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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

old system; the terms ending July 81,
1882, and 1884 show, to large extent,
the workings of the new system. The re-
suit is marked diminution in the amount
of court orders and net court expenses,
and a still more remarkable increase in
the amount of fines and costs collected.
Indeed, the honesty and system which the
reformatory legislation enforced upon the
accounting for these costs and fines 10 the
feature of the new law which has been
most effective in reducing the aggregate
net court expenses. Much of the reduc-
ton in the amount of court orders is at
tributable to the removal of abuses In the
duplication of costs. But while these two
items, supplemented by faithful and
judicious enforcement of the law establish
ing the state system of auditing, explain
probably by far the major portion of a
reduction of nearly fifty per cent. In net
court expenses since 1880, it is doubtless
true that minor portion is due to de-
cline in the amount of court business in
the state. The auditors report will show
that, as compared with former biennial
terms, the revenue from the probate courts
has been over $4,000 more than the most
favorable report made heretofore and
nearly $4,000 more than the average since
the biennial system was adopted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

all these years has been republican VIC
tories. On slavery, the war, reconstruc-
ton, finance, the currency, education in
the South--on every great questionable
republican party has had to educate the
democratic party by republican victory.
And 80 it must be now in the civlservice
question. Doubtless after the republican
party has fully developed it and carried it
to triumph the democratic party will &C.
cept it; but never until then. To teach
the democratic party that civil.servce re-
form means anything national victory
of the republican party on its present
platform is an absolute necessity. Again,
some of our independent friends say
Let the democratic party in, and if it be
not true to these reforms we will turn it
out. To all this comes the old answer
Il hear a lion in the lobby roar:
Pray, Mr.. Speaker, shall shut the door?
Or shall we ope the door and let him in,
And then all try to get him out againP'
To sum up, then, l regard this as the
crisis of civil-service reform, which, next
to the abolition of human slavery, will,
If successful, be referred to in the next
century as the greatest achievement of
our country in this. We are at the part
ing of the ways. To place the country in
the hands of the democratic party is GER
tainly to check and probably destroy the
reform for many years to bring in the
republican party is to secure its regular
and substantial development. Therefore,
though my vote, like yours, was cast at
Chicago from first to last for Mr.. Ed
munds, purpose to vote at the coming
election for Mr.. Blaine"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

BOLD BEN BUTLER has decided to en-
ter the race for the White House. He
will seek that haven, bearing the varie-
gated standard of the labor reformers
anti-monopolists and greenbackers. What
will be the effect of Buffers candidacy
upon the relative chances of Blaine and
Cleveland Commentators differ. The
republicans say it will make Blaine's
election doubly sure by drawing away
votes that would otherwise go to Cleve.
land. The Sun thinks il will inure to the
benefit of Cleveland by drawing away
from Blaine democratic and Irish voters
who are hostile to Cleveland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

THERE are many things which the
republicans of Vermont should bear in
mind and which should inspire them to be
present at the polls in September in full
numbers. Some of the state nominations
were made as protest against an estab-
lished order of things in this state. They
represent the desire and the determination
of the people to institute a new and pro-
gressive order of things in the state gov
eminent. Let the voters express their
approval of the overthrow of the doctrine
of political foreordination by giving the
Pingree ticket rousing majority, a
majority that shall strengthen its hands
to carry the work of reform forward into
departments of state administration other
than those of taxation. In the enact.
ment of the listing aud corporation tax
law the work of state regeneration was
only begun. Let the voters show their
interest in state affairs by giving the state
ticket on its individual merits and for
the sake of old Vermont, majority that
shall show that state pride and love of state
are more powerful to call out the voting
population than empty partisan appeals.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

THE whispered scandals respecting
Governor Cleveland have broken out into
loud and accusing voices, which have
not only not been choked down by the
hand of unqualified and authoritative de-
NAL but the essential facts alleged have
been admitted by some of his supporters
and an attempt made to establish line
of defence and extenuation which is, if
possible, more abhorrent than the crimes
with which their candidate is charged.
The American people are generous, and
history has shown that they have been
very lenient toward the private frailties of
men who have performed great public SER
vices or who have developed great and
brilliant powers of mind. Their frailties,
have been regarded as the infrmities of
genius, or the misfortune of natures rich
in many noble qualities, and have been
treated with the forbearance one observes
toward the faults of friends.
{" Be to his faults a little blind,
Be to his virtues very kind
is the sentiment which has universally an.
mated mankind toward the private short.
comings of its great servants and bene-
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Learning and Lumber.

Under this heading Washington Glad
den assails, in the Christian Union,
the abuses which have crept into
existing methods of school instruction,
and which have made cleaning" and
"lumber almost synonymous terms:
The problem of pedagogy relates not
only to the subjects taught, but to the
method of teaching. The question whether
Greek shall be taught in the high schools,
and the question whether the degree of
Bachelor of Arts shall be conferred on
students who have not studied Greek, are
important questions; but the need of re-
arranging the courses of study, great as
that may be, is less urgent than the need
of teaching well whatever is taught. The
defects and failures in our systems of
public instruction are due less to the fact
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

Of the liabilities, the temporary loan of
about $4,000 is the only item which
will be called for at present. A year
ago the amount of this loan was $780,
724.15. The expenses at the asylum at
Brattleboro for each year are audited
and paid August 1st, and go into the &C.
counting the first thing in the new year.
Those expenses amount this year to
$33 1854. A loan of $4,000 was made
August LIST, with which, and cash on
hand, the asylum expenses were paid.
The temporary loan of the state is now
somewhat more than $4,000. Corpora.
ton taxes due will aggregate from
$75, 900 to $4,000; but the bulk OF this
tax which, in its first year, yielded a
revenue of nearly 100000, will not be
due till February next. To pay current
and legislative expenses the state must
have recourse to loans. For a long pc
riod the state. anticipating the collection
of its revenues, has resorted to loans to
pay lbS Dlilbs w ucu tuo IdAcS nave Docu
paid in its notes have been taken up, till
the treasurer was again in want of funds,
when the credit of the state has again
been pledged. The state does its bust
ness without cash capital. 1t pays the
banks interest, rather than levy tax that
will enable it to have on hand funds to
pay customary expenses. If tax were
once assessed that would enable the state
to clean up" its current Indebtedness,
the ordinary revenues would then enable
the treasurer to meet his obligations
without borrowing. As check upon
extravaganza or for some other deeply
polite purpose, the legislature has pre-
ferred to pay several thousand dollars BIZ
ennially in interest, rather than order a
tax that would once put and keep the
treasurer in funds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
Tighten up the Screws.

Mr. Editor.-This caption seems to me to be
very pertinent, when applied to the administra-
ton of the laws in the interest of Justice and
good order at and in the vicinity of the Capital.
Being there upon recent occasion Of public
interest, | was surprised to witness 80 much
drunkenness upon the streets; men were so far
under the influence of liquor land most Of them
young mem that they would reel against pedes-
trians in u very unpleasant and ungenteel
manner. Most OF them were quiet, and for
that reason, or some other unknown to me, they
walked the streets with impunity. And not
only this, but not long ago the brutal street
assaults, with an iron billy and slupg-shot,
followed by other crimes of lesser magnitude,
the last chronicled being the stabbing ARRAY
on Marvin hill-and al these accounts close
with these ominous words, No arrest. IL
these crimes are allowed to pass unnoticed
think they will go from bad to worse and
who can tell what the harvest will be? As
citizens OF this noble commonwealth we ought
all to feel just pride in the good name and
reputation of our Capital. There are other con-
siderations pertinent to the business interests
of the town as center Of trade and official
business that should stimulate its inhabitants
to make 1t safe and pleasant for all classes and
ages to walk your streets without fear OF being
assaulted or insulted by drunken rowdy.
Here are located schools of good repute. They
seek the patronage OF the rural towns But
will prudent parents put their sons and
daughters into the very jaws of temptation,
vice and danger to be educated? | trow not
my brethren, these things ought not so to
be-" They need not be so. II the prominent
men of the place will demand halt they can
have it, believe, Hunt up your Albins and
Locklins and liquor-yeuders as you would il
they had stolen clothes-line or a paper collar.
Bring men to justice and judgment. | fear
there is a growing lsxity in morals and moral
sentiment, both public and private, as well as
In the execution of law. And there should be
no uncertain sound emenatlng from the pulpit
and press upon these vital questions. This is
the way the matter looks to me, from a BIRDS
eye view twenty miles away; possibly it might
look differently at shorter range Verify, do
not the screws need tightening up?
NONRESIDENT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

GRATEFUL for the aid contributed to
the nomination of General Grout by Colo
mel Hooker's friends in the late district
convention, the Barton Monitor, the gen.
erals home organ, thus offers to recipro-
cate in kind. "Colonel Hooker's forces
were well handled and he made valiant
fight considering his numbers. Many OF
the recruits that came on to the winning
side came from his force, and whatever of
gratitude is expended might go down the
river" This seems to be public recogni.
ton of what was believed to be private
understanding. Whether the goods were
pledged to Colonel Hooker, or to his poll
teal "heir, assign and SUCCESSOR" does
not appear. Time will tell, and will also
show whether, in this case, promise and
delivery are equivalent terms.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
Republican County Nominations.

T.. so.o.ox, I f. X. JONES, Northfied;
WILLIAM CHAPLIN, Middlesex.
A.. 1,s.o. ]. NJ. FISHER, Cabot
TA'' ''"'so' Z. s. STANTON, Roxbury.
Probate Judge-H1RAM CARLETON, Montpelier
States Att'y-HARLAN W. KEMP, Montpelier.
Sheriff.. Fl. ATHERToN, Duxbury.
High Bailiff-CHARLEs B. GALE, Plainfield.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
State Finances.

The forthcoming report of the state
treasurer will make the following show
ing of receipts, disbursements and liabili-
ties for the fiscal year ended July 81:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
Court Expenses.

The following table shows the practical
results of the reformatory legislation OF
1880 in respect to court expe nses. The
dates represent the biennial term ending
July 81 of each year given
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

National Republican Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT.
JAMES g. BLAINE
OF MAINE.
FOR vICE-PREsIDENT
JOHN A. LOGAN
OF ILLINOIS.
Republican State Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR,
SAMUEL e. PINGREE
OF HARTFORD.
FOR LIEurENANT-GovERNo
EBENEzER J. ORMSBEE
OF BRANDON.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
CHARLES w. PORTER
OF MONTPELIER.
FOR TREASURER,
WILLIAM H. DUBOIS
OF WEST RANDOLPH.
FOR AUDITOR
e. H. POWELL
OF RICHFoRD.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT.
JOHN w. STEWART
OF MIDDLEBURY.
FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, SECOND DISTRICT,
WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT
OF BARTON.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
10 d. HATCH of Burlington,
HIRAM HARLOW OF Windsor,
GEORGE T. CHILDs OF St. Adams,
Z. G. REDINGToN of Bradford.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

CLEVELAND has taken to the woods for
two weeks, among the Adirondscks, and
an expectsnt nation must wait little
longer for his letter of acceptance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

ROxbury.-Mr. Arthur Bradley of Maiden,
Mass, passed Sunday in town, visiting at A.
N. Tilden's, where Mrs. Bradley and son Are
now stopping. Rev Mr.. Hazen of Mortified
preached very effective temperance sermon
at the "old church" Sunday afternoon.
49,. George Andrews caught a mud-.urtle on
Saturday that weighed fifteen pounds. There
were several letters engraved on the shell and
the figures 1882. Mr.. Daniel Balmer and
family OF Hartford, Conn, are visiting at Ira
Royce's. The republican town committee are
o. w. circuit, A. T. Richardson, A. j. Boyce,
c. H. Rich and Fred Cram. Rev. IL. C.
Howard was called to East Roxbury on Sun
day, by the sudden illness of his father
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

THE enterprsing firm of Hood Co. are
doing rushing business in Hoods Sarsaparila
and Hoods Tooth Powder, both well known
and appreciated by thousands who have tested
their efficacy. The Sarssparilla has effected
wonderful cures, not only in this city, but in
various parts of New England, where its merits
are known. Editor Lol0eH Daily Citizen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

The terms ending July 81, 1873 and
1880, respectively, were the last under the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13
National Republican Ticket.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1a, 1884.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-13

81 told her she WAS to study Greek as old
English, or as one source OF English, to learn it
by its resemblances to the English and to the
Latin, which she had studied year. The al
phabet was conquered in an hour; not commit
ted, but its letters learned to read at sight
For the characters, as she was shown, are
nearly all essentially like the English, or, at
least sugges. the English equivalent. Accents
were ignored, except in few cases where they
are help and not a hindrance. Then she took
page of the Anabasis and pronounced the
words exactly like English words of the same
spelling. Persistent reading, with assistance
and correction, gave her fairly fluent pronun-
citation in three hours. The next evening trans
lation began. She hunted for English aud
Latin words, and found the root OF almost
every second word to be an old acquaintance
Then infections and con- ugations were studied,
not committed, until the various cases, genders,
moods, tenses, etc, were recognized at sight
by their examinations or consonant or vowel
signs The resemblances to the Latin in infec-
ton, and to both the English and the Latin in
root and meaning, were constantly noticed and
explained. The grammar and lexicon were
used exactly alike AS books Of reference Moth
ing WAS given or taken on trust II it had rea-
son that would explain it or fix 1t in the mem
Org; and nothing was passed over till 1t was
understood enough for the end In view. Aug
ment and redupication were explained enough
TO enable the pupil to find verbs in the lexicon
Euphonic changes were shown to be like ours,
only more full and frequent. After ten even,
ings of such coaching, If you please, with a
few hours private study each day, the pupil
entered and kept up with the class that for
about thirty weeks had been houndering
through the labyrinths of regulation Greek
lessons with double TRANSACTIONS OF short sem
fences, with endless microscopic work on ac-
cents and what not. And think that at the
end OF three weeks (for the coaching was kept
up a few days. she had better use of gram
mar and lexicon and a better power OF trans
latng than her father had thirty years before,
after a full year of Greek husks and chaff had
been crammed down his unwilling throat. At
all events. she graduates next week first in
scholarship in class of sixty-five, having taken
the four years course in three years"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-10-02
Closing OF Mails.
EDITORIAL. COMMENTS.

EDITORIAL. COMMENTS.
A<p now comes the ta-tidioll> and I
na,riotic editor of the san Antonio
ENuic>, and refuses To he comto1cd
by the recent democratic nominations
in that ritV. He declines 10 "cndor>c'
fine nominees, and we suppose this
settles the whole business Let lis Src:
we believe there was II time. not lone
since. when the Express also refused
to "rmdorsc" Joe Savers for congress.
But the major went into the race all
thc>alnc. aud thcrcupou that journal
seeing his success inevitable boom
ed him for congress with Il, much ap-
parent arlor a. it previously mani
tr,tcd in opposing him, Verify, it i,
hard to please and harder still to UNI
dcr,tand the ways of san Antonio
morning luminary. but so long a, the
nominees of the convention have the
support and endorsement of the Times
we suspect they will not be scared ont
of the race 10y the spectral opposition
of our esteemed political chopper
the Express 'U'cii""r>'i''''' "' ''''
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the ,tandard-brarcrs of the late con-
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The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-10-02

An elegant line of nado shades
cheaper than my ever Shown al
SANGER Bros.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-10-02

Our advertised sale of clothing
should receive more than passing
notice from those that must buy cloth
inc ina the ucNt thirty days. "a, We are
offering some genuine bargains.
SANGER Bios,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-10-02

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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-21
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Six ships, grain laden, cleared from Port
land, Or, last week.
All the butter consumed at Yaquina Bay
comes FROM San Francisco.
Twenty-Five ladies of Columbia county.
W. T., are doing jury duty.
A man at Yuba City has two trees well
filled with fine ripe oranges.
Cranberry culture is coming into prom
inence along the western coast of Washing
ton Territory.
Kings county, Washington Territory, has
woman Constable.
The church property of Washington Ter
ritory is valued at $S0,000 school-housc
property, $4,000.
Men who wagered on the election in
Yakima, W. T., were challenged ON clec-
ton day, and their votes were rejected.
a number of cattle have been found dead
on ranges i'll Umatilla county, Or, and cat
tlemen think that blacS-leg is the cause.
A gentleman of The Dalles, Or, tele-
graphed last week to the New York Herald
Who is PRESIDENT" and the answer re-
turned was, Chester A. Arthur"
Louis Eckert, a member of Castle Lodge
X. of p Of Red Bluff, Cal, was drowned
at Astoria, Or, Monday. The body was
swept away by the strong ebb tide
A hen, the property of E. Davis, on East
Fifth street, San Jose, has distinguished
herself by Matching out seven chickens,
each with four perfectly formed legs.
Chauncey Kane, who, before rum got the
better of him, was considered one of the best
drivers and trainers in the State, has been
sentenced to the Santa Clara County Jail
for vagrancy.
The bean crop on the Arroyo Grande,
San Luis Obispo county, has been great
success this season. Some farmers have
realized as high as so sacks, OF 20 pounds
each to the sack.
An establishment has been broken up by
the police of San Jose, in which mother
and her 14-year-old daughter kept den of
infamy, their visitors being boys between
the ages of II and IS.
The Hollister Free Lance says: The long
est run ever made by thrasher outfit in
this county was made by Hamm 4 Spa
ders machine. which laid up this week
after being out 1881 days.
An important water-right suit is soon to
be tried in Oregon, involving the question
of the rights of the OSwego Iron Works
Company to divert the water of the Tuala-
tin river through canal for use at the COM
pany's works
A man named James Keith, book can
vasser, met with a severe accident near
Pieito, Monterey county, few days ago.
While descending grade he was thrown
from his sulky, the fall dislocating his
shoulder. In this condition he had to
travel 100 miles to Salinas for medical treat
| ment, and was three days and two nights
ON the road
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-21
NEW MEXICO.
Train Wreckers arraiened.

SANTA FE, November 20th.-At Socorro
to-day, the accused train wreckers, j. W.
Painter, +" Punch J" Comins, Ed White and
Jenf Kerkindale, were arraigned on two
indictments each, brought by the Grand
Jury yesterday, and based upon confession
made by Ed White. The cases were set
for trial on Monday. William Allen, Over
ton Vincent and Owens. members of the
gang were also indicted, but have not yet
been trailed down. They are believed to
be crossing Arizons and heading for the
Mexican border. Besides the indictment
charging them with firing into cab of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passenger
train, and attempting to wreck the train,
with view to robbing the express COM
pany, an endeavor is making to have them
indicted for obstructing the passage of the
United States mail The gang will be given
a speedy trial, the railroad company being
determined to make an example of them,
in the hope of putting stop to any further
attempts of the kind in the Southwest