The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-09-12

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directly concerns us As Individuals,
YouF contemporaries are beating
drains aud aAsiing much powder over
The tasan. whsi .hr possibilities arr
as,d ~ha, The probabilities may BE-
one editor has been advising nss
farmer when 10 eui hay. another u
giving a. pointers on la~ mAsing, and
correspondents are ianeniing tia, We
are gosag 10 ihe Doe, NJ express speed
( ss,ne oi our valiant oIiiEsns arr ih'
.iraciiDg us a. 10 the remedies Ne
.houM as.. and a Shole loi OF "a are
trying ~ ges wealth In abundance %"
easiest gay. Now, 81 10 haying time
have noticed conditions and The far
mo,. circumstances mus, be taken IN.
10 aasosss ssssy line. There Is deal
~ Differences w w. tiAs sssa bay ~
different sections 10 ready 10 harvest,
A. is The case With ali ~ tho farmers
OPERATIONS. Farmer lore 10 mostly
gained by experience. AZ 10 Law max
ing, ~efe il not that We send 10 Mont
pslicr men Who have but little ssperi-
enae, The same rule might apply. Our
practice NJ sleciing representatives and
senators 10 wong else why do We have
so many laws that ars inaMelspts We
never can have laws that are operative
until we send such men 70 make them
A. are posted on the needs Of our peo-
pie. Neighbor Hapgood Of Peru u
drawing " himself much criticism,
not Of kindly nature, which is un-
fair. because any man who a0ks al
the matter IN right spirit must admit
the truth OF much he advocates IN re-
gard 10 the large number OF useless
laws, many that are unconstitutional,
and n whole lot that are worse than
either 10 put il mildly. II We have
sensible laws enacted we must send
sensible men 10 Montpelier. Our laws
are no good IL not enforced. The
automobile law 10 not operative be-
cause il is not enforced. Speeding
with autos is more common today
through our villages than ever, as the
law now stands il is no deterrent 10
rich man. We have made bugaboo
Of double taxation. John Sherman.
one Of this sblest fnanciers Of his time,
said 10 regard 10 rrsuming specie pay.
ment "The only way 10 RESUME, Is to
resume" II is easy enough 10 tax
man on what be is worthi iost as easy
as 10 make out list against two men
for the same, but We have a commits
sion TO make an examination of inyen-
tories all over the state and report at
the next session Of Legislature. lisnt
there something farcial about that' IL
a bright business man had matter OF
as much Importance as that TO him
come mp he would right II immediately
without dalIying with it for years.
In my observations ! find that pub
lie business is not managed by our
officials ms they would IL il affected
them vitality. Some complain that We
are. skinc long strides towards the
end OF our rope, IN regard 70 morais
and thrift. We mnst admit this much
what some consider sin is not a
crime according 70 our neighbours
light. / do not admire lawlessnsss,
but do maintain that many OF our
laws ought TO be repealed because Of
their inconsistency. Bro. Isl Clone,"
in M article in the Sitter, depicts the
horrors that will overtake us as peo-
pie il We do not mend our ways and
look ut things as he does. There is n
whole lot OF truth in his predictions ]
do believe. but there must be as the
old proverb has il There is destiny
that shapes our ends rough hew them
as we may There is one sure thing,
| believe, our Manchester people have
but little cause 10 complain Of the
hardships Of life, for which am truly
most Of us are well-to-do.
don't mean ~ the phrase is often
Of money. Lots of property,
social distinction and fams. ETC., but
friends, enough TO eat, comfortable
homes and most OF us have health, de-
sirable surroundings NJ town and no
serious trouble that would affect us
collectively. Secretary Cortleyou pro-
poses TO distribute over the country
s50, o00, 900 Of the surplus in the nat
onal treasury, but think | will send
aim word 10 lend our share TO some
community who need il worse than We
10. One great troubis is business
people are calling away 70 othSr places
,nr boys and girls TO fll desirable
places in the business work.
EBER l.. TAYLOR,
Manchester Depot. VI. Sept. Ord, 1907.
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The word GUNNER meaning dYink.