The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-04
Notes and Comments.


was illustrated in New York early Sun
day morning. An attempt was made at
that time to blow up the store of Garry
Brothers with this explosive. The
building was badly damaged, as was
Ridley's store near by.
THE subcommittee on appropria-
tons, having the postoflice appropria-
ton bill in charge, have agreed to a
proposed reduction in postage on first
class matter, which will allow one
ounce to be carried for two cents, in
stead of half an ounce, as at present
A second proposal reduces postage on
second class matter or newspapers
mailed from the offices of publication
from two cents to one cent per pound.
EVENING RECORD: "The Egyptian
war, with its fresh story of courage,
and carnage, and the current and ear
nest discussion of battles in our civil
war, make it seasonable to recur to the
service of the immense body of volun-
teers which the grand army represents.
In citizens dress, and coming from
civil occupations, these men bear out
wardly but few marks of the struggle.
The bravest say the least of their ex-
ploits. The grand army is not brag-
ging institution. There is all the more
occasion, therefore, to commemorate i'm
measurable exertion and limitless zeal"
THE Irish irreconcilables are VERT
able nest of Kilkenny cats. Lately
Phelan came to New York to O'Dono-
van Rossa's den, on vengeful mission,
and was himself cut and stabbed with
murderous intent. And now Rosa
himself falls before the assassin's aim.
This leading spirit among the dynamite
fiends was shot in New York city, Mon
day afternoon, by young woman Civ
ing her name as Yseult Dudley. She
claims to be native of England and
represents that she is a hospital nurse,
is married and is twenty-five years of
age. Rosa was wounded in the back
and is hopeful of recovery.
MILWAUKEE SENTINEL g The state
of Iowa has a prohibition amendment
in its constitution, it has a stringent
prohibition act upon it's statute books,
and yet the prohibitionists are not salts
fed. One thing is still lacking, prohi-
| hilton, itca1f Tho ,roh;b;t;on op,apl
ment and the prohibition statute work
beautifully out on the open prairies,
where there were neither saloons nor
tipplers before there was any attempt
to compel temperance reform by legis-
lation. There are small villages where
the prohibition sentiment is greatly
preponderant, in which the open sale of
Intoxicating drinks has been suppressed.
But, generally, where men congregate,
and where there was whiskey tipping,
wine bibbing and beer guzzling before
the law existed, those pursuits are still
carried on"
HARPER's WEEKLY concludes an ar
ticle warmly praising the election of
Evarts as senator from New York with
the following: Meanwhile, above fac
tional squabbles is the fact that repub-
lican New York sends to the senate its
most eminent representative, and re-
covers its senatorial voice which has
been so long silent. Whatever criti-
cisms may be made upon Mr.. Evarts,
it is evident that his election is the
best possible issue of the contest. The
qualities and characteristics of no other
public man are better known. AT his
age men do not change. What he has
been he will continue to be. The mere
intrigues and management of party
will not be promoted or aided by him.
But he will be faithful party follower,
as he has always been. and in the great
debates upon great public questions in
the senate of the United States New
York will take once more the part
which properly belongs to the Empire
State"
Boston TRAVELLERS: " If the work
ing people of this country want to know
why they have hard times every few
years, we can tell them. 1t is not over
production nor under-consumption, as
those phrases are commonly employed.
If they had kept the 100000, 900 they
spend every year for strong drink in
their pockets for the past five years of
good times, the present temporary lull
in manufacturing and business activity
would find many of them better able to
bear it without being pinched for the
necessaries of life. 1t is the over-con-
sumption of whiskey that makes under
consumption of food and clothing in
this land of liberty and liquor. The
annual bill for bread, meat, cotton and
wooden goods, of this great American
people, foots up total of about 81 ,250,-
600 900. But its annual bill for whiskey,
beer and the taxes thereon, is 81 AGO.
600 900. In other words, it unneces-
sarily drinks $3.50, 100000 worth more
than it necessarily eats and wears"
SENATOR JOE HAwLEy has a crisp