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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
Cabinet Changes.

Three changes will take place in Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet. beginning
July /, William II. Moody, at present sec
retary of the navy, will succeed Mr.. Knox
of Pittsburg as attorney general His
place at the head of the navy portfolio
will be filled by Paul Morton of Illinois,
who is at present second vice president
of the Santa Fe railroad system. Mr..
Morton is a son of j. Sterling Morton, who
was secretary of agriculture under Presi-
dent Cleveland. He was a gold Democrat
in 1896, but supported Mckinley and
Roosevelt in 1900. He has never been
prominent in politics, and his selection
comes largely as a matter of personal
choice by the President He is, however,
accounted man of exceptional ability,
and will undoubtedly fill the Office with ac-
ceptance, although he has no special ia
miliarity with naval affairs. 1t had been
hoped by many people in Vermont that
Mr.. Darling of Bennington, assistant sec
retary, whose work has been approved
by the Army and Navy Register, and by
the leading officers of the navy, would re-
ceive a deserved promotion. Victor II,
Metcalf, who is serving his third term as
a representative in Congress from Cali
fornia, will succeed Mr.. Cortelyou, who re-
tires from tn head of the department OF
commerce and labor, to direct the cam
paign of the Republican party as chair
man of the national committee. Mr.
Knox, the retiring attorney general, who
will become a United States senator from
Pennsylvania, has made an impression as
one of the brainiest men that the present
generation has known, and his friends
predict further advancement to high Of
| fee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
Special Friday Night Train Service from
New York.

For the better accommodation of sum-
mer travellers between New York city and
Brattleboro and other points north, and
particularly for those desiring to spend
Saturdays and Sundays in this neighbor-
hood, there will be a special through
sleeping-car leaving the Grand Central
station, New York. every Friday night at
o'clock during the months of July, Au-
gust and September. This car will reach
Brattleboro at 2.21 a. m, Saturday and
will remain at the Brattleboro station un-
til 5.45 a. m, when it will be hauled north
on accommodation train No, 81, stopping
at all stations to White River Junction.
Passengers from New York to Brattle-
boro and vicinity by the Friday night
train may, therefore, remain in their car
until 5.45 a. m, instead of being obliged,
as heretofore, to leave the train between
2 and 8 O'Clock in the morning.
This car is furnished to the public upon
a private guaranty, signed by Is persons,
upon the belief that it will prove a great
convenience to people having homes in
southern Vermont and New Hampshire.
AS the number of passengers it carries
this season will largely determine whether
it can be furnished another season, and
possibly daily, it is hoped that it will re-
are Maxwell Evarts, II. S. Wardner,
Henry e. Rowland, Allerton ID. Hitch,
r. b. Upham, A. w. Evarts, Sherman
Evarts. A. T. Morse, L. j. Fraser Camp
bell, w. e. Damon, Charles N. Villas,
Leavtt ]. Hunt Augustus Saint -Gaudens,
John d. Quackenbos and S. II. Howe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

/ to inaugurate certain improvements in the
administration of our own internal affairs
and to that end we again request the gen
eral assembly to enact law regulating
primaries or caucuses called for putting
In nomination candidates for the va
rious state, county and municipal offices.
TO the end that nominations of any party
snail be made by the free uncorrupted
cholce OF the voters thereof and that pun-
| ishment commensurate with the offense
Shall De meted out to offenders against
such law.
I'VE recommend such legislative enact
ment as will properly limit municipal in
debtedness; and further suggest for the
consideration of the general assembly the
question of whether or not uniform svs-
TEN OF municipal accounting applicable
10 all cities, towns, and Incorporated viii
lagos within the state would not. If ac-
cepted, tend to economy in the admins
tration of their municipal affairs
"A careful scrutiny of expenditures. by
persons clothed with authority to adult
the same, always tends to economy
Hitherto it has been the policy of our
state to entrust its auditing to "A depart
ment that, under the law, cannot be pro-
vided with a force adequate to do the
work required of it. We believe ju-
dicious reorganization of this department
VIII result in a net saving to the state
The creation of the office of attorney
general would be a step i'm the line of
progress and we believe that tine expense
contingent upon the crea tion of such an
office would be equated by the saving to
the state resulting from conscientious
and intelligent performance of the duties
thereof
I'VE believe that the welfare and in
creased prosperity of the state, and the
better convenience and greater enjoy
ment of its inhabitants requires that a
system of permanent highways should
be constructed upon modern scientific
principles and at the expense of the state.
such expenses to be 50 provided for that
no material increase of taxation to our
people shall result therefrom.
Capital punishment for murder in the
first degree has. in theory long been the
law of this state. In recent years the leg
islature has so acted in special cases as
to practically nulify this law In order
that the statutes may be in harmony with
the will of the people upon this important
subject we recommend to all the voters
of the state, a general discussion of this
question so that when the next general
assembly convenes. its members will
know the sentiment of the state with
reference thereto, and legislate accord
ingly.
The Republican party of this state has
ever stood for the principles of temper
ance, and is abiding in its belief that the
unrestricted traffic in intoxicating liquors
cannot be tolerated within our borders.
Two years ago. after being referred to
our people, the present license-local-Option
law was adopted We believe that this
law should be given a full, free, and fair
trial and We therefore recommend to
the general assembly that this law be
amended so as to give force and efficacy
to its fundamental principles"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

The Democrats will 20 into their ma
tional convention at St Louis next week
with the problem as to their nominees for
president and vice president no nearer So
luton, except in point of time, than three
months ago. The supporters of Judge
Parker of New York claim that he will
have SIS votes on the first ballot This is
146 less than enough to nominate, and
gives him the benefit of most OF the
doubtful votes. At the present time 2sS
delegates have been instructed for Park
er, and 100 for Hearst. The delegates Of
25 states and territories, having a total
of i3O, are unnstructed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
How Many Next Monday?

The Fourth of July last year was un-
doubtedly the most destructive to life
and limb of any in the history of the Re-
public. This was mainly due to the
steady increase in the number and va
rety OF the explosives made and sold, and
to the more dangerous character of much
Of the material used. There We're 406
deaths from lock-jaw, 60 from other in
juries, and a total of 1898 casualties the
victims of which recovered.
The state board of police of Massa-
chusetts, acting under a law passed by
the present legislature of that state, has
issued orders positively forbiddng the
sale of the more dangerous explosives.
The prohibition includes all frecrackers
Of Il greater length than six inches and
all potash-deXtrine compounds, such as
are commonly used in torpedoes The
sale of fixed ammunition in any form to
any minor under II years old is also for
hidden. The police of New York city
are taking steps aiming to reduce both
the death rate and the noise in that city.
1t is too much to expect that local con-
ditions will be essentially different next
Monday from what they have always been,
but the circular notice, issued by the state
board of health, and printed elsewhere
in this paper over the signature of Dr.
H. D. Holton, the secretary of the board
is nevertheless a timely one, and may
serve to remind parents of their duty to
| look after their children and to see what
death-dealing stuff they are allowed to
| handle.
1t is evident that the Fourth of July
| crusade, so-called, is coming to be a cru
sade, not so much against noise, as for
the protection of young Americas hands,
| arms. faces. eyes, and breath of life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

only one native of Vermont, Chester a.
Arthur, ever filled the presidential Of
fee but several times in the past 30 years
the state has had a peculiar interest in
the national tickets. Hayes was an Ohio
man, but traced his distinguished ancestry
to Brattleboro and Dummerston. Arthur
was born in Fairfield in Franklin county.
Morton, who was Harrson's running mate
in 1SSS. was a native Of Shoreham, in Ad-
Olson county. and named the hotel which
he built in Washington after that town.
Whitelaw Reid, who went down in de-
feat with Harrison in 1892, was the son Of
a Caledonia woman Fairbanks on the
national ticket this year, is the son Of a
former resident Of Barnard, in Windsor
county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
THE PLATFORM.

The following platform was unanimously
adopted
"The Republicans of Vermont by their
representatives in convention assembled
again declare allegiance to the principles
of the Republican party and pledge their
most loyal and hearty support to it's can
didates in the coming presidential cleo
ton.
In the nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt to be the twenty-siXth president of
the United States, we recognize the same
careful selection and wise choice that has
heretofore so abundantly and success
fully appealed to the courage and the
patriotism and the devotion of Republi-
cans throughout our land and believe
that by his election the continued pros
perity of the people of the whole United
States, irrespective of creed, color, or
political affiliations, will be assured.
1T is with an honorable pride that we
regard the action of our government,
made possible by the Republican party,
In the prompt securing of a route con-
Meeting the waters of the Atlantic and
Pacific by an isthmian canal
Vermont, the then Independent COM
monwealth that in 1777 adopted the first
written constitution prohibiting slavery
and one of whose judges in early times
declared that title to n human chattel
could only be shown by'a bill of sale from
GOD Almighty, cannot now look with in
difference upon the attempts recently
made in certain states to deprive the col
ored race of the election franchise, and
we therefore emphatically endorse the
plank of the national Republican party
| that calls for a congressional inVestiga,
/ tion of this subject, and If such discrim-
mating legislation be found unconstitu
| tional, we urge our delegation in Congress
| to use their best endeavors to secure tn,
enactment of legislation proportionally
reducing the representation of such states
in the United States Congress and in tn,
electoral college.
I'VE believe that now is fitting tim,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

The charge Of harharous treatment Of
wounded Russian soldiers by the Japanese
at the battle of Nafaugow IS without con-
firmation. and is generally discredited.
So many false statements. emenating
from Russian authority, have been made
regarding affairs in the Far East that
whatever now comes via St Petersburg
is viewed with suspicion. The japanese
have won the admiration OF the world 10y
their scrupulous ohsorVances of the rules
OF war Their care of Russian wounded
and prisoners. SO far as is known. is
commendable, and the civilized nations
will Toe slow to believe that the japanese
have been guilty OF so barbarous an act
as that of mutilating the bodies of the
dead Russians.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

The coroner's inquiry into the Slocum
steamboat disaster ended Wednesday with
a verdict holding the seven directors of
the Knickerbocker Steamboat company,
the captain, the mate, the assistant en-
gineer, the commodore of the Knicker-
booker fleet, and the government inspec-
tor who passed the boat, guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree, and all
these were placed under arrest The total
death list exceeds 1000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

Every available seat on the floor, stage
and gallery of the Golden Fleece hall was
occupied at 1852 this morning, when Col.
Thad NJ. Chapman of Middlebury, chair
man of the Republican state committee,
raped to order. Rev. Guy c. Lamson of
Montpelier offered prayer, and the call
was read by A. E Watson of Hartford,
secretary of the state committee. Con-
gressmen Foster and Haskins, the mem
bers of the state committee, and other
prominent Republicans who We're not
delegates were seated on the stage. The
Montpelier Military band rendered pa
triotic selections. The reading of the roll
of the convention was dispensed with, and
the chairman announced the appointment
Congressman Foster as chairman, and
Edward Deavitt of Montpelier as secre-
tary, and w. j. Bigelow of Burlington
and George B. Howard of Craftsbury as
assistant secretaries. Congressman Fos-
ter spoke briefly of the history of the Re
publican party and concisely and effec-
lively referred to some of the great lead
ers. O. NJ Barber of Bennington was ap-
pointed chairman of the committee or
resolutions, with a representative from
each county, including F. b. Pier OF ia
maica for Windham county
on proceeding to the nominations, w. A
Dutton OF Hardwick spoke of c. j. Bel
of Walden as a representative of farm
ing, the most important industry In Yer
mant (Which. however, is an incorrec
statemenD, OF his work as a public Off
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

The st. Albans Messenger properly re-
Dukes the St Johnsbury Republican for
referring to Mr. Bell as "the laboring
mans candidate" and intimates that the
boy who sold papers on the streets of
Albany, DeBoer and the boy who broke a
freight train, Stanton, are as much en-
titled to consideration by the hboring
ed cows, Bell.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

There are "a crematories in the United
States.
Prizes for window gardening are be-
ing offered in Paris.
Edwin A. Abbey, who is painting a pic
ture of King Edwards coronation, has
nearly finished his work.
The trade dollar issued by the United
States government was for the purpose of
facilitating trade with China and Japan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
Wanted,

A steady. reliable man, one with the best of
habits, TO take care of three horses, do some
driving. look after premises in general, and
also have good judgment in regard to carrying
on land. single man preferred but not nee
essarily so. If married, and wife could do
general housework. all would he satisfactory.
Good wages paid. For the right party, it's Il
fine job.
For further particulars apply to Lock Box
COL Uinsdale \ H. g}tf
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

Mary sat upon a pin,
But showed no perturbation;
For some of her was genuine
But most was mitation.-[Sphinx.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

Paul Kruger is now living in a villa at
Clarens, on the lake of Geneva. With
him are his daughter. grandchildren. see
retary and physician.
They say her wedding beggared de-
seription." "Oh, more than thatW en-
deed?" Yes. 1t beggared her father"
indianapolis Sentinel.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01
Gbe Oermunt pbUnix.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX.
Published every Friday at Brattleboro VT, by
o. |. FRENCH.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1901.

TERMS: Sl.5O per year in advance; if not
paid within the year s..
Rates of advertising furnished on applica-
tiOn. Births deaths and marriages published
free Obituary Notices, Cards of Thanks, etc,
- cents per inch of II lines or less.
entered at the BrattleborO Post Office as
second class mail matter.)
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

Queen Alexandria tries a painters pa
tience, it is said, by insisting upon chang
ing her poses while sitting for a portrait.
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W. nted. .

An experienced man to work on saws
Also two or three bright boys 16 to 1E
years of age. Apply to
THE CARPENTER COMPANY,
Organ Makers. Brattleboro, VI.
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VXTANTED -washngs to do ut home. MRS.
w ID. II. KELSEY, Rural Route 3, Bruttle-
bOrO. 26-2S
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WANTED.
Twenty FirSt-CIasS Carpenters

Union or nom union. Steady employment
and good pay guaranteed to competent,
SOBER energetic men. Write or call on
THE TRACY BROS. CO., Waterbury,
Conn. 21-30
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

NJANTED.-A medium priced Farm. Will
w give in exchange fine cottage house in
Lowell. Mass. To any one desirous of dispos-
ing of his back farm for a good home. here is II
chance. EDGETT n CO.. BrattleborO. 2ltf
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WANTED-A representative for Vermont
w to sell investment securities; liberal com
pensation. Write BOSTON INVESTMENT
CORPORATION, 90 state St, Boston. Mass.
~ Ixt.
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WANTED. Every lady to see the Perfect
w Fitting COrset-one especially for the
stout woman and one for the slender. Call or
send postal to Mrs II. A. TUCKER. Walnut
St, BrattlebOrO, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

"ANTED-Goo help for cutting wood
w and logs. HOLDEN MARTIN, Brat
tleboro. 27-tf
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NITANTED-wo 4O,OO0 lbs. at 20 cents per
w pound, delivered. Il. II. DAVENPORT,
West Brattleboro, VT l0tf
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Gdlantcd.

"ANTED-A middle aged woman as cook
w Mrs. +. HAMILTON. 27-lw
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WANTED - Have you any kind of real
w estate or business, anywhere in the
United States you would like to SELF Enough
said. Write me. GEO. j. KELLEY, Attic
bOrO Mass l6tf
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NTANTED-Table girls at Vienna Cafe, FL
w liot st. MRS. C. |. STAFFORD. 21-lw
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NTANTED.-Wc have several calls for tim
w Der land, especially spruce. If you have
any, write us. EDGETr X, CO., Real Estate.
Send for Catalogue. l9-tf
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WANTED - We can give steady employ
w ment to Il large number of operators on
Singer machines. Good wages guaranteed.
BRANDON GARMENT CO.. Brandon VI. -
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"ANTED-Sof wood lumber of all kinds.
w Either standing timber delivered AT
mill. HOLDEN u MARTIN, Brattleboro i6tf
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UTANTED-PositiOn as barber. Will act
w as clerk or do other work in hotel. p.
c. RUSSELL, 50 Elliot street, Brattlcboro.
21-lw
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NOR SALE-Some furniture and other per
Il sonal property will be for sale AZ the
Reed house through next week. a. l.. REED,
II Green ST. 3,-lw
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-01

NOR SALE-Lots on Vernon St and oak
Il Grove Ave. Inquire of y. &. ALLEN,
Brattleboro. 2btf
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9soc Sale.

NOR SALE-Dry stove wood. W. II. ALIEN
I ANDER. West BrnttlebOro. VI. 2t3l
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LNOR SALE-SurVeyor's compass in good
Il condition. c. B. CROW ELL BrattlebOro,
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NOR SALE-H House and lot in CentcrVille: !:
Il also l-horse Granite state moving mac hinc.
l-horse lumber wagon, top buggy and plow.
=. : EAMES. Guardian. .s!tf
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NOR SALE-Do you want to buy n farm.
II summer house. business. timber land. city
property. anywhere in the United states:
Enough said. Write me. GEO. j. KELLEY.
AttlebOro Mass l6tf
Fergus County Democrat., 1904-11-15
The seven Rests In Disease.

Mention is made by Professor Hilton
in his lectures on REST and Pain of the
seven varieties of the former obtainable
in the treatment of disease-namely,
mental rest, bodily rest, combination Of
those two, as in that most perfect state
of rest called sleep; organic rest. as evil
denced in the avoidance of eNertion in
cardiac disease, of talking in affections
of the respiratory tract, and in limiting,
SO far as possible, the act of degluti-
ton in affections of the alimentary
tract by the substitution of enemata, !,
local rest. rs secured by change in the
position of body or limb, the use of
pillows, cushions, etc. dietetic rest, by
avoiding the too frequent use of food
and drink; lastly, medicinal rest, in
the relief of spasm by limitations and
the not too frequent administration Of
medicine to the prejudice of nutrients
or stimulants. Professor Hilton lays
it down as Il rule that by cOnsidera-
tion of the manner in which these prin-
ciples of rest may be best applied in
each special case of disease are relief
and comfort to be brought to the suffer
er and diseased action arrested.-LOn-
don Lancet.
Fergus County Democrat., 1904-11-15
Respect For Old Age In Japan.

In Japan there is no such thing as
disrcSpect from youth to age. No
japanese boy or girl could eyer think
in light or dsrespectful manner of
his or her superiOrs or teachers, and
this may account for the earnestness
so unusual among young children
When student enters Il masters
presence in Japan he bows to the floor,
and when the lesson Is finished he
bows again, with expressions Of the
deepest gratitude as he takes his de
parture. The teacher, sitting in most
cases upon his feet on the floor, grave
ly returns each snlutation, then lights
his little pipe at the inevitable bill of a
smoking box and waits for his next
class There is no hurrying Of masters
from room to room. as in some of the
schools in our enlightened land. Great
imitators as they are. the Japanese are
remarkable for knowing instinctively
those foreign" customs which would
not coincide with their national char
acteristicS --I.eSlies Weekly.
Fergus County Democrat., 1904-11-15
Elephants Good Worker

Any one who thinks the elephant Il
slow, clumsy beast would have cause
to change his opinion on seeing him ut
work along the rivers of northern
Siam. The rainy season. which begins
in April. is the time when the teak
logs, cut during the dry seas N in the
forests about the upper waters of the
Menam river. are fioated down to Ra
hang, where they are caught and raft,
ed to Bangkok. Instead Of red shirted.
spike shoed river drivers such rs
handle the logs in their down stream
journey to the sawmills on the penob-
scot and Kennebec in Maine, the "lum-
ber driving" of the Siamese rivers ia
done by barefOOted, half naked men on
elephants. and the bone labor and
much of the thinking involved in the
operation are done by the elephants
st. Nicholas.