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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
VERMONT.

Brook6eld, Oct 27.-At the special
town meeting held here yesterday to
see If the town would authorize the
appointment of a committee 60 arbi-
trate the dispute over financial mat
tiers between Town Treasurer @. H.
Bigelow and the town, no action was
taken and the case will go to Orange
county court. Over 200 voters attend
ed the meeting which was called OH
the petition of Mr.. Bigelow S friends.
Mr.. Bigelow stated that he had Moth
ing to say. After the statement of
Selectman Reed to the effect that an
offer had been made to figure out ac-
counts with Bigelow, which had been
refused, the selectmen had placed the
matter in the hands of an expert ac-
countant, who found shortage of
$4, 1874 in the treasurer's accounts,
the meeting was adjourned without
date. Papers in civil suit TO re-
cover that sum were served on Mr..
Bigelow on Saturday.
Burlington, Oct. %. -Edmunds high
school played its last home game with
Montpelier Seminary yesterday after
noon. The teams were we'll matched
both in weight and playing and the
natural result was tie, to s. Nei-
ther team scored in the last half.
Rutland, Oct. 26. Burglars broke
into Denison Brothers general store
i'll Pittsford early this morning, break
ing the glass in the front door The
post office in the store was evidently
what the thieves had planned to rob.
Postmaster Denisons dog made
noise which awakened the postmaster
next door who drove the burglars
away by firing revolver. The dog
was found badly beaten and bruised.
1t appears to be the work of experts.
Burlington, Oct. "a - Senator Will
liam P. Dillingham; was the guest of
honor at reception given by Con-
gresham and Mrs. D. ]. Foster at the
Ethan Allen Club last evening. A
large company was present, including
the officers from Fort Ethan Allen.
The guests were received by Con
gresham and Mrs, Foster, Senator
Dillingham;, DR.. D. @. Hawley, presi-
dent Of the club, and Mrs. Hawley.
During the evening Lieut.. O. P. M.
Hazard, 2nd United States cavalry,
who accompanied General Funston
upon the expedition for the capture of
Aguinaldo, told, in an exceedingly in
teresting way. the story of that under
taking. The affair was one of the
most delightful social functions of the
season.
Danville, Oct. 24.-Alonso Boom
hover, aged seventeen, was drowned
while canoeing at Joe's pond in West
Danville on Thursday and the body
was found at noon. He had recently
come from Barton and the remains
will be taken to East Burke on Sun
day for interment
Rutland, Oct. 27.-Jam es Bruten,
the Oldest citizen in Rutland died this
morning of senile debility at the age
of ninety five years. He leaves three
sons and four daughters. He was
born in Ireland and lived here fifty
five years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
PR oHIBITIoN IN THE SOUTH.

One of the peculiar and perhaps al
most remarkable signs of the times is
the ebb and flow of the tide of prohi-
bition in various parts of the United
States. In times not far distant,
whatever there was of overpow-
ering strength in the movement
against liquor selling was confined to
the northern States and the south
paid little heed to the question. Now,
however, the conditions are exactly
reversed. One by one the citadels of
prohibition in the northern States
have given way until few now re-
main and those are little by little
crumbling under the assaults of license
and local-option. New England, once
the hope of the prohibitionists, has,
with the single exception of Maine.
gone over to the camp of the majority,
and the system in Maine though
strongly intrenched under constitu-
tional provision is said to show unmis-
taxable signs of weakness that pre-
sages its fall.
On the other hand Dixie is moving
in an exactly opposite direction. For
merly the south paid little attehtion to
the subject, but of late wave of pro-
hibition sentiment has swept over it,
and that wave sees to be continually
on the increase Concerning the
spread of prohibition in the south the
New York Sun comments as follows:
That steady extension of the pro-
hibitory systems which has been going
on in the south has reached North
Carolina. The Raleigh Legislature
has adopted measure making option
al in rural towns either total prohi-
bitlon, or the alternative of dispen-
sary on the South Carolina plan as
substitute for the barroom. There
are ninety counties i'll North
Carolina, and sixty of these had al
ready adopted prohibition before the
passage of this measure. Both Texas
and Mississippi are now practically
prohibition states. A pioneer in the
movement was Georgia after the
adoption of the dispensary system in
South Carolina, and Florida and
Arkansas were soon afterward added
through the establishment of absolute
prohibition in fifty counties of Ala
bama, thirty of Florida, and fifty of
Arkansas The most remarkable thing
in the temperance movement in the
south is that it has been successful
without the Intervention or even the
cooperation of any formally organized
prohibition party there. The forces
enlisted in the cause of prohibition in
the south are moral social and relig-
ious. In Tennessee two-thirds of the
counties have adopted prohibition,
and that State is the next on the pro-
gram of the temperance men for
ransom from rum,' as the agitation
is called in the south. A curious
feature of the success of the southern
movement for prohibition is that in
every case it has followed the elimin-
alton of the negro vote. The practi-
cal abolition of negro suffrage has
been in most cases the first step. The
adoption of prohibition has been the
second.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
THE MISSOURI HEN.

The Missouri hen promises to be-
come as famous as the Missouri mule.
Already the value of the surplus prod
ucts of the Missouri hen amount an
uually to more than 50, 600, 900 more
than the value of the mules sold out
of the State. In 1902 over SO, 600. 900
dozen eggs were shipped out of the
State while thousands of dozens found
their way to the breakfast tables OF
Missourians. No other farm products
give so much cash to the Missouri
farmer as the hen. Missouri is ehird
in poultry raising, Illinois first, and
Iowa second. This rating was given
by the United States census, but by
persistent effort Missouri is expected
before many months to climb to
second or perhaps first place. In one
year hen eats food equal to sixteen
times her weight and lays eggs equal
to six times her weight. Her food
costs about cent pound, while her
eggs bring 10 cents per pound. The
yearly egg product will sell for six
times the cost of food. These Stats
tics are given by 7. E, Orr of Beaver.
Penn, Secretary of the American
Poultry Association, who holds the
chair OF poultry in Missouri Univer-
sity. An average hon." said Mr..
Orr, should produce 240 eggs year.
Her food for the year will cost 80
cents. The eggs will sell for cents
each, bringing "a. 80. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
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SODOM.

Miss Maggie Guy and Ed. -Raycroft
were married in East Montpelier by
Rev. N. d Witham, October 81. A
dance in Barney's hall and supper
in the evening were given in honor of
the event.
Mrs. Burt Witham, Monday, Oct 26.
Little Freddy Ferris, the four year
old son of Maurice Ferris, had an
abscess on his chin opened on Monday.
DR.. Wheeler of North Montpelier ad-
ministered ether and performed the
operation.
The travelling library is again ready
for the people at E. o. Baileys. Or
ders for books may be sent to the
school house AID the books received
and returned there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
RAILWAY CONFUSION.

The appointment of Horace W.
Bailey as United States marshal left
vacancy in the State railway com
mission. There is an active canvass
tor the vacancy in which H. @.
Whitehill of Waterbury, George T.
Howard of Craftsbury, and f. G,
Butterfield of Derby are the partici
pants. Each aspirant appears to have
a cinch on the Chief Executives pref
erence.
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SHOT AT PRESIDENT.

Guanajuato, Mexico. Oct. u.s.
While President Diaz was riding in a
street car here yesterday man of the
lower class named Ellis Toscana fred
five revolver shotsat the car. none of
which took effect. A member of the
Presidents staff rushed ont of the
car and caught the man and he was
taken to prison. The President re-
manned perfectly cool during the
shooting.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
PLOT DISCOVERED.

Vienna, Oct. 2S AN attempt was
made today to assassinate Archbishop
Serajevo. Two men dressed rs women
entered the archbishop's house but
were discovered before reaching his
room. The attempt is thought to be
the result of his anti.Turkish propa-
ganda.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
THEATRE BURNED.

Philadelphia, Oct. 28. Girard
theatre was almost totally destroyed
by fire this morning. Two firemen
were badly Injured. Loss, 500, 900.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct 28.-Seven
persons were injured this morning
when locomotive collided with a
trolley car at 23rd street, Washington
avenue. Both engine and car were
wrecked.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
ARCHBISHOP Ryan.

Rome, Oct. 2S.-Our correspondent
learns that the Pope has received
urgent pressure from Cardinal Gibbons
for the appointment of second Amer
lean cardinal. He suggests Archbish-
OPP Patrick Ryan of Philadelphia as
the only one of the American clergy
who would meet general approval.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
RUSSIA TO THE POWERS.

Birmingham, Eng, Oct. 28.-Post
today says an influential authority
just returned from st. Petersburg
declares that Russia is about to issue
a circular to the powers of the Man
churian situation. The precise terms
OF the circular, says Post, depend up
ON the course of negotiations now pro-
ceeding with japan at Toxic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29

Short, economical and business-like,
is the Republican program for the ex-
ira and regular sessions which precede
the presidential election
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29

What was your greatest trial,
Judge?" asked the young lawyer.
"GettinR my seven daughters mar
ried of, - replied the scanty. haired
jurist. Chicago News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
WATERBURY,.

One of the largest deer of the season
was shot and killed after an exciting
chase in the rural districts of this
town on Bald mountain on Saturday
afternoon by William J. Donovan a
former Waterbury boy but now of Dan
vile, n. Y. Mr.. Donovan was ac-
companied by Vim Town, who helped
to take the animal to their home.
This was a fine specimen of deer flesh
weighing over 300 pounds. Mr.. Dona-
van left for Danville on Monday even
ing taking the animal with him as a
trophy of the Vermont hunting season.
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What is the Use

waiting for cold wealth
er before you buy your
heating stove. Beckwith's
genuine ROUND OAKS
are on the floor in new
and splendid dress wait
ing to be set up and fixed
ready for business when
the first cold snap comes
roaring along.
Call in now; we can give
your wants careful atten-
ton.
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gregational church at East Hardwick,
Friday, Oct. %, and interment was at
Stannard.
The Anita Rio Concert Company, the
first entertainment in the lecture
course, will be at the opera house,
Thursday evening, Oct. 20. Over $50
season tickets for the lecture course
have been sold.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29

LOSS OF FLESH, cough, and pain
on the chest may not mean consump-
ton, but are bad signs. Aliens Lung
Balsam loosens the cough and heals
air passages, Not grain of opium in
it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-10-29
SOUTH WOODBURY..

Miss Harriet E. Wise, a trained
nurse of Boston, and Mrs, E. L. Bragg
of Fairlee, sisters of Mrs c. H. Cool
edge, are stopping with her few
days.
The widow of the late Martin Ly-
ford has secured pension of Sl2 per
month through the agency of Sabin &
Sabin, under Act of March 3, 1908. for
restoration Of widows pensions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Howe are stop
ping for while with Mrs Howe's
brother. DR.. G.. G. Hall.
DR.. G. G. Hall and wife are re-
joicing over the birth of daughter
last Monday night, Oct. 26.
Little Hugh Laird has been quite
sick but is better.
Mrs. Harvey Burnham is spending
week with her anut, Mrs Gonyeau,
at Fort Ethan Allen.
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CORINTH CORNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington, who have
spent few weeks with relatives here,
returned to their home in Burlington
on Saturday.
j. l.. Porter and wife of Boston
were at H. W. Chalmers last week
the guests of their father, Lyman Por-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Chamberlain of
Bethel visited at Fred Worthley's last
week.
J, F. Merrill and son, Arthur, were
in Barre the first of the week.
H. w. Chalmers was at South New.
bury on Thursday.
Curtis Carpenter is repairing his
buildings.
Mary Mckenzie and Gayle Merrill
were at Chelsea on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. b. Hastings of
McKenzie's, on Sunday.
Orange Rowell who, on account of
illness with consumption, was taken
to Warren Fullers short time ago to
be cared for, died on Monday.
HARDWIOK.
William Johns and wife returned
Saturday from a trip to Westerly. K. l.
Will Powers has the foundation
ready for new house which he is
about TO build on Cottage street.
Jerry Douglas shot large deer west
of the village last Thursday.
Clevelands' minstrels entertained
a large audience at the opera house,
evening.
1. A. Shattcuk is enlarging and re-
modelling his store on Main street
Mr.. Lippet shot deer ON Monday
which weighed about 800 pounds
Mr.. Daniels, of Charleston, N. O.,
spoke to large congregation in the
Methodist church Sunday evening,
in behalf OF the Jenkins Orphanage''
for negro boys, at Charleston. Mr..
Daniels was one of the first orphans to
be cared for in this institution and he
gave an interesting account of the
work. A band composed of ten boys
from the Orphanage" furnished mu-
sic, both vocal and instrumental
Orrin e. Stevens, former resident
Of this village, died at his home in
East Hardwick. on Wednesday, Dot.
81, at the age of forty-four years,
eleven months and seven days. The
funeral services were held at the Con.
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Snture,ss curioua Tree INV.

Let us observe a law common to all
trees. First, neither the stems 0
boughs Of the maple, elm or oak taper
except at the point where they fork.
Whenever. a stem sends forth a branch
and a branch sends off a smaller Dough.
bud OF stem, they remain the same in
diameter, and the original stem will
increase rather than diminish until Its
next branch starts. No bough. branch
or stem ever narrows near its extrem-
ity except where it parts with a por-
ton of It's substance by sending off
another branch or stem.
All trees are alike in this respect, and
II all the boughs, branches. stems, buds
and blossoms We're combined and unit,
ed without loss of space they would
form a round log the same in size and
diameter as the trunk from which they
spring. This is one of natures imperas
tive laws and never fails to prove true.
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A Poser.

Little Dorothy Perkins was usually a
very truthful child. When she was
not truthful, she. was plausible.
Coming in from her walk one morn
ing, she Informed her mother that she
had seen a lion in the park.
No amount of persuasion Or reason
ing wavered her statement one hairs
breadth, so at night, when she slipped
down beside her knee, her mother said,
ASK God to forgive you for that fib.
Dorothy"
Dorothy hid her face for a minute;
then she locked straight into her moth
er's eyes, With her own shining like
stars, and said. Il did ask him. mann
ma, dearest, and he said: Don't men
ton it. Miss Perkins. That big dog
has often fooled me.''-New York Her.
aid.
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Concerning the Letter ..Y..

A writer in Scieare denies that the
letter y is a lineal descendant from
the Roman ~" which In the time of
Cicero WAS borrowed fitm the Greek
alphabet TO represent epsilon in the
Translation Of Greek names. The lat
ter is only Used. lie says. rs n vowel to
transitional rpsiicn II loan words eli:
Their direct from tie Greek or indirect
ly throtssh Latin or Trcilch. IN a great
majority OF eases the English ~ is a
s-emiceEsonant corresponding in value
with tie continental Along with
the other Roman letters, y" was
adopted by the Anslo-Sa.ons from the
Latin alphabet. with a value approxi-
mating % That of Il" In fact, he
claims that there Is no: a iineal de-
scendant of the Anslo-Sayon ~ now
In existence. The letter "" in modern
English words is, curiously enough, he
claims. not a "" at all. but a lineai de.
scendant of the Anglo-SaNon '.g"
which was the Roman &c" evolved by
the Romans out of an earlier &C"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-17
n 4 By PRAIRIE FIRE iial:1'
Country to the West and South
Swept by Fire and Many ~
Hav Sfacks ConSnrnad
Hay Stacks Consumed,

~
Monday morning q prairie fire was
started in Beulah township and
burned over quite a stretch Of i
try to the south and west. 1t is re-
ported that the fire was started by
sparks from the engine on the west
passenger. The fire burned all day
long, but was not very intense. Re-
ports received from along the route
We're to the effect that 40 houses or
other buildings were consumed by
the fire, although it required some
vigorous work to head it off. Carl
Mnrner. who lives in Lisbon town
ship, said that he lost seven stacks
I hay In the fire, and hut for the
timely help Of his neighbors the fire
would have reached his buildings.
Many Of the farmers reported the loss
of hay. A bridge near, the farm Of
%. I. Meyer, in east Lisbon, was
burned. The fire burned itself out
when 1T reached Enemy creek.
at .imes when the wind was high
the flames jumped firebreaks and
thus spread over a larger territory
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GEL HIGHER SALARIES
New Law Gives County Superintend.
ent and Probate Judge In
creased Salaries.
cfeased SAiafles.

After the first ofSJdly O. w. Cour-
sey, county superintendent, and w I.
Abbey, probate judge, will receive In
creased salaries under the Jaw that
was passed by the legislature. Here
tofore the salaries Of these two off,
cial positions were based on the yot
that was cast at a5general election.
II the vote happened to be large,
then the salaries we're correspond
ingly large. II the vote was small
then the salaries would be cut
down, yet. at the same time. the
officers had the same amount of work
to do and the same number OF people
to serve, whether the vote was
large or small. The new law arrives
at the salaries of these officers BY
multiplying the IN that are
placed on the registry list by five to
secure the population of thescounty.
The population of Dawson county is
a little over 1000, and this will give
Mr., ConIsey a salary Of a little over
S1.l00. and Judge Abbey will get 500
per year.
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Instfnct OF Anfnlnsa.

An English periodical says: The In
stinct whereby wild creatures detect
those of the human species who are
likely TO be hostile to them and those
who may be regarded as harmless is
Of SO subtle a quality that it almost
appears to partake of the nature of
metaphysics, In the rnesting season
ploysrs will tactualiF buffet the angler
WHO'S fishing too close to their broods,
but by the Eiatefof tile shooting season
they would not aalew.Ilim 10 get with
In two fields of. them. The wood pi-
geofsseelns TO know exactly the range
Of the modern fowling piece and Will
flash boldly past az San. interval OF 100
yards and upward, but iscarefnl quick
" to put a tree between himself and a
sportsman III disturbed at any range
within gunshot. The fox knows that
he is sacred from guns and will auda-
eious,y seize q fallen pheasant and de-
camp with 1t within twenty PAGES Of a
retriever, He is quite aware that the
latter is no foxhound:
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the Habst Of Acquisition.

SIT beats me-" said the philosopher,
@that people will keep piling up money
long after they have several times as
much as they'll ever be able to USE"
Then he went out for a walk. Pass
Ing a bookstore, he saw half a dozen
very cheap hooks, which, however, he
knew he iiadn,t time to read and doubt
ed very much If he ever would have
time to read. But they We're cheap.
and he bought them and sent them
home to be added to his library, which
already contained several times as
many books as he would ever have
time to read.
Nevertheless he continued to wonder
at the senseless accumulation of non
ey.-New York Times.
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..Hnrry Tn" Lacking.

Almost tile first words which Ital-
fans learn in coming to this country
are Hurry un!' and this also expresses
the first idea which they CLEAN from
their new environment. a young Ital-
ian who has been in this country. just
six months found, when he welcomed
q younger brother at the end Of that
time. that there was already a slight
difference in their point Of view. In
d~eprecafing his brothers. shortcomings
to a friend he remarked:
II see my brother ees too much Ital-
ian. l e not 'nuf hurry up
New York Times.
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Too Much For. Patrick.

The other day II little red faced Irish
man approached a postoffice which had
three letter boxes outside. One was
labeled City" another Domestic"
and the third Foreign" He looked at
the three in turn aud then. as a puzzled
expression crossed his face. scratched
his head.
"Faiti,." he was heard to mutter. II
don't know in which wan to put tn
letter! Sure, katie's a domestick. an
she lives IN TIL. city. all right, an she's
a furriuer. TOO: but: begobs, dunno
how tn thing can go in both Of TIL
three holes at Observation-Disclosures Jest
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The Way They Shed Their Tails ana
- Fool the Kift n

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES '.ss- Ar 49,
"A writer OF Samoa Awritessin nm inter
esting way of the lizards. little fellows
about two inches long. prettily colored
IN q light md dark shade of brown.
They an run up a window pane quite
as easily as can the flies on which they
feed.
when alarmed, the lizards are off
Hike a flash of light md will take the
most reckless leaps. IIhave seen them
land safe at the end of u twenty foot
jump. Yet when ,cornered they have
no hesitation in Swapping Off the most
of their tails.
THAT was a maddening puzzle to my
small cat. The sight of a moo any
where was an immediate challenge to
the kitten. She would Immediately
start on the hunt, for the most part a
fruitless chase. for the little lizard
could skuik off faster than two cats
could pursue. Yet when the kitten did
succeed in landing on the lizard there
followed a scene OF bewilderment.
The moo invariably snapped off its
tail, which was left wriggiing in one
part Of the yeranda, while the lizard
ran off a short distance and awaited de-
velopments.
1.-THE kitten knew whether to
catch the lizard or the fail. If the moo
moved. the kitten went for it, but she
always stopped short to keep an eye on
the wriggles of the tail. AS 0 on as
she. turned back to take care of the
tail the moo got in motion and had to
r. IS. -. ~ l, - <s,,n r
have watched the dilemma, and the
ending was always the same-the liz
ard got away and the kitten had to be
content with the bony tail. But there
were lots of lizards about my house
sprouting new tails Youths Com.
panion.