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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
State Expenses.
GFrom the Brattleboro Reformer.l

IFrom the BrattlebOro Reformer.l
No intelligent man questions that
Vermont's state expenditures are
shamefully high, or that there must oe
considerable rottenuess in some depart
ments of our government to cause the
great total of extravaganza. And the
worst of it is that the expenses
keep increasing, though the state is
practically out of debt, and prices and
values are continually going down.
Every sensible man knows that S2oO'-
600 would pay all the legitimate eNpen'
ses of the state, and still leave COM
Portable stealings for the party paupers
whom it is the peoples duty to sup
port. =.
Four-fifths of the Legislature realized
this fact, and went to Montpelier with
the determination to retrench and re-
form. But they were Outgeneraled and
conquered by the official ring with the
assistance of the minor rings and the re-
suit is that the aggregate tax for the
next two years is increased from 30
cents to 20 cents on the dollar, and
even this the treasurer says is one han
dred thousand dollars less than will be
required to pay the bills.
To realize how outrageously high
these figures are, it is only necessary to
compare them with the expenses in old
times, or in other states. In 1889,
when the population of the state was
more than half as large as now, the to-
tai expenses were only $51 ,498 SO, as
against over 100000 now. The total
onnrt expenses were only 1864 SO
against over $4,000 now.
New Hampshire with its large cities,
floating population and peculiarly cor
rupt politics, would naturally require
more money for its government than
Vermont but its total expenses, exclu-
sive of interest and payments on more
than three and half millions of debt,
are only about One-half as much as ours.
From 1874 to 1877 New Hampshire's to-
tai expenses ranged from Sl74,2S0 40
to S2l0, 223 81, as against between four
and five hundred thousands in Yer
mont.
The following items illustrate the
difference between the states:
Neao Hamp Vermont
Salaries -;--- $50 91l.4l si1' 40 @
f keforP Pr School 9I IIa 1897 ss5 Is
Support of insane, deaf
dumb and blind. .....-.. 15176.91 3l,32s61
Total court expenses 26,O97.s2 over 300 600 90
This last item, ''court expenses" is
undoubtedly Il vast mine of rottenness
i'll Vermont. 1t includes limitless fees
for the support of pauper lawyer-poli
ticians, and for favoritism and petty
eXtravagances of all kinds, almost with
out number. There are great leakages
in fines and bail forteitures, and in hun
dreds of other ways, which can never
be fully realized by the people until a
thorough investigation is had.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

greater care than ever before. throw
out these random hints and suggestions
with great sincerity of purpose, hoping
that, like casting bread upon the wa
tiers, somebody will pick them up, and
apply them to the general good of our
commonwealth. f. V. POWERS.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

e The catalogue of the University
of Vermont shows 80 students in the
academical department-19 seniors, %
juniors, % sophomores, and IL fresh
men and there are female students.
A noticeable feature in the publication
is the announcement of higher stand
ard of admission than has formerly been
reuuired
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
The st. Johnsbu2v
Cz9EElaa Co:

Under the new management,
will continue to sell Their
goods at the same low prices
they have been selling at.
Every person who is in need
ofany thing in Clothing, Hats
and Caps, centIemen's Fur.
nishing Goods, Buffalo, Wof
and Coon Robes, Buffalo and
Coon Coats, Lap Robes
Horse Blankets, &C., Shouts
take advantage of the Great
Mark-down i'm these goods,
Never could SO much be-
bought for so little money.
and the place where these
bargains are to be found is a,
the Corner of Main & Central
Sts., St. Johnsbury, VT.
ST. JOHNSBURY CLOTHING Co,
FRED. II. PARKER, Manager.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

Nor DEsIRABLE.-There is great
deal of good sense in the following, from
the Portland Press, and the season of
the year presents a highly appropriate
time for it's thoughtful consideration /:
"No! we do not want those flush tines
again. We have no desire to live on
credit luXuriously for decade and then
scrape and pinch for twenty years after
in order to pay our back bills. Sutfi-
cient unto the day is the debt thereof.
But if we can be content with the hum
drum existence of the days before the
war we can be happy. We are growing
richer every day, though the surplus
over daily needs is not all saving. 1t
is encIoached upon 10y the necessity of
paying old bills that are continually
falling due. Fortunately our backs
have been fitted to the seIf-imposed bur
den, and we are strong enough to carry
1t. 1t causes grOan now and then,
but we should be conSoled by the
thought that it is yearly diminishing"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

How TO RAISE THE PRICE OF HORSES.
The advantage of settling disputes
by the aid of lawyers and the law was
recently shown in Derby, in the case
Ezra Jewett VS.. Ed. johnson. Jewett
bought a horse of johnson for $3.50:
the horse proved unsound and a suit
was brought for damage. The case was
arbItrated, and it was brought in that
johnson should pay $40 damage. and
that each man should pay one half of
the cost, which amounted to SI36. The
lawyers fees are estimated 500. By
this reckoning Jewett's horse costs Sl96
and johnson loses his horse and $40 in
cash.-BartOn Monitor.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
Remember the Postage.

Subscribers living out of Caledonia county should
not forget remit ten cents forpostaSe with their
subscriptions. By the present law, publishers
have to pay the postage in advance upon all their
publications.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

court next March, when astounding de-
velopments by ex-President Conant
and ex-Cashier Bascom of the Brandon
hank and Others are expected.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
TO DELINQUENTS.

Those subscribers who neglect to keep their
accounts square, must not be surprised IT the
bills are collected at their expense. We must
have a settlement with all our subscribers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

p Walton's Vermont Register for
1879 is out, and contains, as usual, the
lists of state, county and town officers,
election and other statistics, and many
other things that every citizen, and
business man especially, should have
always.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

out and get his check certified" and
shortly return with it, took the bonds
and went. He has not since been seen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

MoLAssEs, ToBACco, CIGARS,
SUGARS, LOAF OR PULVERIzED; AP-
PIES BY THE PECK OR BUSHEL,
AND ALL OTHER GROCERIES
AT PRICES CHEAP FOR CASH, At
R0RINSON'S, AVENUE HOUSE.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
REMEMBER THE OLD STAND
TOEL R. SANBORN,S ESTATE

n; Eve are Agents for the New Davis Sew.
M Machme, WHICH does every range of work with
Incompatible facility. Call and examine.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
Worsted and Applique Patterns.

ottomans Sofa Pillows, Foot Rests Slipper Gases
"nppers Towel Racks and Cushions. Also
complete line of WOrsteds Canvass
es,;Eilling and Embroidery
Silks. Perforated
Board, &c
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
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THE NURSERY,

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10
GREAT REDUCTION,

Dry and Fancy Goods!
Prints, 5 and 6 cents.
cottons, 6, ?, 8 and sc.
KniCkerbOcker Dress Goods,
ITO is cts.
American Dress Goods,
IS, 10, 20, 25c. and upwards.
Black Cashmeres from SOC. to Loo
Black Silks, plain and bro.
cade, from S5c. to 2.25
Bargains in Underwear
Ladies Vests from IS cents t. S175
We have Just received a most attractive aSsorr
ment of
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-01-10

We have Just received a most attractive ,ss,rr
ment of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24
1,,rp1c,y TNFLUEyCE ABROAD.

Discussing German policy in the Pacific
Ocean in it's relations 10 English commercial
interests, The Pail Mall Gazette, alter speak
inc of Samoa, SAYS: d" We have always re-
GREETED that no notice was taken, III an0ther
"part of the Pacific, of the reciprocity treaty
" between the Sandwich Islands and the
"United States. This has been damaging to
Gus commercially, and American influence
fought not to be supreme IN the Hawaiian
Archipellgo.- 1t seems to us that the con-
verse of tins statement would be nearer the
fact. American influence ought to be para
mount in the Sandwich Islands. Their geo
graphical position makes them naturally n
commercial appanage OF the United STATES
San Francisco is their nearest continental sea
mort They lie on the direct route OF COM
merce between the Golden Gate and Austria
lin and New ZEALAND. Their shortest route TO
Europe is by way of our Pacific Railroad.
They look TO this country as their only protec-
ton against the greed of England for more
colonial possessions. They would long ago
have been the property OF the United States
had if not been for the Indifference OF our
people toward all projects for acquiring out
living territOry-a feeling that has caused
us TO be rather too careless OF the tate OF
petty nations and colonies lying within the
legitimate range of our influence. We have
furnished them with systems of government
Int have been content TO see the English,
Germans and French monoDolze their trade.
This state of affairs can not last much
longer. The time will soon come when our
merchants and manufacturers will conquer
from the Old World large share of the
trade of the West Indies, Mexico, Central
and South America, and the fertile archpela-
.roes of the Pacific, and when our commercial
interests in those quarters will be kcenly
watched and iealously guarded by our Gov
eminent. The l1isSes Jdire policy has had its
day. and will be succeeded by aggressive in
telGgent enterprise. A good beginning has
already been made by the business commu-
nifty. and the Administration at Washington
has given valuable aid TO the movement by
its instructions 10 our COnsuls, but thus far 1t
has been impossible to interest Congress in
the matter The reactionary effort in our
home politics, which seeks to give effect to
the beaten ideas Of the rebellion and power to
its leaders, necessarily distracts attention from
material interests. By-and-by the Bourbons
will receive a crushing and final defeat; then
there will come resttul epoch in our home
affairs and we can look abroad for oppOrtu-
mites TO increase our influence and extend
orr commerce When the intelligence and
energy of the American people are once fairly
directed toward the peaceful conquest OF
new markets for their products, no European
journal will remark that American influence
fought not to be supreme in the Hawaiian
L" Archipelago"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24
PERSONAL.

Senator Thurman and bis wife intend to go
to Nova Scotia upon the adjournment OF Congress.
MIR. Alexander Nicolson, poet, and Sheriff
ortne county of Kirkcudbright, scotland, Is mentioned
as likely TO be the first occupant oishe Celtic chair
In the University of Edinburgh.
Mosby, ext Confederate, is said TO look like
the ideal portraits OF Brother Jonathan Uncle Sam
HIS figure Is spare to meageDess, ana his
are sharp and aquilne. His eyes gray aud miid In
expression. HIS fayorite writer's are Byron and
BuiHer.
The Row. f. Beadon. Rector of Stoneham
and Canon OF Wells, was an English gentleman who
has lust died the age OF 1913. lie said to have
trbuied his long life chiefly 10 the facts that he had al
ways kept very early hours gong TO bed az 10 o'clock
much change OF clothing in going indoors aud out
Mr.. Charles j. BOnaparte, of Baltimore, al
though now made Independently wealthy by the inner
itance Of much OF his Grandmothers hoardngs. still
works hard IN his law practice and displays great
ability therein. He thinks. that the Prince In
peral Is dead that the Napoleonc dynasty never will
be restored Mr.. BOnapartr mas apparently no aspra-
tons IN the direction of the French throne.
General Sherman said at the Military Acad
envy at Orchard Lake, Mich the other day that he Is
frequently asked by young men what course OF study
what books Will best III them for the military profession
lie called this very hard question 10 answer. and
added that 1t reminded him 81 similar addressed
20 Corporal Wooster" at West Point. In 1896, by
cadet who IL now learned Jtdge OF United stale:
what must 10 become u lfstciaSs soIurft
" Obey orders" was the only answer
OF the successful pedestrian, f. p Weston,
the Rev. j. c. Fletcher OF Indianapolis, that when
a child Weston was the ceanes,. sweetest little
blonde boy that he ever knew lie always had
his sunday-school lesson perfectly and was well
trained az home IN Providence. by his small,
slender mother. But" added Mr.. Fletcher,
EDWIN Payson Weston tie most uneasy bright
boy / ever saw. There wa7 no keeping bin stilL HIS
father MAS man restless his brain aud aaaly died
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24

dent adds to their misery by the announce
ment that. even if no appropriation Tor the
enforcement of the Election laws should DE
made, "the right and duty to appoint the
general and special deputy marshals would
"still remain, and the Executive Department
"of the Government would also be empo"ereu
"to incur the requisite liability for their COM
pensation.n In this case, therefore, mere
omission of duty by Congress, mere reiusai I'd
perform the duties imposed by law, Will not
suffice to "stop the wheels OF the Govern
"mentr But the President vetoes the penn
ing Judicial bill because it would deprive the
Executive of that power to enforce the laws
which other statutes give.
The argument of the President cannot DE
answered nor have the nullifiers votes enough
to overcome his objections. Hence the oiu
question comes up agan-the question Whch
Democratic leaders might so much more wisely
have considered before they forced an extra
session. viii the Democrats yield to the IN
eyitabe without further fuss, or will they
oblige the President to summon another extra
session If they make no appropriations TOT
the Judicial expenses, the provisions lot ,he
pavment of all officers required by the electioh
laws are nevertheless complete ana adequate
AS the President shows. The sensible thing
for the nulifie1s to do is to back out OF the
fight altogether. They can gain nothing, but
can only intensity the public disgust, by
proonging a controversy in which their atti-
tude is so indefensble Further resistance
will only fix pubic attention more closely
upon the terse, simple and nnanswerable veto
message in which the President states his de-
Termination 10 do what the Constitution and
his oath of Office require of him-to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24

insane The mother OF T.. T. w. was n woman OF in
telloctua parts and at her husbapa DEATH order 10
support me family, she wIote abnnner OF interesting
stead Of being puDlis bawk.d sbou Providence
elsewhere the State Of Rhode Island by Ecv ara
Payson, who walked from house TO house all over
walking"
Mr.. William Winters poem. read at he
meeting Of the Army of the Potomac at Albany owed
its splendid reception The Hartford CDpaHi says to
the fact that p ct struck ae keynote occa
son Referring 10 the tine when at PniiaGelDhia In
1876 he delivered the regular poem before tAe society
poem which brc2thed only reconciliation and peace
he said, bui the times strangely charged seem
not know which has lost and which cause has
won; the sensqtOn produced profound ont Of all
proportion to simple language, and It WIS almost
painful In IT. expectation, til broke In with
three cheers for the Union, when ven with TIE.
mendous FIRE The poeD' wonderfully tender tr,llt.
the dead without political allusOD retrospect but
feet upon that hashed and baftearlul audience
(and remember 1t spoken ti midnight, aud was
the st of the regular responses something amaz
ing Not u sound heard In the great hall e1ceot
the passionate voice OF the poet broken Ia
only al the close OF each stanza with atempes OF
cheering. And when It ended the deep feelings of the
audience found relief anew ~ long continued cheering
the wnOe company rising 10 ts feet. waving napkins
and greeting the singer with demonstrations u fns
greatest delight"
METAPEDIN, Quebec, June 23.-The mem
bers Of the party the Indian House
Pool all in the best 81 health and spirits The best
catch far made by the Princess LOUISE who took
unaded. a salmon Weighing tsenty-eight pounds on the
day Of her arrival The Duke Of Argyll took the next
largest fish Colonel Mcneil and Lord Elphinstone ara
campef az Two Cross Point. three miles below Indian
House During the past days they have taken ABOUT
LOO pounds OF salmon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRRIGN--The GLASGOW steamer Colina has been
lost in the St Lawrence. - A false report was
circulated IN London that an attempt would be
made in Cheshire to upset the railway tram con-
veyng Queen Victoria and Princess Bea-
4rice = The Bonapartists continue to
be greatly embarrassed by the death OF
the Prince Imperial. - Prince Bismarck has
withdrawn the railway bill. =- England has adj
vlsed the Khedive to abdcate il favor of TeWik
Pacha.
DoyrsrIC-Ceneral Butler is again candidate
for Governor # Massachusetts,. =- The Demo-
Gratis of the United States Senate have held eau
Gus and resolved in favor of a new Judicial BILL so
framed As to meet the approval of the President.
=- There is some excitement in Colorado about
cattle disease. === Or. Riley viii be cOnsecrated
rs Episcopal Bishop of Mexico at Pittsburg to-day;
fourteen Bishops VIII be present, = The De For
EST medal at Yale College for the best Grafton,
awarded 10 l.. j. Swinburne, of Albany
CoNGREss.-ln the Senate, very little business Of
any consequence was done; few minor bills were
taken up and passed, and a resolution was intro
dneed fixing June % rs the day of adjournment
the resolution went and the Senate adjourned
early - In the House. the veto of the Judicial
hill was received and read there was majority IN
favor OF passing the bill, but not enough 70 carry
it: a little routine business was transacted
CITY AND SUBURBAN.--A dispatch was received
last night from the Boston Chief of Police stating
that the murderer Of Mrs Hull had been arrested
in that CITY and had confessed the crime. Go
Much opposition is excited against the new rapid
transit route - Testimony was given yesterday
before the Assembly Committee by merchants
and railway officers concerning special rates. -
The Columbia Yacht Club held its twelfth
annual regatta 60 Officer Nugent was
held 10 answer a charge of completely
in the Manhattan Bank burglary. == Gold value
of the egal-tender silver dollar 412l2 grains s747
cents Stocks opened excited and higher, later de-
clined. and generally closed weak.
THE WEAIHEB.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dictate warm and clear or partly clondy weather.
Thermometer yesterday Highest So; lowest,
Go average. 74Sso.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24
THE SOLE AIN or THE DEMOCRACY

No great insight is required To discern
through all Democratic tactics and strategy,
the one positive and nvarying purpose which
animates the party and directs its policy The
enprossing aspiration of all its leaders, their
most intense ambition and absorbing aim, is
TO recover the fitness of political control.
To this end all things are made TO bend :;
for this purpose no sacrifice of political
principle or individual consistency is too
great no subterfuge too fmsy, no
cheat too brazen, nor any trick too
stale. Through all the stumbling meth
DDS of the present Congress-. and the incOhe-
rent and disjointed efforts OF the last their
loud procamations, and bullying and bus
ter; their tail-tuckinG and sneakIng away
their attempts at coercion and dismal failures
their abortiye efforts TO do something they
could not accomplish and their amazing inca
paelty either to do what they desired, or
fathom their own feebeness and folly in I'M
dertaking it;-through all this there is the CLEAN
at least of one unmistakabe purpose. In the
current phrase, " they mean business" And
the business they mean is to put the Demo-
cratic party in possession of all branches of
the Government. That this is the aim of all
political parties is, of course, not denied. But
other parties have avOwed some purpose be-
vond the mere possession of power and diyi-
sion of spoils, and have not been so selflshly
bent on partisan ACKNOWLEDGEMENT as utterly to
neglect every other interest.
We believe this party does have an Interior
aim; but it keeps it in the background until
it shall have secured power and patronage,
and the heavy end of the party has the oppor-
tunity to establish, rs the fundamental prin-
ciples of the Government, the ideas upon
which they lately went 20 war and lost their
cause. Their whole purpose now, is to win
the next Presidential election, and make their
control of Congress permanent and certain.
They march toward tins end i'll most loose
and disorderly way, to be sure, like undisci-
pinned troops with incompetent leaders but
they know what they want, though not
how TO get it. and they show neither re-
gard for decency nor sense of shame IN the
means they clutch at. Wherever they have
had the power to strengthen themselves by
gerrymandering appointments. they have
done it with hardly the pretence of honest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-24

90 into mourning for ten days on account OF the
death of the Prince Imperial. Thus the Nation
designated by the First Emperor as the most peru
nacious of his enemies joins with thai WHICH, III
spite Of marital relations, ranged itself WIN MS Iofs
when the hour of his downfall was at manu. III
formally regretting an event which renders res'o
ration of the BoDsparte line much less likely u nor
impossible. IL anybody at the beginning OF the
century had predicted that the Queen of England
would make friendly visit to the successor oil tne
victim of Waterloo he would have been laughed ~
as a lunatic impossible is II to know IN advance
what turn public affairs may take. Mean"hlle'
the fates for once seem TO be upon the size OF
French Republic, and to be further than ever ron
a reconciliation with the Bonaparte family. Inc
family of Napoleon inherited nothing but the pau
luck which began with the invasion OF Russia ana
the occupation of the Peninsula. The tide may
turn in lis favor but there are as yet no indications
of il.