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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
ANOTHER SUCCESS

The concert given in Kellogg Hub
bard library hall three weeks ago by
the Saturday Afternoon club was re-
peated at Goddard Seminary on Tues
day evening for the benefit of the
students there, nearly all of whom
were present. a goodly number of
Barre people also attended making up
an appreciative and enthusiastic au-
dlence. The concert was given in the
Seminary hall,
The program was practically the
same as that given at Montpelier.
Every selection was loudly applauded,
nearly all the soloists were obliged
to bow their Acknowledgements to re-
peated cheers, and after a mastery
rendering of Behold 1 show you a
mystery" John Angus was forced to
sing the second time. For an encore
he gave Father O'Flynn," which
brought down the house. The chorus
"Wynken, Blynken and Nod" met
with such cordial appreciation that
Prof. Phillips was obliged to repeat
the last verse. The vocal soloists
were Miss Sallie Oviatt. Mrs. Arthur
S. Martin, Miss Stella randall, Miss
Pansy Severance, Miss Alice e. Fol-
som, Mrs, Alfred H. Temple. Miss
Edith Brooks, and Miss Pearl Minott.
The piano solo by Miss Rugg, bril-
liantly and faultlessly played, Great
ed such furore, she responded with
a second selection, while the accom-
paniments of Mrs. X. L. Cleaves and
Miss Lizzie Packer, and the violin
obligato by George e. White added no
little to the strength and attractive
ness of the programme
The concert as whole was mark
ed success. AT its close those taking
part were entertained at lunch by
the faculty in the Seminary reception
rooms
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
A STARVING MAN OR WOMAN,
STRIKERS WIN.

The strike among the marble men
at the Continual Mill of the Vermont
Marble Company at Center Rutland
by which 1875 men have been out since
Tuesday, April 10, was settled We'd
nesday.
The grievance was in regard to the
rate of pay for the piece work and the
polishers numbering about seventy
five, have won their claim. There
were many efforts made to settle be-
fore but without avail and within the
last week the rest of the employees
gait work. The political aspirations
of Fletcher d. Proctor and the danger
of a general sympathetic strike have
made the complication one of great
interest throughout the entire State
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
VILLA MSTOWN.


Will j. Young returned from Boston
last week, preparatory to moving his
family, next week, to North Sidney,
Cape Breton Island
Mrs. Barney d. Flint's only daugh.
ter is very i'll with scarlet fever at
her home near Denver, Col.
Miss Rhoda Brown has returned
from Oneonta, N Y, to work in the
Monument House.
At the auction sale at 1.-THE Chester
Martin farm last Saturday, three Hol-
stein COWS brought some $40 or more.
Our list this year shows 447 polls
an increase of some thirty-six on last
years list, and perhaps the largest in
history.
Our creamery patrons got twenty
seven cents per pound for butter fat,
i'll March.
Our former townsman, Thomas
Spooner, has bought the Ira Lawrence
farm, some four miles northwest of
our village.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
CAPT. CLARKS' PORTRAIT.

A Journal reporter on Wednesday
saw j. W. Brock, one of the owners
of the splendid portrait of Capt.
Charles E. Clark, a reproduction of
which is given in Munsey's Magazine
for May, to learn something of the fu-
ture destination of the portrait
Mr.. Brock said it was Capt Clark S
request that the picture be allowed to
remain in New York until the close
of the spring exhibit after which it
would sprobably be brought to Mont
pelier and placed somewhere on exhi-
bition where all the people can
see it,
When asked if the final home of the
portrait was to be in the rooms of the
Apollo club, Mr.. Brock said nothing
had as yet, been done in that direc-
ton
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
STATE NEWS.

Washington, May According to
a report issued by the Census Brueau
the farms of Vermont, June t. 1900
numbered 33, 104 and had a value of
SS3, 061 620, of which 337, PSI, 10 or
44.9 per cent, represents the value of
buildings, and 80, S13, 905 or 90. per
cent the value of land and of improve
ments. The value of farm implements
and of machinery was 81, 53S, 400 and
of live stock ST., S41, 81; the total
value of farm property being sos,
45I 427. The total value of farm prod
ucts for 1899 exceed that for 1889 by
Sl3, 205, 9l2, or g. s per cent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
A TERRIBLE SENSATION.
Even More Appalling than any of Natures
External Demonstrations.

The sense of sinking the feeling that the
supports of nature are giving way beneath
us is one of the most terrifying things i'm
aginable. In recently published letter a
woman says Speaking of a singular illness
she hadp passed through that the ono clement
of it which more than the rest, took all the
ambition and courage of her, was feoltng Of
sinking dorm. 1t vas not physically pain
full, but something more than pain-a sense
of the approaching collapse of her entir
vitality; as though darkness and death were
about to overwhelm her. "All my life"
she writes, II have been hindered and OPP
pressed by weakness. l was habitually
languid and tired. never knew the light
ness, strength and elasticity that so many
of my sex are blessed with. l had small
relish for food and ate simply because l
was obliged to. Any real meal caused me
distress at the stomach and sharp pains in
the chest, back and sides Added to tbs,
within few years past, was a certain sea-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
Don't Start Wrong.

Don't start the summer with lingering
cough or cold We all know what sum
mer cold is. 1t is the hardest kind to
cure Often it hangs on" through the
entire season Take it in hand right now
A few doses of One Minute Cough Cure
will set you right. Sure cure for coughs
colds, Group, grip. bronchitis, all throat
and lung troubles. Absolutely safe Acts
at once. Children like it, zone Minute
Cough Cure is the best cough medicine
ever used says j. II. Bowles. Grovetown,
n. II. 81 never found anything else that
acted so safely and quickly" c. Blakely
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
POINTS ABOUT
ALMOND SNUFF

The great cure for Catarrh, inlay
Fever Gold in the Head, Deafness
and Headache.
Almond Snuff clears the head of
foul mucus. Heals the ulcers of the
head and throat. Sweetens the breath
and restores the senses of taste, smell
and hearing. Does not cause sneez-
ing and is very pleasant to use. Sold
at all drug stores or will be sent by
mail on receipt of % cents. Stamps
taken. Henry, Johnson.& Lord Pro-
perities, Burlington, .tV
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
The Whole m after

adds up at this: Il suffered awfully
from dyspepsia and kidney trouble for
five years. had such headaches
often had to knock off business. My
tongue was coated with fur and the
taste in my mouth would have sick
ened dog. l was cured by the new
medicine, Calcura Solvent, discovered
by the well known DR.. David Ken
nedy, Kennedy Row, Kingston, n.
Y. :" At all druggists. 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Quits d Chops announce that from
now on they will charge the public
twenty-five cents each for passing
through their beef parlors and shifting
the meat perfumed atmosphere
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07
DOMESTIC.

Wheeling, W. Va, Apr 30. The
amalgamated association Friday after
noon adopted the wage committee 5
report, with few changes. Until
July, 1903, the larger sheet and tin
mills of the United States Steel Com
pany, and all other plants governed by
the scales of the Amalgamated associa-
ton will be operated on the present
basis, except for "a few little differ
ences, that will be fixed up without
trouble between the district officers
and the mills independently. The
adoption of the scale is a victory for
President Shatfer. Virtually, it
means his reelection The conven-
tion's action, it is estimated, fixes the
wages for POO, 600 men.
Philadelphia April 30.-A cry of fire
was raised today in Hamburger and HoI
mans cigar factory; several hundred Cir
employees were thrown into panic and
sprang out of the windows. Three are
known to be dead and twenty are injured.
Seven are killed and it is believed three
others will die.
Chicago, May 1. More than $780, 600
has been distributed to the clerks of
the Metropolitan Nationa .j..4k by
the directors, in anticipation of the
absorption of the bank by the First
National as announced ten days ago.
Everyone on the payroll from Presi-
dent E. G. Keith down is said to have
been remembered. The head clerk
received s., 600, the heads of the de-
partments from 50, 900 to 81, 900 apiece,
and the tellers about 81, 900 each The
lesser clerks got from $500 down to
500 The janitor, who has served the
bank for many years, is said to have
received 81, 500 The cashier received
a check for S15, 900.
Washington, May AT a conference
at the White House last night attend
ed by President Roosevelt Representa-
tives Hull of Iowa, Overstreet of
Indiana, and Sherman of New York.
who are members of the Republican
Congressional committee, Senator
Spooner and Secretary Root, it was
decided that the President will take
the stump next fall in the South
through which he expects to make
quite an extended tour.
Hackensack, n j., May 2.-The
Strikers at Lodi became violent this
morning. One of the deputies named
Galbraith enraged a party of strikers
who pursued him into Alexander mill
y MOD surrounded tne building and
threatened to kill the officer. The
sheriff of Burger county sent over
large force of additional deputies.
An outbreak is feared.
Des Moines, Ia, May 2. "A tornado
struck Bayard, Iowa, last night. Two
elevators of the st. Paul railroad, and
a number of dwellings were destroy
ed The agent of the railroad is miss
ing and is supposed to b. killed. Sew
eral persons We're injured at Van Vert
San Francisco, May 2. 49, Advices
from Guatemala received today say !
that over thousand lives were lost |
in the earthquake of April Is. Over |
thirty thousand are homeless, the ma
lority of whom lived in the town of |
Quezaltenango, An appeal for aid has
been made and the merchants here |
have organized to contribute supplies. |
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards. DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to a hap
Ply, vigorous old age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Archbishop Ryan recently visited a
small parish in the mining district of
Schuylkill County for the purpose of
administering the sacrament of con-
firmation, In examining class he
asked one poor nervous, frightened
little girl what matrimony was, and
she answered that it was "a state of
horrible torment which those who en-
ter it are compelled to undergo for n
time to prepare them for a brighter
and better world "No, no, H." re-
monstrated the pastor, THAT ism t
matrimony; that's the definition of
purgatory." Leave her alone, said
the Archbishop with twinkle in his
eye; maybe she's right. What do
you or | know about it,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Timothy Doyle Of New London,
Conn, is visiting John Doyle, his
brother
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

The next annual meeting of the Yer
mont society, Sons of the American
Revolution, at which President Roose.
welt has promised to speak if he is
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

NJ. w. Wheelock, real estate agent
has sold for W. J. Royce of this city,
a farm in Moretown to Mrs. Phebe
]. Wade of Lower Cabot.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

:, o. r. Collins !of Cabot, G. B Evans
and B. E. Wallace of Waterbury were
at the Montpelier House today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Mrs. O. d. Bosworth of Williams
town is the guest of Mrs A. NJ Burn
ham, her mother, for few weeks.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

} Mr.. and Mrs A. Carroll Dana of
New York arrived at the Pavilion
Thursday for the season.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

W. E. O'Neill has taken the con-
tract for plumbing the new residence
of Clifton NJ Heaton now in process
of construction on Baldwin street
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

) o. r. Collins is in town for a few
weeks to assist Harry Hawkins at his
carriage reDOsitOry
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

q Rev. w. a. Dawson will speak at
the Baptist church next Thursday
evening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

G. G. Baldwin, one of the proprietors
and manager of the Boston Bargain store
in this city, has moved his family from
Barre to II LOomis street
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

81 am sixty-nine years old and have lived here
all my life" writes W. H. Bowen from Mantua,
o. Il was In the general merchandise business
here for twenty-five years. For years / was
troubled with dyspepsia and indigestion.
tried everything but received little benefit until
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure I can say truly
that 1t is the best remedy for dyspepsia ever put
In bottle can eat anything want now and
have recommended II to a number Of friends
who report the same good results In every case"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-07

Fred G. McAnally, for the past few
years the genial advertising manager of
the Barre Telegram, is to 90 to Montreal
where he will act as representative of Il
Brooklyn, n. Y, real estate company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13
Communism and the State Road Tax

An editorial appeared in these columns
a short time since dealing with the devel-
opment of the spirit Of communism in con-
nection with the subject of state highway
legislation, to which Senator j. IL. Wal
bridge takes exceptions In the first place
he seems to be laboring under the errone
Gus impression that in speaking of legisla-
ton which compels the millionaire in
Rutland to help build roads in Essex coun-
ty," for example, we were casting an UNI
just reflection on Essex county. AS a
matter of fact we used that county as an
illustration, whereas We might have re
ferred to poor town in any other county
distant from Rutland, and if the senator
had stopped to think of it, he would have
seen that this Illustration was no more a
reflection on his county than was our other
Illustration of Montpelier helping to i'm
prove a highway in Bennington county
which county happens to contribute more
than it receives from the State highway
fund.
Senator Walbridgc Is inclined to question
the existence of a spirit OF communism
in connection with the inception of our
State road tax and the distribution of the
proceeds thereof, but later ON he uncon-
sciously drifts into a series of attempts to
excuse communstic taxation. AS we I'M
derstand the term the spirit Of communism
would in effect compel the rich to share
their wealth with the poor. The report of
the State highway commissioner, just is
sued says: The whole State was taxed
to create fund which was distributed to
the towns on the basis of mileage. This
materially helped the small or poor towns
at the expense of the cities and more
wealthy towns If a general disposition
had been shown to use this money for
highway work. the case would not have
been so bad as it was, but the money in
many cases was simply turned into the
town treasury TO tighten local taxation, rs
VIC shall show later on. Whether or not
this was communism, we shall leave Sena'
tor Walbrdge to settle with the report OF
the State highway commissioner.
For the information of our readers we
will name in this connection the towns
which were forced under this legislation tC
help the smaller towns. According to thu
commissioners report these are: In Ben
nington county, Arlington, Bennington
Manchester; In Caledonia county. Hard
wick, Lyndon, st. Johnsbury; in Chitten-
don county, Bolton Burlington, Colches
ter, Essex, Shelburne, South Burlington
Wiliston; in Essex county. Brighton; In
, Franklin county, Enosburgh. Richford
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

ST. Adams city, st. Adams town, Swan
ton; in Grand Isle county, Alburgh; In
Lamoille county, Morristown; in Orange
county. Bradford, Newbury. Randolph; in
Orleans county, Barton, Derby, Newport;
in Rutland county, Brandon, Fair Haven,
Pawiet, Pittsford, Proctor, Rutland city,
Wallingford, West Rutland; in Washing
ton county, Barre city, Barre town. Mont
peler, Northheld, Waterbury; in Wind
ham county, Brattleboro, Rockingham; in
Windsor county, Cavendish, Hartford,
Ludlow, Springfield, Windsor, Woodstock.
Here are fifty towns which keep up
their own roads without financial support
from the remaining 1914 towns, and in ad-
dtion are forced to help make roadway
for their neighbors. All towns are taxed
to be sure but the 1874 receive back more
than they contribute the difference being
borne by the fifty named.
We also reproduce from the State COM
missioners's report a table showing the
summary Of the amount received and
contributed and the mileage of the res
pective counties:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

prohibition that is not now the question.
The people have asked for change in a
lecitir1nte manner, and. if they obtain it,
never fear but the new law will be en-
forced
The discussion, and n study Of the seven
bills now before tho committee on tenn
perance. discloses one thing; The people
of Vermont will not tolerate what is
known as the "open saloon" The Re
publican party.--which has enacted all
tho armament of the aforesaid chapter
lN,-does not want the open saloon"
and the democracy, speaking through the
Conlard bin. is equally as positive. Con-
troll of the traffic and a revenue from It,
So as to make the liquor business pay its
own costs seems to he the motive behind
the whole movement And. why not? As
il is nor,-With the temperance ship
hrlstliug with all the guns OF an oregon,
the abiding citizen PAYS his own
taxes. and then contributes his share ad-
ditional toward all that the illegal traf-
fc and town agency selling costs the
commonwealth. To be sure this may b.
disputed tut it comes very near being a
literal fact. The sn-Callcd prohhitorY
law has not adequately controlled the
liquor traffic in years. and the promise
Of the high license local option statute is
that IL will 50 do. This IS the strength Of
the present attempt at substitution
whether We agree with public sentiment
or not The Banner is willing TO see 1t
tried, and predicts that the end will be
a repetition of the successive steps of the
original agitation eliminating in 1888,
This appeal to history is commended to
the thoughtful consideration of prohibit
tionists who put that principal above
party affiliations.
One phase of the prohbitive policy OF
the last 30 years has not been mentioned
by our Vermont exchanges to our knowi-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-11-13

which opened up an enormous extent OF
new country. but we do not read any
whore that Webster favored a system Of
taxation which would make the richer
towns bear the burden of such public inn
provomcnts. The towns in the. immediate
Viz Unity of such works wore benefited to
Lc sure. but this was simply incidental.
Tho tax was borne by the whole country
not by "A few select towns. Moreover we
notice that Wcbstcr's argument was for
the op, ming of pathways for transporta-
ton and commerce and not for the repair
of ways already open which had been
wastefully managed by those responsible
for their care for decades or a century.
But all these outside considerations
which Senator Walbridge drags in do not
disprove our assertion regarding the
spirit of communism which found express
sion in connection with INC establishing of
this road fund. State Commissioner San
ford I'm his report states that at the outset
there was no provision to compel the
towns to use their share of the fund in
permanent work or even in road work at
all. and while some towns having public
spirit did regard their obligations as well
as their own best interests by doing good
work. there were many towns that simply
turned this money into the town treasury
and pursued their old and Improbable road
opera lions, to the dissatisfa action OF those
who furnished a large portion of the
money"
Senator Walbridge says he does mot
encourage selhshness or shirt of depen-
dencc which prompts towns to ask for
state aid because they are hurdened with
disastrous washouts and roads difficult to
maintain" The spirit of charity always
finds voice in the face of great calamities
as witness the gifts of our people to
food sufferers and others, bringing des-
truction and great loss in their paths; and
we believe most people had rather be tax
ed to help a man whose home has been
ruined by a washout like some Of those
seen in Vermont during the past year, or
even to open the road that Senator Wal
bridge wants in his county. than to be
compelled to pay money to help n man
Improve his road. when he shows in
spite of restraining legislation a DISPOSE
ton to put the money in his pocket and
wade through mud as before.
If Senator Walbridgc is anxious for real
road reform on a just and substantial ba-
sis, let him advocate a measure roquir-
ing the towns receiving aid from their
richer neighbors to put at least an equal
sum with the amount received from the
State fund INTO permanent roadway, and
have the money spent in the county in
which 1t is raised by taxation. This
will be fair test of the desire of every
town for improved highways. and until
some disposition of this character on the
part of aided towns is shown the larger
towns can hardly be blamed for Directing
to the doubling of the sum which they
arc forced to pay toward the building of
their neighbors roads while at the same
time keeping up their own highways.