The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-08-12
Notes and Opinions.

Notes and Opinions.
THE poet Whittier says that Elizur
Wright, himself and Robert Purvis are
the only survivors he knows of who
signed the anti-slavery declaration in
1888.
VICE-PREsIDENT HENDRICKS will
not admit that civil service reform has
become an established fact. " Noth-
ing can be called established" he saws,
about which there is still argument,
discussion and division of opinion"
THOSE who believed that the demo-
cratic party could win in presidential
election and republican office-holders
be saved by civil service reform, have
been sadly disappointed. a democratic
victory meant no less than republican
defeat all along the line.-MesSenger.
THE Chinese government is waking
up to the demands of the times. Be-
sides granting subsidy for the devel-
opment of the coal mines of the en-
pire, it has recently opened negotia-
tions with German bankers for loan
of OO,OOO,OO0 to construct railways,
telegraphs, whmves and other trade
Improvements throughout the country.
A PROMINENT shoe manufacturer of
this vicinity reports business never bet
ter. He also says that jobbers South
and West are placing orders rapidly
and reporting quick sales and low stocks.
The gentleman, who has good oppor-
tunity for observation, does not believe
that this activity is, or will be, confined
to the shoe industry. He believes that
nearly all branches of business will feel
decided stimulus this fall.-Noshua
Telegraph.
THAT it is not an easy matter to iden-
tify deceased person is shown by the
fact that more than fifty persons de-
clared that the mutilated body of the
woman found in Charles river at Bos-
ton was that of Mrs. Gilbert. Among
those identifying the body were rela-
tives and friends. All, however, were
mistaken. The police believe that the
murdered woman is Mrs. Nellie Mitch
ell, who mysteriously disappeared three
weeks ago.
For more than ten years / knew
Grant the General and Grant the Presi-
dent we'll and intimately. There was
once a very strong personal difficulty
between us, brought about by lying
statements to each of the acts, motives
and opinions of the other He first
learned of their untruthfulness, and at
his request, conveyed through friend,
we met, and few words explained all,
apologized for all and healed all; and
that friendship, thus renewed, has ever
continued.-General Butler.
WE may fatter ourselves that the
world is in better condition to-day to
profit by experience than it ever has
been before. The present sufferings
in Spain will be hereafter regarded as
blessings in disguise, if their effect is to
convince the public that it is not only
wiser but cheaper to build water-works
and construct perfect drains than to
paralyze trade by quarantines, entail
ing the loss of business and vast eX-
penditure to alleviate distress that
might have been avoided.-BOStOn Ad-
uertiser.
PETER HENDERSON, who has built
up large business by advertising, says:
"Let no successful advertiser deceive
himself, if he wishes to continue bust
ness, that the patronage which he has
secured will keep to him unless he
sticks to advertising. Once let him
drop it and business will drop him.
His old customers, missing his familiar
name among the contemporaries in
the same trade, will think him dead or
retired, and will turn their trade to
some one of those who have the same
goods for sale. "-Le,oistOn Journal.
AN administration, or president, or
postmaster-general who cared seri-
ously to advance the principles of civil
service reform would have said at the
outset The postal route service shall
not be disturbed by offensive partisan
intermeddling, but the natural vacan-
cies shall be filled on the merit system,
open alike to all the young men of the
country, irrespective of party, or creed,
or color. Not only has this not been
done, but bad faith has been employed,
resulting in injury to the service and
constituting travesty of reform. Black
burn, the Kentucky bourbon senator,
outlined more than his own policy
when he said that all "bad republicans
should be removed" evidently meaning