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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
TAFT ON ROOSEVELT.
A Stirring and Authoritative Character
ization OF the President as Man, and
as the Head Of the American Nation.


izatlon Of the President as Man, and
as the Head of the American Nation.
Hon William II. Taft, formerly COM
missioner to the Philippine Islands, now
secretary of war in President Roosevelt's
cabinet, was the principal speaker at a
great Republican rally at Montpelier last
Friday afternoon. After contrasting
briefly the history and policies of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties, and
showing that the Democratic platform of
this year is clearly an attempt to catch
the ultra BRYAN vote of the West, while
satisfying the conservative sentiment of
the party i'm the East Secretary Taft de-
livered, as the essential part of his adj
dress, a magnificent defence and eulogy
Of President Roosevelt and his admins
tration. He said in substance:
Unable really to attack the record of
the Republican party, unable really to
take any ground which makes a combata-
BILE issue with the Republicans on the
main questions, the Democrats now seek
to attack the president, and to charge
him with violations of the constitution;
with headstrong disposition to rule or
ruin; with a tendency to involve the
country in foreign wars with being, in
olHeT WOIuSs an unsafe man.
Concerning many issues of the cam
paign which are under discussion. absence
from the country has made me unfamiliar
with the details, but when Theodore
Roosevelt is attacked for being strong
headed tyrant, obstinate in his pride of
opinion, and failure to listen to argument,
| am in a position to know of what
speak. In all my experience l have never
met a man in authority who has less pride
of opinion in the judgment he has form
ed in respect to situations presented to
him for action than Theodore Roosevelt.
have never met man who was so amen
able to reason, so anxious to reach a lust
conclusion, and so willing to sacrifice a
previously formed opinion as the present
president Of the United States He has
| wonderful quickness Of apprehension and
keeness Of perception. He weighs every
argument which is brought before him.
and If by reason of the limpid character
| OF his nature, which leads him to speak
as he thinks, he gives instant expression
to an opinion which subsequent facts show
to be erroneous, he changes, as only man
can change who is an earnest seeker for
the truth, with the sincerest desire to do
right.
He is not tyrant but he is a leader
Does the American nation object to this?
Light Is made of his views Of strenu-
Gus life. He does believe in strenuous
life. He does believe in doing things He
me-, az ne'Vs ~ 'iie Ii auililiuIl cltss
hv and oriticisa thosa rharqei Vim ,a-
| sponsibility. who are undertaking to lead
on to progress and higher civilization.
ne ieSeiils as hlsh '.pe as there Is
hood Ie is an Ar,n,ica, IJa 'S is iir,s' ,
riot He loves his country and he does
not blush or hang his head in saying 50.
he loves mas WE lie loves his children.
~ r. - IN" I'M .S1" n%iie' ne sym
man of wealth when thew show them.
| selves worthy Of the civilization in which
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

The beef strike is believed to he near
an end The packers are having but
little difficulty in turning out their pro-
ducts and the strike leaders are having
difficulty in preventing the men who went
out stampeding back to their old places
Paraguayan revolutionary vessels are eX-
tremely active They are carrying men,
horses and arms and are searching all
passenger boats An Argentine warship
threatened to fire on the revolutionary
squadron if the intercepted vessels flying
the flag of the Argentine Republic.
The dismembered body of Paul Parker,
a farm hand who disappeared in October,
1902, was found Monday on the Marx
farm in Colchester, Conn. Gershon Marx,
owner of the farm. is in Jail charged with
numbering Joseph Favoli, another en-
pl0ye, whose dsmembered body was found
in a sack on the farm in April. The Of
ficials believe that boy who formerly
worked for Marx and who disappeared
and a Hebrew peddler may have been
murdered and the farm is being searched
closely. Marx is about so years old and
has always borne a good reputation. At
the present time he is in a feeble con-
dition and may not be able to appear at
a hearing.
John Kelley. a farmer in Plaistow, n.
| H., was at work in the field near his home
| Thursday when he saw two strangers en-
ter his house. He crept TO the door and
| found the men robbing the sideboard OF
| slVerware. On discovering Kelley botl
men began firing with their revolvers
Two shots went wide, but the third
struck Kelley in the neck and lodged il
| his shoulder. AS he sank to the floor the
men fed. Kelley regained consciousness:
sufficiently to give an alarm, and the
burglars were arrested while walking il
the direction of Haverhill, Mass. The!
attempted to draw their revolvers, bu
| the police covered them. They are evil
IDENTIFY tramps. Their names are giveI
| as John Greenwood and James Noyes
Kelley identified them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
New Gold Field Found.

Much excitement has been caused in
Australia by the announcement of the
discovery of a new gold field in the
northern part of the island. Prospectors
are hocking to the territory as rapidly as
possible. In our country the rush for
wealth is just as much in evidence but
in the excitement we forget to look after
our health until sickness comes, and then
it is sometimes too late. Preserve your
health above everything else and you Will
then have a far more precious treasure
than all the gold in the world. The best
means of protecting your health Is TO
take Hostetters Stomach Bitters at the
first sign of Indigestion, dyspepsia, con-
situation, biliousness, liver troubles or
malaria. 1t positively cures these all
ments. Try a bottle and Sc for yourself.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

Walter left and Minnie Hescock are
visiting in Greenfield.
Gtta Herrict of Brattleboro is with her
cousins Mrs. Hescock and Mrs. Charles
Morse,
Mrs. Fox and daughter are visiting her
parents and brother, Perley Sparks, and
family.
a slight frost was seen on the road
between here and South Newfane on Au-
gust 81.
Beulah Tmson and Abbie Adams went
to Townshend Monday for another term
of school.
Mrs. Nettie Washer of Meriden. Conn,
visited her cousin, Mrs. Idella Hescock,
last week.
The inspector of boilers was at the
steam mill Monday, so the plant was clos
ed for the day.
Nellie Dickinson began last Monday the
fall term of school in Dummerston, call
ed the South school.
Harry Piper OF Springfield, Mass, has
visited at E. r. Williard's, where Mrs
Piper and child are staying.
Mrs. Lizzie Dunklee is spending a short
time at Lake Pleasant Miss Loina Davis
and her sister are caring FOR Mrs. Allen.
Luther Plummer spent Sunday with his
wife and daughter at c. X. Stedman's.
Evelyn Staples of Brattleboro also is
there.
Louise Merriheld joined a party of II
Mortified people at Spofford lake Mon
day. Mrs. Grace Richardson is the chap
erone.
/ Albert Timson and his two sons We're
/ i'm Acworth last week. Mrs. Minnie Tim
son returned with them, leaving her
mother, Mrs. Pratt, no better
/ DR.. Clayton Walcott of Hanover, Pa,
/ Miss Bertha Walcott and her younger
| brother, Theodore Walcott Of Greenfield
/ spent Thursday and Friday of last week
! at G. Il. Lambs.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Willard. Mrs. Hat
tie CWillard) Elliot and son, Miss Mabel
Martin and her brother, Ralph, went to
Vernon to attend the reunion of the Mil
Ter family last week Thursday.
The base BAH game Saturday between
/ the Williamsville and South Newfane and
Dover boys resulted in a tie. second
game was played Monday resulting i'm a
| victory for WilliamsVille 27-19.
The townspeople have been glad to
greet Rev. Il. +. Mitchell of WATERFORD
Me, who is visiting former parishioners
in South Newfane, accompanied by his
family. Mr. Mitchell has many friends
outside his own parish.
Drs. HoltCn and White have operated
upon the carbuncle which has caused
Mrs j. II. Mortified so much sufferine
the past week, and which threatened hel
life Mrs. Mortified is more comfortable
and is cared for by Miss Matte Metcalf
1t will be a long time before she vii
fully recover.
Landlord Underwood of WardsborC
brought to our village Saturday a party
of several women and one man. As thel
walked through the village we learned
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
Senator Fairbanks in vermont

Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana Repub-
lican candidate for vice president made
his first speech in the national campaign
at "A rally White River Junction Monday
afternoon \ very large crowd was in at
tendance. The demonstration was ar
ranged particularly as a welcome from
the people Of Windsor county to the In
diana senator. whose father was born I'm
that county In his address the senator
took up the records Of the two parties
and compared them. defending the policy
Of the Republican party. especially with
regard To the financial question and the
protection of American industries. and
noted the success which has marked the
administration OF President Roosevelt at
every point. In conclusion he said:
Let the American people take the
Democratic platform and the record OF
the last Democratic administration in one
hand and the Republican platform and
the record of the Republican administra
tion during the last three years in the
other and pronounce their potential judg-
ment."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
TWO WAYS OF SEEING IT.

Democratic Advertising Agent Fixes
Great Burdens on Vermont Families
These Burdens are in Fact Merely Hot
Air, for the Republican Party Has Re-
moved Them-How Vermont Families
Now Pay Nothing for State Expenses.
The Democratic advertising agent is
sti1 in the Jim Dumps stage and there
is nothing to indicate that he will ever
become a sunny jim" which isn't re-
markable when the quality of the goods
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
NEWS BRIEFS.
TWO Men Killed at Automobile Races in
St. Louis.

St. Louis
In the automobile speed contest at the
Worlds Fair in 81. Louis, Barney old
field of Cleveland lost control of his ma
chine ana it went crashing through the
outer fence of the course, instantly killing
John Scott, a Waterman employed at the
park. and fatally injuring a negro The
machine was completely demolished and
Oldheld was painfully injured. The acct
dent was due to the binding of Oldheld
by dust thrown from ~ G. Webb's ma
chine in a false start. The signals OF the
flag man We're not seen and Webb had
secured the lead, and at the three quarter
pole the dust so blinded and choked Old
field that he did not see that he had made
the turn and continued the course through
the fence. The race after a short delay
was run, being won by Webb by a large
margin. 1t was the most important event
of the day, the prize being the Louisiana
purchase exposition trophy, valued at
I $500. Oldheld was formerly professional
bicyclist who has become widely known
as a chaffeur In "a race at Detroit last
| year his machine went off the track and
| killed one spectator.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

Daniel Wright, a negro employed in
Milne, Clarihew & Grays quarry in Barre,
was killed Tuesday, when chain
snapped. struck him in the head and
crushed his skull He was so years old
and came to Barre from North Carolina
several years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
For Over go Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup has been used
for over 90 years by millions of mothers for
cess II soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain; cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhua. Ii VIII relieve the
poor little sufferer Immediately. sold by
druggists in every part of the world. pc a
bottle. BE sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow' S
Soothing syrup" and take no other kind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

The we'll known strengthening proper
ties OF Iron, combined with other tonics
and most perfect nervine, are found in
Carters Iron Pills, which strengthen the
nerves and body, and improve the blood
and complexion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

When a man arrives at the point where
he is perfectly satisfied with himself, he
is on the verge of a rapid decline.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

\ certain Democratic advertising agent
has so thoroughly covered the state with
assertions concerning the increased ex-
pense of Vermont's government. and in
asmuch as these assertions are entirely
misleading, the Republican state commit
tee believe that the voters and taxpayers
of the state are entitled to truthful re-
port on the matter. Acting upon this be-
lief the committee requested Hon. John L.
Bacon, state treasurer, and Hon Horace
F. Graham, state auditor, to furnish a
clear and simple statement Of this ques-
ton that all might readily understand it..
The request was as follows;
win YOU carefully examine the state
ment made by an advertising agent Of
the Democratic state committee, pub
lished in various newspapers as advertis-
ing matter, that the net expenses Of the
state government have increased from
S225.27147 in 1852. to $73S, $685. in 1903.
If this is n correct statement please YER
ify it: II it is untruthful and misleading
correct it. and in either case kindly fur
nish a table showing the real increase in
state expenses during the time mentioned,
together with the causes therefor"
The reply Of Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Gra-
ham is as follows:
ferred to 10y the Republican state COM
mttee and find that it is a misstatement
/ in SO many ways and so misleading gem
orally that it is entirely unreliable in
every respect.
AS will be noted in the table which
follows. the net state expenses for the
year 1852 were S29S 500. SO. instead of
1855. 271.47, as asserted in the statement
referred to.
with regard to the statement that the
net expenses for the year 1903 were $685.
% We can only say that it is impos-
sible for us to identify the figures. No
such balance occurs in the state accounts,
but We may not have correct under
standing Of the real meaning of the as
sertion as no particular fiscal year is men
| toned Not being aware OF the exact
/ time the compiler intends to cover in his
| statement we have taken the fiscal year
ending June So 1904, with net expenses
{ Of S6O4,47709, for purposes Of COMPARE
SON
THAT the matter may be clearly under
stood We give the following table compar-
| ing the two years mentioned and showing
/ tho apparent increase in state expenses
/ between them:
/ Total net expenses for the fiscal
year ending July 81. lSs2. SsS, 500. :!
! Total net expenses for the fiscal
year ending June ~. 1894, 6Oi,4,,.6
Total net increase. 3Oj.6,6.2t
THE following table has been prepared
to show the principal items which make
up this increase:
Table Showing Items OF Increase in Stat,
Expenses from 1882 to 1904
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
WILLIAM SVlLLE.
J. H. Mortified for Town Representative.

J. II. Mortified for Town Representative.
At the Republican caucus j. II. Merri-
field was nominated to represent the
town in the next legislature The can
didates for justices of the peace are +.
p. Wheeler, J. II. Merrifeld, B. c. Eager,
c. Z. skinner ]. +. Morse. Owing to a
misunderstanding of the time for filing
nominations with the town clerk papers
We're not filed in season, so the names
cannot appear on an official ballot. The
situation is further complicated by the
fact that the Democrats filed no nominal
tions, thus giving no chance to write
in the Republican nominations. How
ever official blank ballots will be furnish
ed so that names may be written.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02

Total Sst,5ls.3i $50. 81. l3 S.ds 63l.s7
s"Iu lsSs this expense was borne entirely 10y
the towns except i'm cases ut the criminal in
sane and those having no legal residence in
ana town. The state now pays the total eN-
pcnsc Of the care of the insane.
How much Of the apparent increase is
accounted for above is shown by the fol-
lowing table
Apparent increase from lSo2 To 1904, S}nl,tid.91
ltems at inc. shown in above table, S36sbil.N'
Increase not accounted for, 37.oASi
THE increase in expenses Of the courts
Is a large one, but it can be accounted for
in the greatly increased litigation in a
few counties. and in certain changes in
the method of conducting the business Of
the courts. In 1852 the fee system held
fun sway and the court expense noted
for that year shows only the amount the
state treasurer was compelled to pay after
the various fees had been exhausted in
The different counties. Under the pres
ent law all fees are paid into the state
/ treasury and the court expenses are paid
/ by orders OF the state auditor. conse-
qucntly the amount paid out by the state
/ treasurer is much larger than under the
old system, but the actual increase in eX-
/ pense is not so great as appears at first
/ glance.
The increase not specifically accounted
/ for in the above table consists of the nat
! ural changes in connection with state af-
fairs Salaries have been increased in
some cases, but the aggregate is not
! large: new commissions and boards have
! been established, but the expense occas-
Toned by these is small and ii may be
fairly considered that their value to the
people of the state is above the eXpendi-
/ tire incurred -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
WHICH DO YOU eELIEVE2

The above fair and candid statement of
trusted officials will hardly be disputed
even by political opponents, and it is in
striking contrast with the bald and I'M
qualified assertion made by the Demo-
cratic advertising agent. The observing
voter can Judge for himself which bears
the earmaTks of honesty, and which the
despicable odor of Misrepresentation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-02
A MATTER THE AGENT gvADED.

In his evasive attack on the admin
istration of the Republican party in YER
mont, the Democratic advertising agent
entirely avoided some facts concerning
state expenses and their relation to state
taxes which are of real interest to the
voters of Vermont, and which show that
the Republicans have continually striven
to lift the burden of taxation from the
people with conspicuous success. Let us
look at the years 1882 and 1904 from
another standpoint and judge just why
the Democratic advertising agent did not
call the attention of Vermont voters to
this particular matter.
During the two years term ending
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18
GoROoN's GRIsT

Rob Ratican and Margaruerite
Mosier went to Saltwater last week.
John Crafty, Fdgac, Joseph and
Douglas Irvine are rusticating at
White Fish Hall.
Carl Mcdonald OF Waseott visited
Bert Schulze Monday of last week.
Mrs. F. Nelson and children and
Miss Lena Noveck are visiting rela-
tives in Cheteck
Fred Ashley spent Tuesday of last
week in Superior
Free Marq OF Superior was in town
last week.
Ed. McLaine of Taylor's Falls is in
town.
Mr. Dahlberp of Ashland held, ser
vices Sunday afternoon AT the school
house.
Mrs, James Moffet spent Sunday in
St. Paul.
w. l.. Walsh Of st. Paul was in town
Wednesday.
Miss Lizzie Murphy of Hayward is
visiting relatives here.
Jas. Whelan of BIaekduck, minn., i,
in town.
X. W. McLaggan is in Superior on
business
George Walker, Pete Karls and
Dean Wilkinson are spending few
days at Camp Dewey.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Wolfes return
ed to their home in Saltwater Satur-
day after spending few days at the
Davis Club house.
Word Of the death of John Corbett,
was received here yesterday, He was
taken to ST, Mary q hospital, Superior
Sunday evening and died ut 9 n. m.
Wednesday. Mr.. Corbett has for ma
ny years worked in and around the
lumber camps of Gordon and the past
two years has been keeping saloon
here in town He was about forty
years Of age. He leaves many friends
to mourn his death.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18
FOR THE CHILDREN


This handk erchief is just the thing
for you young magicians TO possess.
Get two pretty good sized men
handkerchiefs, both exactly alike. In
the middle of one of these cut Sill
about four inches long, which get your
sister to hem round the edges TO pre-
vent its becoming larger.
Now ask her to lay one handkerchief
upon the other and sew together the
edges. If the work is done neatly the
whole will appear to be nothing more
than a single handkerchief, especially
as, when you draw 1t from your
pocket, you shake it out. with the I'M
prepared side toward those who are
watching you Now borrow coin or
a card from some one in the audience.
Next, taking the card in the lett
hand, you cover 1t with the handker-
chief, at the same time slipping II into
the pock et-like arrangement between
the two.
so, you see, when you ask some one
I'm the audi nee to hold the card Gov
cred by the handkerchief, please" ana
then Jerk the whole from his hand the
effect will be that the card has disap-
peared.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18

The hardest lesson to learn Is that Il
few acres well kept In a high state of
cultivation are more profitable than
more acres with some neglect, says Al
Va Agee IN National Stockman. Ninety.
nine farmers out of II hundred viii say
that they believe this but many of rs
don't We don't mean to be untruthful,
ana theoretically We accept the TACT
that the few acres aud the best care
pay, but practically We are nfraiu to
trust ourselves to the relatively small
acreage of corn, of potatoes. of wheat
and do more blowing. We count our
prospect by acres not by bushels. HAY
ing the big acreage plowed, We neither
tertilzc for n good yield nor give the
tillage big yield demands.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE


Line a buttered pudding dish with
stale sponge cake or with ladyfngers
sprinkle the cake generously with
chopped almonds and I'LL the dish with
fresh sweetened Strawberries. Beat
the yolks Of three eggs with half cup
full of sugar until light, add the juice of
an orange, pour over the fruit In the
dish and bake slowly until the top is
light brown. Take from the stove while
making the meringue for the top. Beat
the whites OF three eggs to stilf
froth, add three rounding tablespoon.
fuls of sugar, vanilla to flavor and
spread irregularly over the top. Stick
number of blanched almonds into the
meringue and bake In Il slow oven un
I'll firm
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18

Successful farmers must be business
men, says American Agriculturlst
There Is no more reason why they
should succeed with careless methods
than should the manufacturer II IS
just as important that the farmer know
how much IL costs him to raise hog
and to care for horse or produce II
bushel Of corn or oats ns II Is for the
wagon maker To know what II costs 20
manufacture II wagon When this part
of the business il looked after more
carefully there Will be less foundation
for complaints of Improbable seasons,
mortgaged farms and the Improbable
ness OF agriculture in general.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-06-18
VII, ,wsshtnx with spray Pump.

Any ii spray pump with metal
valves can be- used to good advantage
for whitewashing fences, outbuiltinEs,
etc. says IA correspondent of American
Agrculturist Some type of the boz
dcauX nozzle is best suited for tins
purpose. Good stone lime should X
thoroughly slaked, starting IL with
warm water. When ready for use, add
about teaspoonful Of common salt 10
each two gallon pullful OF the mate
rial Strain IL carefully through tine
wire sieve or coarse cloth of some kind