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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18

ana tue Increase o. Race Suici.s
character of the American psa
Concerning this evil
committee desire TO recommend !
wherever possible legislation st1
Dc promoted to secure the prohibit
OF certain appliances and drugs
eorT 1pung advertisements: the Vr
cQtlon OF all who publicly and p.0i
s'onaily assist preventive methods
proper and efficient standard ami :
lus OF those who practice midvit
and the national recognition Of
dignity OF motherhood and the pro
sion Of adequate care. protection
assistance for women before and
Ter childbirth.
Differ as We may in the vari,
Protestant churches upon the g-Or
On which divorces nav be aI07
theTe is 6 consensus of opinion in
me churches that divorce is q mel
% society and a threatening ruin
ne aome. The committee u1hes
ltaSly declare that in their 5udgm
mere IS at most but one cause
i" Ascn marriage ought to be broI
oE 8 court Of law.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18

Philadelphia. There was read h.
-oTs the Federal Council of Churches
OF Christ a report On Family LIS :
prepared for 4 committee bv The n
REV. William CTosweIl Doana. R5shoD
OF me Episcopal diocese Of Albanv N
which were exploited The evils ma
Fal-l1g against the hearthsro1a
Family lifa." wrote the Rssho2
Is threatened. first BIZ the 7owa-s5
ss-sa OF The sancr1ty Of ms-rfara-
secondly, by the prevalence al d.
Tora5- thirdly, by the alarming IN
crease N the restriction of 1ba has--
-1g OF children. In this last -gtre~ II
: Tie duty Of The Christian Cbr--b IN
SPEAK Out. There mas bae1 q sar7frs
II l1z birth rate IN every Was-s--
COUNTY,, most marked IN the E~vrfs%
Speaking countries, greater in rhs
Ln1Ia1 States than N anv or5s- r.,-.-,
Lry- II Is largely due 70 tha lass ~
tne sense of Responsibility 10 crs so-
NE 1ru11s IT marriage. 1t is a s~-,,,
lan Ct The spiri1 which sbfr-s -
sT1us1H11rv and rasHnrs ss7r-ss-s--
A--- All1 results In the veg e-s-- ~
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18

a mans work and earn what '
mans wage hardly a generatio
Woman is no longer afraid G
dom. She can make her owl
Spinsterhood has ceased to bel
tably a burden. Marriage WI,
becomes a disaster or a desc
need no longer be borne as tie
atty Of dependency. In her new
Of independence woman may
naturally enough TO politics, d
the sufragist movement in the !
States is thus far least imp
among feminist agitations.
Other revolutions have ch
maps, dynasties and governn
A Woman's Revolution may e
affect the destinies OF the whole
An issue is presenting itself who
prudent craftsmanship can safer
derestimate CT ignore.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
RERlHR FaR EETTER SEREIG
s 4. - Agrees 10 Alter S1asSG2s &c
suit Hzsrens.

Atgazea- Ea-3sfcre Ch2-r-GR M
Ee16on CT the railroad ca-za5ss1on If
Sacrgs2. the ciglz1zS Ct Wl-sseV s-D3
snterz.s6zzEs STATIONS along the Sea-
board AR Lane railroad appeared TO
r-ctss1 aEa5ns1 taa series 4-1s-6ea
sAsz o. that road Ta5s roa3 had
beer ordered kw Ch2zr-aa McLs-s11
&c SArw caZSa WY he se-Tlcs -RGs
net ca--snslrats VIII tAs 5s-2Dzs
CO its uztrcrS.
Al tAs close ef TIE hearing the ros5
ax-eaa 70 rake the L.awrsnceTlas and
cfAs~ 2aesr-asa5zsR s1arsa--s local sra-s
SnStsaa az tag StCps. 10 TINS extent
sAe ss~vsce wa be Improved TIE
ss~vsce os the LnEalTl-ls @r81eA- eca-
t~eneS hv ne SeahGz-5. Is 10 be IN
rreaas xnE amSczsr 15Ze -zze D.
tween EsGEazsrslas an LaE-ezcsV-lla-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
The SuffFagist Movement in the United States May
shadow HOmeR'S Revolution Which Will Aztec
the DGStiDies Of the Whole Race.

New York City.-In a remarkable
editorial The World writes as follows
aoout a quiet revolution that is be-
ing wrought by the women of the
United States:
A REVOLUTION.
Here are these three matters of
fact: The spread Of the suffragist
movement despite the laughter OF a
world of men; the general invasion
of industrial fields by women; wives
outnumbering husbands two to one
as plaintiffs in the 945, 009 divorce
cases of the last twenty years in the
United States
II Is customary 10 treat separately
the three issues thus presented. They
are ali manifestations of one general
movements Revolution Of Women.
due chiefly 10 the new industrial re-
CINE under which a woman can do
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
no EXHIBIT lPPLE
cernelga S~cwer Ssrcs Exhikit q Sc
kans Nstiaual Apcle Show.


Cor1e1sA. Ga-Oze Of the finest
shipments q srpses sver sent cut o1
Gecrgs2 Vas forwarded to the Ma
tSonal Appae SAow at Spokane, Wash.
~ Co2oEel John P. Fort
Tie shipment wil be entered IN the
contest for the 500 prize oSsrsd for
TIE best new arpIe- TIE expense c.
getting this frgit - Spokane ard haT-
Z Ing II properly sxhSAited Vii 2-aInt
to nearly that SUN, but CO1c1el Fort
states thar Ne 6Sd NOT enter his az
psss Ia the show purely in the hope
cf securing the prize, bat 70 sGFer-
tfse tS tAs ca1ntr.e WHIST Georges can
Dc in tAs way CT apple raising
If The app1ss safely reach their dss-
samatsoz tAav VIII StS-6 s good Glance
q winning. which viii do more I'd
ward attracting attention to this So
ton. where are -grown ~Alg red GE-
v2es.~ than any other kind a. 27vsV-
4sSSrE
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18

been dismissed, the police hat
deprived of their grating NIT
and that every one was happy Il
the new order, so much so, tina
the cab drivers accepted a small
without protest, but with smiIs
Forty Turkish women, the DE
er said, had been most instruns
N carrying on the revolution II
key, carrying dispatches TO all 70
OF the empire in behalf OF tn
triots. These women had been d
by thousands OF others since thu
sIlTution had gone into effect
were establishing women's- clubs
that the era Of new womanho1
turkey had apparently daT
women, he said. were doing Z
with the custom of wearing veilz
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
NOW The TUBE WoMAN' IN PARIS.

FarIE- France. - -5.a -.---,..-----
gradually brought sbo-- IN, $3.50 -.
-l7ss as result Of the D;-errDi-e
- = kr'o1Ic-1E some curious con
- lHnes-S The dress designers ans
akH-s affair having r-a,5usliv-
al1l VIA L0sy sesc-5Sa a.
{ s.lslsaI Ina IN front hare now ~
Issela1 lhz1r srraztl1n ID tsa b7,s~ -
- e Ii 1zz111MzbEa a-rire. ana m,
- La Ec1a forth rha+ ~
5llEazE1 me- both front ans tssr1- -'; y
m prevail tins wi--a- -A~A A. s
IN rasz-r L n create an sntirs,r
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
WOMEN LED REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.

New York City.-The Rev. Charles
z Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle, recently returned from
Turkey, where he was at the time the
Sultan's declaration of the new con-
sutuIion was announced. spoke BE-
fore the Baptist Ministers Confer
enCe, II the Madison Avenue Baptist
Chu7eh Hall, On the New Regime
in TETkey.
He described the Sultan going to
chlrch with his thirty wives and said
the Sultan painted his cheeks and
dyed us hair. No monarch in the
world he said had such gang of
seoIndrels and thieves around him
as had the Sultan Of Turkey before
The next constitution went in-o EJECT
Since that tine the $4,000 snies had
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
WAFER VERT aARCE.
pgeushs II South Georgia Causes
Much Suferinc.


Much Suffering.
Noaltrte. Cat has been an sx-
ceeiingiy dry fall in this section. and
mang have suffered Inconvenience for
Ecnse time. h1t recently the water
pFohlel has been very sxpe=s3==e@ 49,
many. and the drought is every 6ay
resulting In destructive fires over the
county. Not in years have there been
SO many reports cf fields and fencing
burning. trees Burning down and fer
ssts being damaged BY FIRE Tarpen-
tine and lalberDen are heavy losers
fro1a 6re. and they are also sroahls6
considerably to get water to run their
stills and mills Ginning plants IN
some sections hare had to shut down.
A few farmers are unable TO get
enough water from their wells for
their stock. and hcss tAat srs being
f&tts1e6 hare done poorly as q re-
s~1t of the scarcity q water.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18

1eW7snaped human being. AREA
nleknamed la femme tube. 0. I
.ooe, woman, because the few Tol
81 seen about so far in the very lat:
seEle OF Direetoire dress ressni
Walking stovepipes.
me new figure requires the vel
ms a corset of extra0rdinary lsagi
-sSe milling certain ancient iros
ssf0ulents Of torture They ars r2
q rubber or plastic tissue aud vial
Sonet and reach nearly to the kls'
many Of these new corsets he
s3oE at the large shops.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-12-18
BISHOP DoANE ON FAMILY LIFE EVILS.

cafes Prevalence Of Do-cc and tue Increase o. RACE Suc
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

second degree Mason, and his
membership in Masonic bodies is
with the local lodges 50 far as
they reach.
In the social life of Newport,
Mr.. Prouty and his most estima-
ble wife have always been lead
ers. At their modernly appoint
ed residence, which was the
homestead of the late John A.,
Prouty, Mr.. Prouty's father, a
home-like welcome and generous
hospitality is always the rule.
Indeed, both Mr.. and Mrs. Prouty
are more contented in sharing
their possessions and pleasures
with their friends than in their
own personal enjoyment Of them.
While their home is unblessed
by children, it is the resort Ct
hosts of friends who find therein
a home life pleasant to enjoy and
| gratifying to share.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
More Aid for Good Roads.

The working Of the new high
way law has proved that it was
an eminently wise one. | be-
lieve we should not only retain
all it's best features but that we
should also endeavor to improve
it, always having in mind that
the building of good roads is
matter of education and that OIL
ly by expert supervision can we
succeed in our efforts to make
our highways what they should
be- The state should continue
the policy of doing all it can af-
ford to assist in this work, al
ways remembering that it is inn
possible for the smaller co1nmun-
tiles to come up to the highest
standard except through the aid
Of the larger communities.
Many great reforms have been
brought about in our penal in
situations the past two years and
their management has been in
competent hands, but there still
remain improvements to be made
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
Official, Home and Business
Life of George II. Prouty

DEGRADING a candid ate for
\ any important state offlce the
public has the right to full knowl-
edge of the man; his qualifications,
his activities and above all what
hehas made of himself, because
from such knowledge be st forecast
can be had of the sort of service
he is likely to give the state.
With this general principle i'll
mind, the following sketch of the
Hon. Geo. H. Prouty of Newport,
at present Lieutenant-Governor
of Vermont, and the leading cam
didate for nomination to the gov
ernorship at the hands OF the Re-
publican party, has been prepar-
ed. 1t has been drawn largely
from the testimony of persons
who have known him as neigh
Dor and as all associate all his life,
and who may be presumed to be
thoroughly acquainted with his
personality and character. His
record in public affairs is recent
and already under the lime light,
and although it is one of his best
assets, it is used here somewhat
i'll a supplementary way rather
than otherwise that the scheme
of this writing to show the Man as
man may be forcibly maintain
ed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

method is unobtrusive and al
ways preferably unheralded and
unanno11nced. Certain it is that
no appeal for help where help is
needed ever fails of material re-
spouse from him.
In his church relations, Mr..
Prouty is regular attendant at
the First Congregational church
of Newport, and he has been the
largest single contributor to its
financial support for many years.
During about twenty-five years
he has been choirmaster at his
church, and the occasion is ex-
ceedingly rare when he is not
found in that place. He has
been known to make a Saturday
night return from Boston or New
York, where business unco1n-
pleted demanded that he 60 back
the following Monday, in orde1
that the choral service for Sun
day might not be impaired by hi
absence. Mr.. Prouty is a thirty
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
The [ axation Problem

| am fully aware of the Unequal
tiles of taxation existing in Yer
mont at the present time and this
is one Of the great questions
which must be passed on by the
coming Legislature. l believe
that the proper course was taken
during the last session in provid-
ing tor commission to thorough
ly investigate conditions and to
make such a report as they
though best, after duly consider
ing all matters brought to their at
tention. That commission is
made up of men of such ability
and sound Judgment that l have
no doubt they will make such re-
Communications as will appeal to
the good Judgment of the coming
Legislature and that such laws
will be passed as will more nearly
equalize the burdens of taxation
than at the present time.
Personally l feel that the great
est difficulty with our system of
taxation is non-taxation; that is,
those people who have large
amounts of property fail to pay
their just proportion. As the
law is to-day man owns a small
farm which is visible property
and on which he must pay his
full share of taxes. On the other
hand man may be possessed of
a million dollars in stocks and
bonds and all he has to do is to
refuse to make an inventory, In
which case the listers may find
what they can and double his list,
which may not amount to an
hundredth part Of what he is act
ually worth. an we'll aware
that this is a very hard matter to;
regulate but we should certainly
make an honest effort to do away
with any such state of affairs and
/ have great hopes that when the
report Of the commission is re-
ceived some remedy WILDE offer
ed which will appear, to be feast.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
Mr.. Proutys Home Life

At home Mr.. Prouty is count
ed in the very front rank of New
ports public spirited men. Lo-
cal Offices he has never sought,
and has never accepted but one,
a membership in the Newport
village water board. In that he
made his duties just as exactlng
as his own business engagements
through the lifelong practice OF
attending to the limit upon what
ever he undertakes to do. OF his
honestly acquired means he IS a
generous giver to every worthy
charity, although in that his
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
Hon. George H. Prouty of Newport.

AS republican candidate for the eoverno1sl1p of Ver-
mont George H. Prouty has made public his ideas the
needs of the He has stated both orally and in print
that he advocates the following:
State supervision of telephone and tele-
graph lines.
Revision and adjustment of our present
unjust and UNEQUAL tax laws.
The continuation of our present i'm
proved school system.
The enforcement of the present COrpOr-
alton act which applies to the regulation of
the railroads.
Reform in our justice courts and the wip-
ing out of the fee system
The building Of permanent roads with
the states highway tax and under adequate
and experienced supervision.
An amendment to the constitution which
will permit of amendments being made to it
oftener than is now provided.
The advertising of the states resources,
as we'll as including Vermont as garden for
tourists in the summer, SO that capital and peo
pie may be attracted to the commonwealth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

CANDIDATE for Governor,
~ Geo. H. Prouty, conserva-
tive III the conduct of his bust
ness, and with a record for con-
servatism in the offices Of public
trust he has held, stands for the
things which he believes are ben
efitting Vermont and for things
which lie honestly feels will add
materially to that benefit.
He has shown no reluctance in
bringing forth a platform, and
upon that platform, presented
the voters of the state weeks ago,
he firmly stands. SO concise and
complete is that platform that at
no time has he felt it necessary
to supplement it with additional
recommendations.
The candidate III presenting
his ideas of legislation does not
arrogate to himself the right to
dictate to his party. His plat
form is in the line Of suggestion
hot presented as coming from
a dictator. The platform reads:
The Republican party the past
two years has instituted measures
to protect the rights of the people
against encroaching corporate i'll
terests, has passed laws prevent
ing discrimination in railroad
! rates, has commenced the work
of abolishing grade crossings anC
has given the railroad commits
sion real powers SO that its order:
must be obeyed, has passed laws
opening the books of corpora
tons to inspection of the courts
and instituted other measures tC
guard the rights Of the people
against law-breaking corpora
tons, whether railroads or other
wise. Ifelected governor i should
favor continuing the policies
which have been SO we'll begun
and should favor placing all pub
lie corporations including tele-
phone and telegraph companies
under the control and supervision
of the state to such a degree as
would insure and safeguard the
interests and rights of the people.
We have passed school laws
which will be of the greatest ben
eft to the state. l believe that
there should be no backward step
taken regarding these laws but
rather that we should strive to
perfect them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
A Successful Business Man

At the outset, the reader should
place himself in readiness to be
introduced to a successful man of
business in the prime Of life, (Mr.
Prouty is forty-six years old),
whose positiveness of purpose,
character and action stick out all
over him. His personality steps
forth not as that of receptive,
waiting-list lingerer upon honors
and benefits, but as that Of an ag-
pressive man of affairs who has
done things, who can do things,
who will do things, who has the
habit of undertaking and, best of
all, of accomplishing tasks set by
an unrelenting master and that
master, himself. A man of the
present he is, whose blood cir
culates with the virility Of the
hour and whose activities are all
along the lines of present day &C
complishment, for, both person.
ally and officially, he is no unim-
portant factor in the moving
events which day by day are max
ing for buster and a better Yer
mont. In very general sense
this is the George H. Prouty who
is a candidate for the governor
ship. More specifically he is what
his neighbors say of him and what
his record makes him. Now, as
to what his neighbors say.
They say that his grandfather
was pioneer in the very begin
nings of Newport, having cleared
from its original forest one OF the
valuable farms on the west shore
of Lake Memphremagog, that
both his grandfather and hi
father represented the sturdies
form of citizenship, all of which
he has inherited. His father ha
large lumber interests and earl
adopted the policy of acquiring
spruce timber1and within cas-
reach of Lake Memphrenagog S
far as the same was available to
purchase, a policy which the sub
iect of this sketch has continued
His fathers firm bore the sam
name as that now SO we'll know
N all lumber markets, that {
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

! Prouty & Miller. AS a boy,
! George H. Prouty entered the
firms lumber camps to learn the
entire business from the logging
stage upward, and soon after
reaching his majority he secured
sixth interest. Upon the retire.
ment of a brother he acquired an,
other sixth interest which make
altogether a third. This has
been his holding ever since.
Meantime, he has been mang-
ing partner a period covering
nearly a quarter of a century.
In this time the business of
Frouty & Miller has more thar:
quadrupled. The firm has three
mills in the vicinity of Newport
besides a large dressing mill,
with others in Canada and also in
Maine. About 900 men are i'll
the firms employ, $50 of whom
are heads of families. Under
Mr.. Prouty's management his
policy has been the retention of
the same men as help in all de-
partments of the business as long
as possible, and many of tie men
have been with the finn for more
than thirty years. I he fact that
Mr.. Prouty has nowhere any
better friends or more earnest sup
porters than among the employees
of his firm is very significant.
Mr.. Prouty's twenty-five years
of management have been charac-
terized by singular devotion to
the duties belonging thereto. His
practice has been to be at his Of
fee at the same hour his help
reach their work-seven o'clock
in the 1nornine-and his work
ing day has been, as to length,
not materially different from
theirs. In this devotion to his
firms business nothing has been
allowed to intervene or distract.
AS a successful man who has
found financial reward in his sue
cess, and which is by no means
the rule, the allurements of other
businesses, or of seemingly prof
table investment opportunities,
have not appealed to hi1n. Be-
You'd being director, and an in
fluential one, too, in the Orleans
Trust Co., q Newport banking
institution, and a. director. IN the
Passumpsic Telephone Co., he
has no business interests. apart
from those of his firm. This
fact argues strongly for a whole
some conservatism that is by no
means useless in a states chief
executive. Among his associates
in his two directorships he ranks
as the possessor of a very high
degree of foresight on all matters
wherein the future of business
propositions is involved. This
is another good quality for gov
ernor to possess.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
judiciary System Not Perfect

judiciary System Not Perfect
The increased expense of our
courts incident to the adoption of
the dual system shows that we
have not yet solved the problem
involved i'll the attempt to reach
the economical yet efficient ad-
ninistration of Justice and | be-
lieve the administration of Justice
should be made as simple and in
expensive as possible and all
necessary safeguards should be re-
tanned.
Too much time is wasted everv
session of the Legislature in con-
! sidering loosely drawn and need
less bills. 1t should be the en-
deavor of all those connected
with that body to prevent waste
of time. An excellent startzi1I
ecOno1nlzirg time was made 40
the last session and still greater
Improvement in this direction is
possible at the coming session.
Short, active and effective ses-
slons should be the desire of every
legislator.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08
No backward Step> but Ongvard,
the Platform of Mr.. Rrouty

along the lines now so we'll laid
and working SO we'll. We should
do all within our power to raise
our criminal class to a higher
level and through our institu-
tons we should aim to benefit
the fallen.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-06-08

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