The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-08-07

of the mail service under the new ad-
ministration. Certain western papers
which, during 1888, reached us on the
morning of the second day after publ
cation, now arrive regularly twelve
hours earlier. Other newspaper Of
fees can testify to the same pleasant
fact.-Bdltintore american.
Mrs. HARRISON is reported as say
ing that the White House, with all the
demands of the public upon ii, is not
adequate to the comfortable accommo-
dation of the president and his family.
House ought to be enlarged, or replaced
by larger and more commodious
structure. 1t is behind the times
Independent.
THE Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle
(democratic) makes home-thrust when
it observes that the rice imports into
the United States in 1888 were 81 ,434,-
S13, and the duty collected 81 ,Sll,
and asks what would become of the
business of rice-planting in South Car
DINA and Georgia if this duty were re-
duced or rice were put on the free list
Boston Journal.
WE always wondered why so many
Kansas people persist in saying prohi
bition is success in their state. Now
we know. They have a drink out there
that they call "cherry tonic," and we
understand that a few guzzles of it,
properly disposed throughout the hui
man system, make the dispose regard
everything on earth as glorious and
spangled success Washington Post.
IT is said King Kalakaua of the Sand
witch Islands has raked up money
enough to take him to Paris, and that
he is about to sail. Ordinarily we
should dislike to see the king take his
money to Paris, but at the present
time we understand many of our
most enterprising American poker
players are sojourning at the French
capital so the balance of trade may,
after all, be in our favor. Washington
Post.
The grand total of sheep in the
United States in 1860 was %, All ,275.
In 1884 it had reached 50,626, 626. Be-
tween that date and 1889 the number
had fallen to AZ, 500, 079, a decrease DUR
ing these years of from fifteen to
twenty per cent. These figures are
from the recently-published report of
the agricultural bureau, and may be
considered as nearly correct as live
stock statistics usually are. OF course
no one pretends to say that the frosts
of democratic administration are fatal
to sheep husbandry. We give the fig
ures and dates, merely remarking that
the five years included in the latter
were -" hard on sheep. "-Portland Ore
aonian.
THERE can no longer be any doubt
of the value of the method of treating
hydrophobia discovered by M. Pasteur.
Up to the 31st of May M. Pasteur had
treated $3.50 patients. OF these ,1S7
had been bitten by dogs suspected but
not positively known to be mad, and
about one per cent of whom died
There were a, $3.50 who had been bitten
by dogs pronounced mad by competent
veterinarians, and of these less than
one per cent died. The remaining
1917 were bitten by dogs about the
madness of which there could be nc
doubt, as they were secured and inocu
lation from their bodies to other ami
mails proved fatal. OF these considera
bly, less than one and one-half per cen
died.-Cleueland Leader.
ROBERT 7. LINCOLN, the new Ameri
can minister, possesses good man,
advantages over his predecessors. HI
is more the typical American. Comm!
from the West, he brings with him it
warm cordially and heartiness of man
ner. He is rather a tall man, will
brown hair and blue eyes. His fac
expresses much earnestness and hon
esty, and he has low, agreeable voic
in conversation. Mr.. Lincoln will b.
ably assisted in his social duties by Mrs
Lincoln, who has had large expert
ence socially and is both charming an
full of tact in her manners. Every on
is delighted at the idea of a young lad
in the American minister's household
Miss Mary Lincoln is very pretty, wit
-.-s ..-,..'. ~-...J OF her own. Sh
has the pale smooth American CON
plexion; a quantity of silver-gold hail
that soft light hair of pale gold, wit
the high lights all in silver. Her eye
brows are dark and piquantly arched
and she has a charming smile. The
she dresses like a FrenchwOman, s
the chances are that next season Mis-
IluCOlu Will Dc all dChllOWlCuSCu Dtll
and the American embassy gayer tina
it has been for years. London Star.
ANTI-PROTECTION newspapers,
their comments on large present an
larger prospective investments of Bri
ish capital in the United States, al
ringing the changes on the prosperit
indicated by the ability TO make sue
investments. "This," they say,
what free-trade has done for England.
This abundance of wealth is the r,
suit of the economic system of Grei
Britain" These writers find it col
venient to ignore the fact that befol
England abandoned protection she too
most jealous care to build up her mani
featuring industries by the most con
prehensive system of protection. TT
present free-trade system of England
less than half century old. Befol
it was adopted the government of Gre
Britain had seen to it that no ga
should exist in the protective wa
Under that system capital accumulate
and, as natural result of such g
accumulation, interest declined, un,
money was cheaper in England the
anywhere else. When protection he