Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-20
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Gen. Sheridan continues to improve
since his removal to Nonquitt Mass. 1t
is now more than forty days since the
recurrence of heart failure, and his
friends are very hopeful.
The Quebec Chronicle urges the Cana
dian clergymen not to preach long SER
mons in hot weather, saying that dis
course of ten or twelve minutes is long
enough for summer consumption.
A rumor-apparently without much
foundation-is in circulation at Washing
ton that Minister Phelps will go to st.
Petersburg and Hon. P. A. Collins OF
Boston will be made minister to England.
1t was Gen. Greely, head of the signal
bureau, who predicted that the l4th, 10Th
and 10th of this month would be the hot
test days of the year. He should re-
member Artemas Wards advice: Don't
prophesy unless you know"
PROF" Loizette is exposed in pam
phlet published by the principal of the
Washington Cd. O. high school, who
denounces the professor as a fraud.
Loizette has made great deal of money
teaching people to remember, but in the
pamphlet it is shown that the Louisettian
systems were originated by other teachers
of mnemonics and published by them 30
years ago.
Col. Geo. w. Hooker is enthuiastic
over the political prospect. He said to
New York Tribune reporter the other
day: "Why, if you fellows will only
tell us what majority you want in Yer
mont, we will send it to you, always
provided it is not greater than the num-
Der of voters in the State. l think that
in spite of Brad Smalley and Hiram
Atkins we could almost make it unani-
nous in Vermont for Harrison and Nor
ton. We had a ratification meeting at
Brattleboro the other day which was the
most enthusiastic l ever saw, and we had
over 50 men on the platform who voted
for Harrison in 1870"
The New York Sun, though a Demo-
cratic sheet, talks plainly. 1t says :
Nothing will be easier than to extinguish
the wool interest, if YOU have votes
enough; and then with the free traders
triumphant in the House of Representa-
tives, President in the White House
whose economic policy consists primari-
ly of tariff smashing, and national con-
dition of the finances which will make
free trade easily and thoroughly practic-
able within twenty years or so, the pro-
tective system will be liable to come
down by the run. Then statesmen like
Gay of Louisiana or Vance of Connecti-
cut, to whose interest Mr.. Mills has spe-
cially, though we dare say only tempor-
ariy, surrendered his fundamental prin-
ciple, will find that though they have
saved their roof their foundation is gone
The editor of the Portland Oregonian
Mr.. Lucius Bigelow, was an anti-Blaint
man four years ago: but he says of the
present campaign: "The Blaine wing OF
the Republican party have made the tick
ct. but they made good ticket, and it il
not their fault if victory does not percl
upon its banner, for the compromise tina
ended in Harrison's nomination was the
best practical solution of a very danger
Gus and critical situation, The action o.
New York in going over to Harrison
rather than Sherman was sagacious.
1t will be seen then that there il
reason for confidence on the part of th'
Republicans. They may expect to hole
every State carried for Blaine in 1884
and have but to carry Indiana and Con
necticut to make their triumph sure
They may, indeed, carry New York, bu
they may win without New York, Will
; the Democrats certainly cannot"