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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-10

Ye gods and little fishes Did the
pills pour into the Legislature on
Monday and Tuesday? They certain
~ did In round numbers about two
hundred of them in the day and a
half. And of that number probably
shout one hundred and seventy five
deserve to be the central figures in
various little funerals The Legisla-
ture cannot spare the knife and the
Ratchet if it is to save itself from 60
ing down into history with an unde-
sirable record. A little law making
and law changing goes long way and
makes an excellent record if it be we'll
done. A few good hills passed and a
mass of bad or Indifferent bills killed
will indicate wisdom,
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help only a few towns.

help only few towns.
Morrill, Hall bill. rs was then
up as special order at 2 80 O'Clock and
on motion of Senator Stevens of Chit
tenden, was further ordered to lie
without debate.
Bills Introduced. s. 1873, by Sena-
tor Baldwin, relating to charter of
Wells River bridge and authorizing
the Concord and Montreal Railroad
to hold stock therein.
s. 1874, to change the name of the
Winooski and Burlington Horse Rail
road Co., etc.
Adjourned,
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The LEGISLATURE.
ENATE.AFTERNOON.
Wednesday, Nov.


Ordered to Lie. IS. SO. Regulat-
ing the practice of osteopathy Favor
able report. Sen. Fish proposed the
bill as unnecessary. The bill pro-
vides for q new commission un Ter
State pay. A bill is now before the
Legislature providing for central
medical board for all schools Of medi-
cine, the expense of the board to be
paid by license fees. He thought the
central board idea better. Sen. Bux-
ton protested against another State
board. Sen. Lord explained that the
other bill only covers the three lead
ing schools and not the osteopaths.
If the osteopaths should be put on
same basis in that bill they would not
object or ask for this bill. The bill
does not provide for payment of men,
bers by State but as the members of
other medical boards who are paid by
registration fees, etc. Sen. Fish
stated that the general bill is to be
reported fsvorably with amendments
which would include the osteopaths.
Bill ordered to lie
Third Reading Ordered. S. "a.
Relating to divorce and alimony.
S. 107. Relating to States attor-
neys and grand jurors.
S. 105. Relating to fees of wit
nesses.
H. 106. Providing for fire drills
in schools.
S. 3. 81. Relating TO investment OF
trust money by town.
Adjourned
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"And the barber kept on shaving, "
and he had no license. The House did
wisely in killing the bill for bar
ber's commission, the licensing of bar
bers, aud the inspection of shops, etc,
by such commission. 1t would have
provided official berths for few bar.
bers who had rather chase around over
the State looking after people that
don't need looking after, than stand
ing by chair plying the razor. but
It's benefit to the State was not appsr-
emit. No new commissions should be
created unless the need is plainly dem
onEtrated and even then it might he
debatable whether the new duties
could not be imposed on some exist
ing official.
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The nun erous bills being pushed
through the Legislature Incorporating
independent telephone companies
show what hold the telephone is
getting in Vermont. There are now
a number of small telephone compan-
les which work alongside the New
England Telephone and Telegraph, or
in opposition to it. After these COM
panies cover the State there will some
day be consolidation of them,
which will either result in q telephone
war OF else a joining of forces with
the older and more firmly established
company. The telephone is certainly
doing a great work in the State and as
1t goes more and more to the farm;
it becomes of greater value.
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HOUSE-AFTERNOON.
Friday. Nov. 4

friday, NOV. 4.
Killed. H. 1876. amending statute
providing for purity in elections, al
tering penalty for bribery; H. 267,
requiring municipalities to make spe-
cific appropriations and relating to
liability of officials; II. 281, relating
to road commissioners of town of Ben
nington.
Third Reading. H. ITO, dismissed.
Mr.. Start of Bakersfield moved to re-
consider the vote making H. 40, cleo
ton of road commissioners, the spe-
oial order for next Thursday and it
was so ordered. Mr.. Maxfeld of
johnson asked if the bill made any
other changes than in election Of road
commissioner. Mr.. Manuel of Rich
ford said it also provided for electing
school directors by ballot. Mr.. Max
| field moved to dismiss the bill, and
| it was so ordered, 80 to IL.
| Passed. H. II, allowance to wild
ows, may have household goods when
! husband dies intestate; H. SO. TO pay
certain persons on accouuG of slaughter
of cattle in combating foot and
mouth diseases H. 113, to prevent
pollution of sources of water supply
II. 22O, for payment of janitor ser
vice in county court houses; Fl. 243,
providing clerical assistance for the
reporter of decisions. II. 304, relat
ing to public burial grounds.
Killed. H. SO, to provide equitable
process after Judgment in certain
cases; II, 1868, prohibiting the firing
of bullets over Lake Morey.
Grey squirrels. -Hapgood of Pert
moved to reconsider vote refusing
third reading of II. 279, relating tt
grey squirrels. Motion lost.
Adjourned
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Thursday, Nov. 3.

Thursday, Nov 3.
Third Reading. S. %. Relating
to investments by savings banks and
trust companies.
s. 81. Authorizing city of Rutland
to build city hall and to issue bonds
for that purpose.
Soldiers Home. Sen. Ashley in
troduced a joint resolution directing
committees on military affairs to visit
Soldiers Home, examine the same
and report by bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
Third Reading. IS. 81. Providing
for better care of health of pupils in
public schools.
Yeas 10, nays IL.
Adjourned
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107, relating to grand juries and in
oreasing power of States attorneys !;
II. 106. providing for fire drills in
schools; H. 100, inspection of food,
drugs. etc. II. 116, relating to
chiefs of police amended H. 100,
amending charter of Lyndonville Inn
provement Society; H. 1871, to change
capital stock of o. b. WEIGH Maple
90.
Bennington Monument. The presi-
dent announced the appoi ntment as
member of committee to investigate
property of Bennington Battle Monu-
ment Association, Senator Carpentrr,
of Rutland; as members of comm It, g
to investigate insurance on State por-
perty, Senator Wells of Washington
and Senator Buxton, of Rutland.
Killed. S. 30. To pay A. Lee
Holmes sum named, was called from
the table by Sen. Prouty of Orleans,
who advocated the bill, which was
reported adversely by the Committee
on Claims.
Morrill, Hall Bill. H. 76, called
up by Sen. Stevens of Ohittenden. On
motion of Sen. Lord of Washington,
the bill was ordered to lie and made q
special order for Friday at 2. 80 p. m.
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Thursday, Nov. 3.

Passed. Is. IA, Incorporating Bur-
lington Probate & Fidelity Co. S.
81, relating to investment of trust
money by town; S. 30, challenge
of jurors in civil causes; S. 70, re-.
lating to seizure of certain devices
for fishing; s. 70, amending charter
of Howe Scale 90; s. "a, relating to
divorce ana orders OF alimony; S.
! l05, increasing pay of witnesses; S.
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HOUSE. MORNING.
ThursdaY. Nov. B.

Thursday, Nov. 3.
The report of the Vermont Agricul-
tural Experiment Station was received
and on motion of Mr.. Aitkeu of Wood
stock, the usual number of copies was
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Eddy of Stowe offered a reso-
luton asking the auditor to furnish a
statement of the expenses of the rail-
road commission. Adopted.
Joint Revolutionary Mr. O'Brien
of South Burlington, providing for
adjournment from Friday afternoon
until Wednesday, afternoon next
Adopted.
Plurality. - On motion of Mr..
O'Brien of South Burlington, the
House reconsidered its vote dismissing
II. 104, plurality on third ballot.
On question of third reading, Mr.
i Ohedel of Stockbridge, spoke in sup
port of the bill; wanted it to st nd
on it's merits and have only fair treat
ment. Third reading was then or
dered.
Killed. H. 1872, reducing the
amount IN trustee process.
H. 229, collection of taxes by treas
urer.
FL. 252, relating to descent of per
sonal property.
H, 279, tor protection of gray squir-
rels after favorable report l16 to ~,
Passed. H. 1872, authorizing Hard.
wick Graded school district to issue
bonds.
Municipal Suffrage for Women -
H. 1877, municipal suffrage for women,
taken up as special order. For a con-
siderable space of time members re
hashed to OLD time arguments for ano
against woman suffrage. Third read
ing refused, 80 to 81.
Third Reading Ordered H. 49,
relating to preservation of forests
Creates forestry commission, etc, /; II
100, to prevent fraud in sale of grss
and clover seed; H. $50, sppropriat
ing $500 for monument at battlefield
OF Monocacy; H. 300, extending power
of States attorneys.
Bennington Monument. The speak
er announced as members of the join
committee to investigate the oondi
ton Of State property at the Benning
ton Battle Monument, Mr.. Graves 0
Bennington, and Mr.. Russell O
Shrewsbury.
Auditors Vouchers H 81, making
auditor certifying officer. Returne
by Senate with proposal to strike on
: part closing vouchers to the publ
,, without auditors consent. This wa
added to original bill by the Hous
judiciary committee and adopted.
Mr.. Miles of Barton, explaining
said the public should not be give
the right to examine the voucher
without the auditors consent. TIL
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28

VILE: then he felt physical horror. The
place FIsbee had found n young rela-
tive to run the Herald. who signed his
typewriter business letters III. Fis-
bee" In a strapping hand that suggest
ed six feet OF muscle spattering ink on
its shirt sleeves.
John wondered Idly where old Fis-
bee had raked up u relative, and he
thought II probable that II. Fisbee was
Yankee cousin OF the old man. but
he did not care much for that or for
anything except to keep away from
Carlow for the rest OF his life, since
he was TO live. And there was no lon
ger need to go there. He was glad TO
know that IL. Fisbec had written him
before the oil bubbled In Eph's wells
that to buy stock In Mr. Watts com
pany might be profitable. especially ns
the stock wns then so low that IL was
almost impcrccptible. and Harkless had
a little money he had saved. He let
Meredith arrange II for him. and a few
days later the stock icnped cloudward.
However. his modest riches interest
ed him as little as did every thing else
He left his bed less and less. took no
more drives. and his lethargy deep
ened.
tTo nE cosrISuED.)
For safe Fire Insurance see Bird.
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28

of urging the minister to preach at
them, but now let it be recorded that at
the moment Caleb laid his hand on
Buds other shoulder his associate, Mr..
Schofield, was enjoying n walk in the
far end of town with widow. and 1t is
not TO be doubted that Mr.. Tipworthy's
heart also was no longer In his posses
sion. though, as 1t was after O'Clock,
the damsel of his desire had probably
long since retired to her couch.
For faint light on the cause of
these spells we must turn to a COM
ment made by the invaluable Mr.. Mar.
tin some time afterward. Referring to
the lady to whose voice he was now
listening in silence, which shows how
great the enthralling OF her voice was,
he said. when you saw her or heard
her or managed to be around anywhere
she was, why, II you couldn't git up no
hope of marryin' her you wanted to
marry somebody"
Mr.. Lige Willetts, riding idly by
drew rein in front Of the lighted win
dows and listened with the others.
Presently he leaned from his hors.
and whispered to a man near him, II
know that song
DO your" whispered the other.
Yes. He and heard her sing 1t the
night he was shot. We stood outsidr
Briscoe's and listened"
"Sor'
Its a seraphic song he said" con-
tinued Lige.
Nor exclaimed his friend. Then.
shaking his head. he sighed. We'll, it's
mighty sweet
The song was suddenly woven into
laughter in the unseen chamber, and
the lights in the windows went out.
and small lady and tall lady and a
thin old man, all three laughing and
talking happily. came down and drove
off in the Briscoe blackboard William
Todd took his courage between his
teeth and. the song ringing in his ears.
made a desperate resolve to call upon
Miss Bardlock that evening in spite of
its being n week day, and Caleb Parker
gently and stammeringly asked Gym
thia If she would wait till he shut up
the shop and let him walk home with
her and Bud.
Soon the square was quiet as before.
and there was naught but peace under
the big stars OF July.
That day the news had come that
Harkless, after weeks OF alternate ini-
provement and relapse, hazardously
lingering in the borderland of shadows.
had passed the crucial point and was
convalescent. His recovery was as
sured. But from their first word OF
him. from the message that he was
found and was alive. none Of the peo-
pie of Carlow had really doubted.
They are simple country people, and
they know that God is good.
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28

when the Herald became daily. 1t
was then that history began to be
made. The Herald printed news. II
had made a connection with the Asso
ciated Press. and It was sold every
morhing at stands in every town In
that section OF the state. Its clrcula.
ton tripled. Two new men were
brought from Rouen for the editorial
and reportorial staff. and Parker talked
OF new presses. During the first week
of the daily venture Eph Watts struck
oil, and the Herald boomed the field.
People swarmed into town: the hotel
was crowded: strangers became no sen
sation whatever. A capitalist bought
the whole north side OF the square to
erect new stores, and the Carlow bank
began the construction OF new bank
building of Bedford stone ON the corner
opposite the Herald. Then IL was whis.
pered, next affirmed. that Main street
was to be asphalted. That was the end
Of the ''old days" OF Plativille.
But the man who had laid the foun-
dation upon which the new PiattviIle
was TO be built, he who through the
quiet labor OF years had stamped his
spirit on the people, lay sick in his
friends house and did not care.
Tom Meredith had taken him from
the hospital to his own home on
quiet street in Rouen. and John was
well enough Of his hurts 10 he taken
abroad sometimes In victoria. where
he recllncd. gray and thin. seemingly
no more than long afternoon sbnd-
ow. But for days he would lie in n
lethargy that made Tom despair. The
soul OF the country editor was sick in
side OF him: he was weary and worn.
and pain had left him dullcd. except
when he thought OF returning to Plat.
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28
CHAPTER XI. CONTINUED

ShhfIEh NJ. SoNIlNuEb.
"A womans pager exclaimed Fis-
bee 81 could never have thought of
that Could you. Mr.. Parker?"
Before that day was over system had
been introduced, and the Herald was
running on it. and all that warm rainy
afternoon the editor and Fisbee work
ed in the editorial rooms. Parker and
Bud and Mr.. Schofield (after his return
with the items and Il courteous mes
sage from Ephraim Watts bent over
the forms downstairs. and Uncle Neno-
phon was cleaning the storeroom and
scrubbing the floor. An extraordinary
number of errands took the various
members of the printing force up to
see the editor in chief. literally to see
the editor in chief. 1t was hard to be-
heve that the presence had not flown.
hard to keep believing without the re-
peated testimony of sight that the din
gy room upstairs was actually the set
ting for their jewel. and a jewel they
swore she was. The printers came
down chuckling and gurgling after
each interview. 1t was partly the
thought that she belonged to the Her
aid, their paper. Once Ross, chuckling.
looked up and caught the foreman gig
Cling to himself.
"What in the name of common sense
you laughin' at, CaleT' he asked
"What are you laughing at?" re-
Joined the other.
81 dunno,''
The day wore on. wet and dreary out
side. but all within the Herald's bosom
was snug and busy and murmurous
with the healthy thrum of life and
prosperity renewed. Toward o'clock.
system accomplished. the new guiding
spirit was deliberating on a policy, as
Harkless would conceive a policy were
he there. when Minnie Briscoe ran joy
ously up the stairs, plunged into the
room waterproofed and radiant and
caught her friend in her eager arms
and put an end to policy for that day.
But policy and labor did not end at
twilight every day. There We're even
ings, as in the time of Harkless. when
lamps shone from the upper windows
Of the Herald building: for the little
editor worked hard, and sometimes she
worked late: she always worked early.
She made some mistakes at first and
one or two blunders which she took
much more seriously than any one else
did. But she found a remedy for all
such results of her inexperience, and
she developed experience. She set at
her task with the energy of her youth
fulness and no limit to her ambition.
and she felt that Harkless had pre-
pared the way for wide expansion of
the papers interests, wider then he
knew. She brought a fresh point of
view to operate in situation where he
had fallen perhaps too much in the rut
and she watched every chance with
keen eye and looked ahead of her with
clear foresight. What she waited and
yearned for and dreaded was the time
when copy of the new Herald should
be placed in the trembling hands of the
man who lay in the Rouen hospital
Then she felt if he. unaware of her
identity as he was and as he was to be
kept, should place everything in her
hands unreservedly. that would be a
tribute to her work. And how hard shl
would labor to deserve It'll
After a time she began to see that as
his representative and editor of the
Herald she had become factor in dis
trict politics. 1t took her breath, but
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28

is only one course to pursue? We will
advocate no one very energetically, but
we will print as much Of the truth
about Mr.. McCune as we can, with del
icacy and honor, in this case; but as I
understand It the work is almost all to
be done among the delegates. We shall
not mention our plan at all, and we
will contrive that Mr.. Harkless shall
not receive bis COPY d, ths; paper con-
ta1ntng the notes e ths change of
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28
CHAPTER XII.

n n Indiana town may lie asleep
al long while. but II always
K wakes up some time, and
&SJ Plnttville woke up in August.
Cañon City record., 1904-04-28

For safe Fire Insurance see Brid-
we'll.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-13
Most Horrible of All Dreams.

No words are strong enough to point
out the danger Of slow poisoning by
drugs which are often taken to procure
sleep, whether it be an alcoholic night
cap, morphine, opium. choral or any
other. The medical man has recourse
with reluctance to these as Il last and
how many lives are wrecked by the
i'll timed use of them and their subse-
quent abuse. OF all horrible dreams
none is SO awful as those Which assail
people who habitually use these false
comforters. Better than all the drugs
in the world for procuring sleep are
simple food, regular life and a calm
mind.-Cussells.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-13

General Conference Methodist Epis-
copal Church-Los Angeles, Cal, May
8, 19O4-.<ational Association of Re-
tail Groeers of the United States, San
Francisco, Cal, May 3, to 8, 1904. For
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are au-
thorized to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco, California. Rate-Forty-seve
dollars and fifty cents ($47.50) for the
round trip. Dates Of sale-April % to
May l, inclusive. Return limit-All
tickets to be limited to June 80. 1904
for return. Stopovers-Stopovers may
be made at any point within fifteen
days from date of sale; within Cali.
fornia, Oregon, Washington and Idaho
stopovers may be made at any point
up to June 25th, 1904.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-13
ROCK FORMATION.
In One Sense Stones DO Grow, and

In One Sense Stones DO Grow. and
In Another They Do Not.
Rocks do not grow in the sense that
plants do. They may increase in size
by means of accretion. and they may
also undergo other changes. Old sea
beds. lifted up and exposed for ages. be-
come stratitied beds OF sandstone or
limestone; volcanic ashes and lava
strewn over hills and plains become
tufa. hard enough for building stone,
and the pebbly shores Of rivers and
smaller streams may sometimes
change into conglOmerates. The simple
mineral, however, does grow. especial
ly when it takes upon itself the form
of crystal. A sparkling prism of
quartz increases from an atom to
monster crystals of varying length and
size by what geologists know as a
process of addition and assimilation"
This process is wonderfully slow, but
with a mathematical exactness that is
q surprise to persons even "well up"
in the science of geology. In one sense
stones grow; in another they do not
The crystal may become longer and
larger, but the bowlder on the roadside
will not increase hairbreadth in
length or width in the next 10000
years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-13

Special one-Way second-class colcnist
rates to the northWest-Rates and ar
rangemcnts outlined below will govern
i'll the sale # one waE seeond-class
colonist tickets to destination shown,
and to Intermediate points effected.
Rates-Fr0m Pine bluff tC Billings.
Montana, $2SG5; from Pine Bluff to
Hinsdale, Livir gston, Logan and Gin
nabar, Mont $3.50; from Pine Bluff
to Helena, Butte, Missoula and Ana
condo Mont. s31 so; from Pine Bluff
to Spokane, Washington, s34.00; from
Pine Bluff to Portland, Ashland. Asto-
ria, Oregon, Tacoma, Washington and
Vancouver, B. c., $36.5 Dates of sale
First series, March l to April 81,
1904, Inclusive Second series, Septem.
ber Is to Octozer Is, 1904, inclusive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-04-13

Meeting of representatives of the
New York Life Insurance company,
Hot Springs, Ark, April 12, 1904.-For
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are au-
thorized to Hot Springs, Ark: Rate,
one fare plus two dollars ($2.OO) fer
the round trip. Date of sale, April
10th and 18th, 1904 Return limit,
ten (10) days from date of sale and for
continuous passage in both directions.
Town Lot Sale-Fesenthal, Ark,
April 27-28, 1904, For the above occa-
sion the following round trip rates
and arrangements are authorized to
Camden. Arkansas: Round trip ratel
Pine Bluff, $3.50. Dates of sale:
Agents north cf Camden will sell for
train No. of April q, 1904. Return
limit: All tickets to be limited to
April 80 1904.
Annual meeting Southern Baptist
Convention and Auxiliary Societies,
Nashville, Tenn, May 1916, 1904. For
the above occasion the following round
trip rates and arrangements are autho-
rized t. Nashville, Tenn: One fare
plus two dollars and twenty-five cents
($2 25) for the round trip. Dates OF
Sale: May 9, 10 and II, 1904 Re-
turn limit: Ten Q0) days from date
and for continuous passage in both
directions. Extension of limit: By
personally depositing return portion
If tickets with the joint agent between
the hours of a. m. and p. M, not
earlier than May 10, 1904, nor later
than ten days from date ticket was
punched and upon payment of fee of
fifty (50) cents at such time, extension
of return limit to a date not later than
June 6. 1904. can be secured.
S. M. Dickey, Agent.