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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07
OctObr 3, 1885:
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.

Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING, Postmaster.
OF all the attractions during the reunion,
this week, none is more deserving of large
patronage than the opera "The Mus
keteers," which will be presented at Blan-
chard's new Opera-house tomorrow (Thurs-
day evening. The opera is, in the estima-
ton of the best critics, one of the brightest
of the comic operas. The libretto is spark
ling with wit and repartee, and the music is
a perfect Kaleidoscope of waltz, polka and
mazourka songs, contrasted with ehorals,
solos and concerted music. The Clefs,'
our well-deserving amateur club, gave this
beautiful work last July, under the manage
ment of Mr.. G. A. Owler and the direction
of Mr.. j. II. Engels, who secured of Miss
Ober, the successful manager of the famous
Boston A" Ideals" the right to perform " The
Musketeers," and the club had the distnc-
ton of being the first and only one to give
the opera in the state The opera is given
under the same management and direction
as before, which is abundant assurance that
it will be well performed. The chorus is
much larger and the stage of the new Opera
house will of course afford facilities for a
much better representation. The costumes,
from Curtis * Weld, Boston, are very ele-
CANT, the scenery is superb and everything
in connection with the opera will tend 10
add to the enjoyment of the work itself.
The following is a list of members includ-
ing both principals and chorus Soprano
Mrs. Pitkin, Mrs. Lane, Misses Alice Lowe.
Adams, Clara Mead, Waite, Brown and Gut
ler; alto-Misses Mary Phnney, Park,
Eaton, Belle Mead, Daisy Lowe and Jennie
Phinneyj tenor-Messrs, Bancroft, f. M,
Owler, G. A. Owler, Knapp, Wheatley,
Wood, Cheney and rockingham; baritone
Messrs. Hopkins, Hunt and Blakely; basso-
Messrs. Lowe, Sabin, Pitkin, Kemp and
Boutwell,. Tickets for the opera are now on
sale at the Phinney bookstore.
ACCORDING to announcement, the match
game of base ball between the WATcHMAN
and Argus and Patriot mines was played on
the Seminary campus last Friday afternoon
and ii was profitable to the former nine in
that it showed the Inconsistency of hoping
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07

to combine in the same individuals superb
ority of intellect and physical ability. The
Argus boys had a complete walk-over, de-
feating our nine by the modest little score
of fifty-three to twenty-five. They out
ularly at the bat. AT the close of the first
inning the score stood three to two in favor
of the Arg,ts. In the next they whitewashed
us and made six scores. In the third in
ming we Jared but little better, but in the
fourth things frightened up little and the
WATCHMAN secured eight runs. After that
their opponents had it all their own way,
making as high as twelve runs in the eighth
inning. Here is the cheerful record:
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w. A. Lord served as umpire, to the perfect
satisfaction of all concerned and the scorers
Phil Moore for the Argus and f. II. Puffer
for the WATcHMAN-did their duty well
To Professor Dickinson, and through him to
the seminary, we are indebted for the use
of the grounds whereon we suffered defeat.
The courtesy was highly appreciated by
" bofe of u.s." So much for the game but
we were not allowed to go our way with the
simple disgrace of defeat-we had to feed
the victors. This we did at the Pavilion, Sat
urday evening-or, rather, we furnished the
wherewith and Manager Waterhouse did
the feeding. Twenty-eight of us partook of
the splendid repast which he had prepared,
and twenty-eight persons were filed with
rejoicing and other good things thereby.
The bill of fare was enough for first-class
banquet, and was another evidence of Mr..
Warehouses; abilities as a manager. After
the supper cigars were passed around, and
then the Argus boys, to the amusement OF
all, presented our captain with a new broom
The poor fellow was completely at loss to
know what disposition to make of it. An
hour or two in the pleasant parlors OF the
hotel closed the enjoyment of the evening
We shan't challenge them to play another
game of base ball this season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07

meeting at the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-10-07

waterbury.
A LITTLE fracas occurred last Saturday
evening near the depot but no one was in
jured very seriously. On seeing the police ap-
preaching, the parties disappeared'in haste.
- IL is disgrace TO a civilized COM
CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAaEl
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-29

The world is coming to an end the next time on May IA, 1886. It seemed last week as if it might burn up long before that time
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Wednesday, July %, 1885.
OFFENSIVE PARTIsANsI

OFFENSIVE PART1SANSHEFsf%
 It is getting harder and harder to tell what offensive partisanship is. The Vermont case is truly puzzle. General Wells, who was collector at Burlington, was brave and eff cient and (to the rebels) offensive cavalry of ficer in the late war. Some time after the close of the war he was appointed collector. When he entered his office it's affairs were not in good shape, but he soon put things to rights and hns ever since been recognized as one of the most faithful and efficient cellec- tors in the service He is Republican, but has not been Very active in politics. He was reappointed by President Arthur in 1884, and his term of office would, therefore, naturally expire about three years hence. Charges of offensive partisanship were made against him some time ago. They were at first rejected, but they were renewed with amendments and supplementary evidence, and he has been removed, and MT. Brad ford B. Smalley has been appointed in his place.
 It is interesting to try to discover why and how true reform demanded this change. MT. Smalley did not, like General Wells, fight the enemies of his country during the late war, and his neignbors regarded him as a copperhead He has been for many years clerk of the United States District court, an office not now so lucrative as it for merly was, but one of the most profta- ble in the State He has been all this time the most jealous and aggressive politi- clan in the State, and a member of the Dem- ocratic national committee. He has held his office, notwithstanding, no effort having been made to remove him for offensive par tisanship Since Mir. Cleveland's cleo obtain the office of collector at Burlington l because its salary and emoluments are larger l than those of his clerkship. He has never denied that General Wells is an excellent l officer, and has even refused to make any charges of Offensive partisanship." He Ii reported as saying that he would have noth l ing to do with any attack upon Genera Wells character, personal or officia because there was no ground fo
 such attacks, but he expected that Genera | Wells would be removed because he is Re
 publican, and that he himself would be ap
 pointed because he is a Democrat. H thought he had deserved the office by his ser
 vices to the party, and did not want it o1
 any other terms.
 So it seems that in this case man wh 1 was good soldier, frst-class official, an
 not an offensive partisan, has been remove
 to make room for a man who was a copper
 head and has been the most offensive part
 san in the State of Vermont, and all tn
 while holding government office. Presider
 Cleveland cannot afford to do such things 8 | this
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BABY MURDERERS.
Dangers of Jealousies Among the In-
 famts of a Household.

The case of the four-year-old girl who nearly succeeded in killing her baby brother at Port Jefferson, L. l., brings wildly to the memory of elderly readers the story of the English woman of rank, eminent for learning and piety, who was never known to smile from the moment she appreciated the consequences of fit of childish jealousy. The countess was five years of age when baby sister was born, and servants and visi- tors began the senseiess, cruel bandage of
 those out of joint," which, unfortunately, has not yet gone out of fashion.
 The poor child, driven desperate one day by the ieers of the maid, fled to her mothers chamber, and was met at the door by nurse, who ordered her away. Returning in pas sion of tears to the nursery, she was greeted by fresh taunts and 'sI told you mamma did not love you nowi' The maid was pressing out some garments for a newcomer at table l while she talked, and the infuriated little 1 girl, catching up fatiron, hurled 1t upon the | head of the baby as it lay in the cradle. The shock was fatal to the invalid mother. She ! and the infant were buried together.
 1 1t cannot be too strongly impressed upon ! the minds of little children that the advent of the latest born is a common blessing to | the household. The mother who bemoans ! herself in the hearing of the elder brother ol l sister over the increase in her cares, or the \ father that remarks that his indulgence o1
 that luxury cannot be afforded now tnaG tnefe is another mouth to feed, is sowing thistles and tares in fertile soil The tenth child has
 as good right to be born as the nrst, and | he is less welcome by reason or stralghtenec
 means the last person to suspect this should 1 be his predecessor in the nursery. Still rep 1 rehensible is the time (dis)honored hgmen
 that his coming can rob the others of thei l share of maternal affection Such talk
 worse than foolish. It is as wicked as it i false.
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MORNING. JULY %, 1885.

numbers, and hard stories are told of the havoc the bass are making among salmon and other fish, When these fish were put into the waters that were first stocked here the people were willing to go to any expense and protect the fishing for five years in or der to give them time to increase Now many would be glad to go to all the same trouble over again in order to get rid of the bass Ii it could be done" If this is true attention ought to be paid to it in this State.
 The Japanese government is pushing it's reforms so rapidly that the people are unable to keep up with the changes. There is now a movement to introduce Roman characters into language The cause of popular educa- tion is crippled by the clumsy and difficult construction of the writing. Science and literature in the facile and expansive Ian guages of Europe lose their spirit and force when cramped in the Japanese dress. The
 written language of Japan is quite distinct
 from the spoken language. The characters
 used in writing are derived from and are
 mainly identical with the Chinese ideographs,
 though generally arranged in different or
 der. These have been increasing in number
 since the advent of Eastern learning and it Is
 now calculated that a knowledge of four
 thousand ideogrsphs is nseessary for the
 basis of even a common education, while
 those aspiring to the higher walks of learn ing must be familiar with double that num- Der.
 Dr. George Brandes is writing series of f5a ho oiv an interesting statement of Moltke's views concerning war Moltke recently declared, in a letter to the Peace society, that it is Utopian to wish to abolish war, which he called Gan element in the divine order;" and in speech in the Reichstag in 1868 he said: Armies will never be abolished by the method of international arbitration; war is only con- tinuation of politics with other means" But l in another speech, on April "A, 1877, he | remarked: "Even a successful expedition costs more than it yields, for to buy material advantages with human lives cannot be 8 gain," and in letter to laboring man who l had implored him to induce the Kaiser to reduce the size of the army, he wrote in stll ! more emphatic words: "Who does not share the ardent wish to see diminution of the
 heavy military burden which Germany is l compelled to sustain by it's position, sur
 rounded by formidable neighborss It is not
 the rulers or the governments that oppose this, but more favorable conditions cannot prevail until every country has recognized
 the fact that every war, even if victorious | is it's national misfortune"
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The world is coming to an end the next time on May IA, 1SS6 It seemed last week as if it might burn up long before that time.
 At 8 school meeting in a Michigan town last week taxpayer moved to abolish the teaching of Latin and German in the high school on the ground that they were dead languages. On being asked why he had not included Greek in the motion he explained that he regarded it as identical with Latin. The motion was buried under an adverse vote.
 All the forests of this country are not yet destroyed. In the timber belt in the vest ern part of Washington territory there are 20, coo, 900 acres covered with timber-an area nearly equal to the combined areas of the States of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. This timber belt will average 25, 900 feet of lumber to the acre, or total of 500, ,00O, ,OOO, ,OOO feet ot lumber Hence, the sawmills of Puget Sound, with their present capacity of 5OO,- 900, 900 feet year, would take 1000 years to cut it down.
 Dr. Terrier, upon the strength of experi- ments which he has personally made, in. forms the Societe de Chirurgie that he con- siders the hydrochlorate of caffeine is as much an anesthetic as the hydrochlorate ot cocaine, and that the one may be substituted for the other in all cases where 8 local anaes thetic is required This, says the London 1 Lancet, accords with the experience of Dr Fauvel, the well known laryngologist, wh' | considers this possibility of substitution al immense advantage in a pecuniary point view, as the price of cocaine is still very high being sold in France at thirty francs pc Qramme, whereas the caffeine is sold at tw francs for the same quantity.
 MT. John Addison Porter, formerly of thi city and now of Washington, D. O., ha made careful study of the history of tn national capital, and lecture upon the sut ject, delivered by him at the Johns Hopkin University, is soon to be published in th series of publications made by the univers ty. It is also announced that Mir. Porte
 will read paper on ''The City of Washing
 ton, it's Growth and Administration, at tf
 meeting ot the American Historical assoc1
 ton at Saratoga in September. MT. Port'
 is careful and patient student and zoe
 writer. By the way, we have not notice
 that his recent argument concerning the co poration of Yale college has been serious
 damaged.
 The Boston Herald prints an interestii
 letter from the woods of Maine making attack on the qualities of black bass both
 sport and as a table fish. The worst char is that the fish is full of worms The bla
 bass is also said to be ia veritable tyra
 among other fish, driving them anywhe
 and everywhere, even out of existen'
 There was formerly good pickerel fishing ;, all these ponds and lakes. Since the adve
 of bass the piokerel are decreasing rapidly
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-29

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A Hartford Salvation army convert, Mrs. Booart. a widow of 35, gave colored woman recently $5 to take away bar illegitimate child. The ce1ored woman finally was alarm ed and took the baby to the police, who have four parties locked up for complicity.
 The stockholders of the Peck, Stow 6 Will cox company, of Southington, earned during the past quarter $30,000. The dividends were payable last Saturday.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-29
VOL. LII.
9r1y Goods.
CONTINUATION SALE!

Our great discount sale has proved so popular with our GUS toners and has been so success full that we have concluded to continue 1t through another week, witch is positively the last week ii whic we shall make twenty per cent, or one fifth, reduction from our regular marked price on all cash pur- chases of our White Goods, Black Goods, Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Ruflings, Hamburgs, Cloaks and Shawls.
 For this second week we add our entire stock of Ladies and Children's Made-up Underwear, Ribbons, Fabric Gloves, and Of Ladies and -Childfen's. s. Hosiery, excepting three lots of Hosiery on which we have made a more than 20 per cent. reduction.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-29

John Beers, of Bedding, has been bound over for trial before the Superior court on @ charge of criminal assault on Mrs. Henry W1nship. The case was an aggravated one, but there is said to be considerable doubt whether Beers was the man.
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12lessons in penmanship, pens, ink and paper for S2 SO one lesson each week commencing Wednes- day evening, July 15. Class limited, Apply at
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 i'm Connecticut. THE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co. SINGLE COPIES TWO GENTS.

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J. N. ADAM & co.

 August 1st. Until then we shall return one-ffth of the price of the goods; make twenty per cent. discount from our regular marked prices, from the lowest prices anywhere made, from the lowest prices at which fine goods were ever sold, to every cash purchaser from us of
 DRESS GOODS,
 Including Colored Cashmeres, Serges, Tricots, Albatross, Nuns Veilings, Plaids, Stripes, Checks, Dress Flannels, Worsteds, &c., &c.
 SILKS, Including Black and Colored Rhadames, Gros Grains, Satin Merveilleux Brocades, Ottomans Velvets, Pushes, Summer Silks, &c., &c., Sc.
 BLACK GOODS, Including Cashmeres, Veilings, Henriettas, Serges, Flannels, Fri cots, Brocades, &c., &c., Sc. CLOAKS AID SIIAWLS, Including Summer Wraps, Dust CTS, Jerseys, Cashmere Shawls, Shetland Shawls, &c., &c., Sc.
 ,... LACES, .... Including Rufflings, Tidies, La dies Collars and Cuffs, Elm broideries, real and imitation Laces, Lace and Null Neck wear, &c.
 FABRIC GLOVES, Including Black and Colored Silk, Taffeta, Lisle and Cotton Gloves, Silk and Taffeta Mitts, Sc.
 RIBBONS, Including Velvet, Satin, Gros Grain and Taffeta Ribbons, Black and Colored; Sash and narrow widths.
 Ladies and Children's Under wear, including Ladies Chem ises, Drawers, Gowns, Skirts Corset Waists, Child's Robe! and Dresses, Child's Waists Summer Skirts.
 WHITE GOODS, Including Victoria and Indi' Lawns, Swiss and India Mulls Nainsook Checks and Stripes Tarletans, &c. &c.,, &c.
 HOSIERY, Including Ladies and Children Silk, Lisle and Cotton Hose Black, ,Colored, Fancy or Striped excepting three lots on whlc we make still greater loss.
 Look at Lot No. I, Chi dren's Hose at Ioc.
 Look at Lot No. ?, Chi dren's Hose at 25c.
 Look at Lot No. 5, Ladle Silk Hose at $I.
 Many of these are less tha half-price.
 ONLY ONE WEEK MORE Buy now and save per cent q. D.HDHN $C(
 @isee11amenms.
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 A Great Victory A Terrible Case of Scrofula Cured by
 Hoods Sarsaparilla

"In the winter of 1879 was attacked with Scrofula in one of the most aggravating forms. At one time had no less than thirteen large abscesses over and around my neck and throat, continually exuding an offensive mass of bloody matter disgusting to behold, and almost intolerable to endure. It is impossible to fully describe my sufferings, as the case was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After three years of misery, having been treated by three physicians, I was worse than ever. Finally, on the recommendation of W. J. Huntley, druggist, of Lockport, was induced to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. And now, after having taken twelve bottles, within the last twelve months, the scrofulous eruptions have entirely ceased, and the abscesses have all disappeared, except the unsightly scars which are daily becoming smaller by degrees, ana beautifully lesS.' l do not know what It may my case, Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved an effective specific indeed. As an evidence or my gratitude I send these facts unsolicited, and am ready to verify the authenticity Of this cure, by personal correspondence with any one who doubts itn CHARLES A. ROB- ERTs, East Wilson, N. Y.
 This statement is confirmed by W. J. Hunt ley, druggist, of Lockport, N. Y., who calls the cure great victory for Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sendfo book giving statements ofmany cures.
 Hoods SarsaparilIa
 Sold by all druggists. S1 six for $5. Made only by c. I. HOOD & CO.,, Lowell, Mass.
 100 Doses One Dollar.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-21
r.. q r. PASSENGER TRAVEL.
Novel Method of stealing.

II IL said that q Chinaman while carry
ing two large bucketsfull Of slop. suspended
from q pole that balanced on his shoulder.
stumbled and fell. upsetting the buckets
and their contents. Out of one OF the
buckets rolled two sealed Jars OF fruit, and
out Of the other . sealed jar Of pickles and
. can OF Boston baked beans. The acci-
dent took place yesterday morning on
north Monroe street. near the Eureka
Cons charcoal pile, and the Chinaman at
the time was heading for his hog ranch
half q mile further on. The slops he had
gathered from the swill tubs in the rear OF
certain residences in own where Chinese
are employed as servants. II Is safe to cay
shat this is ono Of the ingenious methods
for pilfering and thieving now adopted by
these Chinese servants and their pals.
There are q great many unemployed Chi
IN In town. and no doubt many OF
them are fed on stolen grub. Housewives
would do we'll to keep an eye on their
canned and bottled stu s aud the slop tub
or barrel at the back door just previous to
the usual call Of the swill gatherer.