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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
VAPoR. INDEED

The demand of the people ha, been
and still is, for some strong and able
man, whom they know as "a real
Vermonter, to lead them Such
man is Hon. Fletcher d. Proctor. -
Randolph Herald
Fletcher Proctor, the speaker of the
present House of Representatives,
comes naturally to mind as a people 5
candidate, and he has often been sug-
gested as such. 1t will be said that
Mr.. Proctor refused to be a candidate.
Very true So he has. But is there
any reason why the people should not
make a demand for his services on
their own account :-Brattlebo Phoe-
nix.
Here are two very excellent and adj
mirable newspapers busily engaged in
giving off superheated atmospheric
vapors. Seems rather a pity, on the
whole. -Vergennes Enterprise.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
HAPPY INVOCATION.

'Shades of Ethan Allen!" piously
exclaims one of the divine rights con-
temporaries, in view Of the PROPOSE
tion to nominate to the governorship a
man who did not happen to be born
in Vermont Well, Ethan would have
heard some similar exclamation, and
would have been put under the same
ban, iii these degenerate times, were
he still in the body and a candidate
for Governor of this State Ethan was
born in Connecticut and when he
came to the New Hampshire Grants
and first settled in Bennington-inter-
esting coincidence-he was about the
age of John G.. Mccullough when that
enterprising young man first came to
Vermont, married Vermont girl and
settled in this self same Bennington.
1t was, indeed, felicitious thought,
this invoking the shades of Old Ethan
for the prescription of one of the best
of Vermonters, though not Vermont
born.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

The Free Press and Messenger are
still chewing the rag over that
trihing Danny despatch. No one for
an instant has thought that the Mes
senger faxed that news item from the
Free Press-not even the latter, prob
ably. The Messengers correspondent
simply got hold of an item of local
news of which he had not Glanced to
hear and supposing it was fresh news
fired it in to his paper Correspondents
and hence their papers-are some
times victims Of such breaks" even
the best of thcm-or this would not
have happened to the Messenger The
Free Press took am unfair advantage
of the circumstance, which the Mes
senger properly resented.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
QUALITY.

Three poets long since passed from earth
Where times stern test determines
worth,
Aspired to lasting fame;
One was verbose, one sad, one terse,
And on the merit of their verse
Their need of honor came.
The first with skill pen pictures traced,
And flow ry words profusely graced
highly colored dream;
His fervid fancy's airy phrase
Led onward through brilliant maze,
Far from the primal theme.
Another's songs so touching proved
A host were to emotion moved,
And promptly they acclaimed;
Yet trihing impress had been made,
For soon the crowd by impulse swayed,
A newer minstrel named.
The third ones tales, how brief, how
strong,
Their magic power held captive long
The countless lovers won;
And still the couplets on his page
Charm those who read from age to age,
The work so grnndly done.
Charles Bryant Cheney.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
BOYS AND GIRLS, READ THIS.

You would, we are sure, like t o be
informed of a good method of earning
your own spending money. Here it
is:
Sunfower Seed is one Ct the ingredi-
ents of Pages Perfect ID Poultry Food.
We shall want good many tons of
it next fall.
1t will prGnably be worth 9 to az
cents per rtound.
There is little doubt that we shall
be able to pay two cents per pound
and pay the railroad freghts if ship
ped i'll quantities of 200 pounds or
more.
Indeed, if desired, we are willing
for the present to make contracts at
that price.
Suntiowers will grow in any out of
the way corner-in the door yard, ON
the roadsides-and do not necessarily
interfere with the other farm crops
On receipt of thirty cents in silver
(please do not send stamps) we will
deliver at our express Office here a
ten-pound package of Sunflower seed
suitable for planting.
Send your orders along at once be-
fore our stock is exhausted.
Address, Carroll S. Page,
Hyde Park, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
FOR MCCULLOUGH

Between the two candidates the
Landmark does not hesitate to declare
it's preference for Gen. Mccullough
and sincerely hopes that he will re-
ceive the nomination. The Republi-
can voters of the State should DELHI
erately weigh the merits of the two
candidates. lake into consideration
the eminent public services of Gen.
McCullough-his loyalty to Vermont
his longtime residence in the State
his fitness in every respect to be the
standard bearer of the Republican
party in the coming campaign. what
can the supporters of his rival bring
forward to offset these arguments?
Absolutely nothing worthy of serious
consideration. Landmark.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
Could Not Breathe.

Coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchi
It's, other throat and lung troubles are
quickly cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. One Minute Cough Cure is not
a mere expectorant which gives only
temporary relief. 1t softens and liqui
fies the mucus, draws out the inham
nation and removes the cause of the
disease. Absolutely safe. Acts at
once. cone Minute Cough Cure will
do all that is claimed for it,, says
Justice of the Peace j. @. Hood, Cros-
by, Miss, my wife could not get
her breath and was relieved by the
first dose. Z" 1t has been benefit to
all my family" G. e. Megrath and
@. Blakely's.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
HE IS A VERMONTER.

On the other hand the voters in all
fairness will hardly discriminate
against long time resident of Yer
mont simply because he happens to be
a wealthy man, if he has demonstrated
his ability and worth, as in the csae
of one of the present candidates, Gen.
j. G.. Mccullough. For more than a
quarter Of century he has been a
voter in the State, coming here after
having won distinction in his chosen
profession of law in California; and
during his long residence here he has
always shown deep interest in his
adopted State. Not only this, but
Gen. Mccullough is a man of generous
impulse and approachable at all times
the humblest citizen is sure of the
same courteous treatment at his hands
as is the more distinguished person.
Such man cannot be classed as an
outsider; such a man is Vermonter
and in the humble opinion of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

which the directors alone are respon-
sible.
First Condition of school house and
grounds. While there has been much
improvement in this regard i'm late
years, there remains many a school
house that is not in COOL repair and
convenient Of access. J he old un-
comfortable plank seats and untidy
stove, windows that let in plenty of
air in winter and have neither blinds
nor curtains, these still exist i'm such
numbers as to be readily found, though
happily, they are not now in the ma
jority. 1t is too much to expect these
conditions to be materially bettered
throughout a town i'm any one year.
Something should be done in this di-
retion, though, every year, taking
first the buildings most out of repair.
Second: Furniture Of a school house.
BY this we mean all the furniture of
the school house aside from that per-
tanning to school work A full list
of the articles needed i'm every school
house will include heating and ven
tilating apparatus seats and desks for
teachers and pupils. table, chairs
window shades, broom, dustIau, cloths
for busting, place for wraps and dim
nrr pals. water pail and cup, wash
bowl and towels Some of these are
always furnished. others rarely We
see mo- reason why the ordinary con-
vcuicuco- of clcanlv living should not
Dee provided for schools as we'll ga. for
homo. Require the teacher to hold
pupils to- account for loss or damage
and furnish as many of these Things
as your conscience Will allow.
Third TeztUook- and appliances
for tuachiuu iu this list $50 Shall SOFT
down h9rEhourde. a GOOD as tine
town cam Afford and vfrl ID .ufv OF
surface set of OuIiu. mans and
globe pointers aud cIavou-: waste
basket and 20 good dictionary text
books. sufficient for all tha pupils i'm
all tho subjects required Lv lass to be
taught i'm the public schools supple
mcutarv textbooks iu the lriucIual
I subjects. eSneciaut n reading: ink.
/ pens, paper and pencils: specimens of
/ objects for nature study These are
/ the things that are most needed by
[ teacher that is anxious TO economic
/ her own time and that of her pupils,
/ that the best results may Doe obtained.
/ Fourth; The selection of teachers.
| Up to this time we have been con-
| sidoring what may be termed the en-
vironent Of a-school, the school build
/ ing, its surroundings and appurten-
ances, including the furniture proper
and the special aids for the work Of
/ the school. For the presence or alb
sence of any or all Of these, the school
board are to be held accountable.
While these are not the school, they
are necessary to the best results of
the school We will now turn our at
tention to a responsibility Of another
! sort, which has to do directly with the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

long resident of another State, but one
whose largest business interests are
now outside the State.
Personally, l would not say anything
against the candidate as a man, but is
it for the true interest of Vermont to
elect a multi-milionaire Governor
Vermonters are a working people; few
have inherited or otherwise obtained
wealth, though many have accumu-
lated a competency by their own in
dustry. Nearly all the voters are in
ured to manual labor. What SYM
patty, what association of interests
can a man rolling i'll wealth and lux
ury have with those people?
believe no railroad magnate should
hold influential Office in the State.
The interests of the working people
are not the interests of a railroad
king. 1t has been said that only a
man of wealth can be elected to office
III these times. Is this true of the
staunch little State of Vermont, as
well as of her most aristocratic neigh
bors? l hope not. l fain would be-
lieve not
A local paper seems to take it for
granted that the candidacy lies be-
tween DR.. Webb and Gen. McCul-
Tough, and it calls on them to define
their positions on the prohibitory law.
1t believes that neither are in favor
of the present law. That paper has
been a life long enemy of prohibition
Not long since, in an article touch
ing the business interests OF the State,
it declares it's belief that many bust
ness enterprises have been kept out of
the State by this prohibitory law, the
promoters knowing that they could
not retain their skilled operators
where they could not easily obtain in
toxicants, and yet the paper has always
claimed that prohibition does not
prohibit.
1 believe there are many good and
true men who have the interest of the
people at heart, who are well qualified
to wear the gubernatorial honors
gracefully, who can be prevailed upon
J to serve the people if they so elect,
and who are Vermonters to the heart
core. L. B. B.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

This, also Daniel Tarboe Jew
ettt Of 3,745 West Pine street, st.
Louis, is still practicing law, though
ninety-five years old. Every day he
spends six hours in his office in a
down town building. Mr.. Jewett
witnessed the Inauguration of Andrew
Jackson in 1929 and was a college boy
at the national capital when Webster,
Calhoun, Clay and Hayne were IA
miliar figures on the streets of Wash
ington. -
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
IN THE MATTER OF CANDI-
DATES.

Editor Daily Journal Il have been
somewhat surprised as well as inter-
ested III the gossip of the late papers
concerning the present campaign.
had supposed that Vermont had an
unlimited supply of gubernatorial tim
Der, home grown, to meet home de-
mand, and even to lend to sister States
on occasion.
Alas, how are the mighty fallen !"
The home of an, Edmunds, Collamer,
a Morrill,, the I illinghams, to support
for Governor, not only "a nearly life
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

are being killed, and that Prince
Henry was so badly treated while in
this country that Germany has de-
manded an apology, Tales like these
may incite the natives still in arms to
continued resistance, but they cannot
forever fall OH credulous ears.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

Commended to the attention of the
lawyers of Montpelier: Judge Gay
nor i'll the Supreme Court in Brooklyn
took common sense position in de-
claring against the antiquated and
verbose phraseology in which lawyers
are fond of sinking facts and drown
ing meaning, as the Journal and
American designates it. Corporation
Counsel Rives was told by the Judge
that his thirty-siX page answer to a
complaint could have been better
done i'll thirty-six lines.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

Since Mark Twain spoke a good
word for the Beers the English critics
have begun to pick flaws in his humor.
One of them asks him to return to
his old style; it is too late for us to
learn to understand yet another man
ner of trans Atlantic wit" What the
critic desires, evidently, is not wit,
but taffy. And we suspect that Mark
is also one of those wicked practical
jokers. Boston Mass. Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

Some ingenious stories of current
American happenings have been told
to the Filipino insurgents by their
mendacious leaders. Among these
are the statements that we are i'll the
midst of a sanguinary civil war, that
bloody battle has been fought in
Chicago, in which sixteen hundred
regular soldiers were killed, that an
army of contemporaries is besieg
ing Washington, that Mr.. Bryan is soon
to assume the presidency, that Rus
STA is about to declare war against the
United States, that the Pope has
commanded President Roosevelt to
send more chaplains to the Philippines
to minister to the spiritual needs of
the great number of Americans who
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
A CASE OF HYSTERIA.-CON-
SISTENCY PRESCRIBED.

a.
There is another side to this ques-
ton We have been through in Yer
mont all the various sorts of WAYS of
selecting. aud nominating Governors,
vi laJe--let us not De TOO exact ABOUT
.nro, ,r ha S s w thn G I SiC canYoss
become little else than cold-blooded
business proposition. The man who
WQulu DC Governor mas seGureu ms re,
tbn Statn '' las b @rn worked rs svs.
tematically as though the fourteen
counties were so many acres OF tillable
lailu' from every Io4t on WlllcIi cgr-
III. A., 100, t.,,,.,, ,,,j ,,,.c,.-. sot,ogi
district been cauvasscd. but some
times every individual voter has been
SIccNVu up ana WlvI II contest mas
I'd inta tbr convertion han ~. corG.
IDENTIFY tagged and numbered i'm the
mind s. eye If the contestants as though
VIII" ,, an VU' "'Iu lVlll 'l
rbi. veor annarentl, If tSrre il ma
break i'm the program. lis there amy
good reason why this should be tine
y"9 AIo lle teoplC on ''' ''aIe
uulsion to b,y, lit,n, con lTcCnI.
Tough or Dr. Webb for Governor: ~
Hrartlebor0 PhoeniN
% dear, mo-. the people OF tine state
are not helpless they are under mo
compassion to have either Gen. Nc
Oullough or Dr. webb for Governor
no compulsion to have the PhoeniN S
candidate. The contemporary has sim
ply become hysterlcal ON the subject
OF the goVenorshlp' Reflection ana
the practice OF consistency ought to
cool ms heated liver. Gen. Grout,
these many years, has been not exact
ly a novice Ill contrlVlng ana present.
ing "cold-blooded business PROPOSE
lions ~ The man who was for nine
terms a Vermont representative Ill
Congress, and later a would-be Sena-
tor, secured his retainers foremost
among them the Phoenix man-'put
them III the held, worked the State as
systematically as though 1t was so
many acres OF tlllable land, from every
loot OF which certain (and very
certaln) crop had got to be harvested. "
Inc Phoenix edltor-ln seven Yer
mont counties - was the General
Man with the Hoe, - and for de-
cade and half he faithfully cultlvat-
ed his landlords crops and helped Ill
the harvesting NO man knows bet
Ter now the thing Is done than this
erstwhlle retainer OF Gen, Circuit
hence the graphic story above, the
particularly OF detail, the tagging,
the numbering, etc. This retainer re-
volted III 1900, tore Off and threw away
his tag and perhaps for this he
ought to have absolutlon, though III
the battle OF his lords life other fol-
lowers honorably maintained their al
leglance, discharged It's fullest obllga-
ton and fairly earned their freedom
Tor the future.
But, seriously, concedlng that the
Phoenlx's Jeremlad had basis OF
truth-whlch we do not know-hoW
utterly lnslncere and pharisalcal is
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

Keep in mind the plain fact that in
the event of the success of the Federal
suit to prevent the Northwestern rail
way merger there will be no injury
to the earning capacity or actual as
sets of the railroads. This announce
ment is made from New York and dis
credits the charge that President
Roosevelt's policy is antagonistic to
legitimate business interests. - st.
Louis, mo. Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
CURE SICK HEADACHE.

News the Republican parry cannot do
better for the State. and 10 might do
much worse, than To- make Cen Nc
Cullough its candidate for Governor
this year Mortified News
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

True patriots work for their coun-
try's future instead of Boosting of its
past.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19

When man does wrong it is poor
excuse to say that there are others.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
COMPARISONS ARE "oDoROUs. >"

"Well, don't see much difference
between notoriety' and fame. "
"You don't? Then you wouldn't be
able to distinguish between the per-
fume of limburger cheese and that of
the rose. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-19
DR.. Humphreys

Specifies cure by acting directly upon
the disease, without exciting disorder in
any other part of the system.
Arizona republican., 1902-09-28
BELLE BORTHER
 KILLED BY HUSBAND
His Jealousy the Motive for the
 Murder.

New York, September 27-Harry Rose. q stage manager Of the Garrick theatre. shot and instantly killed his wife today at their apartments in West Thirty-third street Immediately after ward he surrendered himself to the nearest police station.
 Jealousy was the cause of the tragc- dy. Rose, according to his statement to the police, having detected his wife in an intrigue and being maddencd by her admission of guilt.
 Mrs. Rose formerly was an actress and known on the stage as Belle Bort ner. The man charged by Rose with having alienated his wife's affections is Samuel Adams, a wealthy real estate dealer and a constant attendant at first night performances, with whom Rose was on terms Of friendly intimacy and whom he-says he introduced to his wife
 Adams was greatly overcome on iearnirg of Mrs. Roses tragic death, out denied that there had been any inn propriety in his relations with her. Rose was held without bail by the cor Crer and committed to the tombs.
Arizona republican., 1902-09-28
DOODLE CHECKS
 NOT YET LOCATED
Broker Campbell Says He Did
 Not Cash Them
City Attorney Folk Conducting the Investigation Says He Is Conf dent That He Can Secure the De- sired Testimony.

St. Louis, September 27.-The, June grand jury which has been investigat- ing the poodle scandals in the munich pal assembly, held another session to- day and adjourned to Friday when it is expected a final report and a long list of indictments will be handed down.
 Broker Campbell and his cashier, William F. Reed, for whom Judge Douglass yesterday issued subpoenas, duces tecum, commanding them to pro- duce two checks aggregatiag S47, ,5O0 before the grand jury could not be found for service, and Clerk J. r. New ell vas summoned instead. The checks in question were drawn on the Mer- chants Laclede Bank in favor of Ed Butler. a prominent lccaI politician, on November 2S, 1899, the day the house of delegates reconsidered and passed the city lighting bill.
 Circuit Attorney Folk is trying to trace the connection between these checks. The S47,5O is said to have been O; the house of delegates combine soon after the passage Cf the lighting bill. He feels confident that this can be done. This is the information it is said that Delegate Kelly, the fugitive. has locked up in his breast. Rewards 9 aggrcgating $1,S0O have been offered for Kclly's apprehension. but it is be- licved that Attorney Folk can get along without his evidence, having SC cured it somewhere else.
Arizona republican., 1902-09-28

tinue the sanitary measures inaugur- ated; is to sell or lease to the United States lands for coalinE or naval sta tions and adjust the title to the Isle of Pines in a subsequent treaty.
 For it's part the United States is to maintain the independence of Cuba and protect individual life, property and liberty. Now there is no assur- ance al the present moment that the Cuban government has a sufficient dis tinctively Cuban army at hand to un- JertAEe to care for these things it. self. Moreover. it is regarded as es- scrtial that such provisions in the pro- jeCted treaty as those touching the cc3liuC stations and ownership of the Isle of Pines shall he expressly ar ranged for in treaty that shall be absolutely binding upon both parties, and only when these things are done will the small remaining force O. th2 United States troops be withdrawn.
Arizona republican., 1902-09-28
WEALTHY NEW YORKER
 MURDERED IN A JOINT
His Headless Body Found in a Bas
 ment Partially Cremated.

New York September 27.-Janes E. Craft, d wealthy resident cf Glen Cove. Long Islang, was murdered today and his body decapitated in q teaderloin resort known as the Empire Garden Cafe, ln Wc1t TweaJy-niltn street, within Jew doors of Broadway. All the evidence goes to show. say the Po- lice, that Craft, who lad been making the rounds of the tenderlCin, i2cGu- tiously displayed a large amount Of money in the Empire, and was killed by one of the walters, known aS ThCm- as Tcbin, for the purpose of robbery.
 The police also say that knockout drops were first administered and then the victim was dragged into the base ment and killed with clsCver. The OdOr Cf burning flesh attracted the at tentiOn Of the occupants Of the upper part of the house early this morning and led to the discovery by detectives of the headless body of Q man in thc basement. The charred head was dis covered a few minutes later in a fur mace, in which a fire had recently been made with the evident intention Of de- stTOying all possibility Cf Identification of the remains.
 Later the body was identified by Walter Craft. of Glen Cove. as that Of his father. The murdered man was about 51 years Of age and the ranu- facturer of refrigerating machinery in COrtlandt street. this city.
 Tobin, who is charged with the mur- der. was caught hiding in the house. The police also arrested Alexander Me Anerney, a bartender. Robert Kelly. porter in a Chinese restaurant in the building anG' several women known to be frequerters of the place The po- lice said tonight Tobih's real name is Thomas Kelly.
 4 woman named Mamie Moore. who is known to have been in the place with Craft, and held as a witness. made an important statement today to the po- lice which they declined 10 make pub lie. She is said to have implicated Me Anerney as an accomplice of Tobin.
 The police say tonight that the rec Ords show that Tobin had once been in Sing Sing and had been removed from that prison to the insane asylum at Mattewan on account Of his actions iU prison, but his stay there was of short duration and he was returned to Sing Sing as cured.