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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.

Editor of Waterman and Journal -
ask for space IN your valuable papers
to call public attention TO the election
of road commissioners at the coming
annual town meetings.
1t must be apparent to any one who
has given thought to the subject
that a changing, vacillating policy in
road matters Is bad policy Who
can well calculate the amount of
money that is squaudered while new
men are experimenting with roads?
This is easily seen in towns that an
nually elect a new road commissioner,
and | am sorry to say there are some
towns that continue to do so to their
great detriment Such towns have
made very little progress in perma-
nently improving their roads. On the
other hand, we have a large list of
towns that have kept TO "A continuous
policy, selecting the same commits
sioner term after term. In those
towns we find the good effects of the
combined endeavors of the State and
towns III permanently improving the
highways and local sentiment of sat
isfaction. | plead for the re- election
of the town road commissioners There
may be exceI tional cases, where it
may be advisable to change, but | be-
lieve such exceptions are rare.
The present commissioners, as a
class, were we'll chosen. Almost
without exception they have done
good work, as shown by their reports
TO this office Those who have come
short in some particulars would be
more likely to succeed if they had
chance than would new and ineXperi-
enced men.
l have reason to believe that real
good road commissioners, of good road
Judgment and who have done excellent
work the past year, are liable to be
turned down and new and ineXperien-
ced men elected i'll their stead. Oh,
don't do it. 1t is hard enough to
build up the roads anyway. Give us
good men. Let your prejudices and
political preferences wait Let US at
tend to the roads
In regard to winter road manage
ment: Some trouble grows out of the
system of winter road management
Usually an appropriation is made
! 10y the town for roads, and it is eX-
pected that the commissioner will
eXpend that sum-and no more-in
road work during the year, including
snow work. This plan is often en-
| barrassing to the commissioner, for he
cannot we'll calculate the sum that
will be required for winter roads
and with his best calculations, anG
| the uncertainty of Vermont winter
storms, he is apt to overrun the ap
preparation, making a deficit which il
always disseminating.
All this trouble Is obviated in some
towns by assessing a special tax fol
winter road work. Usually five pei
cent tax is sufficient in ordinary win
ters, and i'll favorable seasons, wheI
the money is not all used, it remain
as a fund for future snow work.
suggest that this plan be more gener
ally adopted by the towns
j. .. Sanford,
State Highway Commissioner.
Stamford, VT, Feb, 1902.
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SENATOR DILLINGHAM;

a special correspondent for the Free
Press at Washington, has the follow
ing to say i'll regard to Senator Dill
lingham's stand on the oleomargarine
question:
No man of similar length of service
in the Senate has more important
committee assignments than have been
given to Mr.. Dillingham;. His work
ing hours this session have been filled
with a great amount of work. The
immigration committee of the Senate,
which is investigating the Chinese eX-
clusion question, includes Senator
Dillingham; among its members. EX-
tensive hearings have been given of
late and the various questions, some
of them weighty ones of law and pol
icy, affecting the exclusion of the
yellow citizens of the Orient, have
been carefully considered. In the
District of Columbia committee where
Senator Dillingham; is also highly
regarded because of his efficient and
conscientious service, he has a great
deal of notable work to do. Lately
he was placed on a sub committee to
look into the question of personal tax
alton for the District of Columbia and
ascertain the sentiment of represen-
tatiye business men here.
Senator Dillingham; is taking lively
interest in the legislation against olco-
margarine, which has been before the
| House this week. Already we are
talking among ourselves about the
| best methods for fastening the passage
| of this measure aU our end of the cupi-
toll, said the Senator Wednesday, ~
! believe il has q majority Of the SEN
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IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 5.-After brief
discussions on Tuesday the Senate
passed the bill providing for twenty
five per cent increase in the salaries
of United States judges All amend
ments were voted down, including one
to increase the salaries Of cabinet Off
GERS from $4,000 TO S12, 500 year.
During the remainder Of the days
session the urgent deficiency appro-
priatiOu bill was under consideration,
the Philippine tariff measure being
laid aside temporarily.
When the paragraphs of the bill re-
lating to the rcfunding to States Of
expenses incurred in raising volun-
teers for service in the civil war were
reached Mr., Mitchell Of Oregon made
a sharp criticism of the action of the
government in not rcfunding the ex-
penses to all of the states instead Of
to only part of them. California, Or
egOn and Nevada, he said had most
meritoriOus claims against the United
States but they never had been salts
fed although Congress had been urged
for years to provide them He re-
garded it as a crying shame that the
claims had not been raid He offered
an amendment providing that the
secretary Of the treasury should in
vcstigate such claims Of all of the
States and present estimates for their
payment.
Debate on the oleomargarine bill
continued i'm the House and the pros
poets are that vote will not be reach
ed earlier than Thursday. The OPP
ponents of the bill are making a
strong fight so far as the presentation
of argument is coucerrel.
Washington, Feb. Throughout
Wednesdays session the Senate had
under consideration the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill, and just be;
fore adjournment passed it substan-
TALLY in the shape in which it was re-
ported to the Senate by the CO mmit-
tee.
An agreement was reached in the
House whereby the oleomarp arii bill
will be brought to vote aftcr two
more days of consideration, one be
devoted to general debate and enc to
debate under the five nj Il e rule.
The debate on Wednesday C, ontinued
in desultory fashion without special
incident. The bill was laid aside to
permit action on the legislative execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill
which was reported to the House on
Wednesday.
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SENATORS AND THE CAPTAIN.

Captain Clark of the Oregon was the
recipient yesterday of most remark
able demonstration at the Capitol.
He was taken into the marble room
by Senators Proctor and Dillingham;,
of Capt Clark's native state. As
soon as his presence became known,
every Senator sought the honor of an
introduction to him, and in few
moments Captain Clark found him
self surrounded by a group of distin-
guished men. He was plainly nervous
as he listened to the compliments
which were showered upon him stand
ing with one hand behind his back
and blushing like a girl, Senator
Hale gave him most cordial greeting
and, like the other Senators, praised
his work during the war with Spain.
Il am for making you vice ad-
miral," said Senator McComas.
"Thank YOU" replied Captain
Clark.
81 have heard so much of your mag
nificent work that am proud to meet
you,' remarked Senator Blackburn,
whereat Capt Clark blushed again.
Then Senators Clark of Montana
and Clark of Wyoming came up and
were introduced. "We Clarks must
stand together" said the Wyoming
| Senator.
Capt. Clark laughed. 81 hope l
may always be credit to the family, "
was his modest reply.
Senator Hanna expected to see gray
and grizzled sea dog instead of man
with dark hair and bearing the APP
pearance of man in excellent condi-
ton in the prime of life. STOPPING
down he tapped the Captain on the
calf, expressing the opinion that ma
ture had given him one important
requisite for his mission to the court
of st. James.
On Saturday evening, Captain
Clark was one of "a distinguished list
of notables, among them President
Roosevelt, cabinet officers, Senators
and Representatives, who We're guests
of the Gridiron Club, an organization
of Washington correspondents, at
their annual dinner, For more than
four hours the guests and attendants,
numbering some two hundred, were
entertained with the many interesting
and novel features of a Gridiron Club
dinner. These included burlesques
upon passing events, caustic hits and
"roasts' Of the prominent guest,
present, songs and speeches ProSi'
dent Roosevelt, Postmaster General
Payne, senator elect German, Sen
ators Hanna, Platt of Connections
Aldrich and Depew, Gen. James H.
Wilson and Captain Clark were among
those who spoke, Washington Post
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to shut ones eyes to the fact that
from an educational if not from a ia
tional point of view, the thing is vast
ly overdone. At most Of the public
schools, for the majority of boys,
cricket and football are the serious
business of their lives, the most alb
sorbing topic of thought and converse
ton. Compulsory games-a strange
enforced by the strongest pressure of
public opinion among boys and masters
a like, have removed athletic sports
from the category Of recreation into
that of IA serious business. Masters,
boys, and the wider public outside vie
III honor of the successful athlete. He
goes to the university i'll blaze of
glory, and leaves it public character,
bound on the principles of noblesse
oblige to devote much of his time
and energies to the service of his
country or club. If fortunate, or un-
fortunate, enough to be Independent
of working for his livelihood, he spends
the best years of his opening man
hood in playing games; and though
many such young men have responded
to the call of patriotism, exchanging
their bats and balls for the rifle and
the sword i'll spirit that would sat
isfy Mr. Kipling himself, and giving
their lives for a better cause, they
have been brilliant exceptions rather
than normal specimens. one swal-
low does not make summer, and a
few distinguished members of school
fifteens or county elevens who have
done or are doing good service i'll
South Africa are no real answer, as
some of our correspondents seem to
think, to the contention that athlet-
icism is overdone "
The fiannelled fools and muddied
OATS are not all at Elton or in the pub
lie schools of England. The species
is omnipresent i'll America, at univer-
sites and colleges, at fitting schools
and i'll the public schools, III the cities
and far out among the seminaries
academies and public schools of pro
vincial and rural communities The
Times trenchant comment on ath
letics in the schools and its conten
tion that the national games are over
done in England applies as well to TIN
United States, as well to baseball ant
football, as to cricket and football
If college presidents or the heads o
secondary schools cannot keep up thei
numbers without making games tn
dominating feature of their curricu
lum, the institutions might as wei
close their doors. Games should b
for rational recreation, not for bust
ness.
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SISTERS DIE TOGETHER.

Boston. Feb. 5.-Clasped in each
others arms, Catherine Lyon, single,
aud her sister, Mrs Mary A. Kelley,
were found dead in their room in the
lodging house at II South Russell
street, Tuesday afternoon. Both, APP
rarentlv, were in excellent spirits
about eight O'Clock that morning,
when Catherine left for the State
House, where she was employed as an
Office cleaner Half an hour later, at
the Myrtle street end of the Capitol,
Catherine was attacked by pains in
the chest She was suffering intense
pain when Patrolman Stinson took
her to the station for treatment. Then
upon her own request she was taken
home. She was put to bed about ten
O'Clock.
An hour later Essie Cookery raped
on the door of the patients room.
Mrs. Kelly opened it. Apparently
Mrs. Kelley was in perfect health.
Satisfied that the woman did not
need anything, Mrs. Cookery return
ed to her duties downstairs. When
the dinner was ready and the sisters
did not appear Mrs Cookery again
went upstairs and raped on the door.
Failing to get a response she opened
the door. Lying on the bed with
their arms entwined around each 9TH
er were the sisters dead Dr. Thomp-
son, who viewed the bodies, pronounc-
ed the deaths due to heart disease.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

About forty knights of Pythias
went to Groton by special train on
Wednesday evening to attend the dis
trict meeting. The exercises were
held in the Methodist church and
about 200 Knights were present. Rev.
Geo. M. Hunt of st. Johnsbury de-
livered lecture on 1.-THE Twentieth
Century," followed by remarks by
Rev. Samuel G. Lewis of Barton,
grand chancellor. At the close of
these exercises the knights repaired to
the lodge room, where the rank of
page was worked by Caledonia lodge
After the work banquet was serv-
ed in the waiting room of the railway
station by the Rathbone sisterhood
which was "A most excellent one. The
rank of esquire was then worked at
the lodge room by Barre lodge, follow
ed by speeches by Revs. Hunt and
Lewis and Rev, Mr., Mather of
Groton.
This is the first time Clergyman
has been at the head of a secret organ
ization in Vermont, Grand Chancellor
Lewis bearing that distinction. The
local knights arrived home about -four
O'Clock Thursday morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

The voters Of every town III the
State should "read, mark, and in
wardly digest, the advice and sug-
gestions in the letter of Hon. ]. O.
Sanford, state highway commissioner,
in this issue of the Journal. His az
peal to the towns not to turn down a
road commissioner who has been do
ing good work ought to be respected.
The commissioner has well earned
the place of a wise counsellor whose
counsels it is wisdom to follow.
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"FLANNELLED FOOLS. -

The London Times recently pub
lished what purported to be "poem"
entitled "The Islanders" by Rud-
yard Kipling, but the circumstance
that the lines rhymed and each line
began with a capital letter was the
only indication of the department of
literature in which the production
was classed. The poem, exceeding a
column in length, was really an APP
peal to the nation to resort to compul-
sorry military service. The author
was especially severe upon the young
men at school devoted to athletic
sports He sneered at the manner III
which the war in South Africa was
begun and is being continued and the
vain glorious attitude of the British
toward their enemy. He declared
that raw striplings picked up from the
streets were sent to war, while strong
men idled at home The extract be-
low shows the caustic character of
this rhymed philippe:
ana We Stlll lutlI tullllllS anu p'NNAllNo w
help them harry your foes
And We Wanted your fathomless power
and we Haunted your iron pride,
Ere We fawned on the younger nations for
the men who could shoot and ride
Then We returned to your trinkets; then
We contented your souls
With the tlanneled fools at the wicket or
the mudded CGifs AT the goals.
Given to strong delusiOn, wholly believing
lie,
Al I..,v .11fA ..lac1 nd
yet let the months 20 by,
Waiting some easy wonder, hoping some
saving sign.
Idle, openly idle, in the lee of the fore
spent line,
Idle except for your boastiug-and what
is your Boosting worth,
If ye grudge year of service to the lord
Hest line on earth?
Ancient, eifortless, ordered, cycle on cy-
Gle set,
Life so long untroubled that we who III
herit forget
It was not made with the mountains, ii is
not one with the deep,
Men, not gods devised it; men, not gods
must keep
The reference to "fiannelled fools
and "muddied OATS at the goals" is
a singing arraignmnet of the profes
sional athlete for his lack of patriot
ism and general worthlessness as {
citizen. Kipling has been tiercely
criticised for his plain, blunt speech
but calmer judges admit that, liter
ally, there is "more truth than poet
ry'' in his lines to "The Islanders.
The Times defends Kipling in tn
controversy the poem has stirred up
1t believes the contemptuous expires
sions, "fannelled fools" and mud
died OATS, " are likely to do more tina
pages of reasoning to call attentio
to a great and growing evil Fun
ther defending Kipling and attackin
the schools for the extent to whic
they have surrendered to athletics, tn
Times says; "We say evil, for, thong
no one desires to underyalue the quail,
ties of luck, endurance and resourC
called forth in the playing fields
Elton and elsewhere, it is impossib
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-12

mittee on agriculture visited the man
ufactory of the Standard Butterine
Co., about two miles from the Cap
itol and within the District of Colum
bia There the members observed the
manufacture of oleomargarine from
the first to the last stage of produc
ton This factory has an output of
about 10000 pounds per month, and
nearly all of its product is colored in
imitation of butter.
In order to demonstrate how the
provisions of the several bills pending
before the committee might be evaded
by retail dealers, and proprietors
of hotels, restaurants and boarding
houses who desired to place before
their guests the articl colored in imi-
tation of butter, one of the employees
took cake of the uncolored oleomar-
garine. With the aid of small wood
en- paddle and a small quantity of anot
to he manipulated it few minutes,
when it had the semblance of yellow
butter, and this was done while in
a cold state
After the hearing had been closed,
the members of the committee friend
ly to the proposed olcomargarine legis-
lation, appointed a subcommittee, of
which Col Hasllins was a member,
with instructions to take the six bills
Il 1,, nd 70
out a substitute upon which they could
stand together, this substitute to be
reported to the full committee Col
Haskins drafted the new bill, insert
ing the foregoing second section,
which he did without any suggestions
from Mr.. Tawney or any other mem
her of the House, except those of the
committee who were agreed that a
provision of this kind ought to be in
corporated in the bill. This second
section, written by Col Haskins, was
adopted in committee without a dis
senting vote
The commissioner of internal rev.
enue had found it somewhat difficult
to enforce the provisions of the law
having reference to wholesale dealers
in oleomargarine keeping books and
rendering returns to him, for the rea-
son that no penalty was incurred
for noncompliance. The committee
agreed to provide a penalty for such
non compliance. Col Hasllins dictat-
ed the clause providing penalty and
it was agreed to. 1t should be added
that Representative DAZZLE of Wiscon-
sin had suggested that this he done,
after an interview with the commits
sioner of internal revenue.
The original bills as introduced by
Gen. Grout i'll the Fifty sixth Con-
gress, and by Representatives Nc
Cleary, Tawney, Henry and David
son in this Congress, contain but two
sections each. The bill as agreed to
and reported to the full committee
and finally to the House by Mr., Hen
ry, of Connecticut contains four sec
tions.
Honor to whom honor is due is
golden precept Honor due to a
Vermont representative, though a new
| member. should not be assigned to a
Representative of another State,
though an old member and one who
has hitherto championed oleomargar-
| inc LEGISLATION
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CANDID AND HONORABLE.

Candid, highminded men and news
papers opposed two years ago, for one
reason or another, to the candidacy
of Mr.. Dillingham; for the Senate of
the United States, accept the decision
y the Legislature of 1900, for the
remainder of Mr.. Morrill's term, as
conclusive in the matter of his selec-
ton for the succeeding full term by
the Legislature of 1902. One of these,
the Burlington News, replying to petty
criticisms by its former coadjutors,
with candor and fairness that are en-
tirely honorable, says;
Senator Dilligham has already
made a most favorable impression.
He is undoubtedly shaping his course
to be worthy successor of Morrill,
and an able colleague of Proctor Mr..
Dillingham; time is fully occupied
and he puts in long and hard working
days. He has great deal of serious
committee work. The principal mat
ter in his committee when the writer
was there was the Chinese exclusion
bill. This is one of the most import
ant SUBJECTS now being considered and
the committees of both houses are Civ.
ing it careful attention. EX-Secretary
John w. Foster is the principal adyo
cate of a change in our policy regard
ing Chinese exclusion.
1t has been the fashion in Vermont
at times to belittle the work of the
States representatives at the Nationa
capital. Senator Dillingham; has no
wholly escaped this kind of criticism
But it is entirely undeserved. Thos'
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The taxes amount of about $4,000, eX-
cept the small rebate of S242 50 given to
city Sheriff ancroft to collect in full
There are no outstanding sidewalk or
Sprinkliug assessments nor unpaid licen-
SEES.
Mayor Brown got the copy Of his report
into the hands of the printer within SIX
hours after he drew his last warrant FIR
the fiscal year, which meant some hustlins
ON his part.