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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

Trains pass Middlebury station at the hours
given below:
GOING NoRrH-Express, SO a. m; local ex.
press, Q so a. M; mail, % p m; express,
6l5 p. m.
GOING SOUTH-Mail, $3.50 a. m; passenger,
- p. M; mixed, S37 p. M; express, 10 :03
p. m.
MAILS CLosE-North, , 30 and 80 p. m;
South, 30 a. m. and 81 p. IN.
See Central VT. timetable, elsewhere.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
AMuSEM ENTS.

The kickapoo Indian Medicine Co. of
New York will begin series of their pc
cuiar entertainments at town hall ON
Monday, Dee. IL, lasting for two weeks.
The entertainments are free to all persons
over Il years old.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
Social ltatters.

THE WEATHER.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING WEDNESDAY, DEC. /.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
METHODIST.
REV. JOHN j. NOE, PASTOR.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
REV. HENRY LANE, PASTOR

7
This is the order OF services in the X. c.
church commencing with the first sunday in
February
First Sunday in February-Mass AT 10 80 a. m. .
catcchism, 80 p. m; Denedicton, 80
y. IN.
Second Sunday-MasS At a. m; catechism
80 p. m; benediction, : 80 p. IN.
Third Sunday-Mass nj 10 80 n. m: catechism
80 p. m; bcncdiction, 80 p IN.
Fourth SundaY-No morning or afternoon ser
vice, but henedction at 80 pm
The above order of services is to be followed
in rotation every four consecutive sundays.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03

The 2sth day of November, 1855 the Their
mometer was below zero in the morning
and above AT evening.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
THE CHURCHES.
II. STEpIIE\'S.

REV. ALvA f. CARPENTER, RECTOR.
Sundays-SerViccs, 10 45 II. M; 80 p. m.
" sunday school, II 10 y. IN.
Notwithstanding Prayer, 30 p. m.
Special service on Holy Days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-03
CONGREGATIONAL.

REV. :. LEWIS Il. SPEARE, PASTOR.
Sunday services, 10 a II. m; p. m.
sabbath school, IL 90 III.
Thursday, conference meeting, 80 p. In.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
VOL. VINO. 21S.

to such moderate but clear aud decisive
treatment of this important question
First. Redeem at once and Internationally
all trade-dolars outstanding at par in stand
ard silver dollars and coin them into like
standard coins.
Second. Continue the coinage of the silver
dollar under the present system until under
fair test " e reach the limit Of it's capacity
to circulate equally witt 90 4 dollar coin.
Third, Use every dollar as it is available
in the Treasury, in excess Of the $l0O, 600
reserve fund, in payment of the public debt,
that our burdens may be lessened, and that
the tax-gatherer may have rest.
Fourth. AS legal-tender notes are returned
into the Treasury, replace them with gold
and silver certificates, based upon coin and
in such denominations as may best serve
commercial uses.
Fifth Substitute these certificates for
national bank notes as fast as the payment
of our national debt necessitates the with
drawal of such notes from circulation.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
PRICE TWO CENTS.

pany. Eecrthng it ever owned was left
to it. The receiver would doubtless make
Sha'p and others dssorge their stolen
gains. Ii the amount finally collected was
not sufficient to reimburse the bondh liers
in full, that was so'ely because the proceeds
Of the bonds We're not used for the lawful
purposes Of the cpmpauy and tho company
had Q right to is ne the bonds The fact
was the company in issring the bonds had
been guilty Of moral forgery, and the iunc-
cent holders Of them were before the law in
the position of person who innocenty held
stolen note. When Vermilyc & CO., took
the bonds, which they held TREY must have
known that they were It needed 10 buid
the road, and that at the same time the con.
shuction Of the road was the OILY purpose
for which they could legally be issued
There was reason to believe that the con
spirators had merely srld their bonds to Ver-
milye " Co, to give some semblanee OF char
acter to transactions which they knew to be
lying in their nature ard had then bought
the bends back again themselves.
Senator Low cons 'Gered that the explaua-
ton of the labor troublet of the day was
largely to lie found in transactions like
these. Ask the discontenttd element, he
said. why they are ready to demand a rcvo-
luton and redistribution of property aud
they will tell yau It is because the law is
not equal Tor the pnor and the rich. The
braz II SHE d Of the law is thrown over the
rich in the perp 'trltion of frauds by which
they become richer, while the poor become
poorer. The one thing that really lay in the
power OF the Legislature to do was to give
equal laws to the entire community. Pass.
ing on 10 law providing for the resale of
the consent of the Board of Aldermen and
the property owners on the anuulment of the
present company, the speaker argued that
they were no part OF the franchise, but mere.
ly conditions required for its fu6llneni.
They were not annulled with the franchise
and they were not tie proper Of the com
pany. They had an independent existence
surviving the repeal The speaker conclud-
ed with brief sum mary of his argument,
saying that the Leg islature Should not act in
the spirit Of an attorneys brief, but should
take a broad view Of the case and act az the
interest Of the people at large demanded.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17

where trees might be planted there are mum.
elous instances Of neglect.
But as all are aware adurnmeut is the
least of the arguments put forth by those
who advocate the Arbor Day custom.
The mandate of "A cotemporary 'plant a
grove tomorrow" would be rather difficult
order to obey. Still many Of our readers
have, we venture to say, the time and oppor-
tunity to plant a single tree at least--if tile
inclination moved them,
The denudation OF the country caused by
the criminal waste Of timber already serious
y affects climatic, agricultural, commercial,
and mechanical conditions around us. Al
ready m the Eastern States manufacturing
has been impede through that fact The
temperature of the climate, influenced by tie
absence of large masses of moisture formerly
held in arrest by the forests cloIhing the
sides of the nothern spurs of the Aleghenies
running up ir'o New England has been per-
mancntly modified ia that region. What
were formerly copious rivers are row mere
brooks atrordug insufficient water power for
milling and factory purposes. This fact has
compelled the introduction of expensive
steam machinery to replace the inexpensive
natural power, with the result Of adding an
euourmons additional expense 10 the item
of cost, and consequently i'll wages. But,
worst of all manufacturers in the East are
now discovering that they cannot, with this
added item, complete with the mill and fac
tory men Of the South.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
Free to All.

The subscriber, as member Of Congress for
Delaware, will nominate candidate to fill
vacancy ia the Military Academy at West
Point for the district Of Delaware. The
nomination will be made upon competitive
examination Tie qualifications of appli-
cants are l.. Residence in Delaware for one
ear before application 2, Age between II
and % years 3. Height, not less lhan five
feet; l. Fair English education good ply
steal cons usiitutiou and development without
disease, ,deforruity OF infilmity which would
lender unfit for military SCI vice.
The examination will be held at NJ carly
day in the city Of Wilmington, Delaware, as
the cadet must be at West Point rot later
than lane Is, 1886. Any young men desir-
ing to compete should notify the subscriber
in writing at Wilmington by the 22d instant.
Each applicant will get nnlicc of time aud
plave If examinations.
The newspapers of the state are asked tt
give this notice wide circulation, that al
may have chance.
CHARLES 3. LORI,
Wilmn ,ton, Del, Ap,il l2, 1886,
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
Young Men,s pemocratle Gnu.

The crush was so great Wednesday even
ing last, at the re-opening Of the new quar-
tiers of the Young Mons Democratic Club,
Seventh anil Markes streets, that the first
thought to strike the visitor was that the
rooms are altogether too nall ror the pur-
pose intended.
Willard salisbury, Jr., E,q, Senator
Gray, and the Honorable Chas, z. Lore were
the speakers Of the evening.
The efforts OF the speakers seemed to be
limited to cert lin range of domestic talk,
club history and probable future. Mr.. Lore
varied this train of thought by referring TO
the political and moral value of an assooia-
tion such as the Young Mems Democratic
Club. Its voice would necessarily be of
value in influencing the opinion and ac.ion
of the Congressional representatives Of the
people. This function was a right aud legi
timatc one and was Of innstimable yaluo in
Congress-. The function Of such club was
in collating and defining the chaotic mass of
invidual opinion existing in the party. The
general value of such au opinion gathered
often, aud sifted by definite formal vote
might he generally relied upon as expressing
fair share Of the current nliaon of tie
pi rty attainabe on request.
Aft r the talking was owe an hour or two
of pleasant fratornz,ug and hobu obbiug was
INDUCED IT.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17

vantage however may develop from this
movement in melting our militia companies
to more definite and apparent precision in
the use Of the rife.
A representation from the English militia,
or volunteers as they are specially known
on the other de, the militia being distinct
arm Of the service, is to come 20 this count
ry this season for another international
match at Creedmoor.
Why should not Delaware make good
show there!
AS militia regiments, our men march WELL
drill well, and appear among their sister
states as fine body of men as may be seen.
We are proud of our ''boys." We are there
fore anxious to see them make some record
among the rifle teams of the different states
OF the Union.
Let all state aid be given them to this end,
out let our soldiers first help themselves.
One way to do SO is not to back down from
any challenge they may receive to shoot in
rifle matches with the citizens rina clubs
They will undoubtedly receive such this sea-
sou. The citizens rife club is doing good
work and fast improving in precision. This
can be readily attested by visiting the
ranges at Sceutzan Park on any of the club
days.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
Let Us have CantlOr.

Some contemporaries who in general way
the Knights of Labor in their present agita-
tion. and who further plume themselves
upon a certain fairness of unbiased judg-
ment and criticism in the discussion of the
various points arising in this important
theme are pelhaps liable to question in re-
gard to the title they claim for themselves
to any genuine candor or consistency in the
position occasionally assumed by them.
From the recent sermon by Dr. Boyle a
certain cant phrase has gained currency and
has been handel around from one journal to
another, its usage claiming a value which
is altogether spurious one.
To quote the Lebanon tPa) Times, we
read -
'.But mo particularly does Or. Boyle
show that the laboring man signs away his
chief right when he subordinates himself to
the requirements of these dangerous organ-
zations--dangerou in more ways than one
and in none more than to the laboriug man
himselr-not Immediately, perhaps, but ulti-
matey. He of course does this unintentlon-
ally, but the sure result Of combinna-
tion controlling personal rights is personal
slavery"
The assertion is, that the laboring man
signs away his chief right and becomes a
personal slave Does the laboring man, in
joining an organization sign away his chiet
right? Can it not be perccieyed that the
laboring man but adds his power % an ag-
gregatiun Of ndiv,d ial power, thereby form,
ulating a collective apprciabe power, which
in the latter form is 1snizlblo and has the
power Of compelling recognition, while in the
former it was uudsccrnable, useless, aud
merely, on account OF various abstracts facts,
such, for instance, as the imperfectiou of hu-
man social conditions, theoretic and utterly
useless to his class. 1t is the old story Of the
bundle of arrows, taken one by one, easily
snapped asunder, but tied together are i'm
possible to be broken! Is it slaVish for Il
number of intelligent men to associate in
that manner, to yi,ld up, with this intelli-
gent end in view, the individual power q
each to the whole Separate, they are use
less. In association they ave actual definite
power. Is the use of such intelligence to be
denominated s'avish. Is it serf-like to in
crease ones power, to become an equal
Whatever may be the ultimate results OF
| labor organiz ltion, In ugubrious rs the prog
nosticati ms of some speakers and writers
may be, tie premises in this case is clear,
| tile logical ground iir.n and perfectly unas'
assaiiaula luunion there is strength, in in,
dyidual action, dissipated, dsulited there il
weakness. In individual action, the reverend
speaker nytw witftstanding, there results weak
ness, opportunity for abuse, and ultimately,
slavery The weak attempt to show that
in ogauization there is slavshness is almost
too puclila to notice, we're that attempt not
essayed by one whose dicton usually claims
close attention.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
A Humane Sheriff.

The harsh official act, inseparable from
Sheriff Ford's position in connection with
the reoent execution of Charles Robinson,
was enacted by that official with as solic-
tously tender consideration of his unfortu-
nate ward as circumstances allowed
The sheriff performed his sworn duty, from
the FIRST moment the luckless colored man
was left in his charge to yesterday, the day
of execution, in manner plainly indicating
a manly but tender solicitude for Robinson S
comfort. Almost the last words uttered by
the doomed man were, "Sherlf, You have
treated me like gentleman ~
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
Arbor Day
measure

Al bor Day. Thursday last, has passed.
Yet there is no restriction upon people from
continuing the rract,cc Of tree planting as
long as the propitlous season lasts.
The fashion oftrec- planting On certain
day in the year is 4 pretty one hut has much
more Of practically than poetry about it. It
is custom that i, very properly mculca-
ted in our schools. That the youth Of oor
schools are imbnrd with this ilea is What is
generally credited Tne custom obtains
however much more in the nuishhoring state
of Pennsylvania than in Delaware.
Yet delorestation exists 10 lamentable
extent in the P,uinsu a. In oar avn city
where the rossbilni,s Of nban aud Sttt ct
beaulifying and adornment clearly Indicate
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
The West Point Cadctship.

The announcement made elsewhere in oar
columas that the Hon Charles B. Lore is
ready to hapd over nomination to West
Point Military Academy to such our
Delaware b,ys as will quit himself best in a
competitive examination arranged fer that
purpo e, should inspire our schoolboys tore
newed effort in their common school studies,
The scholastic qualifications for entrance
to the United States Military Academy are
not onerous--simpy fair English edu, a.
ton.
But there is always significant "but'' in
such things-it will be hard tusse TO as
this honorable II 1mination Ii IS the farest ed
ucation Of all those claiming tD possess fair
English education. Th9 hes5 boy will get
the prize There is no d1ubt ab)ut TINT,
And whoever he may be it may be taken fug
granted that thos3 extrdordina qualiGIa-
tions he holds which demo lstrate him t. be
the superior of his fellows viii 20 a long way
to help him along the III ,u't an | m ,st try.
ing scholastic pathway lie is to experience
after entering the gateway Of ths itary
Aca iemy.
Let none suppose that thc hardest Ii ;ht /;
over when the nomination has been secured
The real battle follows 1t can be asserted
without fear of contradiction that there is nc
schoo! in this country where a more Q act
ing curriculum is in vogue. TINS yaung nan
who graduates from West Point is eqnvalent
in sch ,laste attainmetts 10 Cambridge
mathematician OF an Oxfo. I'd linguist
NJ smattercr can coma ont Of West Point
successfully, The gradutte is tried under a
refner's lire i, the nj rSt difficult school
between the Atlantic aud Pacific coast lines
These worls are not satt to deter auy but
in order t. indicate, in 50 lc measure the i'm
portant future awaitin1 those who think oi
entering Oliy those Who have genuine in
tentions for persistent work aud that Of tbs
most lab prious, exaeting nature need con
template a course of study at that school.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
War Declared.

And the strangest war that civil zation
has seen On one side the champion
monop9list Of the age, and opposed to him
the picked representative Of the Knights of
Labor.
When the glove is thrown down in the
arena of the Courts Of Justice by two such
doughty Greeks then all the world may well
be still and watch. NJ phalaux of armed
men will bo seen in this tighT, no boom Of
cannon or flare of tcu mpet, but the silent
courts Of law will echo with simp,c qurs ton
and answer
It is difficult o conceive even at this mo.
ment the nature OF the indictm mt, OF wheth-
er even the first gun, that is to say the in
stitution of the conflict, will be in the foren-
sic arena. Jay Gould comes bravely up to
the challege and with elastic step accepts the
guage He fully returns the reply that he is
ready to meet MIR. Powderly. The latter
speaks boldly too. And we all know by this
time that he is no br aggart When he de-
tails the means and methods by which the
war is to be carried on and when lie states
that it will be accomplished within legal
lines, also when he asserts that sufficient
money, and more than sufficient is ready, to
hand for the purpose to carry it on to its
consummation we believe that Mr., Puwderly
means all he says. When he adds that he
has the advice Of some OF the best lawyers
-, is no nns
also, and that be is moving exactly upon
that advice.
This is altogether novel warfare Mr.,
Gould is intrenched in strongly fortified,
and since ancient days, estimated ivnlnera-
BILE fortress-that of Capital Never since
the world began, not in any history, annals,
or records, can be found the story OF organ
lied labor making legal warfare on capital.
a great deal of Mr. Powderly's entire dcte
artillery practice will of course be some
| heavy caunonading, as his letter indicates,
at those points in Goulds career where the
great monopoiist is accused of violating
| State and national law thereby amassing
wealth. Suit will be brought by the Knights
of Labor in all these instances aud Gould
forced to disgorge.
The Knights are brave men to tackle ch
an opponent as Jay Gould. 1t means to op-
pose force to force $780, 900 The ques-
ton is where are the Knights to get the
means for such costly campaign. But a
great deal of the warfare, it may be predict.
ed, will be in the direction of forcing and
urging derelct States Attorneys to liyeiier
prosccuti ~ Of pubic land robbers and the
forcing Of railroad companies to retroces-
sion of those public lands, true title tC
which they lave failed to prove through
failure to act up to the initial contract be-
tween the Government, state or national
as their franchise ma say. 1t is expected
that there will develop out West a rich mine
of fraudulent franchises ripe for the piicking
identical with that Of the Broadway Surface
Road, and it is claimed that Jay Gould is
only all overwhelmingly massive Jake Sharp
However, we will wait and see.
The Wilmingtonian., 1886-04-17
Wilmington Harbor.

Wilmington Harbor.
Our representatives in Congress could not
devote their efforts to more praiseworthy
object than that of placing the needs and
requirements of Wilmington as CONNER
cial and ship building location before both
Houses.
Without her port and a good ship channel
Wilmington is absolutely nothing. Were
the latter industry given up our city would
quickly retrocede into mere snburb of
Philadelphia.
The rightful aspirations of Wilmington.
are those of being the leading building
centre ofthis country. 1t is that that Wtl-
miugtoniaus are justly proud of and make
for our city a title to distinction separate
from that of other seapors Of equal popu-
lation and similar manufacturing capabili-
ties.
For our iron steamships, monitors, ocean
and river boats, for the finest yachts and
every species of marine architecture used in
war and commerce and in the pursuit Of sci
entific investigation, for vessels of every
kind for every cline, our ship-buiders have
placed themselves ON record as most success
full constructors.
Shall this prominence that the various
firms of our city have acquired be relinquish-
ed simply for tie need of a sufficiently deep
ship channel! Other seapots that do not
construct a half dozen ships the year round
have millions appropriated for their advan-
tage. ..-.
What would the people of Washington
Territory think as they saw the magnificent
Olympau (built by Harlan & IIollings-
worth) as she steamed up the broad waters
of Puget's Sound after her maiden voyage
around the Horn, were they told that the
place where she was butt is almost nothing
better than mud channel What will New.
Workers say Of Hs as they gaze on that fine
Sound boat, the City oc Worcester, when
they learn that the large ships and steamers
hult in Wilmington have the greatest difficn'-
ty in getting out Of the river, ur the citizens
Of Galveston as they witness the levathan
Excelsior entering their port wc,e they told
/ that it is a question whether she could reach
her old berth in the Christaua at Whining
ton, where She was buit, on account of The
shallowness Of the ship channel.
Everything could be said for our enter
Prise as ship-builders but the laugh would be
turned against us for toerating such des.
picable little mnd hole in lieu of decent
water way.
We aspire to be the Clyde and the Green
ock OF the Atlantic coast We may be the
Gtecnock through the enterprise ofour ship
builders, but the muddy little swash-way
called the Chr.stania has deal to accom-
plisl III the wap Of deepening and enlarging
before we can dream Of rivalng the deep
| Clyde waters where even the Great
Eastern might be dockcd or, tile massive
City Of Rome glidcs along as the historic
Dull Thud' did last summer holiday season
at Penusgrove;
| BY all means, the suggestion of orr MORN
ing contemporary in regard to the increase Of
the appropriation fus Wilmington Hlrbor
deserves the attention of our Cong, ,essmen.