pect who was met by crowd of the Gu.
rious as he disembarked from the Soy.
thia last week. His stay in New York
was limited to one day and he is now
enjoying the hospitality of the Governor
General of Canada and his royal wife.
1t will be remembered that | devoted
a letter, couple of months ago, OF the
great Woodruff scientific expedition
which was to have started from this port
last month. The failure to secure sufi.
cient members to cover the vast expenses
of the undertaking prevented its execu.
ton as proposed, and this week its ener.
get protector and head, Mr.. James Wood
ruff, died in this city from acute brair
disease. induced by overwork in connec
| ton with his fayorite scheme. Mr.
Woodruff was a remarkable embodiment
of courage and persistence. He seemed
to know no such word as discouragement
and after the failure of his attempt, in
which he had put great deal of money
he at once set about organizing a new
expedition, similar in principle. but bet
ter guarded to insure against contingen.
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cies. There is a good prospect of sue
cess for this later scheme, under the
management of Mr.. Arthur B. Proal,
who was Mr.. Woodruff's able associate
in the former enterprise, and who sur
wives to carry into effect the useful and
magnificent plan to which Mr.. Wood
ruff gave his life.
Coaching as pastime is an exotic in
America, but it seems to have taken a
pretty firm hold and bids fair to become
something of a national institution. 1t
was generally supposed that the fever
would be short one, and that last year
would witness its peaceful decease; but
the Coaching Clubs first parade of the
of the present season, which took place
on Thursday last, gave proof that quite
the contrary is the case. On that day,
eleven elegant drags formed in line at
Madison square, and with four impatient
blooded horses in front of each, and the
tops filled with gaily dressed members
of the club, and daintily attired ladies,
the parade presented brilliant picture
Probably 100000 would be a low valu
alton of the participating teams.
After eight months of unusually asst
dous, skillful and costly detective work
the perpetrators of the great Manhatter
Bank burglary, in which nearly three
millions of dollars in cash and bond
were taken, taken into custody. 1t turn
out that Waterman in the employ o
the bank was induced to cooperate wit
three or four of the most noted bank rob
bers in the country to make the haul ant
that they had to wait nearly two year
for the favorable opportunity which the
embraced. The action of the govern
ment in issuing duplicates of the stole
bonds rendered the booty of little value
the amount of cash found being yer
small RADIX.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16

1t takes almost column of space, in
the ErpresS, for Bro. Camp to show that
his editorials on school books are purely
unselfsh and unbiased. We antlcipat-
ed, when we made an allusion to one of
his articles, two weeks ago, that we
should call him out, and we heard after
wards that he was preparing "crusher"
for us. Well, we have seen it, and in
his opinion. probably, are pretty effect
ually crushed.
Bro. David starts out by saying, eve
have no interest either direct or indirect
in retaining any book now in use, or in
introducing any others +" But he stated
to us some weeks since, that he didn't
know what ''our folks" were going to
do about taking measures toward keep
ing their books in use longer Now,
sour folks, meant the publishers of the
old books, and "our folks" meant that
there was union of feeling, if not a
union of interest, between the publishers
who were making depository of books
with Camp & Stewart. If the old books
should be retained, this firm would have
the inside track in sale and profits in
this county; if there is a change in
books, this firm will have no special
rights over other dealers in books. We
can see, and we think others can see,
where there might be an interest and a
"bias" on the part of the Eapress pub.
fishers in favor of retaining the old
books; and the tenor of their articles
has been to cast reproach on agents and
on other publishers for venturing tc
place their books in the hands of com
mittee men, whose duty it is to examine
books with reference to obtaining the
best.
Bro. Camp thinks to make capital
against US. because we have been paio
for distributing the publications of D
Appleton & Co. We state the facts, anc
then let others judge. An agent of thi;
firm came to US some time since, on the
recommendation of a party in Newport, as
he said-probably not Bro. Camp-ano
desired to have US give him information
in regard to parties and places in this
county, and also to assist in distributing
his books. We assented to do so at 6
certain per diem, and have since spen
few days in the work We have me-
several of the committee men. have
found them earnestly and conscientious,
trying to do their duty in the Difficult
task assigned them. We have left then
a set of books, shown them some of theil
merits, and asked them to give them &
fair and impartial examination-thi.
and nothing more. Ii We have saio
aught against any book now in use, Oh
any of the various books in competition
let the committee man to,whom we have
said 1t stand up and recite loud, so al
can hear.
We have little more work to do, ant
shall seek to do it in fair and business
like manner. In doing SO we are awar'
that we are liable to be classed will
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16

A correspondent of the Charleston
NeaoS and Courier, Wade Hampton's
organ talks in this common-sense way:
There is very little doubt but that
the masses of the Northern Republicans
would grant us anything we asked, could
they believe that they dared to do so,
but they see in our demands, and the
manner of asserting them, the position
of Appomattox reversed. They fear the
is asked, not knowing but the Union is
still in danger if they surrendered their
hands to be tied. They are alarmed at
the course of the majority in Congress,
and are looking to their own self-preser-
walton. What can we reasonably except
them to o,when we are advancing in solid
column, and demanding of the President
what he has the right to refuse, under
the constitution, and which was not
absolutely necessary for US to ask at the
present time? We have everything in
South Carolina just as we wanted it (;
we have selected our best men to office
without any trouble for the want of these
amendments, and in the interest of peace
and harmony all over the land might
have suspended these demands until a
returning confidence in Democratic 10y
atty to the Union had won for the Re-
publicans themselves perfect willing
ness to have voted with US in the repeats
that we ask"
If the editors of the NearS really want
to see an era Of peace and goodwill be-
tween the sections, they had better hire
this correspondent to run this paper and
90 on a vacation.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16

against payment of the peace officers so
obnoxious to democratic ballot suffers
and mobs. But they will have no prac-
teal effect this year if passed, as they
hold only until another appropriation
bill is passed next year, and meanwhile
there are no Congressional elections to
require the Interference of q. S. officers.
The Infamous character of the con-
spiracy to steal Senator Kelloggs seat
in the Senate is pretty well exposed by
the evidence SO far brought by the con-
testant Spafford, who pretends that he
has title to it. Four of the eight wit
nesses subpenaed by Spaford to sustain
his charge of bribery against Senator
Kellogg have been disposed of already
with the most astonishing results. One
of them has been discharged without
testifying at all, it having been learned
that his evidence would tend rather to
criminate Spaford than to injure Kellogg.
Another has sworn that Spaford, not
Kellogg, bribed him by the offer of a
position in the Custom House to make
oath to certain falsehoods designed to
injure Kellogg. A third Spafford wit
ness swears that he received $500 cash
in hand to vote, not for Kellogg, but
for Spafford for Senator. Only one Of
the four, and he only upon a common
rumor and hearsay, imputes anything
wrong to Senator Kellogg. In short the
case is laughable failure, and the
democrats take revenge for it by arrest
, ing their own witnesses for perjury. 1
: is case Of bulldozing which might sue
e coed in Louisiana or South Carolina
E but will not in Washington.
1t is said to be doubtful whether Sec
f rotary McCrary will be confirmed a
e Judge of the United States Circuit Court
! A leading Southern Representative say
the Senate will take no action on tn
e nomination until the action of the Pres
dent on the several appropriation bill
D is known and if any of these bills al
S vetoed Secretary McCrary's nominatio
D will be rejected. This is what in tn
!. South is denominated high toned states
) manship and chivalry.
:. Poor Mr.. Thurman is terribly cut u
n by the failure of his little plan in Obi
d He puts on as good face as possible
re but it is hard to conceal his chagri
J. He tried to straddle the fence as we'll ;
10 any man could. but woke up to find TIL
Of his party had got down on the Gree
$. back side ahead of him, and that Ewir
h is trying to become Governor in order
to take Tuurman's place as Senator or
Presidential candidate. But they wi
k. all be saved the trouble of anythil
I'd further than this campaign. The pc
e. pie nowhere will swallow unadulterat
ic Greenbackism coated with the dem
e. cratic conspiracies of this rebel Congre'
ar and all Ohio democratic candidates W
be shelved next October. That is t
ne feeling here, even among conservati
IS democrats.
he The democratic Senatorial caucus y,
ID, terday could not agree upon action re
to tive to the Warner silver bill. So ma
l. democrats are opposed to it that tn
no uaIc nvV pIUss 1T. LvuAN.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
Remarkable Cure of Deafness.
STATEMENT OF
Mrs. M. A. Campbell,
SUTTON, VT.

DR.. SMYTH,
Dear Sir I'm answer to your inquiries concerning
my health. 1 am happy to say it is much better and
also the operation you performed my for deaf
ness of twenty years standing has been very
full Although 1 could not hear a sound in my deaf
ear before the operation. 1 can hear whisper
Thanking you for your kind attention and the great
success attending your operation my ear. am
Respectfully yours.
MRS. NJ. A. CAMPBELL.
Sutton, VT, March Is, 1877.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
RECENT STATEMENT
OF
Hon. Henry Ballard,
MEMBER OF THE
CHITTENDEN COUNTY BAR.


DR.. SMYTH,
Dear Sir 1T is about eight years since employed
you to treat me for Chronic Catarrh. which at that
time had troubled me for about four years. Your
treatment removed the disease that for the past
seven years have had no return of it, and do mott
hesitate to say that you have effected in my case.
complete cure. cannot too highly recommend your
careful and skiful treatment 1t has the double merit
of being entirely satisfactory while the treatment con-
tinues, and its permanent and lasting in its results
afterwards.
Very Respectfully Yours.
HENRY BALLARD.
Burlington, VT, Oct. 25th. 1873.
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CATARRH CAN BE CURED.
IMPORTANT STATEMENT,
HON. A. B. NELSON
DERBY LINE, VT.

To THE PUBLIC:
1t is with pleasure add another testimonial to tn
many DR.. Smyth has received for his skilful trea
ment Of chronic and obstinate diseases since comm
among US, nearly three months ago. 1t is now tw
months since 1 placed my son Charley, under D
Smyths care for chronic catarrh affecting his nos
head and throat quite severely, his main trouble ben
almost continued frontal headache with difficult
Ofbreathing through the nostrils and unhealthy di
charge passing into the throat. am happy to sa
all these symptoms passed away under the doctor'I
skillful treatment some time since, and have nd
doubt now of obtaining complete cure of the mos
annoying and dangerous disease.
A. B. NELSON.
Derby Line, VT, July 18th, 1878.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
Mr.. H. X. DEWEY
Cashier Barton National Bank,
BARTON, VT.

DR.. SMYTH,
My Dear Sir My little girl who was suffer-
severely from copious discharges from the ear wi
perforaiion of the drumhead and deafness, also na4
Catarrh, who was placed under your care last SUI
mer, was successfully treated by you-and is now
strong and healthy girl and we have reason to belle
permanent cure has been effected.
My wife and myself feel very grateful that we we
able place her under your care and cheerfully r.
ommend any suffering from these diseases
avail themselves of your experience.
Truly yours
H. K. DEWEY.
Barton, vt, May 24, 1879
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-08
Our Rowlesburg Lottor

~ Ro"lesburg il one Of the most
prominent points Of this county, we
thought the news from tins place.
might be Of some interest to your
many eaders.
Tue weather has been extremely
cold for the laet day or two. The
old 'iogies' say The collest they
have experienced for many years.
The energetic, and enterprising
lumber merchants, Messrs H.nkle
and EVERY have purchased first
ciass saw mill, and intend erecting
1t in, or somewhere close this place.
We have been informed that "the
Old mill property" formerly belong
ing to the r, L. & I. G, has been sold.
A Mr.. Doiph from Scranton Pa, is
the purchaser. Mr.. Dolph is a live
man and intends to carry on an ex-
tensivs business.
Mr.. NJ. E. Howe the most popu-
lar lumber dealer in this section OF
the State has iust returned from an
extensive trip to the eastern Cities,
with several orders TO fill. Mr..
Howe has carried on the lumber
business In this town for some time.
Being good business man, be was
one OF the few who fought TIA cir way
through the panic OF 70, and AS come
would have it, come out the big end
Of the horn. These gentlemen to =
gether with Daily aud Donahoe (whoI
also own mills in this place are do
ing thriving business. SO no loaf
eTs are seen around our "burg."
Mr.. A. II. Bowman has taken the
two children, Josie Thornton and
frankie Moore to raise. 1t was
thought for while that he over
seers of the poor would have to take
charge OF them. But we learn that
the Squire has adopted them ss his
own.
We know Of two country schoo
teachers not far from this place, who
should attend an institute like the
one the State provides IT Weston
Prof Bayles, the Principal OF our
school, has a Lolita" interesting
scholars.
Mr.. L. G. Hootop, haa ordered the
town council to repair the side walk
on church alley.
Our ob!igins friend Mr.. Stone, is
dong thriving business in the way
Of merchandising.
MOEE ANON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-02-08

EVERYBODY who pretenis to be
posted nova days knows perfectly
well that the sugar we use is not SUI
gar, but poison-some kind Of muir
ate OF tin, we beiieve. But it has
also been discovered that the coffee
we use is not coffee, but certain
poisonous blue clay, moulded into
the shape Of coffee seed, and then
colored so as to deceive innocent
purchasers. This probably accounts
for the mud in the bottom. of cup
of boarding house coffee While
this is no doubt all true, it can't be
helped, and we don't think it is po-
lite to remind people continually of
such unpleasant facts. Let US drink
our poison in peace.