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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16
The New Tax Law,

The blanks which the secretary of state will fur.
nish every town and city clerk, under the new
tax law. are now being printed, and will be ready
for distribution to each individual TAXPAYER at
the annual March meeting The law requires
every taxpayer to possess himself Of blank and
fill it out. The blank will contain twenty-one
questions. Question will be as to poll tax No.
2, as TO real estate aud the value must be carried
out by the owner in a column prepared, as is re-
qured OF all the questions. No 8 will require
the number OF horses, asses and mules. No. A.
oxen, cows, and other neat stock No. 3, sheep
and swine. All under four months old need not
be counted No. will require the number and
owners name of horses, asses, mules sheep
swine, or other stock in possession. No. will
inquire for swarms OF bees, pleasure wagons, gold
watches-the number and value not exempt by
law. No. s, average value OF stock In trade year
ending April 7, 1881. No. o, what amount OF
other goods, chattels, effects, and moneys, be-
sides those included In questions three TO eight
inclusive No. 10 will require what amount OF
debts due of solvent debtors, on account note or
bond contract, mortgage or other security
whether then due or due thereafter, was owned
on the LIST day of April, 1881. No. II, what
amount OF moneys loaned or debts secured on
real and personal estate, where by the contract
such estate is TO be reconyeyed on the payment OF
the sum loaned or any part thereof, with or with
out interest, was owned on the first day OF April
1881 No II will inquire for n perpetual or re-
deemable lease and amount OF rent No IL, what
stock in public funds including all state, county
city, town, village or school district stocks or
bonds for this any other state etc. No. IA will
inquire for stock in banks, trust companies, and
other corporations in this state, except what
Is exempt In railroad and manufacturing corpora
tons No 10 will inquire for stock in corporations
located out OF the state, etc, No. IL, for surplus
capital of banking institutions. No II, for trust
funds as executor, administrator, guardian OF
trustee. No. 49, for stocks, bonds or other secu-
rifles exempt by state or United States. No. ~,
"What amount OF stocks bonds or money in.
vested in manufacturing, claimed to be exempt
from taxation under laws of this state, was
owned or held by you" etc,2 No. 20, "what
amount of personal estate owned by you should
be exempt by reason OF debts owing2" No, n
What is the amount oidebts you are now owing
and the name and residence OF CREDITOR Thu
third page OF the blank will contain the oath
which isan "lron-clad" one, The listers must ais,
sign the blank.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

TRUE PHILANTHRoPY.--Peter Cooper, the
New York millionaire philanthropist, at
tanned his ninetieth birthday last Saturday,
when the pupils of the Cooper Union free
schools visited him at his house to present a
set of engrossed resolutions, and lecture
descriptive of his benefactions was given in
the hall of the Union. The Springfield Re.
publican adds to the foregoing Mr.. Cooper
is one of the rare rich men who regard
wealth as trust TO be administered for their
fellows; and he is worth dozen Astors,
Stewards and Vanderbilts. This Cooper
Union is one of the most noteworthy insti-
buttons in New York. Here in great build
ing have been carried on for twenty-three
years, during eight months every year, free
day and evening schools of science and art,
at cost of over sS50OOO, the present outlay
being $4,000 year. Here free reading
room and library are used day and evening
by thousands of people, and the founder has
just added a special endowment of sl5O,OOO
to support and increase them Free lectures
are given in the class-rooms to students and
in the large hall to the public. Another
story has been newly built on the Union to
extend its advantages to more night classes
and to add select library and art museum.
The free school of telegraphy for women and
the woman's art school are notable special
ties OF the Union. These schools and other
means of instruction are all for workers, not
for people to amuse themselves in, and they
are enabling thousands of young men and
women TO do good work in the world"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16
IL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1881
Taxation Of Mortgages.


WORCESTER, Vermont, February II, 1881
Mr.. Editor Your paper OF February I'd con-
tains piece upon double taxation OF mortgages
! do not want to tax your patience to read a
lengthy piece upon the subject But the remarks
in the WATcBMAS Of the second ought to be
stuck up in every mans house 80 he that runs
may read. Nothing Is truer than the writer ex-
presses 1t. We cannot increase property by shift
ing titles He says two brothers may inherit
$4,000 worth Of land; II one mortgages his half
to the other, he has to pay taxes on $1,000 in
stead OF $1,000. II a man owes nothing, he pays
one tax; II he owes ~ much as he owns, he pays
two taxes. The law Ia a law Of fraud by which
the honest man pays the rascal's dues Again the
subject is taken up in the wArouMAN Of February
2, by you. You say this act changes nothing II
30, why call 1t a new law2 Wherein are we any
better off for it2 Not any as can see You say in
your answer in the WArCHMAs OF February 9th,
to Mr.. Poor's remarks. He asked the question
Is not any law that requires both mortgage and
mortgagor to pay taxes on the property, incon-
sistent with OtselD this act in both spirit and
1t Is not changed for better, why all this cost and
talk about beuefting the poor man? 1t is very
certain that the law il not construed alike, and
that listers In different towns are not likely to
agree. And when doctors disagree who shall de
cide2 Oh, the lawyers, OF course And am In
favor Of the money paying the taxes and those
that have 1t, and not the poor. CYRUS Brown.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

THE BUFFALO DEroT DISASTER. Full partiou-
lars Of the telling OF the roof OF this structure,
briefly announced last week, are to the effect that
1t WAS the old portion which fell. The Lake
Shore train and switch engine were standing on
the track at the time. There were twenty-five
persons In the train and several others standing
about. The disaster is attributed to the weaken
ing OF the north wall of the depot and the i'm
mense accumulation OF snow. The scene pre-
scented by the fallen structure WAS most ruinous.
The noise Of the fall resembled that OF an earth
quake The building was comparatively deserted
at almost any other time OF day or night the loss
OF life would have been terrible Five persons,
mostly officers OF the road, were killed, There
were a large number OF narrow escapes but n, ne
except those killed were seriously hurt None OF
the passengers In the Lake Shore train were 10.
jured, but all were greatly frightened. The roof
and side wall in falling made an arch-way over
the ears, protecting them from harm. The tass-
engers had no difficulty In getting out In safety.
Tue telegraph wires have been generally repaired,
and ali distractions removed. The ooroner viii
investigate the disaster.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

NONE of the seats in the senate chamber
are ever allowed to be broken up or thrown
away. New ones are added as new states
are admitted to the Union, and old ones are
repaired as may be necessary By similar
rule, senators, as they come in, may make
application for chairs which in years past
were held by great men the award of such
coveted places being made as they become
vacant TO the longest standing applicant
upon the carefully kept list.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

The Washington Post says large num-
Der of tickets to the Inauguration ball have
been sold to colored people-upon which the
Springfield Republican comments Z" If the
Inauguration ball is to be in any sense ma
tional, colored people ought to be there, and
no sensible people will object to their pres
ence, as the Post appears to imagine, least
of all will the two sensible women who are
to lead the ball, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Gar
field, whose husbands owe their offices To
the faithful votes of colored men,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

Princess LOUISE is still under the care OF her
physician and no time can be set for her return to
Canada. The queen is reported to have exerted
her maternal authority to keep the princess In
England. The Marquis OF Lornes case is a hard
one. 1t must excite general COMMUNICATION, The
Canadian winters are cold and long and his I'M
feeling mother-in-law, forgetting the sunny days
Of Albert, says that Lorne must wrap the drapery
Of his solitary couch around him and lie down to
dreams AS pleasant as Vennor and circumstances
will admit. But II he is man OF spirit the mar
quls will find some compensation In the opportu-
mites his solitude affords for larks with the
Kanuck beauties, and will on the whole rather
prefer living In Canada alone, than In Englsnd
with Louise and play second fiddle 10 her royal
brothers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

BIBLE REvIsIoN.-Rev. DIR. Philip Schaff
Of New York, president of the American
revision committee, under date of the 18th
instant, sends us the following; GAS the
English university presses have postponed
the publication of the revised New Tesla
rhent till the middle of next May, the Amer,
lean committee of revision give notice to
the public that the offer of a memorial copy
of the first university edition, handsomely
bound aud inscribed, for contribution Of
ten dollars or more towards the expense Of
the committee, is extended till May LIST, The
money must be sent to the treasurer, Mr.
Andrew l.. Taylor, Bible House, New York.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

Governor Farnham made an interesting address
in which he insisted upon the importance Of ex-
tending the work of the board so rs to reach the
small farmers and especially those in the back
towns These he said were really the representa-
tive and characteristic population OF Vermont
They have those qualities which give the state
It's character abroad. They may be and probably
behind the farmers in the vicinity OF the larger
villages In education and the knowledge OF later
improvements In agriculture, but they are not be-
hind In manhood nor In the desire OF advance
ment and the board will not be doing its full
work, or recommending itself 80 To the people as
to make its existence secure until II reaches this
portion OF the people. The governor gave
graphic deineaton Of the pecularties OF our rural
population and gives his opinion to the fleet that
the education OF the farmer is object teaching "
In its best form. This with the familiarity ac-
quired in school district and town meetings of
the principles OF free government make the native
New England people what they are as distin-
guished from other populations. We propose to
make the governors remarks the subject OF more
extended notice hereafter In our agricultural col.
umns DR. Cutting succeeded the governor, giving
the same address as at Barton Landing, upon the
"value OF the natural sciences to the farmer"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16
FRIDAY MORNING.

In reply to a question, Dr. Cutting gave the
reasons for sowing fertilizers broadcast Instead Of
putting them In the hill, lie Said the seed itself
furnishes material for the earliest growth Of the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-16

LEONARD BACON al like the president
also because he is the husband of Mrs.
Hayes. My earnest prayer is that the next
incumbent Of the presidential chair and the
incumbent's wife may be fitting successors
TO President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01
About Dearn's DOIngs.

What month most people die in and
what they die of is interesting question, an
to which the last bulletin of the National
Board of Health makes an answer for 1880
based on mean population of 8, 100 900
representing the majority of the cities in
the United States. The answer Is given
in tabulated form, with death rate per
thousand. Nine diseases are given as the
chief causes of death. They are consump-
ton, acute lung diseases, diphtheria,
Gnteric fever, material fevers, scarlet fever,
measles, whooping-cough and smallpox.
This list follows the order III which the
greatest number OF deaths occur, and it
must please nervous people to learn that
smallpox is the least cause of death.
For consumption the highest death rate
is 3.32 per thousand in December, and
acute lung diseases, beginning with JAN
to the lowest rate Is 2.59 In June. The
,uary at 2. .32 per thousand; rise regularly
April, then decline regularly to August,
with l. 04 deaths per thousand; then again
it rises to December, in which the rate
is 3. 20 per thousand. The highest death
rate for diphtheria is l. 40 per thousand
in November; the lowest 056 in June
Malarial fever is highest in September
and October, with 0'65 and O.58 as the
death rate, while naturally it is very low
from December to April. Scarlet fever
runs unevenly throughout the year; the
highest death rate being 0. 65 in Decem-
ber and the lowest O. 33 in July. Whoop-
ing cough runs very evenly throughout
the year, the highest rate being OPT in
March and July, and the lowest OIL in
December. Smallpox did not rise over
O.1O per thousand except in November
and December, when the rates were O.
and O.36 per thousand. The highest
death rate from measles was O. 46 in May
and the lowest 003 in October. From
this it appears that above all other lung
diseases carried off by far the largest
number of persons last year, and that
such diseases far beyond any others are
the bane of American city life-a fact
which has often been maintained before,
but not so thoroughly shown as by this
black table and chart of the Nationa
Board of Health,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01
COlIc IN Horses.

Attacks of collie most frequently are
the result of carelessness, and generally
may be traced to horse having drank
cold water when heated. or imme-
diatly after being fed, by being gorged
with food after long fasting, or be-
ing chilled by currents of cold air.
Some horses are constitutionally more
liable to it than others. The first symp-
toms are general fdgetiness accom-
panied by lifting of the feet very quickly,
followed by violent rolling. These symp-
toms also indicate other disorders, re-
quiring very different treatment from
collie. There are two that distinguish
collie from Inflammation of the bowels.
In the former, the horse will strike his
belly violently with feet between the
the paroxsms of pain; but in the latter,
though he may lift his feet, he will not
strike, and the pain is continuous.
When collie symptoms are accompanied
by constipation, the first care must be to
empty the bowels by "back raking"
and injections of warm water. Here,
clearly, the stimulating medicines prop
er to fatulent collie would be inappropri-
ate and most likely produce inflammation
of the bowels. F,latulent collie is the
more frequent and sudden form, requir-
ing prompt treatment, and perhaps with
what may be at hand in a country place.
A horse got quickly well after the ad-
lninistration of one-quarter pint of gin,
and two ounces of ground ginger mixed
with water to fill soda water bottle,
from which it was poured down his
throat. Equal parts of whiskey and
milk, and from half pint to pint at
time has been useful. A veterinary
prescription for collie, is: Spirits of tur-
pentine, four ounces; inseed oil, twelve
ounces; laudanum, one and one-quarter
ounce, to be mixed, and given every
hour until the pain ceases. Bathing
the belly with hor water, and friction,
are both useful. IF horse is led about
quietly, not galloped, as viii be done by
ignorant grooms, it will aid the action of
tha medicine, and prevent horse from
hurting him self by rolling as he will be
apt to do, during the parOxysms of pain,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01
An Old AcouaIntance.

Charles Chapman, who was i'll his day
the foremost criminal lawyer in Con
necticut, once so ably defended a
man who was charged with the crime of
murder, that he got him off with man
slaughter, although there was scarcely
a doubt of his guilt of the graver offence.
A very prominent citizen who was con-
vinced of the mans guilt was SO annoy
ed to think that Chapman had saved the
fellows neck from the halter that he re-
fused to speak to the distinguished ad-
vocate for long time after. A number
of years later Mr.. Chapman's door bell
rang, and visitor was announced. "Good
morning, Mr.. Chapman" was the salu-
tation. "You have the advantage of
me-" replied the lawyer; 81 do not
recognize you. j" "My name is. Don't
you remember that you got me off fo1
ten years for killing SO and SOP" eyes
I do remember it and [ got through with
you then and there. l want nothing more
to do with you" F." "You needn't be so up
pish about it," muttered the fellow
'"The way you talked to that jury almost
made me believe I didn't do it, and now
you've gone back on me-" and he walk.
ed disconsolately away.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01
How "a Woman Does Il.

Some crusty old curmudgeon thus
tells how a woman goes to work to mail
letter. 1t is libel on the sex. Some
of the girls will make it red hot for him
if he is discovered. Any day when you
have time you can see how she does it
by dropping into the postoffice. She
arrives there with letter in her hand.
1t is a sheet of note in a white envelope.
She halts in front of the stamp window,
opens her mouth to ask for a stamp, but
suddenly darts away to see if she has
made any errors in the names or dates.
1t takes her five minutes to make sure
of this. and then she balances the letter
on her finger, and the awful query arises
in her mind perhaps it is an over
weight" She steps to the window and
asks the clerk if he has a three-cent
stamp, fearing he hasn't. She looks
over every compartment i'll her portmo-
naie before she finds the change to pay
for it. The fun commences as she gets the
stamp. She fiddles around to one side,
removes her gloves, closely inspects the
stamp and hesitates whether to click it,
or wet her finger. She finally concludes
it would not be nice to show her tongue
and vets her finger and passes it over
envelope. She is so long picking up the
I stamp that the moisture is absorbed and
the stamp slides off the envelope. She
tries it twice more with like success, and
getting desperate she gives the stamp n
click" and it sticks. Then comes the
sealing of the letter. She vets her fin
ger again. but the envelope flies open,
and, after three minutes delay she has
pass her tongue along the streak of dried
mucilage She holds the letter long
time to make sure that the envelope is
all right, and finally appears at the win
dow and asks "Three cents is enough,
is it?" eyes, ma'am" ''This will go
out to day?" Certainly" "Will it
go to Chicago without the name of the
county on?" "Just the same" "What
time will it reach there ?" Tomorrow
morning." She sighs, turns the letter
over and over, and finally asks {: ''Shall
I drop it into one of those places there?'
eyes, ma She walks up in front
of the six orifces, closely scans each
one of them, finally makes a choice and
drops-no she doesn't. She stops to
see where il will fall, pressing her face
against the window until she fattens her
nose out of shape, and she doesn't drop
it where she intended to. She, how
ever, releases it at last, looks down to
make sure that it did not go on the floor,
and turns away with a sigh of regret
the supersoription,
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01
BEST OF ALL.
world hath very little II can give

The world hath very little Il can give
To make us happy; and its precious things
What men call precious, and for which they live
To sad heart are worthless offerings.
For what are gems and what Is tawny goldT
And rarest spices from sweet Cyprian bloomsT
And silken fabrics shimmering fold on fold,
The costliest products Of the Eastern looms?
They cannot save the soul single pain,
OR TO the weary heart bring hope again.
What is the nash of wit, the salons glow?
The wine may shine, and leap and sparkle up,
From marble tables white as purest snow,
And brim Olood-red Ihe gold-mcrusted cup;
The air may languish Hled with perfume sweet,
Etruscan vases burn with roses red,
And velvet carpets sinking meath the feet
Give back no echo from the stateliest tread:
But human hearts crave something more thar
this
Splendor alone can never give us bliss.
Far more, far more we prize gentle touch
The mute caress OF fingers on the hair
A kind word spoken-oh, how very much
These little tokens do 10 lessen care,
il matters little II the home be bare
OF luxury, ana what the world calls good,
II we have only one true spirit there
BY whom our better-selves are understood,
Whose deepest heart-throbs are for us alone,
With whom In thoughts and wishes We are one
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-09-01

was fearfully heavy too, for our five
pairs of arms, and we had TO stop and
rest several times before we arrived at
our destination. There new difficulty
presented itself. How were we TO get it
into Steele's room, for that was what
we contemplated. There was no back
stairway, and the only one ran III full
sight of Steele i'll the parlor. At last
We succeeded in hauling our burden in
at the window 10y the help of Sharpe's
well rope which we borrowed. Then af-
ter snugly tucking her up in bed, we left
her i'll quiet, and softly made our way
down stairs.
We had occupied but short time
and Mr. Steele had not yet emerged, SO
to speak, from his fit of excitement. AZ
ter replacing the keys in the same man
ner by which / had stolen them, we
boys dropped casually III one by one SO
as not to excite suspicion. When all
our number were seated around the fire,
Sharpe changed the subject by asking
Mr.. Steele if he had not had his sign
post stolen. Mr.. Steele, his late ex-
citement all vanished carelessly answered
Eyes"
"Ain't You afraid of having it stolen
again?" said Sharpe.
mo" answered Mr.. Steele, 81 lock it
up every night i'll the store"
well p said Sharpe, "Pd being will
ing to bet you she's in your bed now"
Steele Immediately set up a roar, we
boys joining in.
"Ho no !" cried he, that's a good
joke p "Why he continued, taking the
keys from his pocket, ''here are the
keys of the store and of my room. What
have You got to say now? Why I'd be
willing to treat these boys here to all
the cider they wanted out of the that
cask You bought recently, if it was so !"
And he laughed at the idea.
"All right - said Steele, quietly. 'I'll
tre"t 'em at my own expense if it is not
co."
"All right ''said Steele, still laughing,
"the boys are sure of their cider any
how !"
Upstairs stumped the old man with
the cane which he always carried, un-
locked the door and entered the room.
''There ~ he cried, pointing to the bed,
nothing there - He went up and
struck it to add force to his words. |
never saw face change as his did. We
hid the figure up very cleverly but the
clank of the metal when struck betrayed
her hiding place.
He fell back step or two with his
mouth open. "By Jupe y he cried,
favorite exclamation of his, ''she Ii
here" wish you could have seen him.
1t is useless to try and describe it. A
more wonderstruck man was never seen.
They say people enjoy thing which
they have fairly earned and can assure
you we boys enjoyed that cider and the
laugh on Mr.. Steele.