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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01

when the Democratic party was In
mower il was careful TO give It's op-
ponents a full representation on me
bench. knowing that thus was TO DC
obtained the best balance and Poise
ana breadth OF ideas for judicial ser
vice.
Even the Wings followed the same
nolicv in some degree and some OF
the ablest judges they gave US, llAs
Luke p. Poland and Daniel kellogg
we're Democrats when elected.
Though our bench since has gem
orally been able and clean, the spolis
tactics of the Republican party nave
done their best 10 make it otherwise.
Tha GOSPEL of Vermont-Constitu-
ton. Chapter 2. Section 25-says on
salaries. whenever an Office tnrough
Increase OF fees or otherwise De-
comes so profitable as to occasion
many to apply for it, the proiit oughi
10 be lessened by the Legislature.
1t is time to place the party OF me
Constitution where It can compel
some attention to II.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
HENRY G.DAvIs

their party stands pat" for-far the
highest the country ever had-is a
tariff for trust robbery.
Their talk that this excessive tariff
Is for the protection Of labor is too
stale for this generation. because no
Intelligent man fails 10 know now
that. measured by what IL does and
produces, American labor is the
cheapest in the world. Even MIR.
Blaine admitted 1t. in his report as
Secretary OF State. on the Cotton
Trade Of the World. when he frankly
said that the higher wages received
by American operatives was fully
Offset by the larger amount Of work
they did. The same thing has been
proved by the consular reports and
comparisons-all Investigations con-
Quoted by the Federal government it.
self-in the iron and steel and wooden
and many other industries. in fact In
every one where the comparison is
officially made. The trusts them
selves are proving II every day when
they undersell foreigners in foreign
markets, at prices about a third less
than by the aid of the tariff, they
charge consumers at home.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
Wise King" Is First in War
BARNARD.

Democratic rally at Bethel Saturday
evening, Sept. 3.
Edward Ward has gone to Boston.
Nelson Chamberlin has had Charles
Lewis kill his black mare.
P. B. Hadley and Miss Elizabeth went
to Marion, returning Friday.
Pearl Clapp of Brattleboro visited at
Jerome Morgan's over Sunday.
Mrs. Dan Bridgman OF Lebanon, y. H.,
visited her parents few days recently.
Rev. Mr.. Daniels and wife attended
the campmeeting at Claremont Junction,
n. II.
About so people in parties varying
from II to 5 in number, dined at the
Wayside last week.
Mrs. Webb and daughter, Gladys, OF
stamford, CT, are stopping at Eben
fuckers for the summer.
Officer Regain and family OF Boston are
amending his annual vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Regain.
Herbert Wood and wife OF Lake City,
Ia, after an absence of IA years, is again
looking over the scenes of his boyhood
Miss Efie Danforth OF Norwalk, Ohio,
visited at Judge Danforth's last week.
This was Miss Danforth's first visit to
the East.
r. T.. ana NeOTEe Athu VI GBAlhs lA1Al'
Mass, were in town the first OF the week
and bought some old furniture of French
and Burke.
The Silver Lake House is having good
patronage, also Landlord Eaton at the
head of the lake, which shows that Bar
nard will soon take the lead as a summer
place.
Enos Huntoon lost one of his work
horses last week. The horse was IN his
barnyard and jumped the high fence
going down an embankment about mint
feet, injuring his spine so badly that h'
had to be killed.
T. j. Wheeler OF Iowa and Warren 5
Wheeler of Worcester, Mass, have beef
visiting their brother, EIdorus Wheeler
at the Aikens stand. The three brother.
had not been together for thirty years.
Herbert Locklin was at the tow
clerks office last week and had the mort
gage cancelled on his farm. Mr.. LockliE
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
ALTON B.pARKER

$40. 344.49, while in 1866 all these
items took just S15,37O.73. The single
item of official expenses" postage,
ETC. took $1,000 more than the whole
executive department took then,
when there was vastly more work TO
do because of war business and when
a dollar was not worth over two
thirds what it is now.
The postage and stationery account
alone, analysed, means that every one
of these officials and commissioners
has been writing $500 official let
tiers a year,
A legislative investigation a few
years ago found that 100000 had been
expended by officials without war
rant of law; but the investigation
did not stop the practise and G. j.
Bell as cattle commissioner collected
for 364A days work in 1901 and 374
days In 1902.
Justice fees, when prohibition was
I'm full swing, took s43,S03.52 in a
year-of which, S20.426.77 was In the
counties of Rutland and Franklin,
where prohibition was at its rotten
est. Anybody can see why these fell
lows a-a ~r a0~.,a...s+n - cot rsl-Nh ihi-
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tiCn back again.

So we might go on illustrating.
The Free Press does not deny that
state expenses have increased 2S9
PER CENT, while population has in
creased only az per cent and wealth
only liz per cent--does not
deny that the Increase has been from
s255.2Tl47 in 1882 TO S73S,S60.S5 in
l903-does not deny that these fig-
ures. taken together make the
WORST SHOWING OF ANY STATE
IN THE WHOLE UNION, whose
wealth Increase has been 11H2 times
faster than the narrow, prescriptive.
stagnating policies Of immense Re-
publican policies have permitted TO
Eermont-does deny what is plain 10
any man OF ordinary common sense.
that a more nearly equal division Of
parties would bring very different
condition OF affairs by developing
real and progressive craftsmanship
and effort to win by promoting public
good in place Of the petty politics
and personal intrigue that now af-
THE Free Press undertakes to deny
this by citing the cost of care
of insane. which Il claims 70
be- only transfer OF ex-
pense from town to state. The truth
Is InAL the net EA lfEAAHN "a NAA'fN 9sAe
under this account represents an in
crease Of about 100000 over what
either town or state paid IN 1889, and
the bulk of il is for support as state
paupers of people who ought not TO
be public charges at all, simply be-
cause Republican legislation has
made no adequate provision for de-
termining whether they have rela-
tives able and legally and morally
a Fs.- a#a E,ERFsg law
yer in the state knows this and Gov
ernors Page and Fuller pointed II out
The Free Press cites the Soldiers
Home-without mentioning that I'M
Gle Sam gave US S6.04s TO support IT,:
the state Laboratory whose cost
was less than s10.000-and the State
Board Of Health-only about $4,000
as explanations Of the enormous in
crease. The truth is that these items,
granting them 70 be an right. repre-
sent hardly oNE-TWENTlETH OF
the Increase. which It is impossible
to eStenuate or justify. and the more
defense is attempted, the more clearly
this fact viii appear
Even thinner Is the Free Press
plea that this outrageous waste
should not be considered because
most of the money comes from cor
pofations and Inheritance taxes,
Doesn't il know that the people pay
substitute taxes for an that comes
from corporations due % the fact
that railroad property, savings bank
deposits eunder Sc 000) and corporate
property Of ala kinds. and the secur-
tiles representing 1t have been taken
from local grand lists and the entire
collection transferred to the state
| Moreover doesn't Ii know that the cor-
( porations also collect from the pub
| lie III their charges for service every
/ dollar Of taxes they pay2
This argument that because the
/ money comes from the corporations
4 II is al right to waste it is a good IL
| lustration Of the craftsmanship that
afilicts Vermont.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01

down 10 1896. s55.52-BARELY HALF
what they are now under matorities
twice as large.
And yet nearly all the legislation
the insane poor act. the court house
and Jail statutes, the county examiner
system, that are made the excuse for
the great growth OF these expenses
was enacted prior 10 that time, and
any high-water mark that can have
any semblance Of legitimacy. ought TO
have been reached then.
At the very best that can be said,
the DOUBLING since has been a pure
GATE WASTE.
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A WOMAN'S MISERY
LIFE A BURDEN BECAUSE HER Bloon
WAS OUT OF ORDER
Mrs. Smith Receivers the Joy Of Llv,..
When the State of Her sIoos
correeted--Is Rudy and Hear.
Today

According to the verdict OF IN. a.
Mrs. Clara o. Smith had but a nj, sofs
OF life left to her. For four vesrs sbs weeks
been growing paler and thinner mao
was known that her case had ~. a"u
nouneed beyond the reach AZ M 10,
skill. Then a transformation oc ,guIeal
and the woman who had spent most ~ 20
time in bed and finally had becon,., net
weak that she could not cross the a. -
dismissed her nurse, resumed her ooL
hold work, and gradually took a. se
until she reached weight Of 1ss r,, lssh
The establishment OF her aconaints ssus,
was boundless and, as the facts besasesa
known, the interest in the story N La-
recovery extended. To a renorter ,e
visited her home to learn tbe eir,r.l9
stances, Mrs. Smith gave the iollo@in.
| details:
"My trouble began nearly four vac.
ago with hemorrhages OF the bSEsi.
| Week In and week out these were Fensstas
and there seemed no way OF st6pni5s
| them. ] became white as snow NJ
/ heart beat SO that could not 70 ubstaj-!
and later not even the length 81 ia a.,
Ny head kept throbbing all the lime is.t
below my ears, and my limbs sWeled sBS
would hardly carry my body. FinaUg
/ became SO weak that ] had to tie down an
/ the time.
"My physicians regarded nv case :,
| ineurable. ! was told that there va =
possible chance for me and even thar
could not last for more than few weeks
II was then, In October Of last year. tbst
fmy son-in-law saw an advertisement r
DR.. Williams Pink pills and got some lof
me. They brought me the first relief
had experienced in all my sickness.
could see n change for the better within
the first week after ! began To use then.
The pain in.my head stopped almost 4
once and has never returned since My
strength began TO come back, nv tn
and checks grew red again, my flesh va
restored: IN fact, am now entirely wei
and able 10 do the work Of q family b
three. The change Is all due 10 Dr. Wi.
liams' Pink Pills and ! know that can.
not be too grateful
Mrs. smith, who lives at No. s. Bogea
street, Nashua, y. H., owed al 6e
troubles 60 deficient and Impoverished
blood. Nine-teuths Of the physical mIsaff
suffered by women springs ifgm ths
source alone. As long as the blood t.
mains scanty or impure the Tissues d tie
body are starved aud every organ fails %
DO Is work properly. Death must result
| IL relief Is not found. Multitudes % such
cases, some OF them declared hopeless
have been promptly and thoroughly cured
by Or. Williams Pink pills, and wpmea
who were pale, nervous, despondent and
daily fading out Of life have been changed
into the most active and robust q then
sex.
For all anmmie states, that Is 10 81
cases Of weakness caused by lack Of blood
and for all diseases springiug from 3 per
verted condition OF the blood DR.. VII
hams Pink Pills are the greatest know
remedy. They make new blood and CIV
new life to the feeblest. Their effect i
simply wonderful. They are sold BY 81
druggists throughout the world
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01

iigent citizen TO be a CONFESSION
OF GUILT.
We purposely made our first arti-
Gle in this talk with the people that
about state expenses so as to afford
the other side plenty of time to reply
If it dared because we knew the more
the matter was discussed and anal
yzed, the more complete and decisive
would be the verdict against Repub-
lican misrule.
Articles have appeared in one or
two state papers, for which perhaps
the state committee may not be re-
sposible which are, nevertheless,
samples of what may he expected in
defense. They assert that the state
highway and school taxes, to the
amout of $235,526.01 are included in
the 1888, $685. of state expenses in
1903. Whoever is responsible for
this statement, could hardly have
failed TO know, as even the Free
Press admits, that these taxes
merely pass through the state treas
ury and do not enter into state ex-
penses at ALL" They are included in
the $1,601, 307.29 which Treasurer
Bacon reports 70 have nassed through
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
NEWS IN TOWNS ABOUT,
STAFFORD.

Harlan Carpenter, dentist, will be at N.
II. Carpenters Monday, Sept. 9th, for one
week.
VIM. M. Hatch returned to Boston FRI
day
Andrew Marshall spent last week at
Squam lake.
G. H. Herman of Boston is the guest of
his uncle, Mr.. Bushnell.
Mrs. Orrin Scribner and son, Ralph,
went recently to Brattleboro.
w. G. Hazelton and five friends from
Burlington were in town Friday.
Charles Downer OF Sharon was the guest
over Sunday of James 5. Morrill,.
G. NJ. Moore was in Hanover Tuesday
and Sharon Thursday of last week.
Rev. b. T. Marshall went to Sunapee
lake Friday for few days in camp.
Miss Elizabeth Chandler lett town last
week Tuesday for visit to New Hamp-
shire.
Mrs. George Kibling of West Lebanon
was the guest Of Mrs. Nettie Hyde last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Sawyer of Norwich
were guests recently of Mrs. William
Stone.
Mrs. Bessie somers returned to her
home in Goffstown, n. H., last week
Monday.
Mrs. s. c. Chandler returned last week
Tuesday from visit of several weeks tC
Rockland, Me.
Miss Dorothy Shaw of Hyde Park
Mass, spent a few days with Mrs. John
Darling recently.
James S. Morrill, was the guest Of Charles
Downer Tuesday of last week at LAKE
Mitchell, Sharon.
Miss Catherine Wiswall and Miss Fran
.ces Locke left Thursday for their home IL
Lexington, Mass.
Mrs. g. Nj. Moore went Thursday for {
visit of some weeks to relatives in Proyi
dence and vicinity.
Charles Hayes, a nephew OF Mrs. H. A
Stickney, and his friend arrived Friday
from Massachusetts.
Haviland Stevenson, who has been
guest at W. NJ. Hatch's, asst weel
Tuesday for Boston.
Henry Reynolds and niece, Miss Susi
Simmonds, went to West FaIrlee Frida.
for visit of a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. f. Kent returned Tues
day from a visit Of several weeks to Frank
lin, Boscawen and West Derby.
Mrs. 0. G. Harris of Montpelier, VIII
has been at Mrs. ID. q. HYde's, returned I
her home Monday of last week.
Mrs. III. A. stickney was severely iniure
Friday morning by being thrown iron
her carriage while driving to the village.
Mrs. f. l.. Belden of Ksneville, ILL.,, an
son. Ira P. Belden, of Chicago were at Mis-
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Belle Pierce's Tuesday OF last week over
Several from here attended the reception
at Barrett hall last Thursday, given py
the ladies' of the Universalist society 10
DIR. and Mrs. Bicknen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson, Mrs.
Tx, Dsggett of Thetford Center ana
Mrs. VIM. Haskins of Barre were the
guests of Mrs. ID. c. Hyde Friday
A picnic was held on Kibling hill satur-
day afternoon and evening. hot clan
chowder. coffee, cake and fruit were served
and all report very pleasant time.
The ball game between the Sharon and
STAFFORD mines, which was postponed
from the 10th on account OF rain, was
PLAYED Friday afternoon and resulted IN
victory for Stafford.
A Junior STAFFORD Dramatic club has
been formed. with the following ofhcers -
Miss Aldana Quimby, Pres; Miss Eunlce
Chandler, Vice Pres; Miss Eleanor Hatch,
Sec: and Miss Caroline Hatch, Treas.
Nearly thirty from this village Went 70
Tunbridge Monday of last week to witness
the ball game between the team OF that
nIace and STAFFORD. II was a close and
we'll contested game, in which Tunbrldge
gained the victory, the score being 0 TO q.
Last week Tuesday evening, party was
given in the Town house, the hostesses be-
/ ing Miss Beatrice Sampson OF Washing.
1 ton, d. c., and Miss Florence Marshall OF
Roxbury, Mass. Games, music and demo
/ ing were the order of the evening. w. X
Sanb orn, Rev. b. T. Marshall sang solos
and Miss Frances Locke OF Lexington gave
/ beautiful exhibition Of fancy dancing.
| About forty guests thanked their hostess
es for a very pleasant evening.
The annual meeting OF the STAFFORD
| Dramatic club was held at the Town house
! Thursday with good attendance. After
the secretary's and treasurer's reports
were read and accepted, the following Of
ficers were elected for the ensuing year
Pres. Miss Elizabeth Chandler; Vice Pres.
q. f. Chandler; Sec, Miss Abby Chand-
Ter; Treas, George NJ. Moore; Elk. Com.
Mrs. F. c. Avery, Mrs. G. f. Chandler and
Miss Beatrice Sampson.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
"COME AND GET YOUR MONEY"
LIBERAL Way in Which F. E. Bryan
Sells Mi-o-na, Natures Cure for
Dyspepsia.


Dyspepsia.
ssIf Mi-o-na fails to cure you Of dyspep-
STA. come back to my store and get your
money" is the broad and liberal way in
which F. E. Bryan is selling Mi-o-na,
natures cure for dyspepsia.
A SOC. box of Mi-o-na contains two
weeks treatment and benefit will be seen
from almost the first dose. The guaran-
tee means that il Mi-o-na does not give
complete satisfaction the full price paid
will be refunded when the empty boxes
are returned, and covers two boxes.
There is no other medicine that will
compare with Mi-o-na for relieving
stomach trouble. Pain and discomfort
after eating. dizziness, specks before the
ewes, gas and fermentation, in fact, all
forms of indigestion are quickly relieved
and permanently cured by Mi-o-na. 1t
increases the vitality, soothes and heals
auy internal Inflammation and gives tone
and strength to the whole system. Ills
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
Republican Rally.

A Republican rally was held here
Wednesday afternoon of last week. Ma
ture was at her best and seemed to smile
on Orange county's second event in the
campaign line.
The rally was held at the OLD union
meeting house on the knoll in the beauti-
full north village. Senator Dillingham;,
Judge Stanton and Horace w. Bailey were
the speakers. The old church, which, by
the way, is a large one, was filled with an
appreciative audience, many coming IN
from the surrounding towns, and thst
they gave attention for three and half
hours is evidence of their interest in the
campaign.
All the speakers paid a tribute OF love
and respect to the late Senator Morrill,,
whose remains rest within stones throw
of the old meeting house.
The STAFFORD Brass band enliyened by
stirring airs and an impromptu glee club
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
TRUTH ABOUT THE TARIFF.
AID the Policy to Which Democrats
Are Committed - The Wholesale
Extortion Under Republican Policy.

Are Committed - The Wholesals
Extortion Under Republican Policy.
watching closely the Republican
newters that has appeared, tholsh
stinglly. I'M the state press the past
month. it is found TO consist OF waIh-
ines against Democratic Tree
OF course the gentlemen who put
forth this stuff know IL is pure hum
bug and that what the oenoct /, ~! -.
riafforu and Judge Parker's explicit
declaration pledge, is a moderate and
conservative revision Of the tariu.
Topping of the protection that no
f5lly conserving every honest interest
They know that large tariff is nee
essarv to meet the revenue needs OF
the government and that within this
limit there is more than room enough
for all the protection any indust.5
needs. They knaw that the taria
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
52o7O.sO
LEAVING NET STATE
EXPENSES .
sz2s. e5

ANY last-moment attempt to alter
or modify these figures will be an at
tempt 10 FOOL THE PEOPLE.
This is likely to take the form of
statements showing how much is
paid out for these institutions with
out taking any account Of their IN
come. Any citizen can readily de-
tect their faIsity by consulting the
tables at the end Of Mr. Baeon's BIZ
ennial report for 1902.
Where the money has really gone
Is illustrated by the amount Of sal
aries. s6l,759.35. official expenses
S16.45445. and commissions Of
them of the kind in which Daniel
Webster we'll said civil government
always stagnates-S32.1 1909. Total
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01

= ner eent-since he was sworn In.
Republican ring rule in Vermont, ~
rnre waste and petty pilfering in the
nasf 30 years has increased state eS-
.snses over 80 TIMES AS FAST as
population has increased.
Bad as present day. Roosevelt Re-
,nhlteanism is. the Vermont article
~ me same standard, Is over TWEEN
TY TIMES WORSE.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
WASTE KEEPS STEP WITH re.
PUBLICAN MAJoRlTlES.

How the swelling OF state expenses
has matched that Of Republican ma
forities is well illustrated by the
year 1890.
In that year. all win remember.
the majority was cut down TO about
rs. 600, the lowest IL has been for 30
years. and the state expenses went
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
TWENTY TIMES WORSE THAN
THE WORST.

One reason why the American peo-
pie are going to vote the Roosevelt
administration out Of power is that
In militarism, eolonlalism. extrava-
gance and jobhery it has increased
national expenditures nearly FOUR
TIMES as fast as population has In
creased-or "a per cent against
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

As a necessary part of the out
rageous increase OF state expenses
the worst, proportionately Of any
state in the whole Union and worse
than Imperialism, colonialism and
militarism has brought TO Uncle Sam
-spoils politics have been carried TO
the utmost extreme in the grossly
one sided partisan misrule of YER
mont
In 1865, just after the war, with the
multifarious duties its closing en-
tailed, and with population within
four per cent of what 1t is now, the
executive officers of the state We're
Just 10 I'm number.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01
THE FINAL WORD
Of Democratic State Committees
to Good Citizenship.
TRUTH ABOUT STATE EXPENSES
Warning Against Republican Attempt
to Fool the People, So Late as to
Be Safe from Exposure = Some
Sample Items.

1t was announced a fortnight ago
that the Republican state Committee
would attempt an answer to the ex-
posure made in these columns Of the
enormous, unjustifable and unparal-
lelled growth Of state expenses in
the past 20 years Of great Republican
majorities.
knowing that no such answer can
be made. without falsihcation, that
will In any considerable degree justi-
fly or excuse this growth, we have
watched carefully for the promised
appearance in order TO meet y with
the truth from the official figures. II
IS now evident that If made at all, II
is TO be made in the last issue before
election of l.Iis paper, 50 as TO be pc
yond reach of reply. such action OF
itself ought 70 be seen every intel
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-09-01

his hands during the year. His ac-
count Is perfectly plain and business
!ike, showing auditors orders, elassl-
fed according to law, To have been
drawn for state expenses Se2l,OoI.e4
With Legislatures Deben-
lures 52070.6O
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which would be a credit to any communi-
ty. interpreted original songs and added
much to the enthusiasm of the occasion.
The whole affair was in charge OF the
Republican committee, S. B. Buell. presid-
ing. The speakers were entertained at the
Morrill, home, presided over by James
Morrill, and Madame Swan, whose hospi-
taIity is well known.
STAFFORD is in the swim IN this cam
paign and will be heard from for Bell and
Stearns. STAFFORD polls the smallest DEM
ocratic vote of any town in the county.
Wise King" Is First in War
first in peace, and most satisfactory in the
stomachs OF our countrymen
Bread made from Wise King Flour
always fills long felt want.