The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-19
Notes and Opinions.

THE New Hampshire legislature will
see the summer out, and adjourn about
the first of September
THE news from the Old World con-
tinues peaceful, warlike, contradictory
and Enthusiastically in the extreme.
SENATOR BLAIR of New Hampshire
says that confidence will be restored
and business improved if the democrats
do not reduce the tariff.
THE New York Herald deems it its
solemn duty to warn Mr.. Cleveland that
he has been giving too much attention
to the spoils and too little to reform.
THE Panama canal is undergoing
some of the financial discourage
ments that attended the construction
of the Suez canal. Its shares are
depreciating in the Paris market, where
they are mainly held, and there is
difficulty in raising money to prosecute
its work.
THE supreme court of Texas has Just
distinguished itself by setting aside a
verdict of :" twelve good and true men ="
on the ground that undue influence :"
was eXerted on the minds of the Jurors
by the caustic manner" in which the
attorney for one side spoke of the client
on the other
Now that Judge Thoman has de-
cided that Mr.. Hendricks Postmaster
Jones has not violated the civil service
rules, it is expected that there will be a
rush of democratic officials to learn
Jones' methods of evading and APP
parently supporting the civil service
rules.-COncOrd Monitor.
THE editor of the Salem Register must
be genuine humorist. Hear him ::
Since Abraham Lincoln no admins
tration has depended so much upon the
strength, wisdom and resolution of the
President as now. Grover Cleveland
alone stands between the people and
the spoilsmen of his party"
Nor day passes that business men
are not adding confidence to confidence
that the period of mercantile depres-
sion is passing away, and that the dawn
of a revival is at hand. And there are
not few who assert their belief that the
fall will bring boom in all departments
of business.-Cincinnai Enquirer.
THE head chief of the Cherokee In
dams issued proclamation recon-
mending appropriate observance of the
day on which General Grant was buried,
and reminding the tribe that sit was
General Grant who initiated what is
known as the Indian peace policy-a
policy which had for its main feature
| the treatment of the red man as a man
| entitled to mans natural rights and
privileges, and subject TO control by the
same means and influences as other
men,"
II is estimated that since the death
of General Grant 5000 funeral sermons
have been delivered, 1000 editorial
articles have been written, while the
miscellaneous matter published in the
papers on the subject will fill not less
than 300 volumes of the usual octave
size. A half million of Grant medals
have been sold during the same time.
The aggregate expense of the hero's
| funeral has been estimated at a quarter
million-that is, including the loss of
time on the day of interment, which
alone could not be less than S150,0O0.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR says: "When l
was young man there lived in our
neighborhood farmer who was usually
reported to be very liberal man and
uncommonly upright in his dealings.
When he had any of the produce of his
farm to dispose of he made it an in
variable rule to give good measure, or
rather more than would be required of
him. One of his friends, observing him
frequently doing so, questioned him as
to why he did it. He told him he gave
too much, and said it was to his dsad-
vantage. Now mark the answer of this
| excellent man: God has permitted me