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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

THE CHARM BRoKEN.-A Washington
special to the New York World states that
the Democratic national committee con-
demned and suppressed three propositions
arranged at Gramercy Park. Oae was the
selection of st. Louis as the place for the
national convention in order that the cam.
paign of 1876 might be repeated with the
exception of Hendricks. Another was the
declaration that the " fraud issue should be
the issue of 1880. The third was the ap-
pointment Of committee to negotiate in
New York for the adjustment Of differences
between Tilden and eighty thousand anti.
Tilden Democrats.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

HARDwICK. Some OF our mill owners are
greatly increasing their numbering business this
season. NJ. Z, Tucker, associated with D. Bridg.
man, Jr,, expects to cut over u million feet, and
have II already contracted or sold .Cyrene
Josiyn, OF the hotel firm of c. & L. o. Josyu has
bought place at Worthwhile and is soon to move
there. L q Josyn is expecting TO remain here
another year E. Brush contemplates extending
his drug business, to include blacksmith's sup
plies, iron, Steel coal, etc. o.. John Bishop, John
Nichols and f Brush have been prosecuted for
selling liquor. Bishop plead guilty to one oifense
and was fined $40 and costs Nichols case is to
be heard Wednesday OF this week, and Brushs
was continued two weeks, to Friday, the 18th.
1t is hoped that clean and thorough work will!
now be made to stop the traffic, If there are any
engaged in the business The town farm
has been leased to l., G. Metcalf for another
year, considerable saving having been made
the past year over the old system OF hiring 1t
1925, and allows 81 80 per week for board of pau
pers While the rental remains the same as last
year, the price of board Is increased twenty-five
cents per week. The town, at the annual meet
ing, voted TO purchase all schoo-books needed
for our schools and appoint some person or per-
sons to keep and sell them. They are to be
furnished purchasers at the wholesale price list,
the one-sixth per cent discount paying all ex-
penses. We understand that L. Brush Ii to keep
them here, and J. II. George & Co. at East
Hardwck
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

CABOT The schools In town have all closed
80. Fred Nevins has gone To Massachusetts to
work In wire factory. Ralph Hopkins and
Alonzo klmball have entered the normal school
at Randolph. George Fisher passed his vaca-
ton at his fathers and has retu ned to DIR.
spulding's school at Barre to pursue his prepara-
tory course for college. Arthur Marsh has gone
to the Burlington Medical College TO attend
lectures Fred Marsh has returned TO Barre
Academy after a three months term OF teaching.
... The village school closed last Saturday even
ing with rhetorical exercises, declarations and
singing In all the exercises. The scholars ac-
quilted themselves as usual in such way that IL
Drought credit To themselves aud their teacher,
showing that their instruction has been correct
md thorough. The closing exercise was the
uperetta entitled, Gfandpa's Birthday" which
was performed by the younger members OF the
school under the direction OF Mr. II. d, Whittier,
n the rendering of which both the performers and
he teacher did themselves credit. The festi-
val given by the ladies OF the Congregational
sociable society last Thursday evening WAS well
utended II being leap year, the ladies ayailed
themselves Of Its privileges. Net receipts, 500 -.
Mr. H. b. Whittier closed a successful term Of
slnging-school last Saturday evening He Is
worthy OF and has the thanks of all that have
lad children under his instruction Any CON-
nnnity Ia want OF teacher, especially for the
Young will do well to procure his services. Town
meeting passed very quietly There was quite q
large representation OF the voters of the town,
aud all appeared be very well satisfied with its
financial standing Hut one ballot for town officers
Was had during the day, that being for supern-
.endeDt oil schOnis,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

Coon REsPoNsE.-Just on the eve of the
late municipal elections in Maine, Governor
Garcelon made speech at Auburn in which
he stated that, if the voters believed he had
"fearlessly performed his duty under the
law and the constitution, he wanted them
to vote the Democratic ticket on Monday
but if they did not SO believe, then they
ought to vote the Republican ticket. Act
ing upon this advice the voters of Auburn
rolled up majority of 449, gain of 43s
over the municipal election of last year.
Sweeping Republican victories in other
parts of the state show that the ex. Govern.
or's advice was entirely gratuitous for the
Republicans, aided by the better class OF
Democrats, had resolved to drive out the last
vestige of Garcelonism. DISTINGUISHED Port
land repudiated the leadership of the fusion
lists, and large Republican gains were al
most universal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

MAINE DELEGATEs.-In the first district
of Maine on Tuesday of last week the chair.
man of the Republican convention stated
that the Republicans of Maine would put
aside personal preferences if necessary, and
abide by the decision of the Chicago con.
vention. The delegates to Chicago were
not formally instructed, but their standing
was demanded before they were voted for.
The first choice was Blaine, and it is said
that no second choice was apparent. In the
third district the delegates we're instructed
to use every fair and honorable means of
which they are capable to secure the nomi-
nation OF James e. Blaine Iu declaring
their preference they pay a high compliment
to the manner Of his home life to the abil.
ity with which he has represented them in
congress; and to hisrenowned craftsmanship.
The leader of men and the stalwart defender
of Republican principles, he is recommended
as "a man pre-eminently fitted in all points
to lead the Republican party to victory in
the coming national campaign, and to rule
over the country wisely and well should he
be elected president"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10
A Gigantic Work.

The tunnel that has been in process Of
construction through Mount st. Gothard was
virtually completed on the 9TH instant. For
over seven years band OF laborers has been
trying to pierce that mountain. They be-
gan their work in the fall of 1872. During
the weary weeks and months since they
have been blasting, shifting and digging till
success at last has crowned their tolls. On
last Sunday morning, at nine o'clock, the
last rocky barrier fell and though Of course
much work must be done before the tunnel
Is ready for travel, daylight is let in. The
length of the tunnel Is little over nine
miles, and the estimated cost Is about nine
millions of dollars. The St. Gothard range
is the eliminating point of several chains Of
the Alps. II is distant in direct line about
$50 miles from the Mediterranean, 225 miles
from the Adriatic, 525 from the Atlantic,
500 from the North Sea and $50 from the
Baltic. To prevent diversion of travel to
other routes road has been laid ont through
this mountain. That road of which the
tunnel is a part, starts from the lake of Lu-
cerne, in Switzerland, and runs to Lake
Maggiore, in Italy, distance of los miles.
Twenty-one per cent, or nearly 100000 feet,
OF the whole distance, was to be tunneled
through mountains Of granite The length
Of the main tunnel which is Just completed,
is 1896 feet 1t enters the Alps at Goes
cheuen, in Switzerland, and energies at
Airolo, in Italy. 1t starts into the noun
tain $3.50 feet above the sea, and comes out
at Airolo, on the Italian side, 1851 feet
above the sea. The contractor engaged to
deliver the works of the tunnel, completed
on the first of next October. For every day
in advance of that period he Is TO receive
from the company 81 900. Did he fail to
complete his work by that time, he would
forfeit 81, 900 per day.
Besides being the longest railway tunnel
in the world it is remarkable for the fact
that it is the first great work of the kind
that has been accomplished within the time
and the expense estimated. The cost was
estimated at S5,000,000 francs or about sew
enteen million dollars, and it is not expected
that this limit of expense will be reached
The success both in time and cost contrasts
with the work of the Hoosac tunnel, which,
though only half as long, cost nearly as
much and occupied thirteen years, but the
Saint Gothard operations had the advantage
of the experience gained in former works
and of improved machinery and processes.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

EXIT, BELL-PuNcH.-Both houses of the
Virginia legislature, by nearly a unanimous
vote, have passed bill repeating the Moffet
bellpunch law, and substituting a license
system. This action furnishes suggestive
lesson upon the vagaries of liquor legislation
When the law was framed It was hailed as
the long-sought solution Of most yexed
question; while now, after a brief trial, in
the very state which introduced it, it goes
down by common consent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

CALAis,-Ihe school in district No IL, closed
Friday, February eth, The resident pupils mum.
bered twenty-three, with an average daily attend
ance of nineteen. The whole number OF pupils
twenty-five, average attendance OF the same
twenty-five, The names OF those having no alb
sences are as follows: Nora White, Ethel Wheel
ock, Clam wheelock, Ada Bliss, Ruth Wheeler,
Dell Dsinell Arthur White, jackson Blodgeti,
(,anrqe HIN
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

Six of the ten delegates to Chicago al
ready chosen in North Carolina are for
Grant, and it is claimed that the remainder
Of the delegation, except one district, will
be instructed for him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

foR CouaHs, Asthma aud Throat Disorders, use
4" Bropn's Bronchial T,oches," having proved
their efficiency by test Of many years lmita-
tons are offered for sale, many Of which are in.
furious. The genuine BIoton's Bronchial
Tocilss," are sold only IN bo1ss.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-10

Good health is the greatest Of fortunes;
no remedy has so often restored this prize to
~ ssasriss. - Hoods ssssspssils. Tyk
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
Taken from the Street.

Many boy is ruined BY bad CON-
pany, who might have been saved by
attention and hearty sympathy-kind
and hearty sympathy. A kind look
at the right moment may shape the
entire lite. Nearly century ago q
warm hearted Irish minister stopped
in village street to watch a groupe
OF boys play marbles. One of them
dirty and ragged amused him by his
ready wit. The minister talked with
the boy and invited him to his house.
IN spite OF his dirt and rags, he felt
drawn to him by admiration of his
brightness. The boy had not been TO
school and the minister agreed to give
him private lessons. Progress was
40 rapid that he was soon sent to a
neighboring school and held his own
with the best scholars. Many years
after the boy, ,grownto manhood andre
cognizod as a brilliant lawyer and lead,
er in parliament. found one day an old
gentleman in his room. He recog-
nized at once the friend Of his boy
hood and rushed to his arms and said {:
"This room is yorrs you gave ne
all these things, you made a man OF
me-" The minister listened with de-
light to the brilliant conversation OF
his portege, but his tears flowed freely
in the evening as he sat entranced by
the eloqueuce of Curran 10 the house
of commons. He felt that boys were
worth saving.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
WHOLE NO 1864
Old Newspapers--.AEain.

EpIroR OF THE AGEi-In your
article on oodstock Ne~spapers,'
notice az error or deficiency which
| will endeayor TO amend, os your
correspondent asks for correction OF
errors, As ! was the editor and pub
Usher Of the "UniverSalist Waterman
and Christian Repository during
thirty years, may be presumed 10
have some information on the subject.
The "Christian Repository In q
pamphlet form, was started In 1920,
by Rev, Samuel G. Loveland OF Read.
Ing, II was a monthly paper, and
was continued until 1929. l do not
know just how long Mr.. Loveland
published It but think he sold II to
Rev. Robert Bartlett, some time be-
tween 1920 and 1928, In 1928 or
1929, Rev. William Bell bought the
"Christian Repository" aud published
a weekly paper called tho "Universal-
ist Watchman and Christian Reposl-
tory" IN Woodstock, until about 1886.
I think, Haskell & Palmer were tho
printers About 1886, Fuller &
Austin Of Montpelier, purchased the
"Watchman and Repository" and
moved the paper to Montpelier, where
it was published about two years.
Some time before this, Rev. ]. NJ.
Austin lett the paper aud went TO
Danvers, Mass, and Rev. John Moore
Of Lebanon, N. II. became a joint
proprietor with Rev. B. II. Fuller,
and for short time, It was published
at Lebanon, N. II. Rev. Joseph
Wright purchased the paper and re-
moved, to Montpelier, where he
published it until the first Of July,
ls4O, when it became the property of
Rev. Eli Ballou OF Stowe. ! continu-
ed the editor and proprietor Of the
paper until May, 1904 little over
thirty years. When I bought the
paper 1t had several names as fellows,
"The Green Mountain Evangelist &
Universalist Watchman," embracing
the "Impartialist e. Christian Re-
pository." I dropped nll those namos.
except the primary one, "Christian
Repository"-the name which was
given it by Mr.. Loveland when he
commenced its publication in 1920
1t was about fifty years old when it
was transferred to the "Universalist.'
ELI BALLoU.
Barnard, w., Feb, 1880.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
That Heathen Chlnee,

One morning aboat 2 o'cloek-it
was very dark-a policeman passed
n" street in q Chinese settlement
heard, ~ he thought q rooster crow
on the roof Of a house, The place at
tracied hls attention ani he cautiously
reoonnoitred, lie soon discovered a
Chlnaman standing up against q
chimney on the top OF a house and
watched him. II vas not long before
Chinaman, pearing into the darkness 10
various directions and finding rs he
supposed tho coast clear stepped
slightly away from tho chimney, slap
ped hIs arms against his sides and
crcwed so very much like q cock that
the head OF nocka ir-the neighboring
roosts answered with a real crow,
Then another further of hearing him,
responded, and others more distant
still took up the refrain, until every
gallant chanticlter Tor miles around
had given oral testimony to the ele-
gancc of his manners. The thieves
knew the neighborhood, even the
premises where the chickens were
kept, but did not know the particular
spot where the owner had secreted
them. The programme was this A
dozen or two Of them, more or lesS,
went each with a dark lantern, stati-
oued at different portions OF the town
in the neighborhoods where chickens
are kept. The cock that fell in with
the chorus, whose key note was given
BY the Chinaman on the housetop. un-
Willingly disclosed to the watching
thieves the exact place where they and
their families had been secreted for
the night and thus enabled the thieves
to easily secure and carry them to
Chinatown to give cheer to empty
stomachs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
The Merry Maiden Astonished.
Barnard, W., Feb, 1880.

The other day in an omnibus, q
commercial traveller and an eminent
lady temperance lecturer reached the
Barret house, and The commercial
missionary seized his valise and start
ed. The lady made grab after him
and he halted.
81 beg your pardon" she said, ''but
you have my vallSe.
"You are mistaken. madam" the
traveller said, courteously, "this is
mine" ....
"No, sir" the lady replied sharply,
"it is mine YOU must not take it."
As they were very near quarrelling,
q passenger pointed 10 twin vallse'
"It isn't mine,' said the traveller
"it is just like it, but this is mine."
"And it isn't mine," said the lady;
che has mine and III have it. It's a
pity if q lady cant travel alone with
out being robbed in broad daylight"
Finally the traveller SAID he would
open bis valise to prove his property.
The lady objected, saying she did not
want her things shown to the crowd.
But as there was nc other means OF
settling the dispute, she at length
consented. The traveller sprung the
lock, opened the valise, and the Curl
Gus crowd bent forward. On the top
OF everything, lay a big, flat flask,
half full of whiskey, deck of cards,
and one or two other things that NO.
body knows the name Of. The travel.
ler was the first to recover self-posses-
sion.
"Madam," he said, "you are right.
The valise is yours. l owe you a
thousand apollo"
But the lady had tainted, and the
relocked his valise with
quiet smile. Early in the afternoon 8
sigu painter down town received 4
note in feminine hand, asking him
TO come to the Barret house to mark
q red leather valise 10 black letters .
foot long.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
Gwen lie for them,
Wen cry for them,
And II we could we'd fly for them,
We'd do anything but die for them.

HORRIBLE ErFEcTs OF A LECTURE.
Miss Carson's lecture on cooking had
singular effect upon the wife OF II
gentleman residing IN Washington.
The gentleman was awakened from a
sound sleep about two o clock IN the
morning by food of gaslight in the
chamber, coming from the j"ts in the
chandelier, burning at full head.
Standing over him evidently in SOM
nambulistic state, and in Il pose close
ly resembling that OF the late Char
lotte Cushman in the celebrated walk
iag scene OF Lady Macbeth, stood his
wife, while in either hand, and omni'
ously flashing IN the gaslight, she
grasped the mamouth carving -hnlte
and fork. Curious to know what was
going to be the "denouement" OF this
singular scene, he kept quiet, while
the lady sol,loquized: "Hold the
carver IN an easy position in the right
hand, thus" and she dipped the
point of the huge knife as gracefully as
tencing-master in the broadside ex-
ercise. ''Tben continued the culinary
student, bend slightly the left wrist
and insert the fork in the breast OF
the turkey, one prong on either side OF
the breast bone" and suiting the ac-
ton TO the word she was about to
plunge the fork into her husbands
anatomy, about where the ribs Join
the sternum, when he caught and dis
armed her. She drew back and glared
at him for moment, aud then push
ing back the sleeves of her role de
nuis, pointed her finger at him and ex.
claimed in q loud theatrical manner
"The only way to reach your bus-
bands heart is through his stomach y
Since that night this gentleman has
slept 10 another apartment with the
door bolted aud q stack of trunks piled
up against it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18

The New BABy.-"Oh! oh on
exclaimed Mrs. Podyer. "lsnt it
pretty and how much it looks like it'
papa too Why just exactly his
nose, L could never mistaken it any where
And his eyes, too, and curly hair in its
neck, exactly like him. Anybody
who had ever seen him would moi
hesitate to identity his baby"
"Dear me, do you think so? :" said
the baby's mother, family. THAT is
Mrs. Browns baby who rooms next to
me. 1t is just about the age of mine'
and the nurse brought it in to 'show
babies, but don't see as 1t looks par
,icularly like my husband"
The above leads one to wonder
if the resemblance of any young
baby to their ancestral progenitors is
not very much Imagination after all.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
"The Men, God Blsss EN-, |"

Mrs. Dunway, OF the New North
west, at u literary reunion At Salem,
Oregon, "toasted" the gentlemen as
follows; 4;
God bless 'cm. They halve our
joysi they double our sorrows they
treble our expenses ; they quadruble
our cares they excite our magnani'
nifty they increase our sslfrespec,
they awaken our enthusiasm ; they
arouse our affections they control
our property, and they outmaneuver
us in everything. This would be q
very dreary world without EN-. In
.'act may say, without prospect OF
sL'ccessiul contradiction, that without
ON that Il would not DO much Of a
worlI anyhow. We love en-, and the
dear beings can't help it ; We con'ro'e
'em, and the precious follows don't
know it..
As a husband they are always con.
veniont, thou gh not always on hand {;
as beaux t,he are by no means
"mat,hless." l'hey are most agree
ble visitors; they arc handy at state
fairs, and indispen. 'ible at an oyster
saloon. They are splendid as escorts
for some other fellows wife or sister,
and as friend they are better than
women. As our father they are in-
expressible grand. lie ,uay be
failure in business, a wreck iiN constl-
tuition, not enough to boast OF as a
beauty, nothing to speak Of as y w.t.
less than nothing as n legislator for
womaus rights. and even not v,.ry
brilliant as member Of the press but
he Is our father we overlook his
shortcomings and cover bis peccadil-
loes with the divine mantle OF charity.
Then as our husband, how We love to
parade them as paragons ! In the
sublime language OF the inspired
poet:
Gwen lie for them,
Wen cry for them,
And II we could we'd fly for them,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
THE Boy WHO LOVED IlIs TEAcHEF

TIE Boy Who LOVED Ills TEACHER
A schoolboy about ten years old
was the other day houlted by bene-
yolent.minded citizen Of Second street
and asked if he liked to go to school.
mo SIR was the prompt reply.
"Then you don't love your teacher :
"N-yes, sir. That is, [ didn't until
yesterday. but now do. Think she's
jus: bully"
"Wby have you loved her sluce
yesterdayT
"Well, you know John Cains Well
he's the worst fighter in our room
He can lick me and two other boys
with one hand tied behind him. Well
he was going to lick me last night and
he was shaking his fist at me in
school and showing his teeth and
getting me all excited when the teach.
er saw him."
"Dld, eh I"
"You bet she did and the way she
took him out of that and wholloped
him and humbled him down made
me feel as if she were mother to me.
Wien school was out Jack didn't
touch nobody. He was wllted down
and when hit him with a hunk Of
dirt he-never even look around ]
guess I'm going to try sud lick him
10 the morning before he gets over
feeling humble l"-Detroit Free Press
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18

Tie roaming correspondent Of the
Burlington, Hawkeye tells a pleasing
story of self.sacri6cing traveller who
devoted his energies to the work Of
devouriug everything upon q certain
railway station dinner.counter, and
having at last accomplished the feat
walked away sayiug:.. "There. the
next fellow that comes aaerg here will
get something fresh y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
IN HrR MINDS EYE.-A gentlem

In HER MINDS EYE.-A gentleman
in Paris paid a visit the other day ia
9 lady, in whose parlor he saw por'
trait of lovely woman OF, say, five
aud-twenty. Upon the entrance Of
the lady her visitor asked herif the
portrait was family portrait, and was
told that it represented her deceased
daughter. "Has 1t been long since
you lost her 7" asked the gentleman
"Alar, SIR replied the lady. ".she died
lust after her birth, and / had por.
trait painted to represent her. as she
would have appeared if she had lived
until now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-02-18
WOODSTOCK, vT., WEDNESDAY, FEB ls 1880

that all was safe, he put his arms
about my neck and he--he-well, he
cried like q child, and l believe !
offered up prayer OF praise and
thanksgiving, ! immediately estab'
lished a series Of three lights as sig
malls, 40 that nothing Of The kind could
possibly occur again."-fcor' Hart
ford Times.