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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

the Methodist parsonage on Monday
of last week.
Mrs. Emma Lewis French of Shir-
ley. Mass, native of Chelsea, was
married in Boston on the Sd inst. to
Fred D. Weeks of Shirley.
The audiences at the Congregations
al church last Sunday morning and
evening were greatly pleased with the
selmons by Rev. John l.. Sewall of
st. Adams, VINO exchanged with the
pastor. Mr.. Sewall remained until
Tuesday visiting his college classmate,
J. M. Comstock.
Rev. H. J. Wyckoff went on Mon.
day from St. Adams, where he
preached on Sunday, to his fathers
home at North Woodbury., Conn.
+ Donald l.. Comstock graduated from
st. Johnbsury Academy last week,
and returned home on Saturday.
Fred E. Atwood of Boston has beer
spending a few days here with his
! parents.
/ Ethel NJ. Church of Vershire II
visiting Bertha W. Berry.
A horse lawn mower has been pur
chased by the Village improvement
| OOClBUy anu bll6 C6UltbbIN CODHlSSlOu
ers, ana has begun It's summers work
Mr.. and Mrs. e. D. Barnes went o.
Monday to Meriden, n. H., wher
their daughter, Chorene, graduate
this week from Kimball Union Acad
cmy Maud S. Merrill accompanie
them.
David G. Adams has gone to Sout
Royalton to work for A. p. Skinnt
in the meat business.
At Democratic caucus on Saturds
evening, H. o. Bixby and l.. N. Lucs
were chosen delegates to the Stat
and j. B. Atwood and E. u. AbbU
to the district convention.
O. M. Hunt has sold his place
the Strafford road 20 W. Q. Austin fl
$500, and will have an auction
household goods next Saturday. f
expects to work for d. I. McAllist'
through the summer.
A Republican caucus will be ne
at the town hall ON Saturday afte
noon at O. clock to choose delegau
to the State, district. and county CO.
ventioDs and town committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Davis left
Monday for their summers work !
the Profile House, White MountaiLl
EAST CORINTH.
Charles Sinclair was in Montgomey
few days last week.
K. G. Sawyer was in Wells Ripr
Tuesday and Wednesday of last wee.
Miss Laura Butler is at home or a
vacation from her school in WinchG-
den, Mass.
Philip Chamb berlin was in Newbuy
last week.
George Cook and wife visited IN
Chelsea last week.
Mrs. Chamberlin and Miss Elizabeth
Chamberlin of Newbury visited at
Walter Dodds few days last week
Mrs. Jo Zwicker of Fitchburg is
visiting her father, s. l. Divoll
E. w. Pember and wife of Wells ire
spending few days with DR.. HAHN.
Lee Prescott has bought the hohse
formerly owned by George jackson
Mrs. Capt. Chamberlain and GILL
dren of Chicago are occupying tleir
house here this summer.
Linus Edison is at work papenng
for E. R. Oorliss.
Carl Brock and daughter of N,w
bury visited at Mrs. M. o. Curriers'
last week.
Mrs. Everett Ccrliss died at her
home Tuesday morning, June Z. The
funeral was held Thursday at p
M, Rev. Mr.. Kilburn of Bradford
conducting the services.
Mr. and Mrs D. W. Kelley of
North Troy are visiting at Mr.. Mil
ler's.
Rev. O. L. Percival of Masaswippe,
Que, was in town last week to attend
tine funeral of his daughter, Mrs
Everett Corliss.
Clarence Bailey spent Sunday al
Peacham.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
DARLING WILL BUILD.

ST. Johnsbury, June 80. -Elmer A.
Darling, one of the proprietors of the
Fifth>Avenue Ho tel at New York. was
here last week 10 oking up the prelim-
mary steps towards building a sum-
mer home at Mountain View Farm at
East Burke. A firm of New York
architects has drawn the plans for a
colonial house which will be erected
on a slightly place ON this beautiful
farm. The foundations will be built
this year and the house completed next
summer. The plans call for house
costing $40, 600, and when the build
ing is complete d it will be one Of the
finest houses in Caledonia ounty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

There are still those who think the
building OF the Panama Canal will be
a gigantic, if not an impossible, job.
DR.. O. A. Stephens, well-known
writer, in Washington, who has just re-
turned from a visit of observation
to Panama, says the Americans
speak glibly of the possibility of a
tide water level canal across the zone.
In order to have ditch $50 feet wide
and 30 feet deep below the sea level,
as contemplated. it will be necessary
to remove BAL 800. 900 cubic meters of
earth. II the United States should
employ 10000 laborers he says it
would take AZ years and days to re-
move this enormous mass, or until
the year 1861. And he estimates the
cost anywhere from $40 millions of
dollars to 610 millions. The French
are estimated to have lost 80, 900 en-
ployees in their eudeavor to dig the
canal. To add to the complications
there Is movement on foot by the
labor unions in the United States to
regulate the hours of labor and wages
in the Zone" While a tide water
canal at Panama may be impossible,
the governm emit will find ways and
means to construct q look canal and
govern the zone" without any out
side help. Oroakers may croak but
when the United States gets hold OF
anything that thing has to go.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
A VOTE GETTER -?

1t having been claimed by some.
what too Jealous newspaper supporter
of Mr.. Stanton that its candidate for
Governor is vote getter," and, in
evidence of this averment, that he
was elected by the people two years
ago, the subjoined extract from the
legislative proceedings on the con.
vening of the General Assembly in
1902, is given The committee ap-
pointed to canvass the votes for lieu
tenant governor reported:
Total vote, 67,31S
Necessary for choice, 33, $50
z. S. Stanton had 81, 1853
f. W. Agan had %, 624
Elisha May had 1858
Noble l.. Ball had 2,213
Scattering 2
The committee thereupon reported
that no person had received consti-
tutional majority for this Office. A
similar state of facts had been de-
clared respecting the vote for Cover
nor. though Mccullough had received
81, 1854 "a number somewhat III excess
of the vote for the second place.
The merit claimed for Mr.. Stanton,
that he is vote getter," was not
conspicuous in great crisis in the
affairs of the regular Republican
organization; and the possession of
this quality by the candidate for
Governor this year is a matter of
supreme Importance. Undoubtedly
Mr.. Stanton or Mr. Bell would be
elected If nominated. But bare
election is not the requirement. The
Republicans Of Vermont, in year of
the national election, are encumbered
by handicap of $4,000 majority.
When, in recent years, the Republi
can nominee for Governor has not been
elected by %, 600 majority or more, it
has been regarded, In its bearing on
the national canvass, as defeat, and
in November the national Republican
banner has been trailed in the dust
1t is up to the Republicans of Ver-
mont, in the approaching State cam
paign, to make the best fight they
ever made; and the best fight means
the choice of the best obtaiuable
leader. Joseph A. DeBoer is that
man. A majority of 10, 90 or 20, 00O
will not do. Such fiures are equiva-
lent to defeat; majority so reduced
sends chill through the ranks of
waiting Republicans in other States,
and inspires the Democrats in New
York and other close or doubtful
States with the hope of coming
victory.
Nominate for Governor the man
whose name is pledge of brisk
campaign, and an assurance that when
the votes are counted in September
the traditional majority of Vermont
will raise the cheers of approaching
victory among epbattled Republicans
east, west, and north. "Give u
DeBoer for our leader" is the cry Of
all Republicans more solicitous for 6
good ld-fashioned victory than for q
purely personal triumph
! The result of the Burlington caucus
} was an answer to this awakening sen
timent.
DeBoer and forty thousand major
ity Time for Vermont Republican,
to awake to full realization of thei
mighty responsibility in the cam
! paign now opening at Chicago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

The Porte having issued orders for
the collection Of license taxes from
Greeks in the Turkish dominions. It
is feared at Athens that there VIII be
fresh trouble, particularly at Smyrna.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
COMMENT AND CRITICISM.
Some Opinions on Legislation Past,
Present and Prospective.

The Governors CommendabIe Step.
Gov. Vardaman has taken a very
c~ommendable precaution against any
possibility of Juggling with legislative
acts after their passage by refusing
to affix his signature to any enrolled
bills that have been interlined. This
announcement has been made to
the enrolling clerks of the two houses,
and created quite a furry around the
statehouse. as interlineations hereto
fore have been taken for granted and
easily excused on ccoun of the haste
in preparing the large volume of this
class of work. The State has had two
or three experiences, however, with
bills which had been tempered with
after their passage, and Gov. Varda-
man is bearing these experiences in
mind to prevent a repetition during his
administration. After a conference
last week with the enrolling clerks
Gov. Vardaman gave permission for
the insertion of omitted words witt,
red ink, notation to be made on tho
margin explaining that the interlinea.
ton is a clerical error, and this nota-
ton must be signed by the enrolling
clerk. In this way all corrected errors
have the stamp Of approval before the
bills come to the governor.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
Y DAY.

By an overwhelming majority the
house this afternoon passed the Frank
lin uniform school book bill, adopted
by the senate several days ago and the
measur now goes back to the latter
body for concurrence in the house
amendments.
A number of very important changes
were made in the bill. The governor
and encouragement were deprived of
membership on the textbook commits
sion, which shall be composed Of eight
educators of known ability to be Sc
lected by the governor. with the su-
perintendent of education as an ex-
officio member.
The clause requiring that the his
tory TO be taught in the schools shall
be written from a Confederate stand
point was stricken out.
Writing was added to the common
school curriculum, and, after a very
heroic fight, Mr.. Nixon of Pike, sue
ceeded in securing the adoption of an
amendment providing that the ele-
ments of agriculture shall also be
taught in the schools. The amend
ment was carried after a veryy elo-
Quent speech by the member from
Pike and in the face of a practically
unanimous opposition at the starr.
Natural philosophy was eliminated
from the curriculum. The house in
creased the compensation of commits
sioners from 81 to SIS per day and then
adopted the bill. The senate will un-
doubtedly concur in the amendments.
In the senate nothing of a general
interest happened during the day.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
THIRTY.EOuRTH DAY.

A very strong and somewhat uneX-
pected opposition to the Wells va
grancy bill, passed by the house some
time ago, was developed when the
measure was taken up in the senate
opposition that the friends of the bill
asked leave to make it a special order
for Tuesday, which was done. The
impression seems to prevail in the
minds of some members hat the dras-
tic and stringent features are likely
TO be abused by petty officers and JUS
tees of the peace.
The senate C%oncurred in the house
amendment to the bill authorizing the
lower levee board to issue 81, 200, 900
in bonds. and also the house amend
ments to the senate measure proVid-
ing for the establishment of branch
agricultural experiment stations.
The house spent the entire morn
ing on the privilege tax bill, the chief
features of which were the exemption
to ex-Confederates and the tax on in
agents.
For the first time since the legisla-
ture convened both bodies were in ses-
sion in the afternoon, and a determina-
ton is being shown to get through
with the work and adjourn.
More new bills of a local and private
nature were introduced in both
branches of the legislature, but moth
ing of a general nature worth print
ing. outside of the above, transpired in
either house.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04

nize osteopathy as a branch of medi-
cine. The pensions committee has
reported an equitable plan for the dis
tribution of the pension fund.
The day in the house was devoted
to appropriation bills. The general
measur for the support of the depart
ments of the State government was
the most important passed, several
minor changes being made in the
amounts recommended by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The bill
carries a total appropriation of $780,
914.18. The Mississippi Insane Hos
pital support bill, carrying 1921 900,
was also passed.
Death Blow to Cavett Bill.
At the afternoon session the lower
house gave a death blow to the Cavett
bill, which sought to deprive negroes
who were servants to Confederate SOL
diers in the civil war from %participat-
ing in the State pension distribution.
The clause was knocked out by a
very decisive majority, as was also
the amendment offered by the COM
mittee on pensions. which provided
that the negroes should receive only
one-half OF the sum allowed partici-
pants in the non-preferred class.
Both propositions were decidedly I'M
popular. a large majority of mem
bers believing that the negro should
receive full recognition for faithful
services during the civil war.
The bill as passed by the house Gre
ates a 5000 preferred class for the
soldiers who are totally disabled from
injuries or wounds sustained during
the war and a SIS class for those who
were partially injured.
The boards of pension examiners,
composed of eX-Confederate soldiers'in
each county, are abolished and boards
of supervisors, sheriffs, and ~chancery
clerks substituted in lieu thereof.
"Jim Crow" Bill Passed.
Without a dissenting vote the SEN
ate passed the Collier Jim crow" bill,
which requires street railways to pro-
vide separate accommodations for the
races, with two minor amendments,
which do not materially change the
bill, one allowing the companies nine
ty days in which to provide separate
accommodations and the other allow
ing movable screens to be used, to be
regulated according to the volume of
traffic of each race.
Senator Stone offered an amend
ment rendering it optional with city
councils to enforce the measure, but
afterward withdrew the same when
opposition developed on the ground
that some aldermanic bodies are like
ly to be dominated by the street rail
way corporations.
The negro question was fully aired
during the discussion and some strong
speeches were made.
The bill was passed exempting from
taxation property in Tunica, Coahoma
and DeSoto counties between the levee
and the Mississippi river.
The McLaurin bill creating forty-fve
district judges at a salary OF S75 a
month each was left pending when the
senate adjourned. The bill will be de-
feated.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
OUT OF TOUCH.

Only a smile. yes, only a smile
Tha a woman DER burdened with grief
Expected from you; 'twould have given re-
lief,
For her heart ached sore the while:
But weary and cheerless she went away.
Because. as it happened, that very day
You were "out of touch" with your Lord
Only a word. yes. only a word,
That the Spirits small voice whispered
Speak"
But the worker passed onward unblessed
and weak,
Whom you meant to have stirred
To courage, devotion and love anew,
Because when the message came to you,
You were "out of touch" with your Lord.
Only a note, yes, only a note
To a friend in a distant land;
The Spirit said Write" but then you had
planned
Some different work, and you thought
1t mattered little. You did not know
'Twould have saved a soul from sin and
You were "out of touch with your Lord.
Only a song, yes, only a song
That the Spirit said: Sing tonight,
Thy voice is thy Masters by purchased
right"
But you thought: "Mid this motley
throng,
/ care not to sing of the city of gold
And the hearts that your words might have
reached grew cold;
You were tout of touch" with your Lord.
Only a day, yes, only a day.
But, oh! can you guess, my friend,
Where the influence reaches. and where
1t will end,
OF those hours that you frittered away?
The Masters command is: abide in Me-"
And fruitless and vain will your service be
If "out of touch" with your Lord.
Young Peoples Paper.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
Abundant Life.

The call of God is V Tor an enlarginr
life. The mission of Jesus was to bring
the abundant life to every soul-it is not
strange that what we call the ''provi-
dences' of God, often seem to be the mar
rowing of life? How can he mean cen
largement' when he takes away the
things that seem to us to have ministered
to enlargement? When there seems to
be a narrowing Of life itself-cutting
away the hearts upon which we have
leaned; perhaps laying one aside from
active service! How can it be enlarge
ment? Yet that is, after all. His pur-
pose in dealing with us all. He never
limits the life of n of His children. AS
the cutting of the vine issues in larger
fruitage, so the seeming limitations of
God ever lead to the larger life-if we
will have it SO. Soul of mine, do not sigh
over what seems to thee the limitations
of life; listen closely-His voice Is ever
calling thee to larger things, into the
larger life. None can limit thee but thy
self. Thou shalt see it in the afterward
of days. Every seemingly narrow place
is a room in His gymnasium; submit
myself to the holy exercise, and thou
shalt realize the larger life Of His love
and His service.-Baptist Union.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
Y DAY.

After a spirited fight, consuming
the entire morning session, and DUR
ing which much bitterness was dis
played, the senate defeated the bill
seeking to abolish Friars Point as one
of the county sites of Coahoma county.
Although it was only a local measure,
a surprising opposition was stirred up
and some rather high-tempered speech
es were made by members. Ever since
the legislature convened a delegation
of Friars Point citizens has been at
the capital for the purpose of defeat
ing the bill, and their object was &C
complished this morning, the vote be-
ing IA to 10. No motion to reconsider
was entered. Senator j. Alcorn Glow
er was the champion of the bill and
made a very determined fight with the
odds arrayed against him.
The senate committee on finance
made an adverse report on the bill al
lowing the University of Mississippi
interest due on it's land grant fund for
the years 1904 and 1905. 1t is under
stood that the effort will now be made
to push this measure through the
house. The public health and quaran-
tine committee gave a black eye to the
bill seeking to regulate the practice
of osteopathy and creating a State
board of examiners therefor, which
means that the State will not recog-
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
SEEDS THAT WILL GROW.

Patience and resignation are the pill
lars of human peace on earth.-Young.
No great dSstiny ever swings on the
pivot Of Observation-Disclosures Presby-
terrain.
"a good life keeps off wrinkles"
Goodness is beauty in it's best estate
Marlowe.
There is only one way to have good
servants; that is to be worthy of being
well served.-Ruskin.
Do not dare to live without some clear
intention toward which your living shall
be bent. Mean to be something with all
your might.-Phillips Brooks.
Wherever life is simple and sane, true
pleasure accompanies it as fragrance
does uncultivated flowers.-Charles
Wagner. in "The Simple Life"
To conquer our own ~fancies, our own
lusts, and our ambition in the sacred
name of duty, this it is to be truly brave
and truly stropg.-Charles Kingsley.
How careful one ought to be to be kind
and thoughtful of ones old friends. 1t
is so soon too late to be good to them,
and then one is always so grieved.-
Sarah Orne Jewett.
The effectiveAife and the receptive life
are one No sweep of aim that does
some work for God but harvests also
some more of the truth of God and sweeps
it into the treasury of the life.-Phillips
Brooks.
Nothing is too little to be ordered by
our Father; nothing too little in which
to see His hand; nothing which touches
our souls too little to accept from Him,
nothing too little to be done to Him.
E. B. Pussy.
Cheered by the presence Of God, 1 will
do at the moment without anxiety, ac-
| cording to the strength which He shall
| give me, the work that His providence as
signs me. l will leave the rest; it is not
my affair.-Fenelon.
There is only one work on the evil
dences of Christianity that wholly salts
| fies any one-a work which defies the
most ingenious criticism and the most
skilful logic. 1t is said to be scarce, il
not indeed very scarce, but we have met
with it here and there. It is from five to
six feet of humanity living a Christlike
life.-Mark Guy Pearse.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-03-04
MISSISSIPPI

AS the legislature enters upon the
eighth week of its existence little
mas been accomplished. Only one bill
OIL a general nature has passed both
houses, that being the general school
appropriation bill, which carries with
1t an appropriation of 81 SOC 900.
There has been no dearth of bills in
PRODUCED in either branch of the legis-
lature. In the house there have been
4bO bills introduced, and in the senate
2s5. The indications are that before
the time for adjournment has rolled
around there will have been intro
duced in both branches over 1000
bills. A number of appropriation bills
have passed either n branch or the
otner, but no money can be secured on
them until they have passed both
branches, and are signed by the gov
ernor.
All the schools. colleges. benevolent
institutions, State officers. p~enitentiary
employees and clerks OF the different
departments have been without a cent
Of money for two months. They have
not drawn any money since their De
cember salaries. The new governor
has not been able TO draw a cent. The
general appropriation bill. which car
ries with 1t their salaries. has been in
troduced, and it is supposed it will
come up in the house some time soon.
IL will then have to go TO the senate
for passage, and il will be some time
in March before the State officers,
their clerks, the Supreme Court
judges. chancellors and district attor-
neys can get any money. The peniten-
tiary is also suffering for some money,
as it is running entirely or credit
now. The house has passed a special
appropriation bill for two months ok
penses until the general bill, providing
for the two years, can be passed, but
as yet it has not been taken up by the
senate.
With the present amount of work in
sight it is hard to see how the legisla-
IulC CdH SSl away HUN JdShoOu uAuSI
four or five weeks longer. There are
many bills which are coming up which
will provoke argument, and there will
be no end of debate, which will con-
sumo a good deal of time. In the
meantime the committees of both
houses are killing a great many bills.
Out of the thousand odd bills, which
will be introduced during the session,
it is doubtful if exceeding IT'S will be
enacted into law.