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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07
Lots 2 awd 3.

Lots 2 awd 3,
Block 90, Arlington Hills addition. for sale
cheap if taken at once. Edward II. Biggs,
ia East Third street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07

A FRIEND IN MEDIA bottle of Goes
Cough Ralsam. Get it from your druggist.
Only So cents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07

Rich at Glass
And lockwood pottery at Billiard Bros,
143 East Third street.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07

% be held at the Equitable's St. Paul offices,
10 Gillian block, Saturday evening"
Nov. 20.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

and Kansas and the congress of the
United States had attempted to provide
way for the settlement of labor dis
putes by establishing boards of arbitra-
ton. The speaker, however, had little
faith in this method, and looked upon
such measures only as new illustra-
ton of the Anglo-Saxon passion for
remedial legislation as panacea for
evils which can best work their own
extinction. The speaker finds that
women and the domestic relations en-
gagged the attention of legislatures in
Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey,
Connecticut, New York, South Caro-
lima and Mississippi. The legislatures
of Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecti-
cut, New Hampshire, Maryland, Ohio,
South Carolina and New York have
paid marked attention to the protection
of children. Nearly every legislature
which met last winter passed laws in
tended to protect the public health and
safety and the public morals. OF the
laws enacted, those respecting oleomar-
garine are the most important. Laws
affecting corporations were enacted in
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, South
Carolina and Michigan. Nearly every
legislature modified its laws affecting
legal rights and procedure. Only a few
changes were made in criminal law,
and but few important laws of gen.
eral nature were enacted. Mr.. Butler
calls attention to the great dispropor-
ton between the number of bills intro
duced in the legislatures and the num-
Der which become laws, showing how
largely the sessions are occupied with
attempts at unnecessary or impractical
BILE legislation. In addition to really
important measures, there was placed
upon the statute-books great mass of
unwise and RECONSTRUCTED enactments.
No remedy is suggested for this evil.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

ebral process by which they arrive at
their absurd conclusion. Certainly there
is nothing in the history of former Sep
TENDERS, or in their observed effects
upon teachers and pupils, TO suggest
that cause. September is one of the
worst months in the year for school
work and one of the best for healthful
matchmaking. Why, then, should it
be withdrawn from vacation and de-
voted to school work ? 1t is an OBJ
served fact, too, that the heats of Sep
TENDER are always more prostrating to
those who have returned to town after
a vacation in the country than to those
who have not left town at all. 1t would
be far better to end the session in June
and not commence till the 1st of Octo-
ber Nine months of school are an
abundance, indeed superabundance,
in climate like ours. 1t is as certain
as anything can be that more and bet
ter work could and would be done in
nine months than in ten--with July,
August and September devoted to rest
with very large r."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
The Prohibition Party.

We copy elsewhere from The Voice, a
New York prohibition paper, recent
interview with John b. Finch, chairman
of the prohibition national committee,
who has been doing" Vermont. He
claims that the battle this year of the
third party prohibitionists in this state
was waged for organization only"
and expects greater things in 1888.
Before the election some of the pro-
hibitionists claimed that they would
poll three thousand votes and elect a
number of their men to the legislature.
But the returns show that their total
vote will be less than eighteen hun
dred. Their vote in large number of
towns ranged from one to ten, in some
forty towns they polled none, and the
only towns in which they cast twenty
or more are the following:
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
Political Trickery.

According to the Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Journal, the
campaign book just issued by the demo-
cratic congressional committee is full
of small tricks and falsehoods. The
correspondent says that one of the in
dex titles is, "The civil service commits
sion under republican rule was wholly
republican," lie so plain and stupid
that this campaign manual is evidently
not intended to circulate among those
who are familiar with the history of re-
cent politics. Who appointed Thoman I?
The civil service act in fact provides
that the commissioners shall not all be
of one party, and Judge Thoman was
appointed at the instance of Pendlcton,
whose name the act bears. Another
index title is, " No civil service reform
ever attempted by the republicans" a
statement which carries its own refuta-
ton with it. This official book speaks
of Governor Curtin's committee as the
committee of Mr.. Curtain, and ascribes
the MOrreU tariff TO Senator Morrill,.
1t states that the first thing the new
commissioner of agriculture met was
sinecures, while it is by-word that no
commissioner of agriculture was ever
absent so much from his desk as the
pracont ipcup, hant ubo ohap6ops hiS
office almost daily when congress is in
session to attend the sessions of the
two houses as a mere curiosity-seeker.
An elaborate chapter is given to the
land office, but the book does not find
room for the decisions of Secretary
Lamar, which override most of the
substantial decisions of Commissioner
Sparks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
A Years Legislation.

At the recent meeting of the Ameri-
can Bar Association the president, w.
A. Butler, gave an interesting review
of the important legislation of the year,
Progress in restricting the liquor traffic
has been made by the states of Iowa,
Ohio, Georgia, Vermont, Rhode Island
and other sections of the Union. Con-
gress had also made move III the tenn
perance cause by passing law provid-
ing for the study in public schools of
the District of Columbia and the terri
tories of physiology and hygiene, with
special reference to the effects of alco-
hoic liquors on the human system.
The legislatures of Connecticut, Iowa
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

THE fire loss in the United States
and Canada during August was greater
than any on record for that month, as
shown by the New York Commercial
Bulletins figures. The average fire
waste for August for all the years
during which an account has been kept
is S7,000,000. The Bulletin has list
of one hundred seventy fires last month
in which the loss was $4,000 and up
ward, involving total of $ll $50 900.
Adding smaller losses, estimated at
81 $50, 900, the enormous aggregate of
S13 200, 900 is reached. This is beyond
all precedent, and though some allow
ance for exaggeration must be made,
the figures are certainly startling and
dispel the hope entertained last year
that a permanent change in the fiery
tide had set in. On the contrary, they
are burning property more recklessly
than ever. Last month was also men,
orable for the number of large fires.
There were thirty of these involving
losses of $1,000 or more. Forest fires
in Wisconsin and elsewhere were re-
sponsible for $3,000,000. Other big
fires were at Spencer, Wis, 100000;
Secret Canyon, New, 100000; Sea-
beck, w. T., 100000; San Francisco
100000; Poulan, Ga, $350,000. BY
the thirty large CONGREGATIONS men,
toned the loss was 81 100000 or about
sixty per cent of the aggregate for the
month. The fire loss from January Isl
of the present year to the end of August
is put at $780, 900, against S65, 500,
600 for the corresponding eight months
of 1885. Should the same ratio con
tinue to the close of the year, 1856 will
make a most deplorable showing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

THERE are some excellent sugges-
tons in the following from the Chris
tan at Work " I'VE have come to the
autumnal September when the schools
open-generally in the hottest sort of
weather. BY what particular process
of reasoning boards of education and
school trustees arrive at the conclusion
that the schools ought to begin work
early in September, when the thermal
conditions are so oppressive and the
air is at its lowest vitality point, only
the members of the boards or the trus-
tees themselves can say; and we doubt
if even they are conscious of the GER
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
, more are the following:

This indicates that the prohibition party
is as yet but poorly organized, and that
Mr.. Finch is much too sanguine about
the future outlook of his party in this
state. At least its growth must be
much more rapid in the next two years
than in the last two to give it special
prominence in the campaign of 1888.
The need of a prohibition party in Yer
mont is evidently not regarded by the
great mass of republicans who sustain
prohibition as very pressing. The re-
publicans can, however, contribute
much to the growth of such party by
neglectng to make their practice ac-
cord with their professions on this
question.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

presentation of the anti-Edmunds side
of the discussion. In view of all the
circumstances mentioned, there seems
little cause for the Boosting and eXuta-
ton of those who have trumphed in
their purpose.
But what of that much-proclaimed
democratic alliance =" with the anti
| Edmunds republicans which the Rut-
land Herald, the Free Press and other
pro- Edmunds papers harped upon so
persistently to brighten republicans into
the support of their candidates? With
only an occasional exception, the gen.
eral results show that, so far as the
anti -Edmunds republicans were con-
cerned, the reported coalition never had
actual existence. But the lie was a
plausible one and was used with con-
siderable effect. A correspondent of
the Boston Record writes
The news of the combination between the
anti Edmunds men and the democrats was
towns where local jealousies had heretofore
divided the republicans the republican vote
this year was given solid for an Edmunds
republican.
The only evidence of democratic
alliance appears on the side of those
who charged it upon the anti-Edmunds
republicans. The only democratic sena-
tor elected is pledged to vote for Ed
munds, and it is claimed that some of
the democratic representatives will vote
for him. 1t is well known that large
number of democratic voters in Frank
lin, Chittenden, Rutland, Orange and
other counties supported Edmunds can
didates for representatives.
The senate will have some men of
ability, but only one (Hon. William
Chaplin of this county, who was a men,
Der of that body two years ago. Only
eleven of the representatives of 1884
have been reelected, viz. Reynolds of
Alburgh, Grout of Derby, Randall of
Glover, Howard of Thetford, Rowland
of Poultney, Abel of West Haven,
Mayo (democraD of Mortified, Stanton
of Roxbury, Benson of Andover, Piper
of Cavendish and Foster of Weston.
Eight counties do not re-elect a single
member of the last house, though some
of the new members have had previous
legislative experience. Among the
prominent members of the house are
Judge Poland of Waterville, Major
Josiah Grout of Derby (who will be a
leading candidate for speaker), Major
j. G. Stearns of Bradford, Charles p.
Marsh of Woodstock, Judge Knapp of
Middlebury, Judge Hazelton of Bur-
lington, General Ripley of Mendon, d.
X. Simonds of the Manchester Journal,
II. G. Fisk of the Morrisville NeoUs and
Citizen, O. M. Tinkham of Pomfret, u.
M. Mansur of Brighton, Judge Stanton
of Roxbury, j. l.. Butterfeld of Graf
ton, T. G. Fletcher of st. Johnsbury,
r.. G. Abel of West Haven, ID. H.
Bromley of Pawlet, Joseph Battell of
Ripton and J. w. Currier of Troy.
Without doubt there are a number of
new members, now little known out
side of their respective counties, who
will make excellent records as legis-
latOrs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15

THE result of the Maine election
does not afford any comfort to the
democrats. In 223 towns Bodwell IRE
publican) gets 1868, Edwards Demo
ca) 39,071, Clark (prohibition) 1913.
In 1884 they gave ROBBIE 55,S39, Red
man Al 800 and Eustis $40. The result
is far larger republican majority than
was anticipated-the largest indeed
given in the state for fifteen years, ex-
cept in presidential years. The figures
so far indicate plurality for Bodwell
of not less than 10000 and not improb-
ably $4,000. Every congressional dis
trict has gone republican, and two
thirds to three-fourths of the legislature,
thus securing the senate and fourteen
of the sixteen counties of the state.
Good enough for Maine and Blaine.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-15
Trying to Commit the Members.
From the Rutland Telegram


The following circular has been sent out
to state senators and representatives who
We're elected ON Tuesday;
CONFIDENTIAL CIRCULAR
HERALD OFFICE,
RUTLAND, VT, Sept. s, 1856
Dear Sr.-The first Geographic reports
of election returns are usually so imperfect
that | have thought hest TO correspond with
each senator and member-elect to ascertain
his position on the one important question
of the campaign. II you have no objection,
will you please inform the Herald, 10y first
mail, so that | may, If possible, publish
full list of replies as early as Thursday or
Friday, for whom You intend to vote for
United States senator? | will send YOU a
paper containing the replies and will, in
behalf of the III raid readers, be very much
obliged for your courtesy. Enclosed are
paper and stamped envelope.
Very respectfully yours,
ALBERT CLARKE, Editor"
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12
NOTES AND GOSSIP.

II. H. PARKr, the sculptor, is to make a
statue Of the late Vlce-Prcsident Colfax.
1N THE prohibition districts Of Counectl-
cut peppermint toddy Is the favorite bever-
age.
Prince BISMARCK is the first Protestant
that has ever received the decoration Of the
Order Of Christ The badge is worth 500
Miss ANNE MONROE, who died at Rich.
moud Va, on Sunday in the S0th wear ~
her age, was lineal descendant OF Prcsi-
dent Monroe.
Mn. w \. CRoFFuT is engaged upon q
history Of the Vanderbilt family, which Will
lie published in the spring with numerous
illustrations.
II Is said IN New York that Mr. John w.
BookwHlter of Ohio will shortly offer his
ant collection for SALE 1t being his intention
to live abroad.
BIsnop CHATARD Of Indiana Is the guest
OF relatives at Savannah, where he has gone
for the benefit Of his health. lie will soon
visit Baltimore.
TnE New York Society Of Master Print
crs, known as "1he TypothetU," will ccle-
brato the birthday Of Benjamin franklin on
Monday evening, next, by a dinner at Del
monico's
JOHNNY dust after Sunday-school)- Say,
Jack, what is n sockdolagcr2 Jack--Why,
don't you know It's what they sing in
church when they get ready to go home
Boston Beacon.
AMONG the literary people of New York
who live In flats are George Parsons Lathrop,
who has apartments ON Washington Square,
and Mrs Mary Mapcs Dodge and Frank Il.
stockton, who reside at the Navarro Flats
on Fifty y-nlnth street,
A WAsuiNGToE special to the Philadel-
pha Press says that Assistant Secretary
jerks Of the Interior Department does not
aspire to the Democratic nomination for
Governor of Pennsylvania. lie is for Lieu
tenant'GovcrnOr Black.
WAsHINGToN's birthday comes this year
on Monday, ST. Patrici's day on Wednesday,
April FOOLS day on Thursday, Decoration
day on Sunday, Fourth of July on Sunday
and Christmas on Saturday. Lent begins
March 10 and Easter Sunday falls on the
25th Of April.
MRs. HENDRICKS is living quietly In In
dianapolis, engaged in arranging her hus-
bands papers, which were left in some con-
fusion. II is limited that life of the late
| Nice-President will be written at an early
day 10y an intimate friend, under the direc-
tion and supervision of Mrs. Hendricks.
Mis- MARY IIowITT, at SO years of age,
is in the enjoyment of good health and still
engaged in literary work, being a regular
contributor to the well-known English
| periodical, Good Words. She resides at
| Mcran, Austria, in beautiful old manse,
which bears the name of "Marion's Rest
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12
Five fashionable HOnneta.

The chou ileur bonnet is an English pro-
duction. The cabbage-green velvet Is ar
ranged in bows on frame OF wire and SO
built up around the face as to leave space
for the four rows Of creamy white feathers.
Wooden bonnets are the latest thing In
England These are made of very thin
veneers Of different sorts OF wood and
nodded into shape. This would be very
economical head covering II 1t were not
that the changes of weather affect their
shape
A novelty very popular among the elite
OF London ladies is the bonnet made in leaf
shades OF peau de suede, The skin Is dyed
to match the shade of the costume. These
are edged with rosary beads aud trimmed
with autumn leaves, acorns, or velyety
sumach blossoms.
Some of the most stylish of the French
bonnets have strings CT striped satin and
velvet In two or more colors, They are not
so becoming as the plain shades, but they
are newer, and this is enough 10 recommend
them. "Variety is pleasing" says the old
copy-book.
Some pretty head wraps ere imported
from Switzerland made Of eder-down cloth.
Large evening hoods, with shoulder caDes
attached, In both white and brown down,
are very warm and exquisltely soft, while at
the same time they are much more hygienic
than fur hoods, as the canvas into which the
down is woven isopep and admits OF ventila-
tion.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12
Keen Om the Grass.

Miss Cleveland is introducing reforms at
the White House, says Washington dis.
patch, and has had an order issued prohibit
ing smoking in the corridors aud in the YES
Thule. Congressman who are compelled to
wait for the President, have been in the
habit Of sitting around with cigars in their
mouths, but are now politely requested to
drop them IN the cuspidorcs. Notices have
been posted up all around the House an
nouncing that smoking Is prohibited, and
some Of the visitors do not like It bit.
They talk about "pettlcoat government"
But surely no visitor making any preten-
sions to the possession OF good manners
ought To require formal notice TO prevent
his smoking under such circumstances. If
their weeds are so essential to the comfort
Of the Congressman, let a wel-ventilated
annex be built as legislative smoking
room. The atmosphere OF the White House
corridors should be Of different quality
from that which pervades the nicotian com
partment Of q train or fcrryboat. Graphic.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12
PRAISE EOR TILE pREss-

Mr.. NJ. w. Willis, one of the best
read and most highly cultured citizens
Of st. Louisa gentleman of wealth
and leisure and kinsman of the late n.
p. Willis-takes pointed exceptions to
the eharsh reflections upon the daily press
INDUCED in by Mr.. James Russell
Lowell in his recent address, and al so
charges Mr.. Lowell with making an
unduly magniiled estimate of the learn.
ing of the sixteenth century to the de-
probation of modern scholarship.
"The learning Of those times" says
Mr.. Willis, was as narrow and almost
as useless as it was profound. The
people were in almost utter darkness,
and the most erudite scholars of that
day would stand in mute astonishment
at the results of science which are now
The common property of all The wide
and general information of English.
speaking peoples is marvel and the
newspapers have done it.
There's an opinion which may safely
challenge controyersion. 1t Is no more
than deserved tribute to the press n
gathcrer of news, a dissemination of
thought, vehicle of knowledge and a
universal educator.
Granting" says Mr.. Willis further
"all that may fairly and justly be said
against the newspaper, it still remains
one of the noblest illustrations and
means Of human progress, My whole
life, including carly childhood, has
been devoted to books; yet am by nc
means certain that the careful and con
stant reading of two or three flrst-clas'
daily papers has not been worth more
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12

to me than the hard study of books for
many years.
Mr. Willis is in no sense politician.
Therefore what he says In culogy OF
the press is not to be construed as an
"attack on the administration.
Tm LATEST reports from Ireland
are not entirely encouraging 1t Is
stated that the recent Irish successes
have raised such frenzy of excite
mcnt that it is feared it cannot be con
trolled. One cable dispatch says there
is danger of civil war The Land
League is reported to have lost control
of its branches. II Is thought that
England will resort to positive military
measures TO sustain the peace. This
picture is doubtless oyerdrawn, but il
cannot be denied that there has been a
certain reaction since the recent cleo
lions. II is by no means probable that n
people who seem to be ON the eve of Sc.
curing at least portion of that for
which they have so long struggled, will
lose their heads and throw the result Of
their work to the winds. Mr.. Parnells $
influence can certainly be relied upon
TO prevent any such suicidal course as
that which some of the London dis
patches predict lie knows too well
how great has been the cost for the
Home. Rule people TO attain their pres.
cnt advantages not to use all of his
powerful influence to prevent any dam
aging or overt action by them. As
long as he continues to manage the af-
fairs of the lIomc.Rule party there
would seem to be no danger of any out.
break or serious disturbance. His calm
and wise counsel has hitherto bridged
over difficulties more dangerous than
those which have appeared in the last
few dnys.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12
NOT ALWAYS NIGHT.

The weary soul In yoiceless prayer
Breaks from the verge of dark despair
There seems no ray Of welcome light;
But Faith cries ont with sturdy voice,
That makes the waiting heart rejoice:
"lt is not-is not-always night 70
With tired feet and longing eyes
We gaze athwart the leaden skies,
And at the distant mountain height:
Then Hope shines DER the dreary way
We see the CLEAN of dawn and say:
ut Is not-ls nOt-always night o.
BE strong, o soul Be brave, faint heart (!
Bid ev'ry doubt and fear depart,
For God will make II all end right;
The promise Is for me and you
The shining shore comes into view
1t Is motifs not-always night
-tGood Housekeeping.
The Washington critic., 1886-01-12

SENATOR LCGAN does not need die
tionary or any other cXtraneous assist
ancc when he wants to define man
politically and in the case of Civil
Service Commissioner Eaton had, of
course, no difficulty in making u dag.
nosis of that gentleman politics, which
was clear and satisfactory TO himself,
at least The Senator was one of those
who opposed the confirmation of Mr..
Eaton in the executive session yester-
day. He made the point that the
spirit of the law requires that one of
the Civil-Service Commissioners shall
be a Republican, and that the appoint
ment of Mr. Eaton was in violation of
that spirit, for he said Mr.. Eaton was
not Republican, but a aMugwump, and
there was nothing in the law that re-
cognized the Mugwump party. But
Mr.. Eaton was confirmed, Senators Ev-
arts, Hoar and several others vouching
for Mr.. Eaton's bond and triple plate
Republicanism. 1t is but natural that
the gentleman who was second on the
defeated Republican Presidential ticket
should object to Mugwumps, especially
TO New York Mugwumps, who are sup
posed to have contributed greatly to
that defeat