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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
The First Democratic
 National Convention
By WILLIAM C. SWANSON. s
NHm HmMIEulmwEulmuln

rnn national political convention. as a means of nominating prestoenuiai <.xr.didafes. was probably inventeos ana - < certainty first utilized, by the Anti arssons They held one at Phiadeipnia' eeotear1ber II. 1880, which called an afher to meet September 2e. 1881, at palfinnore. On the latter date. llz de- ss~atas renresenting thirteen States rv~,ns further south than MarylandD ,,nrninated Wirt and Ellmaker for Pres sxArt and Vice President respectively and Issued a long address to the peo- pIe ."--ths thing we now call plat form.
 After the Baltimore meeting of the Anti-Masons. the convention Idea spread rapidly. By the time the contest Q, 1e22 was we'll under way, the National Republican, the Free Trade. the Tarin and finally the Democratic, conven- lions were held. In holding national nartv uneeting theDemocrats simply followed the method which their ad- versaries had adopted. and which, under the exigencies of the time, promised to strengthen their position and to in- crease their chances of success in the elecfion. It is the purpose of this paper to review briefly the conditions iuhach brought on this convention. to recount the circumstances which determined its choice of candtdate. and to furnish some account of it's pro- csedings by the testimony of q parti- cipant in them.
 Martin Van Buren. who had long managed the Democratic forces of the East. and especially of New York, in Jackson's interest, had been the aatter.s Secretary of State, but resigned that place in the Spring of 1881. to receive 6 recess appointment as Min tster to England, where he arrived In September of that year. Van Burens nomination provoked opposition. in- stant, keen. active. All the anti-Jack- son press and the >Anti-Jackson poli- ficians, big and little. condemned 1t, The opposition was so formidably man. ifested, that the rejection by the Senate in December following was perhaps Roreseen by those who made 1t busi- ness. politically. to sight the shadows Of coming events.
 President Jackson wished to retail ate the light against Van Buren. He himself was already the choice of his party to succeed himself; but as there. must be a choice for Vice President, and a general strengthening of the battle line was advisable, concert Of movement was necessary. The friends
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
Gas by the Can.
Harper's Weekly.

Harper's Weekly.
 It is exceedingly likely that within the next twelve months dwellers in isolated country homes will buy from the grocer gas to light their house. holds as they now buy kerosene. A new illuminant called blaugas, after its inventor, Herman Blau, has made this possible. It is delivered in handy It, tie cylinders, as easily and safely as so much bottled cream. We need not do violence to the imagination to pie ture the suburban housewife in the near future telephoning her order to the grocer for so many dozens of eggs, pounds of starch. cans of tomatoes "and a 5-pound cylinder of .blaugas." ["
 As to cost, it may be said that 1t is only a little more expensive at present than gas supplied from large metropolitan plants in pipes direct It is cheaper than electric inoandescent lighting, even from large plants. The house outfit is very simple and cheap, and under these conditions one can easily imagine the long list of appli- | cations for which 1t is eminently adapted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
Women, DesIstI

The trouble about the women is that Changing fashions with every new moon has led some of them to believe that everything in the world must be words of Dixie" They are now busy in making their hair fatter and fat ter, their faces broader and broader, tn cir heads larger and larger, while the directoire gown is on it's way. Wo- men of the Confederate Choir of Amer ica, desist!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
THE BROKEN LAW

ccpyrsht by at
 Reserved s.s Z
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
POLICY OF TRUSTS.
Maintaining Prices, They Make Prog
 ress Impossible. f

Maintaining Prices, They Make Prog
 ress Impossible. Philadelphia Record.
 Instead of reducing the prices of their wares. in answer to diminieh ed demand, the policy of the trusts has been to maintain prices and curtail production.
 Instead of reducing wages, and thus keeping their whole working forces employed. they have DlaintaIued the rate of wages for limited number of employees and turned all others out to graze.
 By keeping up the prices of the r1g things they produce; S,9;nt,eSy they make recu; buginess uncertain or impossible. By adding many thousands to the ranks of the unemployed. they euhauce the misery they refuse to alleviate, and add to the burden thereby imposed on the savings of the thrifty and the char itygof the mass. There can be in the meantime no reduction in the cost of living corresponding to prostrated trade and industry and decreased earn- ings
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

JAMES HOME CURE REMEDIES z.ov f5rrf9 Addtctions. Alcoholism Tobacco $ea Cigarette Habits, Nervousness and In- Sor,nia will be furnished at the following kvFfsIxev. Wine or Beer .... ..SI2 50 sf'aFeeseo. Cfgarettes or Snuff. ... ... 00 Al 4orrn of Nervousness or Insomnia 0O 2 Tpicea for Hypodernic or Internal Home sg.eeaxrneut for Drug Addietions will be fur ,sfnhad on application. with Q free sample Trsakment, charges prepaid.
 Hookiets on Drug Addtctions. Drunken x,ars and Tobacco and Cigarette Habits, ecntaining testimonials. etc. sent sealed e.r,Ier plain cover. Correspondencs confiden- ffsl. Address Charles B. James. James saratorium. 210 Poplar Ave, Memphis, Tenn.
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FREE DRUG CURE. (has B. James, 2t0 Poplar Avenue. AKernphis Tennessee. Please send er yav address all charges paid a freq trsaI bottle for patient using (state here number grains used each 2t hours). .....
 < ~~.sns of (state kind of drug here).
 sfate here if used by mouth or hypoder.
 nicaily ....s.'''..'.'...s..'.
 | Name ...-..'''''.''.'''''... rown ................ state .......... N.arest Express Office. ...............
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FContinued.

Contfnued.
 she's gone to her mother for to- night" interrupted Cynthia, and then she covered her face with her hands and sobbed
 Meil. that's excellent" continued about. Miss Paradine. It's most fortu- nate. That is to say. if you usually"
 'Oh yes. oh yes" sobbed the girl. For plty's saaxe--''
 ',weli now. as to the flats con- titiued Crawshay. 'Is there any one in t6e hall--a porter. a Iift-boy. any one 0who would see Gaunt leave the placer
 There. is no one.
 sStill more excellent. Of course. there might have been some one on the stairs. some chance passer-by. but we must risk that. Now, do you quite understand what Is. going to >happenY'
 T think so," she said faintly.
 T am the man who struck Carfax with the bottle" said crawshay. Tt happened--wen. at the time it did hsp- truthful. It was done in self defence. I don't intend to so to prison without a fight for it. Gaunt left here at ten o'clock. That Is all you've got to re- member. As for the rest you merely say what actually happened I hope this Is all clear to you"
 Yes" the girl answered. Yes, n's all clear. But why are you doing this?"
 Tive told you. I have only a few months to live. It doesn't matter to me-"
 T don't believe you" she said quietly. You are not the sort of man to make sacrifice for any one. In return for this Dick is going to do something for you. What Is it7"
 You've. sized up the situation," Crawshay replied. '0aunt has got to pay something for this. There is no time now for explanations. All you've got to do, is to save him"
 He rose to his feet and went out into the hall. The girl followed him.
 Please tcil me-" she pleaded.
 Not now" he answered as he put on his overcoat. Some other time, If T get a chance. If not. Gaunt wil tell you himself"
 And you trust Dick 7'
 Yes" he replied. as he opened the door. fin this matter trust him absol- utely."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05

The Bishop of London's Evanselistio Committee has started its outdoor cam paign and will hold meetings every Monday evening in Hyde Park, Lon don. the plan being to extend the work If it proves successful in this place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-05
Injected Morphine
 Into Her Blood
Destroyed Her Appetite. Produced Heart PalpftatFOn. Severe Indi- ~estion And A General Physi-
 cal Breakdown.


 GentIemen:-They say that IS is an dnlucky number. but on Feb. 18th, ! wrote to you and told you that had been using eight grains of Morphine hypodermicaliy daily for four years, and as result had very little appetite, i suflering from constipation, heart pal- pitation and severe Indigestion, all of which caused me to be in a very bad condition generally. I therefore consid- or that 1t was lucky day that wrote you, because I feel that your treatment has been a Csod-send to me, as am greatly improved in every respect and rapidly gaining my old time health.
 T feel that cannot say too much for you and it affords me pleasure to add my testimonial to the merits of your treatment for the benefit of those who are suffering as I was. If any one wants to Know what your, treatment will do for the drug habit, let them write to inc and # will afford me great pleasure to tell them in no uncertain terms."
 I remain your true friend and well vrfsher. IDA VAN ZANDT,
 Hickory Plains Ark
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
MIsERABLE RAILRoADING.

In just what manner the Central Yer.
mont officials dealt with those employees
who were responsible for hating a
freight train on siding so that one OF
the cars Tapped over in the path Of the
New England States Limited express
does not appear; but we trust that Wig
orous disciplinary methods were used.
That the accident at Montpelier juno.
ton Monday night was no worse than a
smashed freight car and a damaged loco.
motive should make no change in their
attitude toward the dsreliction of duty.
1t was a very botched bit OF railroading
and something that could readily have
been avoided, either by drawing the
freight train entirely clear Of the main
line track, or, that being impossible,
by signaling the approaching express of
the danger. 1t is such carelessness as
this that is the genesis Of fearful wrecks
on our transportation lines, and railroad
subordinates who are responsible for
failure to perform their full duty ought
to have no place in railroad employment.
No doubt the Central Vermont railroad
WILL if it has not already done SO, look
into this matter thoroughly. There is
need for discipline.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
REPORT SATISFACTORY.
Mrs. Parmelee Gets Paper Containing
Suffrage Hearing.

Editor Barre Times--AIy dear sir !:
Paper Just received showing me your
account Of the suffrage hearing at the
Senate chamber last Thursday evening.
/ thank you for publishing the report
it was one of the truest we had, but
am not pleased with your heading Ten
women present" so | desire to make this
public explanation and trust you viii
give it space in your paper.
Out of courtesy to me hearing was
hastily arranged by the Judiciary com
mitee, before / left for home, so we
had no time to advertise it, as all
legislative matter had already gone to
press
We have not been making any great
stir there at Montpelier this year for
the following reasons. -Four years ago
the legislators said they refused to pass
our bill on the ground Of mot enough
was manifested by the women
Of the state"
Two years ago the wise men of the
state refused to pass our bill because
too many women were there for the
hearing" They said everything was
black with women, and they overdid
the thing"
This year, upon advice Of a large
number Of my sex, i am trying to 10
smeejunE" as Josiah Aliens wife would
say, and see what effect this win have
UPON our big brothers.
had at the hearing exactly what I
wanted: men, for they are the ones who
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

HELP THE CATTLE COMMISSIONER.
In another column of to.day's paper
will be found an order from State Cattle
Commissioner Wilson relating to the
epidemic Of the foot-and mouth disease
among cattle which is now raging in
our neighboring state Of New York and
in Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the pow
ers vested in his office, Commissioner
Wilson has ordered to cease the impor-
tation Of neat cattle, swine, sheep or
goats from those two states until such
time as the order is remanded This
order applies particularly to the trans
portation companies and to the dealers
in cattle; but its injunction needs to
be borne in mind by everyone in the
state There is grave danger that this
contagious disease among animals may
get start in Vermont, and Commits
sioner Wilson is to be commended for
the prompt and vigorous method which
he has pursued to guard against such q
possibility, Lest the mere order Of the
commissioner be not sufficient to restrain
some persons, let us state that there is q
fine Of $50 for violation Of the commits
sioner's order and that the importation
of each single animal shall be considered
as separate offense. We trust, how
ever, that there win be enough regard
to the sense Of decent action in this
matter so that it will not be necessary
to impose q fine upon anyone. Let's
keep Vermont clear Of this contagiou,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
wILLIAMsTowN.
Funeral of George Nichols Was Held
Yesterday.

The funeral Of George Nichols took
place yesterday at o'clock p. m. from
his late residence. Rev +. y. Currier
from Cabot, former pastor and friend
ofliciated, assisted by the resident
Clergyman, Rev. Mr.. Roberts of the NJ.
T.. church. The burial was conducted by
the Post, of which Mr. Nichols was a
member, the body being escorted TO the
grave by the comrades. During the
funeral all places Of business closed as
a mark of respect 10 the deceased.
The Rural Good luck club viii meet
Saturday of this week with Mrs, Oliver
Martin.
Carl Seaver is improving quite fast.
He is able TO sit up a short time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

The extreme closeness of the
November 3rd election in Mis-
souri, is indicated by the an.
ouncement that even three weeks after
the election the Democrats are claiming
the lieutenant goVernorship by five votes
plurality and the Republicans by thirty
votes. Missouri is large state and
parts of it are very far removed from
railroad and wire communication. That
accounts for the delay. The Missourians'
willingness to be shown probably ac.
counts for the closeness of the election
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
A BROAD STATEMENT.

This announcement Is made without
any qualifications. Hem Roid Is the one
preparation in the world that guarantees
II.
DIR. Leonhardt's Hem Roid will cure
any case OF piles. II is in the form OF
tablet.
II is the only pile remedy used inter
nally.
II is impossible TO cure an established
case Of piles with ointments, suppose.
tories, injections, or outward appliances,
A guarantee is issued with every pack.
age OF DIR. Leonhardt's Hem Roid, which
contains months treatment.
Go and talk TO Rickert a. Wells, 100
North Main street, Barre, VI, about IL.
Price sl.00. DIR. Leonhardt Co., Station
b, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
RANDOLPH
Two Freight Trains Collide and caboose
Was Burned.

Was Burned.
In the dense fog Of Tuesday morning
two freight trains which were In the
! Yard came in contact with each other,
causing quite disturbance. The en-
gne OF the train following ran into
the rear car or caboose and the latter
was partly driven under the next car
or caboose and the latter was partly
driven under the next car forward,
overturnng the stove when the whole
thing caught fire. The fire company
was called out and after a few mo-
ment the fire was extingushed with
no very serious damage only quite a
loss OF village water. The place OF
the accident was on the track In the
rear of the A. j. Kelley house and
5ery near the buildings 50 that yigor.
GUS measures were necessary that the
fire might not extend TO other prop.
erty near az hand. IL is understood
that the engineer and fireman both
jumped and suffered no inconvenience
from the accident.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Morton left
yesterday for Montclair, New Jersey,
20 sepnd Thanksgiving with their son,
Robert Morton, and his family.
Judge and Mrs. Rowell and Mrs.
Flora Flint will leave today for Bos-
ton, where they will be entertained
several days by DIR. and Mrs. Jenness
Wheeler.
Mrs. 5. S. Briggs, who has been in
this vicinity for several months, has
gone TO her home in Worcester, Mass,
where her daughter, Mrs. Mary Granger
Is also living at present
Mrs. Boyne Of Enosburg Falls arriv-
ed here on Monday and was the guest
Of Rev. and Mrs. Homer White over
night and ON Teusday went to Worees.
ter, aAIss for the winter.
The senior class held a successful
candy sale on Saturday afternoon in
the Hubbard store. The net proceeds
were about SIS TO which was edded 81
the gift Of the local merchants.
The condition of James oney, who
was stricken with severe attack of
hart disease on Saturday morning is
still critical and much anxiety is felt
his friends as TO his recovery.
Mrs. T.. A. Thomas left here on Tues
day morning for Georgia 10 remain
over Thanksgiving. Mr.. Thomas viii
join her today and the family dinner
will be in Milton with other friends.
Mrs. Z. S. Abbott was summoned to
Waterbury Tuesday morning by the
critical condition Of her uncle, Ira |
Spear. who has been in the Retreat |
there for year and half. His con-
dtion is considered hopeless, he having |
sunk into a comatOse state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Emery left
ltre today for Newtonville, where
they will be the geusts of Mrs. EN-
cry's brother. Charles Wood. for few
days, after which they win go to Wash
ington, d. G. TO remain for the winter.
Mr. Emery taking up his duties as door.
keeper of the House OF Representatives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

will decide this question If II is ever
decided, and they could see the justice
of our cause II they would. If they
couldn't, see no other way out OF Il,
but we must resort TO cranial surgical
operations.
| sincerely hope We may not be com.
PEELED to resort TO this. however.
Yours for justice and equality,-no
more,
Annett w. Parmelee.
Ehosburg Falls, Nov. o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
THEY GROW. SIR.

when you go to the grocer, do these
little trifles' that 60 to make up the
ideal Thanksgiving dinner They can
not be omitted either, for they are lust
as essential as the turkey itself. We
have stock offine plum-pudding, cram
berries, flour, nuts, apples. oranges.
raisins and all the necessaries
for making Thanksgiving truly enjoy
able.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
Farming Tools,

l two horse lumber wagon with hay rack bug
gy wagon. o. cart with hay rack, 1 moving
machine horse rake, two nurse sled, pung
sled, 1 OK sled, sleigh. 1 eultivator, harfows,
pillow, grihdstone, wheelbarrow. pair work
harnesses 1 work harness, 2 driving harnesses
yeses, slide yoke, corn shelter, forks, rakes
shovels chains. whifnerees. neck yokes, car
penter's tools, land roller, milk cans and mis-
tools too numerous TO mention. Also
Il tons Of bay, extra quality, tons straw, 50
bushels Of osts 20 bushels 3orn on the ear,
seed corn. 81 hushel potatoes and 20 cords Of
dry IL in mamie wood
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

II this probation business proceeds
much further We shall need an extra
probation officer. Mr.. Thomas of Mont.
pelier, who holds that position now, has
a clientele Of one hundred who have to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
Saturday, November %, 1908

at 10 o'clock sharp, The following described
property The Home Farm OF the late Lewis
Hutchinson, containing about iG0 acres OF land,
situated in Orange and Topsham, suitably di-
viaed into tillage pasture and woodland. Lo-
Gated one-fourth mile from store. post-office,
church and school, steam saw mill near by,
and ia every way desirable location. The
builaings consist of comfortable house with
milk room and sned large barn, 40 80 feet,
floors and basement with roof driveway,
large horse barn with basement, good gran.
ary AMI a barn for storage. buildings in good
repair, recently painted and shinged aud with
never failing water &C the barns, aud an excel
lent well and gravity Uistern fer soft water az
the house, A large apple orchard of young
trees all grated fruit, also IS acres OF back
pasture and woodland situated in the town Of
Corinth, 2 miles from East Orange and known
as the Manton Hill three cows, pair working
oxen, weight about $500 pounds. good work
horses, 81 extra good sheep, fat nogs and so
mems and chickens
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
LAReEsr WOODEN SCHOONER.
Another Six-Master Launched al Bath,
Maine.

Bath, Me-, Nov. 25.--The largest wood.
en- schooner in the world was launched
yesterday from the yard OF Percy and
Small. Ii was the six.master Edward
i. Winslow, built at a cost Of $4,000
for the >. $. Winslow company Of Port.
land. II exceeds the gross tonnage OF
the Eleanor A. Percy OF this city. which
has held that distinction, by 20 tons.
The new craft was christened by Miss
Pauline NJ. Winslow. The schooner Is
1888 feet long, so feet beam, 20 feet
deep and 1924 gross tonnage She will
be commanded by Captain Henry Butler
of Phippsburg, and Is rated AL for six.
teen years. She is strapped with steel
all about her hull.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

President Roosevelt will deliver an
address in London in 1910. That's after
he gets back from Africa. Perhaps that
London trip is but stop in a world
tour, who knowsY Moreover, who should
carer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
MONTPELIER.

Mrs. Katherine Provost has been
granted by the pension department
through the agency OF T. J. Deayitt, a
pension of Sl2 month and 5000 ar
rears.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

A very strong appeal is being made to
Governor Prouty to veto the bill per-
hitting the slaughter of does in Vermont
during the open deer season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

Rockefeller would object perhaps If he
were called non eompos mentis, but
his testimony in the Standard Oil hear
ing is perilously like that of one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

Mayor Dawley of Montpelier urges
economy at the present time. Sensible
advice for any time and for any munich
palityl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

Tomorrow win witness the biggest
poultry show ever known, with no pre-.
miums except the white meat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25
NOT RIVALS BUT COMPANIONS
AT THANKSGIVING

The dinner won't be complete or
perfectly satisfactory unless you have
FISH course. The guests will won
der why, ifyou don't You'll won
der why you didn,,t years before, If
you do.
Fresh Salmon, 25c pound; Mack
erel, Doe each; Smells, Csc pound;
Haddock, f2c pound; Halibut, zoe
pound; Spawn. 2 pounds for 25c.
Try pound Of Fillets, our new
smoked hsh---no skin, no bones, no
waste zoe pound. goes almost
twice as far as fnnan haddie, equally
as good, therefore more economical.
Some Of our Fresh Opened Sc
lect Oysters solid meats, no ice
water will 90 pretty well for break
fast or supper Thanksgiving day. 4Oc
ct. Best, fresh, crisp Oyster Crack
ers, 3 pounds for 25c.
We have a good supply of fruit,
nuts, vegetables, etc, at very reason
able prices Order early.
Guaranteed Strictly Fresh Eggs,
45c Dozen.
Store open Wednesday until 10 P.
M Closed all day Thursday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

Cross.eycd Indians on fve-dollar bills
are not considered good form by the
government. Look at your V'sl
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-25

Chief Durkce OF Montpelier came near
getting II where the chicken did. Axe
him II he didn't.