Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-21


highest pitch Of water ever known during
the last week Breaks have occurred in
the levees at various places in Arkansas
and Louisiana. through y hich the water is
pouring in d resi-tless food and converting
the country around into q great sea So
far the breaks have fortunately been at
points where disastrous loss Of property
has not been caused. The singular feature
about the floods Is that they come at the
end Of winter when there has been no
body Of snow 70 suddenly melt and be pre-
cpitated into the rivers. This fact shows
once more the danger and the result Of the
ruthless forest destruction which has been
carried on in this country Formerly such
floods were Of infrequent occurrence be
cause the wide areas Of forest covered
lands acted as sponge for the rainfall,
taking it up a. it fell and holding until it
was gradually released and found its way
down the water courses. Today, instead
Of this the water runs off as fast as it falls
and the streams arc suddenly sweled and
as suddenly shrink to less than their nor
NAL size.
On our first psge TO-DAY va nrint the L.,
ter If a, old soIdi.r q xsII Lroy,r rasi.
dent Of Windham county town, who
tells in good vigorous English why he
thinks Lieut.. Gov. Woodbury. should be
made the next governor Of Vermont. The
letter shows a soldiers love for an old com
rsde, and its spirit is admirable With its
va '"'y '"' POM
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MAKE '"e oniy way - 'ne governor cnair
lie through 'lo ''"er once anu therefore
W put an Gnu 70 'ne CHOICE oi our larger
ana stronger men Tor the chiei executive
place TOT Lieut. 'uoN' "o"uDurF we feel
only respect anu au"'irAtloh. IL e'iuehs
thaI MS empty Sleeve anu MS good record
az SuccessIul ci1'"eh nave taKeh strong
hold on puolc sentiment ana II the state
convention holuS lhat ts action t"o' OF
Jour- years ago Is no nar ID a resumption oil
the rule then broken, and gives HIN the
nomination, he VIII receive united and
hearty support.
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done The country is slowly coming to see
that the eVlls involved III our negro prob
lem are oil KIND Tor which there Is no
Panacea except that OF common sense and
oil eternal rlght ana justice BACK OF them
lie whole generations oil wrong ana wick
ednesS' ana the only way out oil them lies
through other generations oil travail and
SUFFERING ana Of other wrongs which, for
those VINO sn1er them, can never be right
ed ms rs the law oil dod' The day Tor
harsh judgment ana herce denunclation has
gone by' Inc time mas come Tor lntelh-
gent lar. seeing determined work. Mr.
Lodges olll Tor the regulation and protec-
ton oil federal elections 10 one movement
~ TINS d'reetlon' and MI blair's national
education mn Is Another' both these meas
ures are III Ihe me OF suggestions contained
IN TINS paper 'ne oil the speakers at the
club meeting where TINS paper was read,
SAld that the hundredth part OF the wrongs
which have been visited on the black men