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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14

Roosevelt as leader in this remarkable
campaign, instituted alone by the Presi-
dent to correct certain evils in the bust
ness conditions of the country, 80 that
its wealth may be more evenly and just
ly distributed, and the rights of the peo-
pie preserved against the encroachments
of great wealth, and certain gambling
conditions, which have become perni-
cious to an alarming degree to the well
fare of the country, be wiped out.
OF these last the President says:
GAMBLING IN SECURITIES.
II do not know whether 1T is possible,
but if possible, it is certainly desirable,
that in connection with measures to re-
strain stock watering and overcapitaliza-
ton there should be measures taken to
prevent at least the grosser forms of
gambling in securities and commodities,
such as making large sales of what men
do not possess and 'cornering' the mar
ket. Legitimate purchases of commodities
and of stocks and securities for invest
ment have no connection whatever with
purchases of stocks or othes securities
or commodities on margin for specu-
lative and gambling purposes. There is
no moral difference between gambling at
cards or in lotteries or on the race track
and gambling in the stock market. One
method is just IS pernicious to the body
polite as the other in kind, and in de-
gree the evil worked is far greater. But
it is far more difficult subject with
which to deal. The great bulk of the
business transacted on the exchanges is
not only legitimate, but is necessary to
the working of our modern industrial sys-
tenn, and extreme care would have to be
taken not to interfere with this business
in doing away with the bucket shop type
of operation. We should study both the
successes and the failures of foreign leg
islators who, notably IN Germany, have
worked along this line, so as not to dc
anything harmful. Moreover, there is a
special difficulty in dealing with this mat
ter by the Federal government in Fed
eral republic like ours But if it is pos.
sible to devise way TO deal with it the
effort should be made, even if only in q
cautious and tentative way. 1t wouldsee
that the Federal government could al
least act by forbidding the use of the
mails, telegraph, and telephone wires fol-
mere gambling in stocks and futures, just
as it does in lottery transactions"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Great Park Project.

Options have been obtained on the
property adjacent to the new Connect
cut Avenue Bridge, extending down
Rock Creek Valley to Massachusetts ave-
nue. extended There are about 100 acres
covered by these options, comprising
Rock Creek, the valley proper, and the
hillsides, all heavily wooded, and formed
by nature into park of exquisite beauty.
1t is on the very verge of this city and
Georgetown. If joined to the Geological
grounds and Rock Creek Park, it would
insure to the National Capital forever
one of the finest parks in the world,
much more accessible than the great
parks that have added to the renown of
European capitals.
A bill for the acquisition of this ground
is pending in Congress, and should be
passed. The general features of the pro-
posed addition to Rock Creek Park are
well known to residents of Washington,
and Congress is familiar with the plan.
The details were well considered in pre-
vious sessions. There is nothing in the
plan that works for private aggrandize-
ment. There is no realestate scheme be-
hind it. The character or the men who
have borne the brunt of the preliminary
work is guarantee that a solid, clean,
feasible plan is proposed for the public
benefit. 1t should be adopted without
delay, since the price of land such as this
is steadily rising, and the pressure for
building sites make it difficult to keep
such large tract intact The park ex-
tension, once acquired, would belong to
the public for all time, and its mainte.
nance would cost so little as to be no
burden whatever, either to the District or
to the government.
The accessibility of the proposed extern
sion is one of its best features, from the
standpoint of usefulness. The park
would be the breathing place of the poor,
rather than a resort of the rich. 1t is
within walking distance of th;ckly popu-
lated quarters, where breathing space is
limited, if it exists at all. Once occupied
by private houses. this land could not
pass to the use of the public without
great trouble and enormous expense. 1t
ought not to be 80 occupied, but should
be lefl open and fresh, as nature created
it, in order that the people may enjoy it
forever If this highly desirable result is
to be accomplished, the bill must be
passed while there is time.-Washingt
Times
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Nature Profus sion Of Sc ed.

During the last year, in regular field
culture, one kernel of corn produced for
the writer liza kernels of sound corn.
This yield was exceptional, but the fact
is suggestive. Nature is prodigal in her
provision for reproduction, both in the
vegetable and animal kingdoms. This is
both blessing and drawback to far
mers. Did oats, wheat and other grains
simply reproduce the seed sown, starva-
ton would result.
But while good seeds are prolific, so
also are bad ones. Grant, for illustration,
that the 1144 kernels above mentioned
were planted and each succeeding crop
used for seed for ten years, and with like
productiveness, there would then be seed
enough to plant the entire earth, with
millions of bushels to spare. This state.
ment is big, but true.
On the other side, myriads of seed
bearing thistle blossoms are scattered
yearly, broadcast over the land. OF these
few comparatively-eno surely-do
actually grow. Think of chicory, hale,
purslain and a multitude of other foul
pldntS, all prOilnc In seed bearing. lId
every weed seed develop to full maturity,
all useful plants would perish outright,
and man likewise.
In the animal kingdom, nature is no less
lavish. A crab lays, yearly, 10000 eggs,
from these, the naturalists tell us, only
two fully developed crabs result. Two
English sparrows, with uninterrupted
prosperity for life time, would become
the ancestors of 700 quintillions sparrows,
enough to cover the state of Vermont
three sparrows tn the square inch with a
few millions to spare Incredible? But
80 the naturalists tell us.
What useful deductions follow? That
we farmers may learn much OF nature,
but certainly ought to improve upon her
ways. Nature is lavish with her seeds,
but trusts to chance environment; we
must be economical and make a proper
environment. Nature acts uniformly,
but blindly; we should act intelligently
and with forethought. In short, we are
forced to intelligent action, or to failure.
Hence there is imposed upon every
farmer much careful thinking, as well as
much honest toll.
l.. w. PEET.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14

bers and enthusiasm the one in honor of
the late President Mckinley, was held
Yesterday afternoon in Chase's Theater
to do honor to the Rev. ID. j. Stafford,
pastor of ST. Patrick's Church. Every
seat in the vast auditorium was filled and
hundreds of persons stood in the aisles on
every floor to hear the eulogistic ad-
dresses by prominent men, headed by the
Vice President of the United States.
The doors of the theater We're not
opened until $3.50 o'clock, a half honr be-
fore the meeting, but long before 200 Il
line had formedand half hour later it
reached beyond the corner Of Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. No
cards of admission were required and
| few minutes after the doors were opened
there was not vacant seat in the house.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK.
No greater tribute could have been
| paid DIR. Stafford than in the character of
the little group of prominent men who
| came to do him honor. Few of them were
| Catholics, but all were united in the adj
miration for the dead priest, his public
spiritedness and sincere efforts to the
common good.
| President Roosevelt sent letter of re-
greet at his inability to attend the meet
| ing, embodying in the message high
tribute to DIR. Stafford. The note was
MacFarland, who presided at the meet
| ing. 1t was as follows:
PRESIDENTS TRIBUTE.
"My Dear Mr.. mcfarland:
II very sincerely regret my inability
to be present at the the meeting called to
pay homage to the memory of Father
Stafford. 1t was my privilege to know
| him and work with him for many diff
ferent objects on many occasions, and
he was one of those American citizens,
who, by actual practice, teach their
fellow-countrymen what is best in Amer
lean citizenship.
Moreover, Father Stafford illustrated
in his life what we have right to re-
gard as one of the very strongest features
of the American character, namely, the
capacity to combine fervor of religious
belief, fervor in the effort to strive for
moral and spiritual betterment, with a
wide and kindly tolerance of difference
in individual convictions as to the form
which conscientious adherence to relig-
ious belief may take.
1T is eminently fitting that men of
widely different creeds, Protestant and
Catholic, Jew and Gentle, should meet
in memory of this our brother, who in
his lifetime strove manfully to do good
to all men, and whose charity of heart
and breadth of vision was such that all
could work with him who sincerely
wished well for mankind. The forces of
evil are strong enough anyhow, and they
should not to be reinforced from the
ranks of those who, under different ban
ners, war for common object; nor
should they who in reality have COM
mon enemy turn their arms against one
another.
In our belief in the deep, underlying
essentials which go to make up the finest
type of character we should all be one
and the finest type of character will
always seek expression in service to man.
kind such as Father Stafford rendered
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Business Men in Politics.

"Give us business men for the offices, ="
has been a demand against which there
has been hardly one dissenting voice save
, among those who, regardless of any
claim of fitness or their lack of it, would
substitute the cry "Give us the Offices :"
The London Spectator, in carefully
considered and cautiously worded dis
cussion of the subject now lays down the
proposition that the business men have
no business in office, and bases it on the
very fact that they are business men.
All this is due to the discovery by the
writer in the Spectator that this passage
is to be found in Eccles iasticus: "The
wisdom of learned man cometh by OPP
portunity of leisure; and he that hath
little business shall become wise" The
ancient Hebrew writer then went on to
point out the success that attended the
efforts of the men who were busy and
attended to their own business, leaving
to those who had leisure the pleasure of
attending to the business of other people
Of these busy business men, the farmer
and the carpenter. the smith and the pot
ter, this wise man of olden times cOntin-
ues:
They shall not be sought for in public
counsel, nor sit high in the congregation;
they shall not sit high on the judge
seat, nor understand the sentence of
i judgement; they cannot declare Justice
and judgement; and they shall not be
found where parallels are spoken. But
they will maintain the state of the world.
and all their desire is in the work of
their craft
According to the Spectator this condi-
ton of affairs is just the same now as
then, and ''if we are wise, we shall take
the words of the writer of Ecclesiasticus
to heart, and not look for governing
men either among the great self-made
millionaires and captains of indus
try, or the workingmen politicians.
We shall draw our rulers neither from
the cOunting-house and the board room,
nor from the workshop, the mine, and
the plOw, but from the men of leisure,
| whether rich or poor, who have been able
to dedicate themselves to public service,
and who, through opportunity of leisure
and through little external business. have
become wise How can he get political
wisdom who is immersed in land specu-
lations, who glories in producing par.
ticuar article at a fraction cheaper than
it was ever produced before. whose talk
is of percentages, or who has the factory,
the mill, or the furnace always in his
mind? Heaven forbid that we should
seem to defend the professional politician
in the bad sense, but in the good sense it
may be truly said that without him a
state cannot be properly governed."-
Washington Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Washington. D, G.. Feb. 4. 1908.


Writing second letter gives an oppor-
tunity to correct one or two gross blum
ders in first. l am made to say, "as
more OF the best results got in milk and
butter were obtained at the agricultural
station at Burlington, " etc. / tried to
say, "as some of the" etc. And SO again 1
am made to say, Roosevelt was right in
his efforts to convert ETC." For convert"
read correct"
This gives opportunity TO refer to the
very peculiar conditions, into which the
question of candidate of the Republican
party for President at next election, has
drifted. did not myself see at the time
the statement made by Mr. Roosevelt,
that he would not be a candidate for a
third term. But, as l understand, it was
quite thoroughly made, and from a ma
tured conviction, that he probably had
held for long time, that the principle
was dangerous, certainly not desirable,
for any man to be elected for a third
term.
In this case there was this trouble that
strictly speaking there was no third
term in contemplation. But Mr.. Roose-
welt assumed there was, and then the
the question of who shall be the candi-
date of the party, has become very
difficult one. For on the face of it there
is no one fitted, certainly none so well
fitted to carry on the campaign, as Mr..
Roosevelt himself.
Mr.. Hughes name has been mentioned
favorably before New England people,
as well as in New York and perhaps
elsewhere. But it develops that the
President has very strong feeling as to
who should succeed him, and the more
we look into it. it is evident that in MIR.
Taft he has selected very upright,
competent, and safe man.
And there is reason to doubt whether
Mr.. Hughes is all this:
Goethe's guiding principle for life was
to attend first to the duty that was near
est to you. This Mr.. Hughes doesn't
seem at all disposed to do. BE is gov
ernor of New York, has accepted those
obligations, but as was shown in the ar.
ticle that we copied recently from the
New York World, which is very friendly
70 Mr.. Hughes, he neglects the whole of
them, almost as important as those
that connect with the administration at
Washington, and reaches out to grasp
this bauble of presidential nomination
What for? Simply to crafty his ambi.
ton. Such man is no good. You can't
trust him. And this is shown again in
the past that the discredited Republican
politicians. Odell, ct al, are now running
his presidential campaign, trying to use
him to defeat Roosevelt, and get them
selves back into power.
The people don't want any such man
at this time as their candidate, and won't
have any such. The thing to do is to
wait and let circumstances decide who
shall be the Republican candidate. We
make no question if it is MIR. Taft, that
he will be conscientious and reliable.
But Vermont wants to send no one.
and the same is true of all New England,
as a delegate to the National Republican
convention, who will not be true TO Mr..
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Liberality in Computing
Interest on Savings
Deposits.

The Hyde Park Savings Bank has always
paid interest from the beginning of the quar-
ter on deposits made before the middle Of the
quarter. In other words, they pay interest
from January list on deposits made at any
time before February 18TH
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a, 1908.

The Register regrets to say that Col.
Ilsley refuses to be a candidate for County
Senator. There would practically be no
opposition if he would permit his name
to be used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
Interest on Savings
DEPOSITS.

The Hyde Park Savings Bank pays interest
from January Ist on all deposits made before
February 18TH
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-14
1t Pays to See Him.

Morrill,, the hypnotist, gave an enter
tainment in the opera house Friday
night The science and power of hypno-
tism we re fully shown on eight subjects
four of these volunteers from the audi
ence. The power of mind over matter
today is being used for many good pur.
poses. His entertainment was gentle
manly and refined, and proved both in
teresting and profitable to those of un-
biased minds. Morrill, is one of the best
hypnotists before the public today, and
1t will pay to see him whenever opportu-
nifty offers. Times.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
FOUR YACHTS SET BACK
Good Sailing Breeze for atlantic
Yacht Club REGATTA.

Yacht racing on Gravesend Bay was principaly
confined to the smaller classes yesterday Larch-
mont Week proved too big attraction Tor the
owners Of many OF the larger boats, and as a re-
sl+ there was only one starter in Class P, and not
,,e in the 2a-foot division. Notwithstanding the
,bs.ntees there was good feet Of starters At the
Atlantic Yacht Club. The race was salleo IN a
glorious breeze from the southwest. whicn heio
true and steady until most all OF the yachts hao
been timed
S,er,1 asor,,,ncstions rnarred the sport. In
.ner eaxerness to in the dory divisions four
Of the boats crossed the line ahead OF the gun mo
recall signal was set at, once. ana altnoush the
ho.,s returned at once and recrossed the line they
d,o not take care to keep out OF the way OF inc
y.cbts that were starting correctly. AS result
1ohn Brophy chairman of the regatta commit
tAe disqualified the Merry Widow. the Zig Zag' the
Chico and the Nancy
The summary follows:
e,oops-e,r.Ass P-srARr s:oo-coURsE. - NILES
Elapsed
Boat .ne gya;5 s:n...,u. slisiE HSE EEs s#is:i4
y~nrrAp c1,Ass-F1nsT D1vIs1oN-sTART. s;1o-
COURSE. MILES
Mischief. J. L. Mitchell s:2e:A zho;44
Corrected tim. Mischief Z?eS'o4
HANDICAP cLAss-sECoND D1v1sIoN-sIARF' Blu
COURSE. Il MILES.
Aays. A.s. r Won e9sEsfer s4s15 sse17
cs1sIess e Sss.hi h RammeiI. s:4s;ss ,s.Is 2sesss
c.9e1.s Se5rse'es sa7 s1ss g. On and = Mana
srooPs-tIAss x-STARr. 3:2o-CoCRsE. 8 MILES
Slow Poke Inslee & strinser. 4;3I oo I:5.W
Mouse G. R L Sauvage-.-------o oWo;i tr,IH
Anna. =. -; 147:01
tSoos r. w sf.e.. 1:4S:07
therup. p 1896
Queen r L 8 1:51:o0
Masquen. - = AtL.r.on a Zi,nrn Disqualified.
Zir ZaS NJ De Mendonoa. DequaMnea,
Sieo ir Disqualified.
.o,,. r.sr s-sTARr s:1s-CoURsE. MILES.
~ AZ C.rn 5:o6:o1 1:51:07
Goblin, speidel Bros ------ 'o'-'' '
n Y C. C. pINGIEs-SrARf. s:Zs-coURSE MILES.
- r. xoore 423:oo o:5sOO
Aflee, r - r,,,+i. 1oo14
norm o111 "a p.r.uinn ......, 4c5:26 10o:26
Meleof' j. Hawthorne-...........4 4:27:42 40
nnko & McYTisey-..-......... Withdrew.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
NEW CLOUD LOOMS
Quaker City Club Incensed at Sane
tion for Point Breeze Races.

There Is something Of q mix-up over the auto
mobile meet scheduled to be held at Point Breeze
track. Philadelphia next Saturday The gov
ernors OF the Quaker City Motor Club. under
whose auspices previous meets have been held In
PHILADELPHIA were surprised when they learned
that entry blanks issued announcing that
the races would be hold under the sanction OF the
American Automobile Association
The meeting not to be held by the ciuo
and upon inquiry 1t was said that the sanction
had been granted to the Norristown Automobile
Club but this was found be untrue At meet
ing Of the governors Of tho Quaker City Motor
Club 1t decided TO inform F. H Elliot. secre-
tary Of the Automobile Association that unless
the sanction was rescinded the Quaker City Club
would withdraw from the American Automobile
Association A reply was received asking by
what right the Quaker City Motor Club assumed
to control racing in Philadelphia 1t Is likely
that the affair will Be straishtened out when Mr.
Elliot returns 10 his ONCE tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
MITCHELL MEN HAPPY.
Hold Three-Day Jubilee IN Cali
forn;n NTH a Hill Climb.

Tho second annual jubilee Of the Mltcneh caf
owners in California this month was MUCH
~reater success than tho first, held last yea''
Near,v ono hundred cars went from san Fran
.t.co IA San JosA and this number was augmented
.t the rendezvous by the arrival OF otner dig
Af,tch.u ears and little ones a. well, from otnef
Californian cities. 1t was reunion on large
scale a. 1t lasted three days
On thu second day there was climb on Alum
poet I5ill which IL a mile In length No less than
thfrty-to drivers tried for the prizes onereo IN inc
seven contests, which were made more note"or .ns
bv q number of women drivers. Mrs j. W. SKIN
ner Of stockton went UP the steep incline IN LII
and thereby won in the 1903 touring car class
Another woman to carry on first honors was MISS
x.,;on vvalcott Of San Francisco. who won IN tho
1ooe road,ter class In I:34 2-6 The women's class
for anv model was captured by Miss Waicott IN
1aAe-5 while Mrs c. j. Brode won IN the women
tourine car class In 26 20 The programme on the
last dav consisted Of a run from San jose 10 Oel
Monte. and over three hundred cars TOOK part IN
~. .v.,,nr there was q dinner, fireworks ana
Dance A seventeen mile speed Judging contest
was won by Del Monte in 1:so
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
WOMEN At THE HELM.
N;ss BraddeI and Miss Br1en SAL
Yachts to VictOry.

7, WAS woman. day at the Belle Harbor Yacht
c,uh Yesterday. The picturesque home on the
shores OF Jamaica Bay was crowded from morning
,fr night by members and their friends who had
gone there to see an afternoon OF water sports-
The women guests prominent In the various
races.
y, ,wo of the three sailing contests women COM
,nanded the racing boats. and showed great skill
ard seamanship. Miss Alice Braddel won race
for catboats in the Mavoureen, and Miss Irma
Rren steered the Uno to victory In a race for small
eloops.
powhcafr swimming and tub races and creased
z.ter,nelon race made the remainder OF tho
nrorramme The swimming race was taken by W.
scbe.r. and w seagrist took home the watermelon
J. ". Morrison won the tub race ana IN the row.
hoa, doubles the winners were Louis Plug and ].
NJ Peareau.
The summary of the sailing races follows:
sroops-AYI c1.AssEs-sTART. 41o-coURsE, II
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

c. A. Duerr who has AIKEN hano IN tne en-
eineerinR of the fortunes Of the Moon car in the
Eastern section OF the country is more than pleased
at the success that has crowned his efforts He has
been swamped with requests for information re-
SsrdinS his new venture. Many sales have been
made already. and he has booked several orders
for closed cars 10 be delivered in the early fail.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
THE FLICKER WINS AGAIN.

r ns b-sooters of the Seawanhaka Sofiii'na''
-scht Club had the usual Saturday afternoon race
sNerdsy, and their owners fought hard to soo
1e r points their for the series pfl1es'
= Henderson WAS again successful, "ihhins
:. sSief handily with the Flicker, and the ben Nh
60 10 second place. The race was ssiieo ia
~ southwest wind. Seven yachts started. ii's
:, ma finished, but was disquslihed for fooi'
1he summary follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19
MOTOR PACED CYCLING IN GARDEN

y,nonv Moran and Nat Butler are to meet TO-
morrow night at Madison Square Garden In tho
nrst motor paced which has been held on the
saucer track since last years six day race Iney
have been matched for ten mile event "ncn
-, -, ,bs first Of the series OF OF THIS
da.cr,nt,on for the American motor paced cham
iorsbin The liabilities that Hushey Mao
lean will take part the second race OF this tour
nan1ent. meeting the winner OF tomorrow nisnts
nsa. ., . nrtr.n rifle event on Monday July ~.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-19

The last car of the Winton Six Teen Six output
has left the factory and is on its way to William
r. Hearst 1t Is magnificent landaulet. finished
in maroon For several weeks work at the factory
has heen ,rected toward the 1909 production which
as has already been announced, will consist of si>
cylinder exclusively.