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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18
MR.. DAVENPORT'S LETTER.

The Journal appears to have been
instrumental in arousing in an old
time license advocate an exhibition of
old time license rabies.
There has been general DISPOSE
ton under the circumstances existing
to forego for the present discussion of
the liquor question. Debate had
ended in the enactment of a license
law, and by margin SO slender as
to deprive the vote of moral force the
people ordered the law to go into
effect in March-10, 600 voters having
remained away from the polls. But
majority of roc votes was as effective
as 1000 to give legal effect to license.
The disposition. even of the great
body of people opposed to license, is in
good faith to accept the issue of
events, to forego discussion or criti-
cism, to eschew present denunciation
of law which gives legal sanction to
a policy they believe to be full of abom-
nations and business that is soul
rotting," thanks for the phrase)
and devote themselves to observing
and recording the results of the oper-
alton of the new policy and the law
putting it in force. In pursuance of
this line of action. with some run
ming comments inevitably suggested,
the Journal reprinted significant
contribution setting fourth the course
OF affairs alcoholic under the new law,
by @. II. Davenport of Brattleboro, a
high priest in the license communion,
and one who has stoned the prophets
of prohibition and been more jealous
and merciless in the occupation then
was Saul of Tarsus in the persecution
of Christians.
Mr. Davenport writes communica-
tion, ostensibly in reply to the Jour
J nails comments, but which is in tact
an old time conventional license har.
angue. This paper has no purpose OF
Intention to engage in, or to be drawn
into, a rag-chewing contest at thil
time on the relative merits or de-
merits of license and prohibition upon
which Mr.. Davenport is harping
One or two swallows do not make 8
summer, and two months of the oper
alton OF the license law do not deter.
mine conclusively the ultimate effects
or consequences Of Mr., Davenport
sine qua non of liquor legislation
the Vermont law (whose bad provis
ions were, of course. the work of de
signing foes much less conclusive arr
the two weeks" of reputed enforce
ment in Brattleboro since the heralt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

of license in that town uttered his
terror stricken warning to the faith
full to harvest instantly and gather
into jail, unfortunately, the ripen-
ing and plentiful crop of DRINKS the
licensed dispensers of liquor were
raising there.
The Journal foregoes the tempta-
ton to traverse Mr.. Davenport's prop
ositions. Some are such as Mephis
topholes might announce and expound.
They need not be pointed out. In a
general way what Mr.. Davenport
writes explosives included - and
what has been written and spoken in
rebuttal have been said and written
thousand times in the long battle for
and against the open saloon. The
period of debate - temporarily at
least-is past; the period OF expert
ment is here what will count now
chiefy-is not talk, but the issue of
experience.
The amusing thing abo the COM
munication is that, initiating habit
of the ostrich, the writer hides his
head in the sands of his conceit, and
seems to be serenely oblivious Of the
spectacle his body is making in the
the environing landscape. His chief
trouble seems to be that the license
OK has been gored; he himself had
contributed disemboweling thrust,
and in conjunction of conscience he
turns about to pour balm into the
animals wounds. With much So
phistical reasoning he labors to re-
trieve the consequences OF too much
candor. But our friends candor be-
came him best.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

do just that, and the conditions that
were such an eyesore when / wrote
have now in less than fortnight dis
appeared almost wholly. And there
is not trace of that popular wrath
you feared; even the veriest "old
soak" has been heard to admit that
it is only right
In fact any law is capable of en-
forcement that is backed by the moral
sense of mankind; to say otherwise
is to deny our fitness for self-govern-
ment. Undoubtedly the results you
predicted would have followed such
police action under the old law; and
the simple reason is that down in
their ub-consciousness the vast ma
jority of good men felt that the law
was wrong or at least a law for other
folks, not for themselves.
Respectfully,
@. II. Davenport.
Brattleboro, VT, June TO- 1903.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18
CONCERNING GOOD JUDGMENT

One of the State boards recently asked
the several job printers of the State for
prices on a certain described pamphlet
the board proposed to publish. Bids
were made and the board met in secret
conclave to make the award, and the
secretary sent out notices that the
work had been given to -; but
when asked by one of the curious what
the prices were after a predatory re-
mark this answer was made: 81 will
not, and certainly do not consider it
good Judgment, to tell either how the
other bid, but it was agreed that the
prices made by the company were
the lowest. -
1t may not be "good judgment, to
tell either how the other bid" or it
may be poor judgment-that depends.
If the secretary of the board in ques-
ton is right, the printing commission
uses very poor judgment i'll opening
bids for State printing in the presence
of the bidders-if they choose to at
tend-and in submitting the proposals
to the inspection of the competing
printers. In this way, when the CON-
missioners "agree" that the prices
made by one bidder are the lowest,
and other conditions are right, no
question can be raised by the others.
All is satisfactory-or as agreeable
as circumstances will permit-and the
unlucky, wearing smiles even if the
spirit is sad. depart in peace.
This is the customary and the bust
ness-like procedure when competing
proposals are asked for any kind of
work. The course pursued by the
State board in question clouds the
award with suspicion. The competit-
ors who are left have right to
know what they have been up against
in the items, all and singly of the
various proposals made. If there is
predetermination in the matter of the
award, the asking of proposals is a
breach of good faith. 1t is not de-
clared or intimated that there was bad
faith in the case in question, but the
"good Judgment" of the board, a
State institution, in refusing to dis
close the facts of the bidding to all
those participating, is impeached.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

amongst the members of the Senate.
1t decides complaints of injury to pri-
vate rights resulting from royal and
ministerial DEGREES; questions of ad-
ministrative competence and obliga-
tions; matters relative to department
al and communal contracts and loans,
and the transfer OF their real proper
ty; the appropriation of private
property for public purposes; the
final settlement of debts due the State.
and which cannot be collected; the
outpayment of extraordinary sums
sanctioned by the budget, and excep-
tional admissions to the privilege Of
Servian citizenship. This body is al
ways in session.
Every male Servian, with the ex-
ception of officers and soldiers under
the colors, twenty-one years of age,
and paying fifteen dinars in taxes is
entitled to vote. Servians thirty years
of age, paying sixty dinars in direct
taxes, are eligible to the Assembly,
providing they reside permanently in
Servia and are able to read and write.
Military service is compulsory from
the age of twenty-one years, and
when fully modified the army con-
sists of 40, PAS men. Servia's navy
consists of one steamer which is used
exclusively for military purposes.
The story of the relations of the
houses of Obrenovitch and Kara
georgevitch is briefly told. The
founders of both houses were leaders
in the struggle with Turkey early in
the last century. Obrenovitch, a
former swineherd, by intrigue became
head of the ruling dynasty, but the
descendants of Karageorgevitch al
ways had an influential body of SYM
pathizers who kept alive the claims of
that house to the throne. In 1S42, a
revolution placed Alexander Kara
georgevitch at the head of the State,
and he reigned until 1858. His policy
was exceedingly unpopular, though it
redounded greatly to the interests Of
his people. During the Crimean war,
he refused to ally himself with Rus
sia, but on the contrary, did every
thing in his power to conciliate the
Turks. His reward came at the close
of the war, when Turkey granted an
almost complete autonomy to Servia
and recognized the hereditary princi-
pie in the Servian succession. I'm.
fortunately for Alexander, however,
the Servians themselves did not APP
preciate this nice diplomacy, but let
their hereditary hatred of the Turks
blind them to the wisdom of their
ruler; so that in 1858 they drove him
out and restored the swineherd dyn-
asty. From that time until now a
Karage has always been at
hand to take advantage of every form
of discomfort among the Servian peo-
pie and to watch with the keenest
vision for the moment at which a
bold stroke might recover the lost
throne. The period of waiting has
| been long one but the right moment
came at last and in the twinkling of
an eye the house of Obrenovitch was
wiped out of existence and Prince
Peter Karageorgevitch is King OF
Servia.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

II any are disgruntled at the fact
that Montpelier had "a, 100 worth of
liquor as an asset when the agency
closed let them cheer up, for at least
one other city in Vermont had more
and still has it. st. Adams is the
city, and 50, 81 the amount. The
Montpelier city council has thought
best to dispose of its surplus through
channels provided by the license law
and in consequence Of the activity of
Mayor CORY and the liquor agency
committee, the value of liquor on
hand at last reports was but 81, 234,
the rest having been sold at small
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

The President has appointed E.
Finley johnson associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Fletcher Ladd of New Hamp-
shire. Mr.. Johnson has been con-
nected with the judiciary of the
Philippines for the last two years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

reduction from the original price. At
st. Adams none has been disposed of.
The Messenger prints copy of the in
ventory filed with the city clerk
when the agency was closed. This
shows that the city owns among other
liquids, twerty-nine barrels of GER
tain brand of whiskey, valued at
So, 065.65, the remainder being a col
lection of odds ana ends such as would
naturally survive any business enter
prise of like proportions. According
to the Messenger the greater part of
this liquor, presumably the twenty
nine barrel lot included, was pur-
chased only little while before the
new law went into effect. Liquors
are supposed to increase in value with
age, but if st. Adams is like other
municipalities it would be better
pleased to see S., 900 or Whereabouts in
vested in street or other improvements
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

Warren willard of Putney claims
to hold the record among Vermont
horseshoers. He is seventy years old
fifty-five years, and has shod during
that time more than 90, coo. Another
Vermont blacksmith, younger in years,
has nailed a good many horse shoes
in his time and is still at it, but he
has also found time to nail enough
votes to make him mayor of the
States chief city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

In reports of the recent st. Louis
flood it is told that two negroes were
killed, one because he refused to work
at a critical time, and the other be-
cause he threatened to cut the levee
unless he was paid for his labor on
the spot. During the same fearful
night another negro was drowned
while attempting to rescue some flood
ed victims. The case of the first two
might be used to show that all negroes
are fiends, if the other incidenU did
not prove that they may also be heroes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-06-18

@. II. Davenport.
Brattleboro, VT, June 10, 1903.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-04
Jurors for Year 1904.
Continued from LIST page }

Solomon X Nihos, James Not Jr,
Edmund Norrie.
Edward P O'Brien, Charles P o.
borne, Guy Ovens.
William Pa, John Psaluhi, David
Palikapu, II A Parmelee, Samuel K
Paulo, w @ Peacock, E Wells Peter
son, Sam E Pierce, Thomas Poole,
William Prestige, Henry Publ.
&c Quinn.
Archibald S Robertson, Arthur w
Rice, S w Rose, Henry 2 Roth, Pat
rick Ryan.
j III Setback, R L Scott, Abraham
L Shaw, Jonathan Shaw, j F Soper,
Arthur L Soule, S William Spencer,
N Il Spitzer, Edwin j Stone, Steyn,
j j Sullivan.
j d Tucker, Albsrt Trasb, Fred
Turrell.
Bepjam f Vickers.
e j Walker, Oliver Fl Walker, L
de l. Ward, Harry E Webster, j M
Webb, Walter @ Weldon, Harry A
Wilder, w @ Wilder. Ell Wode-
house, Norman Watkins, R q Wor
rell.
Archibald A Young.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-12-04
WANTED

A bright, neat, painstaking young
lady DESTROYS OF learning practical,
expert shorthand, typewriter and
Office work. Must have complsted
studies equal to grammar school
course Must have accurate knowl-
edge Of elementary shorthand, but
no speed or previous experience re-
CURED. Excellent opportunity for
tnorough-going, ambitious student
to become expert within a year. Ad-
ress &c. r. Business"
2633-tf
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26

Mr.. Harry l.. Bruce aud Miss Lylian
Dust were married in the Central Chris.
tIan Church at Sal, Lake last night at
S O'Clock. The young people are both
well known in EiSo, where they will
make their future home, aud where both
have Il host 81 friends who extend their
best wishes.
Harry is an Elk" boy and one OF our
most popular and highly respected
young men. ilc quietly departed for
Salt Lake several days ago aud his i'm.
mediate friends then suspected that
something of this kind was the cause Of
his trip to the City Of the Saints.
The bride is "a most Cstimnblc and ac-
complishcd youug lady, who resided in
Elko Tor about :wo years, during which
time she made many friends and. n par
ticularly strong admirer, as will be seen
from the above.
Tho lHDEpEYDFHT wishes Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce a.long, happy and prosperous
journey through lifc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26

sN THE RESTRICT COURT oy THE
sFo=T'h l-t!rts! District o: Ekn S's'e q
Nevada. ir aa1 Tor the County c: EIko.
ElSi" PcErivtua, Plaintiff, against Hcr>Shri
PrEa.clou. Observation-Disclosures brOG-Li Ia III"
district Court Of the Fourth JGli, iai District
OF The State Of Nevada, in ana for tae Counts
OF ElIO, ucG iEg Conpiatri tleJ 10 tEv once a.
the Cleri OF said District Court.
The State OF Nevada sends gTcctitE - Her
schcl PcUdlrton. Defendant.
Guu are hereby rvluirrd 10 appear IL an &C
i!oa brought aEaIusl you by tho above named
plaintiff il the District Court OF TIE Fourth
Judicial District OF the State o: Nevada. IL
Complaint t!!ei therein. within ten days lex
elusive Of the day OF s~CrNicCl, after u" service
on you O: this SCmn.Ou~-ii served within this
County: or IL served oyi .: this CCaCiy. but IL
this District within twenty Gays: otherwise
within forty llys-Or Judgment 10y default viii
be- taken against you according 20 tie prayer
o! said Complaint.
Tae action is brought TO obtain a judgment
EaiusI sou, III" said defendant, dtssOlN iDc The
bonds OF maIumory between pialutic AID you
IN. said Defendant aud for general relief and
tn. plaintiff D. allowed 10 resume her maiden
name Elsie McDeruOit. on the ground Of de-
~scrlioa. and which * more particularly set
tUsth IL the Complaint herein. reference to
which i hereby made.
AID you are hereby roiit!ci that II you fail
to appear a.d answer said complaint as aeoy"
required. the said plaintiff will apply 10 the
Court FOR the relief dt manded therein.
Given under nv hand and the seal 81 the
District Cou-i O: TIA" Fourth judicial District
o. the State o. Nevada, in and I ? the county
OF ElEo. IEi> second day Of May in the year Of
our Lord. lgsS
SEAL A.G. DAwLEY.
49, Clerk.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26
noe Poo rn,.,. c.rl,.l.

King Peter entered Belgrade ~.es;sE-
day morning and was received win
great enthusiasm.
The ministers, government officials.
Judges, municipal and military AUTH
critics and leading citizens were as
semhied on tho platform OF the rail-
road station, which was profusely dec
Grated. The only foreign representa-
tives who participated in the reception
we're the Russian minister, NJ. Tscbar-
kikof, and the Austrian minister. Herr
Dumba, with the members OF their re-
spective legations. 4. guard Of honor.
with a band, ealuted as KING Peter de
scended from his car and greeted the
cabinet ministers.
Although the Kings entry into Bel
grade was distinguished by a diplo.
matte boy his reception 10y the peo-
pie was everywhere marked by heart
iness- which approached genuine en-.
thusiasm, in which all classes ~partici-
pated,
King Peter when he descended from
his carriage entered the state ballroom
when the members OF the Skupschtiua
presented him with ,n address OF well
come. The scene was extremely piciur-
esqus. The homely garb Of the peasants
who had been allowed to enter the room
and the simple attire OF the deputies
present contrasting with the white and
gold decorations Of the ball room and
the splendor Of the uniio,ms Of the
members Of the KING staff.
In reply to the address King Peter
gravely remarked that he could only re-.
peat what he had said at the railroad
station, that he would do his best to rule
in accordance with the constitution.
Prolonged cheers and shoute Of Long
live the King greeted the close Of his
msiesty's remarks.
One OF the most striking impressions
Of the whole days proceedings was the
evident relief caused by the ARRIVAL Of the
King. There was an entire absence Of
disturbance and apparently the only
thought giveE to the tragedy which
changed the dynasty was 10y King Peter.
who when passing the old palace mo-
menta=iiy ceased his salutatioDs to the
cheering crowds to gaze on the scene Of
the murder Of his predecessor.
The whole town was given over To re-
joicing. The peasants held their na.
tional dances and everybody was III !Iol.
iday garb.
There are no lack OF people, CONVEX
SAINT with the inner life Of tie Scrvian
capital, who decla.c liza. the apparent
ly universal enthusiasm was Il c.everly
stage managed demonstration ane
that many expressions. Of regret were
uttered privately and that but for the
mounted officers who circulated among
the crowds commanding the people to
cheer for King Peter. much OF the out
ward signs OF rejoicing would have been
absent.
The King's arrival has awakened the
people Out OF the attitude OF inditfcr.
ence which they had assumed since the
sssassinatioDs Of KING Alexander and
Queer Draga. From the moment King
Peter left the train his progress was
followed by prolonged cheers and
shouts Of "Long live Peter the First,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26
To Throw Open Walker Lake Reservn-
ton.

10 lnrO" Optn walker LIKE htSerNl-
Iion.
Mai. Laugblin, Inspector Of Irdian
Reservations, paid the Walker Lake
Reservation "a visit last week to arrange
matters for the throwing open Of the res
erVation. Some years ago we under
stand. Congress took action hooking to-
ward opening this reservation. aud it has
only remained for the Indians To accept
the conditions to have the lnrger part
Of the reservation thrown open. Last
week was an suspicious time for a visit
by the inspector as a great many In.
dians we're there from all over the coua.
try. We are informed That the offer
made by the government Id to give each
Indian who is the head Of a family TWEEN
ty acres Of land and 1900. The land is
to be held in trust for twenty-five years,
and Mt the expiration OF hat tImc will he
decided 10 them with the understanding
that il is to be held in scveraliy. There
are in the neighbOrhood OF one hundred
heads Of families now on the reservation,
and the money consideration in to be
paid to them ut once. At this meeting
with Major Laughlin, the Indians agreed
10 these conditions, and il will therefore
be but a short time before action III TAX.
en--in fact a survey will be startcG soon.
The change will simpl! throw Walker
Lake and the mineral land o on the
reservation out, practically leaving the
grazing and farming land to the Indians.
This move will throw open to the pros.
pector much mineral land which is con.
siderod valuable, also consi Icrablr tim.
Der land Lyon County Times.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26
what the ITndei Dream.

Bob Taylor, that matchlcss prose- poet,
OF Tennessee, Inns made the world bet.
ter by writing the following:
II is in the desert where virtue trcm.
bles to trend, where hope ~faltcrs and
where faith liz cruciiied, the inndcl
dreBms. TO him nll there In IN heaven
Ia bound up 10y thus little span Of life.
All there In ~ pleasure and love IL cir.
cumsoribod by n few fleeing years; ali
there Is ia tile human brain; all there ls
In mystery and iDfiniiy in falhomod 10y
human reason and all there ia Of virtue
IL measured by the r~cln.iOu Of man to
man. To him all must end in the
-tonguelets silence Of the drcamlees
dust" aud NIL TIN; Lies beyond tho grave
10 a voicelcss shore mud u s~tnrlcss sky.
To him there In no print OF deaihlcss
feet on it's ecboless sand. or thrill - i'm.
niortal music in its juyless air. IL has
lost his God, and, like como : aph tiy.
ing in tlie raylcss night, 10 propcs his
way on tagging pinione, searching Tor
The light whore darkness reigns. Tor lie
where death IN king.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26
rr-h,.a",ss rr,p,. p,.so,-r.a at e~'a-

usr'I.
This afternoon d numoer ~ valuable
fossils were uncovered at the hank be
hind the Gardner house Il milo sou:h o.
this city.
Mr.. Gardner. while getting ont ma.
terial from the hill several years ago.
noticed some indentions which he be-
lieved to be tracks. but nothing was
done toward u~ncoverinG them OF pre-
seTyius them until a few days ago when
j. A.. ierinGton took the matter In
charge and employed men 81 continue
the work.
Almost immediately tracks were I'M
covered and today gradually grew from
the edge the bones OF some prehistoric
animal.
The bones are in n fair state Of pres
ervatiop and are distinct enough to be
readily recognized and properly CLASH.
great number and AT the present work
ing are sixteen feet beneath the surface
of the ground.
The tracks are round, about eight or
ten inches in diameter, and are thought
to more closely resemble the track male
by some animal OF the rhuocerous tribe
than the elephant.
These tracks are about on a line with
those made at the prison. and promise to
greatly enrich the worlds kno wlsdge 81
the past.
Professor Merlin AMI party from the
University OF California are expected to
arrive in this city iu a few days to spend
some time here pursuing the invcstiga.
ton. In the meantime work will pro
coed and the greatest care taken tn leave
uudisturbed all that will aid the scirn.
fists i'll coming to some conclusion -
Carson News.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-26

ALLOW a cough t" ran until il gets
beyond the reach 81 medicine. They
often Rny. "Oh, it will wear away" but
IN most cases il wcars them away. Could
they be induced to try the successful
medicine called Kemr'a lInIsnm. rhich
IL sold on Il positive guarantee" {" cure,
they would immediately So" the excel.
ent effect after taking the first dose.
Price DC. and Doc. Trial size tree. For
sale 10y Elko Drug Co