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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
RATHER OVERRIDING.

There isn't high school, academy.
or pond water college in Vermont that
DOESN'T make more of a splurge over
its commencement exercises than
that old and honored institution made
over it's real b. AS We must have
Baccalaurate Sunday" which has
no possible right to its title, derived
from the phrase Bachelor of Arts.
This calls for special dresses, white
gloves, flowers, an expensive orator,
a special choir, class march reseln-
bling a minstrel parade, and other
frills. Then comes class day, proper
enough, too; the commencement con-
cert, an aggregation of paid artists,
and lastly, graduation, for which
owns-and essays of gauzy nothing
ness, more flowers. more paid must
clans, more decorations. more frills
are absolutely necessary. All this
costs money. l am told that some ex-
cellent students never graduate be-
cause they can'5 afford it-that is,
they can't afford the frills. Aren't
we OVERRIDING this ornamental educa-
ton little III. l.. hindley in Brat
tleboro Reformer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
PROHIBITION PLATFORM

Subjoined are the leading pro-
nouncements of the Prohibition party !:
We deny the right of auy govern
ment, State or national, to raise a
revenue that is so obviously the price
of blood as is the revenue derived
from the licensed liquor traffic.
We lament the mental and moral
decadenoe of the Republican party of
Vermont in 1902 which made it pos
sible as matter of mere political ex-
pediency and alarm to abandon the
greatest moral and financial issue in
existence, to which during its entire
history as party in Vermont it had
given its constant adherence, on the
ground of high moral and legal prin-
oiples, thereby placing itself on the
low level of the Democratic party on
this issue.
AS nothing but evil can come from
the sale OF Intoxicating drinks, we
are opposed not only to the licensed
saloon, but all places under whatever
name where Intoxicating drinks are
sold, and affirm that proof is ample
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

1t is sometimes unfortunate to have
a distinguished brother; unfortunate
for the one who is not distinguished.
The strange disappearance of Mr..
Kent j. Loomis, brother of Assiste Mt
Secretary of State LOOMS, and mes
senger in that august department, eau
SEES some comment, although he was
comparatively unknown in Washing
ton. He appears to have been high
roller" and stopped at the Raleigh,
a swell hotel, and consorted with a
wealthy man namsi Ellis, who said
he was going to Africa to hunt ele-
plants, American bobcats being too
small game for him. 1t is supposed
that Mr.. boomis fell over board en-
route to England, when in condition
of James preserves from INDUCING too
deeply in the pleasures of the table
and smoking. room.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
VERMONT'S CHOICE.

1t is farmer candidate which the
Republicans of Vermont put at the
head OF their State ticket this year.
Charles j. Bell has long been not
only practical agriculturist, but ac-
tive in the Grange organization and
prominent in the State department of
agriculture. Joseph A. DeBoer of
Montpelier, president of National
Life Insurance Company, the largest
financial institution in the State,
might have had the nomination had
he expressed any willingness to ac-
cept it, but business reasons induced
an early announcement that he copld
not be candidate. AS it was 1852
delegates voted fer him, 1Sl going
for q. S. Stanton, who seems to have
been the choice o. the machine ele-
ment of the party. DeBoer would
have made spirited and brilliant
campaign, which wocld have had it's
value in bringing out a September
vote for effect on the national cleo
tion in November. But with Mr..
Bell as the nominee there will be no
lack of an impressive Republican ma
jority. "A Democratic party still ex-
lists in Vermont, but only that Dem
ocrats occasionally die, but few new
ones are born. -Springfield Republi-
can.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

The Rutland officers have at last
walked up and tackled the illegal
liquor sellers in that city. The raid
the other night shows pretty con-
clusively that the law is being vio-
lated there in no very timid manner.
1t is up to Rutland officials to see
that the city has prohibition under
the license law since the voters de-
clared for it in March, Any person
who will go at the business in the
way the proprietor of the Rutland
hotel appears to have done ought to
get punished good and hard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

Prof. Forster, the meteorologist
who has desk in the observatory OF
the United States, has given out a
long range forceast for the months of
August, September and October. He
predicts series of big and destructive
storms during those months which
will come from the Gulf of Mexico
He predicts three cool waves for July
This is much more to the point than
showers with increasing cloudi-
ness. y
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
n UTOMOBILE CONTEST.

Great preparations are being made
for the automobile tournament in and
about the White Mountains which Ia
scheduled for the week of July l1-l6.
An attempt will be made to lower the
record Of the climb onto Mt. Washing
ton, which is now held by Otto Nest
man in his H. P. Stevens Duryea
machine, whose time is forty EIGHT
minutes and thirty seconds. Until
recently the record was one hour,
forty-six minutes and thirty seconds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
JOURNAL THURSDAY, JULY T. 1904

that forbidding with penalties gives
better results than any so-called
legally regulated permission of ac.
knowledged evils.
We are also opposed to any So
called local option that gives the
vicious, the Indifferent, the de-
bauched, the mercenary, the mis-
guided, the mis-informed, immoral
and the otherwise indifferent an OPP
portunity to vote into local existence
any public evil.
We hold that in view of the vote
of last March the present liquor law
is diforedited by the people of the
State and should be repealed and a
wise, strong prohibitory law fully
enacted which will place our liquor
legislation upon right moral found
ations which is now in violation of
divine law.
We believe that the people rather
than politicians should rule this
country. To this end the right of
suffrage should be accorded without
discri mination against any on account
of race, sex or color
We declare for good government
and good citizenship, neither of
which can be secured to the highest
extent where Intoxicating drink is
legally sold as beverage, the idesl
condition being voluntary total abstin-
ence for the individual and prohibi
tion for the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

In view of the revelations made by
the coroner's jury in New York re-
garding the Slocum horror, the P1esi
dent has ordered that re-inspcetion
of all passenger carrying steamboats,
be made at once. This caused quite
fright among steamship owners, and
they sent rush orders to Pittsburg,
Pa, for all the new life preservers
which could be had. Pittsburg has
been doing it's BEST sending off 1900
per day By express. This incident
shows how negliRently the inspection
in New York has been attended to.
AS many men have been indicted for
manslaughter, the public can afford
to wait and see If any are ever sent
to Jail at hard labor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

All Vermonters take pride in the
University by the lake which this
week celebrates its one hundredtb an
niversary. A century of service is
an honorable record for any institu-
tion and it means a great deal. The
hundreds and thousands of students
who have there been trained have had
great influence on the development
and advancement of Vermont. Such
an institution is a great force work.
ing for progress in the community.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
ABOUT THE STATE.

Among the few accidents which &C.
Cured in Winooski the Fourth per-
haps the most serious one was that
which befell Jerry L'Ecuyer, young
man abort twenty years of age.
Young L'Ecuyer while setting off
firecrackers attempted to held a giant
cracker in his hand while it exploded,
with the result that the two fingers
and thumb on his right land were
badly lacerated.
From all sections of Bennington
county come reports of fruit trees of
all kinds dying, even after they fully
blossomed, and many covered with
small fruits. Experts say the cause
is uncertain, but that probably the
roots were frozen last winter. Apple,
cherry and plum trees are affected
the most. and grape vines not care
fully protected during the winter are
meeting the same fate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
NEWPORT.

PROT D. l.. Cowles and wife have
some to Craftsbury for their summer
vacation.
Carl Spaulding, who has been at
tending Boston Business College end
recently graduated from the some,
has returned home.
Percy Abbott of Montreal, P. O.. is
visiting his brother. Walter Abbott.
Mrs. Murphy OF Barre is visiting
her mother, Mrs Felix Taylor.
Mrs Alice Sherman has retained
from Rochester, N, Y, where she he's
been attending young ladies' school.
Mrs. Henry Ide of North Adems,
Mass, is visiting friends here.
A ten pound girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs Leon COLONY Wednesday
night
Mrs. Cadence Fuller has returned
from Virginia where she has been
spending the winter with her con.
large number from this place at.
tended the Fourth of July celebration
at Barton.
NORTH CALAIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Holmes. who
have been visiting at Ira Holmes, re-
turned to their home in BP,re on
Tuesd
Miss Falvey and Miss Houston of
New York arrived last Saturday for
their summer vacation.
Mrs. H. S. Foster and sons, Forest
and Sidney, and daughter, Evange-
line, are at the Foster homestead for
the summer.
G. f. Beard returned to Montpelier
on Tuesday.
Carl, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. III. Bancroft, is critically i'll at the
home of O. H. Burnap.
EAST CALAIS.
Does George Sanders look smiling2
Well, we should say And it is on
account of that big bouncing boy'
born July 4.
B. H. Bancroft and family have
been visiting the past few days at
Maple Corner and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Dwinell were
at Montpelier on Wednesday.
Many people attended the Fourth
of July ball. held at Camp Com fort,
and all report good time.
Miss Inez Pearce left last week for
Lawrence and New Bedford Mass,
then to Bloomington, ILL.,, to visit her
brother, Prof. H. N. Pearce.
EAST CABOT.
E. H. CLARK and wife, who have
been visiting in this vicinity the past
week. returned home ON Sunday.
Frank Walbridge and family visited
at S. E. Houghton's, recently.
G. Drew and wife we're at their
farm on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis of Mortified
are guests at r. s. Berr's this week.
Mrs. J. Hurlbert died at her home
in Lower Cabot on Wednesday,
Funeral services we're held at the
school house on Friday, the Rev. Mr..
Brown of CaboS officiating.
W. d. Barr has sold his colt to the
Grain brothers. Consideration, $175
Fred Hill is at work for j. G.. Hill,
his father, through haying.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

middle of July, when he returns to
Washington with Elmer Dover to open
Republican headquarters at the Ar
lington hotel. Subsequently offices
will be opened in Chicago and New
York. 1t is announced that the heav-
lest work for the Republican ticket
will be done in the States of the mid
die west.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

Rev. Silas O. Swallow, candidate
for President on the Prohibitionist
ticket, is not small man by any
means. for he has been prominently
before the country for years. Yet he
and his party will not get a swallow
this fall when the votes are counted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
WELLS RIVER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon, with sheir
guest, Captain Creelman, DR.. Lee and
fam lily, H. s. Richardson and W. T,
Carleton, came to Halls pond on Sat-
urday, remaining over the Fourth,
occupying the Robinson cottage.
DR.. Edwin Brown of Minneapolis,
was in town on Thursday, calling on
old friends, having come to Hanover
to attend his class reunion at Dart
mouth.
Mrs. Amidon of Boston is the guest
of her grandmother, Mrs. Lucinda
Baldwin.
Miss Holloway of st. Adams, who
was teacher not long ago in the inter
mediate school, stopped here on her
way home from Conn, to visit Mrs.
H Buck.
Leslie Bailey is spending the week
with relatives in South Ryegate.
Little Lucille Angel. whose mother
died few weeks ago, has come to
make her home with her aunt. Mrs.
Fl. S. Baldwin.
Miss Gladys Lyons is happy in the
possession of new piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Baldwin, H.
s. Baldwin and daughter, Bernie, f.
Sherwin. R. Sherwwin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hale and Mrs Hale. snd Miss Adine
Hale and Mrs Maude E. Davis were
in st. Johnsbury to attend the we'd
ding of Miss Ethel Abbott and DR..
David E. Hartman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

Ex-Secretary Cortelyou, upon the
recommendation Of the President, will
take little rest before plunging into
the labors of the campaign. He will
go into retirement until about the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07

New York, July 3. The automobile
factory of the Vehicle Equipment Co..
of Brooklyn was damaged to the ex
tent of 800, 600 by fire today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07
LYNDON WILLIE.

The remains of John Shirley were
brought here on Thursday, June 80,
from Brsttleboro for burial. He was
taken to the asylum few weeks ago.
His daughter, Clara, who has been i'll
for three months, is gaining very
slowly.
Thursday evening, July z, at the
Congregational church Miss Carrie
Houghton, youngest daughter of Silas
Houghton, will bs married to J. Har-
old Fuller, editor of the Lyndonville
journal. There will be reception
in the church parlor following the ser.
vices.
July 4th was very quiet in town,
nothing for excitement only the small
boy with his re-crsckers.
Cecil, son of Henry Burns, had his
eyelids burned with "a fire cracker
July 4.
The Lyndonville Reds went to
Island Pond July 4, playing two
games, II to 10-6 to 4, in favor of
Island Ponds. both games.
Myra Conner has finished working
at the Hanover Inn, Hanover, and
will spend the summer in town with
her mother, Mrs Charles Phillips.
The home Of Edwin Hough was
frightened July /, by the arrival of
II daughter.
Joseph E. Foster of johnson was
married on June % to Miss Winnifred
Fl. Batchelder. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. H. Lyster as
sisted by Rev. e. Newell.
The new time table went into
effect June ~. Two New York trains
we're put on. One goes north, 6. 20
q. III returns, / y. IN. one going
north. s. 10, p. M, returns "a a. IN.
The air line express will run Sundays
ON the regular time
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
The Land of Rasselas.

The 'Happy Valley of Shasta
county, California, consists of 25,
900 acres of level upland on which
water, that the fruit-growers all
use to a greater or less extent, can
be had. Fifteen years ago this
section of the country was consid-
cred worthless, but it is now dotted
with the homes of prosperous
farmers. P. Smith, farmer of
that valley, has an 8o-acre tract, OF
which 30 acres are under cultiva-
ton and eight are in fruit, grapes
and berries, divided as follows:
three in peaches, two and one-half
in grapes, one and one-quarter in
Strawberries and blackberries, and
one and one-quarter in prunes.
He had five tons of dried fruit, for
which he received $395; the ber-
ries were sold for SIPS and the
green fruit for 500; eight tons of
hay, worth SIoo, were raised.
The Alexander ranch has I2o
acres in olives, rs acres in al
monds, and IS acres in peaches.
The olives were only about one
third in bearing in 1902, but the
trees produced as fine large olives
as can be found in the State.
Twelve hundred dollars worth
were sold in 1902, but the crop for
1909 probably sold for three times
that amount.-D. N. Honn in Sun
set Magazine for May.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
Ills Wife Went Shopplna.

The following story was recent
ly told of Mineral Point couple
for which the husband had been
accustomed to do all the shopping.
The husband finally had so much
business on hand that it became
necessary to turn the buying over
to his wife. One morning he told
her to stop into the butchershop
and get shin. bone to make some
soup. She enquired what shin
bone was, and her husband showed
his shin. When the wife arrived
at the butcher shop she had for
gotten the name of the bone she
wanted, and to make the butcher
understand she raised her skirts a
trifle and tapped her shin bone.
When she returned home she told
her husband of her forgetfulness
and how she had demonstrated to
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21

on it's main line in Nevada, but
also on the c. & c. road, good
from May 25th to June 4th, inclu-
sive. Purchasers of tickets must
obtain receipts from the ticket
agent, and these must be issued
at the University Office. The 9th
er lines have been asked to make
a similar concession. Hotel ac-
commodations can be obtained at
prices to suit, while a limited num-
ber may be able to obtain enter
tainment in private homes.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
The NAV Sunset.

The May number of the Sunset
Magazine, published in San Fran
cisco, is of great interest to all
those who love the green out-of-
doors. Bishop Hamilton tells
true fish story of Shasta county,
G. Bcheltree describes trip
through the Cascade Mountains in
Eastern Oregon, including Crater
Lake in his journey. There are
also good descriptions of Tucson
Santa Barbara, and Shasta county,
besides timely poems, theatrical
news, book-notes and digest OF
western events
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
Lyon County.
NEWSPAPER Law.

I Snbscribers lckO do not give eSpTess notice 70
the contrary are considered lcishing TO continue
their absorption.
Usubscribers order the discontinudnce Of their
periodicals. the publisher may continue 10 send
hem uatd GtLdTrears are paid,
s II subscribers neglect refase 10 take their pc.
riodicaLs from the Office % ohich they are directed,
theg held responsible til they hare settled their
bA aud ordered their paper discontinued,
If suJsertbers BsoDe 10 other places cithout
aforailg the publisher. and the paper Is sent to the
.,rlaer direction theg are held responsible,
5 The courts haee deefasd that refusing 20 take
PERIODICALS from the sce. or Tefnooiag and seaDsng
tisaa c1led for Is pTtBd fGeie evidence Of inte
tionGl fraud.
g. Any person 1ho receives a newspaper ana
makes se Of a. oheher he has subscribed for " or
not. is held in Ldto as a subscriber.
T. The Postmaster pho negiects 10 gipe the legal
notice Of the negLect Of person take from the Of
nee the Heospdper addressed TO him liable to the
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
Mouth -Watering Music.

Miss Yellerby-Dat Percy Mok-
ington kin play de mos intoxcatin'
an hebenly music on his banjo.
Oh my!
Clarence Coonley (sneeringly)-
Huh! l guess rag-time am about
dat niggah's limit
Miss Yellerby (warmly)-T is,
eh? Yo' jes ought ter heah dat
gemman glib an imertation OBJ a
spring chicken a-sizzlin' on de pan,
er hungry pickaninny eatin' fat
watehmillyun! Talk about yo' real
expressifyin' music!
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21

anu preass l,e III u &C.. FOR safe az
Maaot, Valley Drno Store
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21

There are great many hungry hearted
women who would attend baby sale If
babies were ever offered for sale, because
there are a great many wives who love
children and have been told by physi-
clans that they can never hope to nurse
4 child of their own.
Some of these women who have used
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for the
cure of womanly ills have been made
happy mothers as a result of the cure OF
womanly disease and the building up OF
the general health.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescriptions
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll. 1t establishes regularity,
dries weakening drains, heals inflamma-
ton a1d liberation and cures female
weakness.
Iwrote to you some time ago to get informa-
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ary of Dryden Va. vI troubled with
female weakness and pains Received answer
from you, advising me to take Doctor Pierce s
Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical DE
covery' 1 took two bottles Of Favorite Pre-.
scription and found it did me good / had
been married four years and had no children
now can say that our house Is blessed with
little baby boy, born July 10th, by the help OF
God and your medicine. praise your medicine
sYou can publish this letter If you wish"
FREE. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt
of stamps to pay expense of mailing oniy
Send III one-cent stamps for the book in
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21
l.il UNIVERSITY 7EI CELEBRATION ,lF,.l
University Tri-DeceanlaI Celebration, Begin
ming May 18th.

The tri-decennial celebration of
the Nevada State University will
begin Saturday, May 28th, and
continue until Thursday June I'd.
Startling as it may seem, the
coming commencement will mark
the close of thirty years of aca-
demic work since the University
first opened its doors to students.
1t will also mark the completion
of ten years of service by Presi-
dent Stubs, by far the longest
service yet rendered by any Presi-
dent to the University. In view
of these facts the Regents and
Faculty have invited the men and
women of this State to aid them
in celebrating the event in man
ner worthy of the occasion.
This celebration will be unique
in way. 1t will mark the pass
ing of the University from its for
nation stage to the period of its
maturity. 1t will also be the last
celebration before all the pioneers
who laid its foundation in the leg
islative act of 1873 shall have
passed away. The celebration
will, therefore, assume a reminis-
cent character.
The University pioneers will be
gathered from all over the State
in reunion and made guests of
the occasion, while the gradual de-
velopment of the University since
the days of IA, when it opened as
preparatory school with seven
students and one instructor, will
be described by those who know
it best.
The men of lesser age-the
alumni and students of the Uni
versity, and the younger genera
ton of its friends scattered
throughout the State--will also be
represented IN the celebration and
will share in the plans of greater
usefulness upon which the Uni
versity is about to enter in view
of the promised increase in the
industries and population of the
State.
| The spirit of the entire com
mencement will be consonant with
the celebration idea, but the cele-
bration itself will be confined to
Wednesday, June Ist, preceding
Commencent Day, in order that
all friends of the University, even
the busiest, may be able to attend,
A long and interesting program
has been arranged for the occa-
sion.
The Southern Pacific Company
has granted to all who attend the
celebration a reduced rate of one
fare for the round trip, not only
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21

the butcher what she wanted. The
husband heaved a tired sigh and
remarked: "Well, my dear, l am
glad I did not tell you to get a
rump roast"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-05-21

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