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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

Mr.. Gale of Guilford has a bill before
the legislature to compel all candidates
for office to make a sworn statement of
their expenses during the canvass: The
oretically the measure is all right, but
practically II would not amount to a hill
of beans. A man who uses money TO
debauch an election will discover some
method of covering up his tracks after
ward.-[Bennington Reformer.
Does The Reformer speak by the
book? Is it true that such laws
amount to nothing in Massachusetts,,
New York, Ohio, and other states
Mr.. Gales bill is right in principle
1t is drawn in a careful, intelligent
way. and proposes the only feasible
and reasonable method for prevent.
ing corruption in our state politics
1t has no partisan bias, and We be
lieve that no good reason can be ad-
vanced for opposing it by those who
wish to see our state politics kept
clean and decent. The House passed
Mr. Gales bill yesterday, and there
should be no question about concur
renee by the Senate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
The New Liquor Law.

At the very end of its deliberations
there was a split in the joint com
mittee on temperance as to the form of
bill to be submitted to the legislature,
and in consequence two bills were re-
ported yesterday, one representing
committee, and the other a minority
of IL members.
The bill of the majority is a straight
license local option referendum bill,
and the other is a bill following al
most literally the lines of Mr.. Battell's
state stores or state dispensary bill.
The facts are given in substance in
our legislative correspondence. We
believe that the majority of the COM
mittee are in the right, as represent
ing by their action the work which 1t
was explicitly understood that this
legislature was set to do in the matter
of liquor legislation. The demand
of those who do not believe in the
prohibitory law was for the enact
ment of a license law, and the pledge
of the Republican platform was to
favor the enactment of local-option-
license law, to be submitted to a ref
erendum vote of the people.
1t is due the minority of the COM
mittee to say that their action was
based mainly on these facts, as we
understand: The license bill of the
majority was made up by a sub-com-
mittee, composed entirely of friends
of license; the license bill provides
for a vote to be taken the first Tues
day in january date which the
minority think not favorable to bring
out the full vote of the hill and coun.
try towns; the minority believe that
the majority of the people of Vermont
do not want open saloons, and that
tunity to obtain liquors which the
| people want. In their view this bill
| combines the license and local option
| ideas with the dispensary system. II
| provides for state stores for the sell
| ing of liquors up to 10 per cent. OF
| alcohol, allows hotels to furnish al
public tables and to guests in rooms
and permits drug stores to sell in
original packages, with unbroker
seals. on physicians prescriptions, il
a town votes yes.
| There is no question ON the part
of many friends of license that the
Battell bin has very excellent feat
ures, and that it would be, in many
respects, the ideal liquor law for g
state like Vermont. If it were ex
| pedient or possible to give the peo
pie of the state an opportunity to say
whether they would have this law ol
a straight license law, it might be {
good thing to do. But as the case
stands, the pledge to the people to be
redeemed is to give them a chance
to say whether they will have higf
license with local option.
1t is TO be hoped on all account!
that wise counsels will prevail in the
legislature, and that no partisan ol
. factional contest will develop which
will prevent a just and satisfactor.
and, so far as this biennial term /!
| concerned, a final settlement of thi:
one leading question.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
The speakership in Congress.

The speakership of the 5Sth Con-
gress is attracting the attention of
people with a bent for political prog
nostications. 1t is generally agreed
that the man most likely to be chosen
is Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, now
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations, familiarly known among
congressman as Uncle joe" He is
one of the oldest members in point of
service, has been known as a watch
dog of the treasury, and is possessed
of marked mannerisms. He would
make a picturesque, but hardly a
great speaker.
Representative Babcock of Wiscon-
sin, a native of Vermont. is mention
ed by many, but his candidacy will
depend upon whether he receives the
united support of the other nine rep
resentatives in Wisconsin.
One of the best equipped men in the
House is James s. Sherman of Utica,
N. Y, who was a candidate after
Thomas B. Reed resigned from Con-
gress. At that time Serene e. Payne
of Auburn, N. Y, was also a candi-
date, and, the New York Republican
members not being united on Sher-
man, his defeat followed.
John Dalzell Of Pennsylvania, is one
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NO. 46.
ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY.
Charlie Bradley Enjoyed His lIl-Got
ten Gains But a Short Time.

Charlie Bradley IS, was arrested yes
terday afternoon at Bellows Falls, charg-
ed with burglarizing the store of Henry
A. Lowell in Alstead, N. H., about mid
night.
1t was found in the morning that the
store had been broken into and several
articles of merchandise taken. Charles
Smith, an Alstead farmer, had been to
Cold River with his milk, and on his
way home met young Bradley walking in
the road with gun and a large grip.
Some two years ago Bradley had made
his home at Smiths, having gone there
from some home in Massachusetts. On
reaching Alstead Mr.. Smith heard of the
burglary and at once connected Bradley
with the affair Chief A II. Thompson
of Bellows Falls was telephoned to be on
the lookout, and II. w. Porter of AL
stead came over to identify the young
man.
When taken Bradley had on a coat, a
pair of trousers a sweater and a pair Of
rubbers which he had taken from Mr..
LoVelTs store and also some jewery,
jackknives and gloves in his pockets.
He said that the grip, containing the rest
of the stolen articles, consisting of lace.
silver knives and forks, jewelry, etc, was
in an empty freight car in the depot
yard, and on search the grip was found
where he said IL was. Bradley was taken
to Keene by Deputy Sheriff II. A. Perry
of Walpole and there lodged in Jail.
Bradley admitted to Chief Thompson
that about two months ago he burglar
lied the post office in Blandford, Mass,
and there secured two watches, a gun
and 400 pennies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
MoIineux Acquitted.

The acquittal of Roland B. Molin-
euX, charged with the murder of Kath-
crime j. Adams, in December, 1898,
ended at New York on Tuesday one
of the most celebrated cases in the
annals of American criminal courts.
Molineux was once condemned to
death, and twice placed on trial for
his life. In the first trial. in which
he was convicted, the defense pre-
sented no testimony. In the second
trial, strong defense was made for
the prisoner, and ex-Gov. Black, both
in cross-questioning witnesses and in
summing up the points presented,
proved himself an adroit and mastery
criminal lawyer. The last trial
lasted four weeks, and the jury was
out only 13 minutes, when a verdict
of acquittal was returned. Justice
Lambert suppressed the outbreak of
applause. Hundreds of people sur
rounded the carriage which took Mol
ineux and his aged father to their
home in Brooklyn, and hundreds more
were in the streets to give an ovation
to ex-Gov. Black when he appeared
later. Mr.. Black, in closing his ar
gument for Molineux, made scath-
ing attack upon Cornish, the athletic
instructor to whom the poison was
sent which caused the death of Mrs.
Adams. His inference was plainly
that Cornish was the man who had a
motive for killing Mrs. Adams. The
pathetic feature of the mysterious
case has been the loyalty of Gen
Molineux, the old cavalry leader dur
ing the civil war, to his son during
these trying four years. 1t is said
that he has expended a large part OF
his fortune in securing his sons free
dom, and frequently while the trial
was in progress he. showed far more
emotion than the prisoner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
Unanimous for Roosevelt?

Four hundred and twenty-eight dele
gates to the next National Repub-
lican convention have been pledged
to vote for Theodore Roosevelt as the
Republican candidate for President in
1904. These delegates represent the
eighteen State conventions that have
specifically endorsed Mr.. Roosevelt
for the Presidency in 1904. These
States, with their total delegates, are
as follows Alabama, %, California
20, Colorado 10, Connecticut IA, Della
ware 6, Iowa 26, Kansas 20, Massa-
chusetts 80, Minnesota %, Missouri
SO, Montana 6. New Hampshire 8,
New York IS, Pennsylvania 6S, Rhode
Island 8, Texas SO, Utah 6, and Wash
ington 10. In the next National Re
publican convention there will be 9S4
delegates. so that the President has
within 65 of a majority of that con-
vention as practically assured. There
is no present indication that Theodore
Roosevelt will have any opposition
whatever in the next Republican Ma
tional convention. He is stronger
than he was when Congress ad-
iourned. and then it was generally
conceded that he could not be defeat
ed for the nomination.
1t is no secret that President Roose-
welt wants to be nominated and elect
ed and he has made no false pre-
lenses on that ground. He admits
his ambition when friends speak OF
it. but he has done nothing that is
contrary to his views of the dignity
and character of the Presidential Of
flee to promote his candidacy. In
fact, he is constantly pursuing courses
and acting in accordance with his
view as to what is his duty, as Presi
dent. that would ordinarily tend to
cause politicians to be antagonistic
But. the truth is, he is so strong with
tne people that antagonism on the
part of politicians might be unpopular
The friends of the President expect
that he will be stronger with the peo
pie and with his party in 1904 than
he is now Northampton Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

Many people imagine that the In
candescent electric light gives cut
little or no heat, but it is found that
of the energy consumed only 6 per
cent is converted into light, while "a
per cent goes into heat. A lamp
immersed in water will bring the
water to a boil, and many cases of
fire have been caused by carelessness
in letting inflammable substances
rest in contact with the lamps.
H. A. Ship, the inventor of the shoe
hooks through which the laces run
above the rows of metal-lined holes,
is in the San Francisco almshouse.
He is 72 years old and a remarkable
man. He was born in London and
has worked in the field of invention
of explosives and patented appliances
for silk manufacture and submarine
warfare. Mr.. Ship had no manager.
He couldn't spare the time for max
ing money and sold the rights to his
shoe hook for $3.50. After long strug-
giles in introducing it among the slow
ly appreciative British public the
owners of the patent made over a
million by its application.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

Prosperity has been an effectual an.
tidote for Populism and Organism.
Nevada, the state with a population
smaller than the city of Springfield
Mass, is the only one of the 15 states
west of the Mississippi that went
Democratic in the recent elections
and in these same states the Repub
licans elected 40 and the Democrats
nine Congressman. Four years age
the Republicans carried only eight OF
the Is states. In addition to pros
perity, the personal popularity OF
President Roosevelt is accounted as
factor in the showing of the western
states. The election in 1904 is an
extremely forlorn hope for the Demo
cracy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
Legislative Notes,

Among the bills approved By the
Governor is the act to protect milk
dealers and consumers against the
unlawful use and destruction of milk
cans and other receptacles, amending
the statute relating to the practice CT
medicine and surgery, and relating to
the eligibility of women to hold pub
lie Offices. Also the bills to pay Hen
ry d. Holton and Katherine ]. Dun
leavy the sums named therein.
When the House went in this morn
ing it had passed 79 bills, killed "a
and IL were ordered to lie. This
makes 1876 House bills considered and
1872 are yet in the hands of the COM
mittees. With 13 working days, in
cluding today, the House must dis
pose on an average of Is Of it's bills
each day in order to get through next
week.-[Burlington Free Press. We'd
nesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
Piano Wisdom.

F you are about to purchase piano, it is natural
that you should be specially desirous of making
a wise selection.
A piano means an investment of considerable
sum of money. 1t may be counted upon to last for
quarter of century. Is it any wonder, then
that choice is important?
An old maxim declares that "the best is the
cheapest This is the crystalzed experience of
thousands of purchasers like yourself.
We believe there is no piano in America the
superior of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

We used to be told that Roosevelt
was too impulsive. His impulses are
likely to be right, however. There
is nothing but commendation for snap
ping off the official head of Col. Julian
H. Bingham, collector of internal
revenue for the district of Alabama,
who was a leader in the recent action
in excluding negroes from the Repub-
lican state convention in Alabama.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
Return Good Men to the Legislature
[St. Albans Messenger.1

The general assembly of 1902 has made
a good record in the limited number of
bills introduced and promises to do little
statute tinkering when 1t has threshed
over those already before 1t. 1t might
be worth while for the various towns to
take account of some of these sensible
legislators as they develop in the public
eye from now through the remainder OF
the session and send them back in 1904
to leaven the new lump. We shall have
better legislation from year to year when
we begin the practice of returning ex-
perlenced men to the general assembly.
Law-making is, strictly speaking, as
much of profession as the interpreta-
tion of law, and requires an equal spe-
cial fitness and training. But If we can
not support professional Lawmakers here
in Vermont we can do the next best
thing by entrusting legislation to intel
ligent men of more or less experience.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
The White House improvements.

The magnitude of the White House
changes of the present summer have been
little realized by the outside public. AS
an example of rapid work. without hav-
ing left on it any of the impress of haste,
the restored structure will be monumen-
tai All of the interior work of the base
ment, the first story and the second story
had to be removed: all of the floors of
the first story were taken out and re-
placed by steel beams and fireproof con-
struction; all the floors of the second
story. over the East room also, gave place
to steel construction. The wall between
the state dining room and the hall, from
the basement to the roof, was removed
and a steel truss put in to support the
floors and partitions above the new and
enlarged state dining room. The boilers
were all placed below ground; all the
piping for hot water and the plumbing
and the electricity, has been replaced.
OF the terraces, which are the key to the
present improvements, one is wholly new
and the other so largely rebuilt as to
amount to about the same thing. Both
have been covered with a cement pave
ment and enclosed by parapet walls
The temporary office building has been
completed and is ready for occupancy
The workmen began tearing out the old
White House in the latter part of June !;
certain of its rooms are now ready. while
most of the others will be by the first of
December.
The work of restoration has brought to
light many of the results of the fire of
1914. In a number of places the heat had
been so severe that the brick itself around
doorways had become petrified and was
covered over by plaster or woodwork.
There are also burned ends of furring-
blocks and base blocks. 1t was doubtless
to cover up the traces of the fire that the
White House was given a coat of white
paint, and so derived its present name, al
though upon the latter point there is some
dispute. The stone of which 1t was made
is light buff, which would make the
name not wholly inappropriate, without
nafnt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
A Brilliant Scheme.
BARRE Times.1

Apropos the bovine tuberculosis discus
sion a proposition was made that the
state pay 120 per cent on cattle that are
killed. This, the senator who explained
it, said would tend to put so high a
premium on killing cattle that the disease
would soon be stamped out. 1t is very
plausible scheme II other things are not
considered, for instance that cattle in va
rious stages of disease would be shipped
into the state in practically unlimited
numbers in order to get the bounty on
them. Vermont would be nothing short
of one vast burying ground for diseased
cattle.
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To the Atlantic Monthly for November

To the Atlantic Monthly for November
William Dewitt Hyde contributes the
leading article, an important and stimu-
lating paper on "The New Ethics"
President Hyde is one of the few Ameri-
can writers with the rare gift of making
the discussion of such a theme at once
stimulating and intensely interesting.
This paper. read in connection with Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler's pungent paper on
Things Human" should suggest to all
thoughtful readers some very significant
aspects of American thought.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
Smoke This, McFeeters.
[Hardwick Gazette.1

While the Gazette thinks the w. C.
t. U. women err in judgment in asking
the legislature to retain the present pro-
hibitory law, the Gazette also thinks
these ladies should be treated with cour-
tesy and consideration. The w. C. T. u.
women have done nothing that justihes
direct insult from any one, and the man
who so far forgets his manhood as to at.
tempt 1t is a mighty small-bore beast.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

Mrs Honora McCarty of SALISBURY
is probably the Oldest person in New
England and is older by 10 years than
any one else in Vermont. She was born
in Ireland 113 years ago, was married IS
years ago and has a son so years old.
She is now well and active.
A charter has been applied for for an
electric railroad to run from Bennington
to North Adams, Mass, through the
town of Pownal. The incorporators
named are George F. Graves, Arthur J..
Dewey, w. II. Bradford, Fred S. Pratt
of Bennington and Gardner T. Parker of
Pownal. The capital stock is to be $780,
OO0
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

The replies made by the coal opera
tors to the statement of President
Mitchell to the board of arbitration
indicate that the operators will resist
to the utmost every effort to make
recognition of the Mine Workers
union an issue in the arbitration.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

When the proposed increase in the
salaries of the judges of the supreme
court of Vermont is debated in the
legislature it might be we'll for some
one to suggest that If the salaries are
marked up again judges will be ex-
pected to pay car fare like ordinary
mortals when riding in railroad cars.
This applies only where the coat fits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14

of the strongest candidates among
eastern Republicans, and Charles e.
Littlefield, the new man from Maine,
who has pushed his way SO rapidly to
the front, viii also receive some sup
nort
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THE e TEY
In tone and durability.
w c m a k e ( h e m
We guara rantee them.

Did you see our display of Pianos. Reed and
Pipe Organs at the Valley Far2
We were proud of that exhbit--proud of the
fact that such beautiful and high grade instruments
were made here: that we have among us skilled
and expert workmen able to accomplish such
splendid results.
More than one hundred and twenty-five Estey
Pianos in the homes and public places in Brat
tleboro. This is good HOME testimony in their
favor is it not?
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h the superior court at Greenfield We'd

In the superior court at Greenfield We'd
nesday in the case of Karl H. Phelps
against Theodore Ramage, the youngest
son of James Ramage, wealthy paper
manufacturer of Monroe Bridge and Hol-
yoke. the jury returned verdict of $500.
The boys were in a building at Monroe
Bridge more than year ago and the
Ramage boy had been shooting at wood
chucks. The Phelps boy in some way
was shot.
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Gbe Uermunt 4banis.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1902.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS.

The Phoenix will be sent to new sub
scribers from this date to January 1st,
1904, for $3.50, the regular yearly price
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Wood odchoppers Wanted at Once

l have a woodlot that 1 desire to clear
off-some 400 to 600 cords, to be put into
four-foot wood. This is a good oppor-
tunlty for parties desiring employment.
A comfortable house can be procured a
short distance from lot If desired None
but responsible parties need apply.
/ also desire to contract the drawing of
said wood from the lot to the station.
about IL mile distant. Apply at once to
HENRY r. BROWN,
Proprietor Browns Livery,
Brattleboro, VT.
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II OSr-Saturday night, Nov. s, between
IL iiuntley's Laundry and Houghton & ST.
n,onds's stone, a ,eaded bag, containing sum
OF money. Finder will lie rewarded by leaving
Lag at ~ PIue 81. 46-lw
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CTRAYED or STOLEN Fl ON my barn ON
- Wihler farm, three miles from Bratte.
boro. ON the night of septelnber IL, one buck
sheep black face, weight abUul 2OJ lbs. Any
one giving me information. or returning the
shcci. wiii Lc suitably rewarded.
3Stf A. b. CLAPP
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Special 9oticcs.

OST.-A black and tan female hound: 500
IL Will lie paid for information leading to it's
recovery. II. y. HOLMAN, Hinsdale, n. H.
4U-iS
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"ANTED -- Man at warehouse, for one
w week beginning Nov. II. Il. CROSBY
& co. 46lw
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ddamted.

CHOPPERS wanted. s. A. SMITH Com
~ pany, Brattleboro, Vt. 40tf
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"ANTED-At the Brooks House, one girl
w in dish pantry, one girl in dining hall.
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70 8ent.

rI,O RENT Small tenement AT Is Brook st
Il 434d
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Wanted at Once.
Enr Sale.

dor SALE-Good dry Hard Wood.
a. 3w 44-B HOLDEN Il MARTIN
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TNENEMENT TO RENT. Inquire of II. Is
l. LARKIN, BrattlebOro, Vt. IS
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rTo RENT-Upstairs tenement at 81 North
l. Main st. 45-tf
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YNENEMENT TO RENT Organ street
i MRS. IL. BULLOCK 45 If
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A N experienced girl wants a position doing
"A second work Address, Box 45, West
Farlee, Vt.
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NHEAP work horse for sae-Bay. weight
~ about 1850. Price $50. i. l.. HOUGHTON.
Houghton Farm, Putney, VI 43tf