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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

without tenants, and once populous
districts support no schools; while
others, still having a few pupils left,
struggle to maintain schools, which
they can do only by taxing themselves
very heavily for their support, and the
persons and property of those districts
maintaining no schools escape taxation
for school purposes entirely, except
the state school tax. The injustice of
this is manifest, and we hope Mr..
Marsh's bill will pass, and the governor
appoint commission of practical, sa-
gacious, common-sense men, who have
no hobbies to ride, or pet theories to
offer, but who will be able to present
to the people system which shall merit
their approval, equalize taxation and
work for the improvement and best in
terests of our common schools-the
schools which have made Vermont
noted through all our country for the
intelligence and integrity of her people.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
Agricultural Experiment Station.

AT the hearing before the agricultural COM
mittee Thursday evening, of house bill No
oil to establish state agricultural expert
ment station, President Buekham, Professor
Cooke, and Trustees Poland of Waterville
and Miller of Pomfret spoke in favor of the
bill.
President Buckham said the state owed
the college support, which it virtually
promised by founding it, and which it had
never accorded it. An experiment station
would put Vermont alongside the other
states in this particular. Some think there
is no need for Vermont to establish one
when there are so many around us. If New
York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine and other states about us have such
sources of information, it would be small
and unfair for us to avail ourselves of their
work without comforting on them some re-
turn. This experiment station would he
bureau of information for farmers, where
they could get knowledge which would
mean dollars and cents TO them, analyses of
soils, of drinking water, of wall papers for
poisonous ingredients which enter into
their composition and prove injurious to
health; also in Analysing foods for men and
beasts. There are enormous swindles and
worse, in the food furnished us, The first
need of the college is chemical apparatus.
They have building, the old medical col
lege, now unoccupied, which could be fitted
up for n laboratory, not completely, but so
a beginning could be made, for about twelve
hundred dollars.
Professor Cook next indicated some of
the directions in which the station would be
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
School Laws Commission.

A bill was introduced in the house
on Tuesday by Mr.. Marsh of Wood
stock, providing for the appointment
by the governor of commission to ex-
anime the school laws of the state, and
which shall make report with recon-
mendations to the next legislature.
The main purpose of this bill, as we
understand it, is to eliminate from the
great mass of school laws of the state,
which are the accumulation of many
years of legislation, and oftentimes
hasty and ill-considered legislation, that
which is redundant, unwise and mex
pedient, and substitute in the place
thereof provisions simpler, more prac-
teal, and better adapted to the wants
and necessities of our schools.
Without discussing the merits and
wisdom OF the town SYSTEM" this
perfectly patent fact is not to be ques-
toned, that it is unpopular in, and will
not be adopted voluntarily by, a majority
of the towns in the state for many
years to come, if ever; and the wisdom
of forcing it upon them, against theil
will, is more than questionable.
Again, the workings of the present
system are seen in great deal of fric-
ton and injustice. The school district
system was the meeting of necessity
the result of the condition of the inhab-
itants years ago, when the hill-portions
of the towns were more thickly settled
and before railroads had changed the
courses of travel and the business cen.
tiers and school-houses were then q
necessity in those localities. Now
many of the 4" hill farms are left
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

SPEAKER CARLISLE is reelected, but
by slim majority. The New England
states have failed to do as well for the
republicans as was expected, but the
republican losses in this section are
more than made good by the unexpected
gains on congressman in some of the
western and southern border states.
The general result may be accepted as
a verdict of the people against the free
trade policy of the national administra-
ton and its incompetency to deal with
important national questions. If there
are any persons who thought the repub-
lican party had lost its hold upon the
country, the returns of the congressional
elections give them reason to change
their views.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

WE do not agree with the Daily Yer
nonter that the state is in danger of
" committing itself to an expensive
mistake" in establishing a soldiers
home. All institutions of the kind of
course involve expense, and sometimes
a good deal of it, but it does not there
fore follow that they are " mistakes I"
or that the benefits derived from them
are not commensurate with the cost.
Of the need of soldiers home we
think majority of people who have
considered the matter are fully con-
vinced 1t is probably required for a
class of homeless, INDECENT and dis
abled soldiers who would be better
cared for in such place than in the
county poor-houses. But we believe if
a soldiers home is established, some
provision should still be made for dis
abled and needy soldiers with families
outside of the home, who may not be
getting pension or one sufficiently
large to afford them a comfortable sup
port. Mr.. Flagg's plan may not be the
best, but il is worth considering. The
advocates of the proposed soldiers
home are probably well prepared to
show to what extent and in what ways II
is needed, and the expense is matter
of secondary importance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

BAsING our opinion on the apparent
sentiment of majority of the mem
bers of both branches of the legisla-
ture and the state at large, we do not
believe that any valued policy bill
stands the shadow of a chance of pas
sage by the legislature at this session.
There seems to be an overwhelming
sentiment against it, which is not con-
fined to the opposition of insurance
companies. This opinion is the result
of observation, and is not an argument
for or against the bill.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

SENATOR BUNKER introduced sem
sible bill Thursday, providing for the
study of scientific temperance in the
public schools of the state. The bill
recognizes the necessity of information
concerning the effect of alcoholic
drinks on the human system, and pro-
vides for textbooks in the schools
which shall demonstrate the evils re-
sulting from the habitual use of intoxi-
eating liquors. This bill goes to the
root of the evil and provides the rea-
sonable remedy for it. This is educa-
ton as to the results of intemperance.
Begin at the beginning. Teach the
children. Educate them in the knowl-
edge and belief that rum is degrade
ton and a curse. Let the children be
properly taught, and start them right.
" AS the twig is bent, the tree is in
clined." Put temperance books into
their hands, and make it an important
part of their education. Make the bill
law and take care of the children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

IN Massachusetts,, the free textbook
system met with much opposition, but
since its adoption it has given general
satisfaction. The secretary of the board
af education in that state mentions as
among its advantages economy in time
and money, the prevention of delays in
organizing classes, the reduction of the
expense of books to nearly one-half,
the training of children to take good
care of things not their own, an in
crease in school attendance of more
than ten per cent, and more children
of poor parents attend than before.
The general testimony of local super
intendents is that the system is most
thoroughly liked by all friends of the
public schools.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

THERE is still some uncertainty about
the actual results of the congressional
elections. Several districts are so close
that the official count will be necessary
to decide. According to the Boston
Advertiser, the house will stand as fol-
lows: Republicans 1856, democrats 1866,
labor, four, thus giving the democrats
seven majority. The Springfield Repub-
hcan figures in this way: Democrats
166, net loss of Is; republicans 154,
a net gain of 13; labor vote three, as
compared with greenback vote of
two-there being one vacancy to fill"
The Tribune gives the democrats ten
majority. About twenty republicans
and labor men are chosen in the South
ern states. 1t begins to look as though
the republicans would have but one
majority in the United States senate
after the 4th of March next.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
Remarkable Conversion.

The Daily Vermonter OF Saturday
furnishes an example of conversion,
remarkable alike for its completeness
and the extremely brief space of time
in which it was accomplished. One
day il prints with evident approval a
letter from "Farmer," who speaks of
the bill to establish the agricultural ex-
pertinent station in terms like the fol-
lowing: "In practice it will be found,
we feel sure, to amount simply to pay
ing SO, 800 a year to the Burlington
University Gin addition to the $1,000
now so annually paid) TO be expended
substantially at the discretion of the
managers of that institution" and
further on "as an indirect way to make
the state pay twice for the work already
most literally and lavishly paid for,
but which is not done" After speak
ing of the agricultural college fund, as
having been "misapplied (embezzled
would be the more appropriate word)
by the Burlington institution" he goes
on to say: cit would be a very gross
folly and stupidity to give that institu-
ton any more money anyhow, and
worse still to do it under such lax and
loosely-worded bill as this" Here it
"discoses" that it Ohe college, has
maintained lobby to prevent by
every resource of cunning and chicane-
ry the establishment of an indepen-
dent agricultural college in the state,
and having secured its income has ever
since used that income in way dia-
metrically opposed to the expressed
purpose and intention of the gift as
made by the government of the United
States.'
This, with other such matter of like
substance and purport is the burden of
"Farmer's" letter, on which is based
some remarks by the editor, such as
''that Farmer expresses feeling that
exists among his class" "that
the college in its relation to agriculture
is delusion, that the farming interest
in the state has in fact nothing to show
for the annual expenditure of over
900 for a period of twenty years;
that the 100000 should have left so
visible an impress upon the agriculture
of the state that one need not be looking
with a candle to discover its footprints,
and that the benefits to be derived, etc. =,
should be very conclusively proved be-
fore appropriating 800 or any other
sum, etc." He closes by the remark,
cit is plain that the objections of our
correspondent to the proposed station
on other grounds are well taken, what
ever may be the reasonableness of his
indictment of the agricultural college"
The next day, after carefully looking
over, we suppose, his own and Farm
er's" premises and the conclusions
therefrom, he cheerfully comes to the
surface, "bobs up serenely" with this
conclusion: " Thirty-fve hundred dol
lars, the amount which the college asks
to assist in establishing a station is not
large sum, and the legislature would
make no mistake in granting it for the
work"
The two articles side by side make
very entertaining reading, but it is
rather confusing to one looking for
sound, logical reasoning, and not famil-
lar with the literary gymnastics of the
rural harlequin.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10
sRMoNr wATCHMAN WEDNESDAY,

the state. Mr.. Fletcher is one of the
ablest business men in Vermont, and
the joint assembly honored the state in
honoring him. No candidate had a
more cordial endorsement by the whole
assembly than did Colonel Fletcher and
he deserves all that was said of him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

ter class, as well as for those who pre-
fer not to enter the institution, by
which they may receive aid at their
homes. The feeling among the veteran
soldiers of the state in favor of the
soldiers home scheme is very strong;
but it seems to us that Mr.. Flagg's
suggestions are entitled to respectful
consideration.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

sion to appeal to the legislature to remedy
those complaints for which there is no law,
and to the supreme court in those cases
where there is a law which the corporations
refuse to obey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-11-10

THE unanimous election of Repre-
sentative Fletcher of St. Johnsbury as
a member of the board of trustees of
the reform school is decided credit to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
ARBOR DAY.
Its Observance Due TO the state For
estry Association.

Yesterday was arbor day throughout the
state, though aside from the closing of the
state offices, the newspapers were the only
reminders of the fact In the city. But
throughout the country and in hundreds of
smaller towns thousands of young and
promising naples, cottonwoods and shrubs
were taken carefully from the seclusion OF
swamps and by-way groves and given places
of honor in school and courthouse yards
and set in order along street and
country roads. The green array will
hereafter draw the admiring compliments
of passers by, temper the heat of midday
journeys, shade the contented lounger and
furnish convenient hitching posts, as well
rs an apparatus for barefooted athletes to
show their skill and daring.
Said gentleman yesterday: 1.-The peo-
pie OF Minnesota are not generally aware OF
the extent to which they are indebted to
the State Forestry association, and espe-
cially to its former manager, secretary and
moving spirit, Leonard b. Hodges of ST.
Paul, who died in 1888. This association
was formed 1874, and through its efforts
the observance of Arbor day be-
gan and continued in the state.
The observance was begun in
1876. and has been intermittent ever since :.
Under its encouragement enormous quantl-
ties of trees have broken the monotOny of
the treeless prairies, and in former years it
has offered prizes for successful tree plant
ing. The life and success of the association
was almost wholly due to the enthusiastic
efforts of Mr.. Hodges, and since his death
the association has somewhat lost its inter
est. The appointment of arbor day by gu
bernatorial proclamation has generally been
NJ tbn of
some years it has been observed solely
through the efforts of the association. The
observance of arbor day was begun in Ne
braska by eX-GOv. Morton, and has
since extended to number of states and
territories. There is considerable differ
ence of opinion as to the proper time for the
observance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25

nue. near Western. A detail was dispatched
with the patrol wagon 10 the scene, but as
the melee had Quieted down no arrests were
made.
Mike Donahoe was arrested by Omcer
hanlon yesterday for taking a horse ana
wagon from Merriam Park farmer named
swich Donahoe was found on Rice street,
near Como, with the turnout. The charge
was last night changed to that OF disorderly
conduct, It appearing that the act was due
more TO liquor than TO a deliberate attempt 10
purloin the property.
The committee appointed by the residents
OF summit avenue TO go TO Omaha and exam
Inc the asphalt pavement In that city, re
turned yesterday from Om apparently
not much wiser than they were before they
went there. The asphalt pavement that Is
laid In that city has been down only three
years, and consequently is not conclusive
upon the question OF durability. IL Is very
handsome pavement, and the committee
thought that probably IL was good one.
special term of the district court wa:
held by Judge Simons yesterday, and the fol-
lowing cases disposed of: Ihs cases OF Nor
rison Bros. vs.. John FogelOerg, the assign
ment or Michael Wicker, Minnie Lutz vs.
Charles Lutz, George j. Exley vs.. Is. ]. Berry
hill were submitted aud taken under advise
ment- The cases OF Bridget DAILY VS.. joseph
X. DAILY, Moeller, Peterson & Co. VS.. Louisa
Pool CT al, Alex Williamson vs. William Cum
ningham, +. A. Dayton VS.. Joseph Dayton
were stricken from the calendar.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
Limited Time--UnIimited Comfort.

The limited trains between Minneapolis,
St Paul and Chicago over the Royal
Route, Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha and Chicago & Northwestern rail-
ways, are for the exclusive use of regular
frst-claSs travel. This extra train over
the Royal Route will be known as the
Short Line Limited. 1t is a new train
throughout. and in the finish and furnish
ing and appliances for safety and comfort
the equipment of this train cannot be sur
passed. The Short Line Limited makes
its first trip Sunday night May 2. aud
every night each week thereafter except
Saturday, leaving Minneapolis p. M, st.
Paul 1855 p. IN, and arriving Chicago 7:55
next morning, using only the time between
supper and breakfast. No extras added to
price Of railroad and sleeping car ticket fol-
this exclusiyeness, quick time and reliable
train service. The Short Line Limited
over the Royal Route will be the finest
train ever run out of the twin cities to Chi
cago or any other place. and while the
equipment and train service on the Royal
Route may be initiated it cannot be ex-
eelled. Tickets and sleeping car accommo-
dations can be secured at No. Is Nieollet
house block. Minneapolis, and 159 East
Third street. st. Paul.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
PIE RsOSALS.

ID. Grant, Faribault, is at the Merchants.
J. B. Muir, New York, is ut the Ryan.
Mrs. Davis, Boston, Mass, is ut the Ryan.
A. Heller, Niles City, is stopping ut the
Ryan.
E. W. Lousing, Chicago, is a guest at the
Ryan.
NJ. Howards, Hartford, is guest at the
Ryan.
A G. Marsh. Des Moines, is stopping at the
Ryan.
H. H. Pratt, Cleveland, O., is at the Mer-
chants.
Isaac P. Baker, Bismarck, is at the Mer-
chants.
J. Palmer. Chicago, is putting up at the
Merchants.
Alfred Dickey, jamestown, is guest at the
Merchants.
r. Mitchell, Columbus, o., is a guest at the
Merchants.
G. b. Spriggs, Cleveland. o., is putting up
at the Ryan.
J.w. Trelver, New Orleans, is putting up
at the Ryan.
Moses 3. clapp. Fergus Falls, is stopping At
the Merchants.
r. N. Stevens, Lisbon, Oak, is registered at
the Mer chants.
T. 5. Newcombe and wife, Omaha, are put
ting up at the Ryan.
Mrs. s. H. SWEET and II. b. Smyser, Glyn
don. are stopping ut the Merchants.
Mrs. y. w. Dean OF Stevens Point is the
guest of Mrs n. NJ. Dean, 81 West Tenth
street
DR.. J. II. Day of Walla ALA, wyo., who
has been visiting his brother, DR.. David Day,
for the past ten days, started for home yester-
day afternoon.
II is statedithat Henry Weber, who refused
TO run for alderman in the Fourth ward
against keigher, has been asked by large
number OF his friends to accept an independ
ent nomination for city treasurer. They an.
ucipate that his popularity with the Germans
viii cary him safely under the wire.
At the Clarendon: Miss Emma Anderson
Baraboo, Wis; r. l.. Adams, Chicago; A. w
Strong, Huron; c. ]. Arnold, Marshfield
Charles T. Cole, Oakland, Cal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
Will Close Early SATURDAYS.

A movement is on foot to secure the
closing of wholesale business houses on
Saturday afternoon. The following firms
have signed an agreement to close at that
hour on he dates named:
From May l to Sept. 15-Rhodes & Nor
ton, Nicols g. Dean, Berkey, Tallmadge
& Co., Maxfield & Seabury. p. X. 3. Hsr-
denbergh g. Co., Farwell, OEmun & Jack
son, Foot, Shulze g. Co., Lanpher, Finch &
Skinner, A. L. Larpenteur, II. q. Burbank,
Beaupre, Keogh Co., p. J. Bowler & Co.,
Charles G. Schmidt.
May to Sept l-Averill, Carpenter G. Co.,
Gordon a. Ferguson, A. Decker. c. r. Grof,
Ward, Hill a. Mcclellan, Fairbanks, Morse
g. Co.
To Aug. 15-Auer5ach, Finch & Van sIyke,
Powers Dry Goods company, c. Gotzlan &
Co., Finck & McCsuley, IL. p. Rugg g. Co., Ar
thur, Warren Abbott, Kellogg, johnson g.
Co, Indexes, Warner & Schurmeier.
To oct. l-Robinson e. Cary, Il. L. Blood
g. Co.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF.
AdOlph KOenigsberger Turns On the
GINS and RreDareS TO SuffOcate.

AdOlph kOenigsberger Turns On the
Gas and Prepares to SuffOcate.
Officer Ives was notified yesterday morn
ing that man was lying dead in Mt Zion
church, corner Tenth and Minnesota. 1t
was found that the man was still alive, and
he was removed to tbs City hospital. 1t
appears that he entered the church closet
and deliberately prepared for death by re-
moving a portion of his clothing. turning
on the gas and lying down on a window
curtain. He was nearly asphyxiated
when found but last night the hospital
officials believed he would recover. From
letters found the mans name was found to
be Adolph KOenigsberger, a Hebrew who
arrived in the city three weeks ago from
British Columbia. He arrived here in a
destitute condition and could secure no
employment, being forced to call Oh j ewish
citizens, the Ancient Order of United Work
men and the knights of Pythias for assist
ance. This is shown by the letters he left to
be the cause for his attempt at self-destruc-
ton, together with a financial disagree
ment with former partner. Koenigs-
berger is about 10 years of age. and so far
as known has no relatives in America.