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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23
GUARD RAIL ROTTEN
Statement Made by James M. Boutwell,
on the Guard Rail at Middlesex

In recent editorial, the Barre Times
made the following comment on the
automobile accident that recently occurred
at Middlesex:
1t is hardly probable that the vii
lage of Middlesex, is responsible le-
gally for damages arising from the serious
automobile accident of last Sunday night,
in which machine crashed through a
guard-rail and down over high bank;
but there is warning in the accident to all
towns to look after their fences along
dangerous localities.
Last night the following article appeared
in the Argus in answer to the editorial
in the Times:
Selectman George, of Middlesex, states
that the guard mentioned was in first class
condition, having been recently repaired
1t would take a guard made OF steel girders
to withstand the shock when run in
to by an automobile weighing a couple
of tons.
James NJ. Boutwell,, of this city, made a
statement to Journal reporter last night
to the effect that if the post at the point
where the machine hit the guard had beer
of sound timber and in proper repair
the accident would never have occurred
Mr.. Boutwell, said he took party down tc
the scene and they all examined the
broken material, which was SO rotten that
it was utterly worthless.
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conditions in the world for the gen.
uine, full-favored, solid, bookkeeping
fruit, cannot be equalled on the rug
ged, rocky, side-hill Vermont farm,
but it is also true thai almost every
hillside and semi-barren pasture in
the State will produce the harder
brands at profit, without impairing
in any degree the supposed value of
the lands. They might never be worth
$500 an acre, but, as they stand, they
are not generally worth $500
Certainly something could be done
to improve them, and the Herald be-
lieves that the State forester will
promptly tell any Vermont land own
er whether it will pay him best to
try hillside horticulture or reforesta-
ton. That is his business. knowing
about trees. Write to A. F. Halves,
Morrill, Hall, Burlington, and he will
shortly tell you why and wherefore.
This is excellent advice. We would
also state that the Vermont agricul-
tural experiment station in Burling-
ton has also conducted number of
experiments with reference to the
production of apples as We'll as other
crops, and any Vermont farmer who
desires to improve his orchard or to
set out an orchard, can secure i'm
portant and valuable data by address,
ing Prof. j. l.. Hills, who is in
charge of the experiment station in
this city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23
THE CHARM OF THE VOICE.

Long before history began to be
written beautiful face and a
graceful figure were counted among
the most desirable qualities that one
could possess. With the development
of civilization more and more atten-
ton has been bestowed upon physi-
cal beauty, and desirable as i; is, its
value, doubtless, has been overesti-
mated. If too great attention has
been paid to an attractive fice an
figure, too little attention hos becn
given to the cultivation of beauti-
full voice. There is a wonderful pow
err in human speech. How often one
Iadmires a woman of great personal
beauty, only to be repealed by her
dent quality of tone, unmusical to
the last degree, is found SO often in
company with attractive qualities
that one is moved to exclaim: What
a PITY"
Shakespeare, as might Lave been
Expected, summed it up admirably
when he said in king Lear" Her
voice was ever soft, gentle and low
an excellent thing in woman"
! If some of the young girls could
realize the attractiveness of a sweet
and gentle voice, and the disagree
able impression made by loud and
boisterous tones, they would be more
careful of their speech. One thing
that adds to the charm of the voice
described by Shakespeare is the fact
that such qualities usually denote
the possession of sweetness and gen.
tleness of character, of refinement
and true womanly charm of manner
These qualities are the marks of n
lady-a good old word, much abused,
but nevertheless exceedingly express
Isive.
. More attention might well be given
to the cultivation of the speaking
voice. The sweet voice is more rare
than the pretty face. This ought net
to be true, for it must be easier to
change the tones than the features.
Much can be done simply by taking
thought, by guarding against care
less or boisterous expression, but a
simple course in elocution may be
very beneficial.
The charm of sweet and musical
speech is SO great that it is well
worth careful cultivation.
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Cough and Catarrh of Stomach.

Sergeant Arthur A. White, st. Cath
arines, Ont, writes:
81 have been a great sufferer with ca
tarrh ever since the South African war,
which / was all through.
awhile our troops were camped around
Paardeburg we had a hard time, hardly
enough to eat. We had no water to drink,
and were obliged to drink the dirty
water in little mud puddles.
81 got run down and catarrh of the
stomach set in, and ever since that
march / seemed to go down in health,
and the catarrh got worse. had bad
cough.
81 tried almost every medicine sold for
catarrh, but got no relief.
can officer, friend of mine, advised
me to try Peruna. did so, with very
little faith that it would do me any good.
TO my surprise 1 got relief from the
first bottle. continued its use until l
had taken six bottles in all.
"To-day I AN a different man. The
,,+c.rh has on tirely gone, and | am De t.
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SEMINARY NOTES.

The Seminary tennis club has ell
ected officers as follows: President,
Ray Taplin; secretary, Otto Will
liams; treasurer, B. W. Griffin. The
courts are in good shape and the
Seminary supports among the stu
dents a number of skilled handlers
of the racquet.
The Seminary social held Saturday
evening was in charge of a commit
tee of four students and one teacher
and will be repeated each Saturday
evening under the management of va
rious committees. The affair serves
as a pleasant get-together for the
student body.
Friday, October 1, will be lucky
Friday or fateful Friday to the hopes
and plans of Montpelier Seminary,
according to the measure of money
which pours into the Golfers of the
institution to swell the endowment
fund in these last eleven days givenj
us by DR.. d. X. Pearson, of Chi3
cago. DR.. Pearson feels that he is
getting old and that he has given as
best he can to the Seminary project.
He says that October first is the final
date upon which the sum can be
raised and is extremely anxious that
the institution, in which he is much
interested, shall succeed in complet-
ing the fund. 1t is a project as i'm
portant to Montpelier's financial in
terests as the securement of new
industries. In fact, new industries
could not approach the value of the
service rendered Montpelier by the
Seminary until they have been estab-
lished here for an extended period.
And the smallest possible contribu-
ton will help out in these last few
days, although several thousand dol
lars remain to be pledged.
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PRESS COMMENT
POSSIBILITIES FOR VERMONT
APPLES.
come.
burlington Free PRESS

burlington Free 1'ress
The people of Vermont are begin
ming to realize that while some of
their number have been complaining
because it was impossible to do any
thing with Vermont land and some
have wandered off into other States
to seek more inviting fields, it has all
the time been possible to do things
right here in Vermont. Even those
who went away from Vermont have
come back to the State in not a few
instances, and have found the pros
pect more inviting than in the out
side regions visited. Some of the
Vermonters who went West are now
coming here to invest in Vermont
real estate, and are starting various
projects for the development of our
natural resources.
We have already spoken of a num-
Der of instances of rich returns from
the proper and up-to-date cultivation
of apple orchards, and fortunately
those mentioned are only notable on
account of the large extent of the
profits and not on account of the
large per cent of profit We know of
some orchards which have paid bet
ter in proportion even than those
mentioned, though they were smaller.
The object now to be attained is
the adoption of measures which will
help farmers who now neglect APP
pies as a product for market largely
or wholly, to make the cultivation
one of the features of their diversified
farming.
Probably more than one farmer
has asked himself ON reading our ar
ticles on this subject; How can |
profit from this and realize income
from the production of apples?'
The Rutland Herald in commenting
on our article ON the handsome re-
suits secured by Mr.. Holmes, of
Charlotte, says:
1T is true, perhaps, that the APP
pies of the Champlain valley, which
are the product of the best climatic
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spirit is stirring in Vermont which
promises better days than any that
have gone before. Shall we en-
courage it or shall we ridicule it?
Let us put our best thought and our
best endeavor into making Montpel-
Ter the best city possible and YER
mont the best State possible. We
have never really tried to do our
best. Now let us make the attempt.
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Testifies After Four Years.

Carlisle Center. N. Y, u 3. Bur-
lans, writes; about four years ago
wrote you that / had been entirely
cured of kidney trouble by taking
wo bottles of Foley's Kidney Rem
edy, and after four years / am again
please dto state that have never had
ny return of those symptoms and |
m evidently cured to stay cured Z"
Toley's Kidney Remedy Will do the
anne for you, Sold by all druggists
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23
NOT SWALLOWED UP
President Kennedy, of the Orange Coz,
Telephone Company, Says the Compa
Can Stand on Its Own Feet


An out-of-town paper made the err
neous announcement the other eveniN
that the Orange County Telephone Conf
pany had been swallowed by the New
England County Telephone Company.
The president of the company, f. II. Ken
nedy, in letter to the paper, outlines the
stand of the Orange County Company thus;
"The Orange County Telephone Com
pany is not swallowed up by the New
England Telephone Company, and still
stands on its own feet and is able to con-
tinue to do so. The Orange County
Telephone Company is competent to
manage its own business and does not
take any dictation from the New England
Telephone Company or any other companJ
and is ready to do business in Barre as we
have in Montpelier when the same gener-
Gus cooperation is accorded us"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23

to be much greater and the farm will
become more attractive.
There are still wonderful POSSIBLE
tiles in American agriculture.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-09-23

LIST OF PROMINENT AMERICANS
Col Bailey of Washington Labor Organizations and W.
Col Patten of Washington c. Military and Masonic Orders
Hon. Ryan, Alaska Elk Member English House of Parliament
Congressman Gale Alaska we'll known Pacific Slope
Sergeant Arthur A. White Veteran South African War
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Excursion to New York. See Ad
Page 5.-adv.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
Answers to Queries

Neutrality-suspicious. City. What king ex-
claimed Il am monarch OF all l survey
They were not uttered by any king
but were written, it is supposed, by
Alexander Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe)
sailing master of the Cinq Ports Galley
who was left by Captain Stradling on
dez. where he remained for four years
CONCRETE BUnsDING-F. E. NJ. Oakland.
Cal. Which is the largest concrete office
building in the United States?
The Pacific building at Fourth and
Market streets, in San Francisco.
ON A RESERVES, Point Bonita. Cal. Can
citizen who lives a government reserve.
as for instance Fort Barry, Marin county, vote
in San Francisco.
II in the employ of the. United States
government he can.
FRENCH QUOTATION Reader. City. What
IS the translation OF the following: lie Sc
cret dennuyer est cell de tout dire?''
This from Les Discours Prelimi-
naire,' by Voltaire means 1.-THE secret
of making ones seir tiresome is not
to know when to stop"
q ALEXANDER THE GREAT-D H. Wood
land, Cal. When did the articles on Alexander
the Great appear in Harpers magazine?
The index OF Harper's down to 1881
does not show any such articles, and
since then TO the present time there
is no mention in the catalogue of peri
odical literature of such articles having
appeared in Harper's
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rated by animosities far more bitter
than today separate nationalists and
unionists. England conferred upon the
country. in response to agitation. a
halfway compromise constitution. Up
per Canada (now Ontario) and Lower
Canada (now Quebec had each an
elected house of assembly and a nomi
mated senate All executive power
however. remained with the appointed
governor and his council. who were re-
sponsible to London and in no degree
whatsoever to the people of Canada.
Against this system there arose a
fierce agitation. which for years kept
the country in turmoil Monster meet
fngs We're held. when nationalist ban
ners were haunted and nationalist SEN
timents flung in the face of the gov
ernment. Coercion Just a. savage as
In Ireland was applied Meetings were
prescribed. speakers arrested and i'm
prisoned, newspapers suppressed.
During all this time the Canadian
Ulster was, of course. active. loudly
proclaiming it's loyalty-to England,
not to Canada-and calling upon the
government TO eXterminate this prOpa =
ganda of the majority and restore the
rule of the minority. The whole trouble,
they said-and how familiar il sounds
was due to the fulminations of ire
sponsible agitators and the efforts Of
"a majority I'm numbers only to domi-
nate the wealth education and enter
prise" of the country
In final effort to quell the agita-
tion England suspended the Canadian
governmental system altogether. The
effect was TO consolidate the opposi-
tion and fan the embers of rebellion.
In 1897 when the British empire was
rejoicing over the ascent of Queen Vic
toria to the throne, Canada was in
arms. The revolt was short lived. but
1t was successful. England hastened
to grant home rule, and for 20 years
Canada, peaceful. loyal and prosperous
has been marching forward in the
ranks of the free nations of the world
The story of Canada presents every
feature of that of Ireland-disaffection
diminishing population, industrial
stagnation. racial and religious strife
open rebellion-except that she won
her rights, while Ireland has not Can
ada today is unsffectedly friendly ia
Great Britain, while her government is
wholly free. There is no hostility be-
tween the races. and sectarian ami
mostly is negligible. A French Catho-
lie, Sir Wilfrid Laurier. is prime min
lister. honored by all citizens
Canada is growing in wealth. power
and national stature; Ireland. which
stands today exactly where Canada
stood before home rule was granted is
disaffected. harassed by differences
afflicted with poverty and isgovern-
ment What is the inevitable deduc-
ton?
1t is found on the records OF the Ca
madam parliament, which again ano
again has urged the British govern
ment TO grant to Ireland the home rule
which Canada enjoys. 1t is found in
the parliamentary records OF every
self governing colony in the British
empire to the same effect. 1t is found
in the records of the British parlia-
ment itself, not only in the speeches OF
such leaders as Gladstone and Bright
but in the passage of a home rule reso-
luton through the house OF commons
at this very session.
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Make your chart before you sachoose your destination be-
fore YOU buv your ticket Don't until you reach the end OF
your Journey and then decide where you're going Many
has dried up in little waysde opportunity, merely because he
lacked the courage acknowledge himself that his judgment had
landed him In the wrong spot.
You can't tell what you best fitted do until fought
for few things fit for the fighting Rifles hit bulseyes by accl
dent and hen but remember that every championship record
the result of lots of practice and g7od, stead aim
c. Columbus did finally stumble America after wandering
ames the but don forget that great many of his
predecessors went down the Atlantic gales because they set sail
without making that there definite port before them
The builder who hasn't decided how high he will run his walls
before he digs his foundations takes much of apt
make bis foundations entirely weak support the atewok
Know what you after before you out for it. The pig
in the poke dangerous the pig apt catch your hand
often as your hand is likely to grab the pig
Don't rely accident to you accident doesn't
schedule and hasn't habit of happening the spot twice
The FIXED IDEA the motive power that has driven
attainment podde than geniuses have reached enence
The saboa without keel capzes very the without
keel unsafe Persistence and doggedness oenest bring results
Hard work the coin In the realm of success.
The who aspres to become look down
of practice before he look up the hour of acclaim and
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The NAar1 With the Fixed Idea
By Herbert Kaufman
By Herbert Kaufman

he has received recognition he keep praccg just hard
to hold The gift of and the love of harmony only half
its the fixed idea which keeps his fingers the keys for hours
every day, that brings him to his goal
The lawyer and the illustrator and the all pay the
price The of railroads Just earnestly and
centaze his efforts just intensely today when he gaspg
for control.
You must make what you to do-you feel
that you have the courage we'll the temperament do and
then--DO TT!
One fair idea unhesiangy followed better than dozen
excellent plans of which concentrated
don't count The final makes mention of splendid
the finish proves that you also ran.
Only steady men last Call 10 mind dozen who have
made their makchoose them from trade profession and you'll
find that at least out of the who hung fixed
ideawho held despite eback and endured self
denial and difficulties and because they didn't peter
They believed themselves they thought that they could do
certain thing and counted what they believed far than the
concentrated opinion of everybody else
The world didn't take them seriously the beginning but they
took themselves seriously and the end the world changed mind
always does change its mind when makes good But the
worlds old and has had much experience with the human
that puts every down basis and only acknowledges
that he's above when his gauge to the mark that his
confidence has set and his ability attained
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"The 0mihous
Hush in
Europe

already constitutes "a silent war"
The disposition first this side the Atlantic to
laugh the prevailing of mind England the
periodic that have past afflicted the
people OF the tight little island without But when
the emnence Of Lord ROebe Sir Edward Grey Balfour
and Lord Aohcfe without regard party cry
that there imminent danger their opinions respected
is the sudden activity OF German naval that
supplies the foundation for alarm England is the German
naval program build ships the Dreadnough type faster than the
British admiralty them In modern navies only big
and battlesps are practically obsolete
OF this tremendous German program imposes
severe burden the tax OF the aherand Mr. Chamber
lain
Every possible appeal peopto meet the
emergency courageous Always it represented them that the
phrase has definite nAanng proclaim
newspapers print the powerful
by mouth
"a 80 " = si1l' d Ia I@sn 10 ,-2ndoh n ana me levy
TI di a. y az - la a. k Mle i rance pad IN lS/o
every arships English chaplain told me
visitor he officer at
the wardroom table raised his glass with the day
he received the frank repv Ch we
always drink German ships the day when shall be
It natural enough that OF the profession be
proportion conbatants and when the entire
people has been compelled to make sacrifices for which
offers the only going public scni
and demand OF that when the
cheaper than peace then war It will be ~ "" war becomes
All this makes situation sufficiently alarming and explains
the sudden change British program bv which instead
Of two Dadnoughs eight of these great ships will be laid down
this cost S0O0O These expenditures are by them
selves incentive to They the the budget
proposed by the British chancellor of the exchequer
1t satire modern civilization the three greatest
nations the world should be spending their income in
preparations Tor war The United States alone able carry
load without inconvenience of England and
Germany is either national bankruptcy or war
The situation invites and humane craftsmanship and
It IS ntlmated by Mr. Chamberlain that negotiations foot
between the White House English and German govern
with the limitation of ornaments 1t is obviously
true that in the existing silent war Of purses the United States
holds the deciding hand
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a
Barbarous
Civilization

rupt. Quoting Doctor Green:
5 axedf the andvo
tl the salt which
the laboer
going waking sleeping living the government
whose paid
pays 81 his
all this wide you patriotism
absolutely dominating this?
After the ambitious naval program announced
but discovered that impossible accomplish
planned expend 650O0OO0 yen and
1914 building Dreadnougts, down tc
20OO0OO0 yen which would about build
the years That very formidable program
the japanese hopes be able appropriate
building warshps It if the Japanese had adopted
with enthusiasm the barbarous feature of European cza
ton-thc for mtarsm The unhappy japanese the
ctef sufferers thereby.
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on any ofheT. he 1act IS That the people are
struggling under crushing load of taxation.
The war with Russia cost some S9O00O0OOO,
and, although japan was victorious, the peace
OF Portsmouth brought no indemnity The
war in fact. almost left the country bank
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fhe london correspondent OF the New York
Sun. 1t is a strange condition, without
parallel in history The English people do
not want war; the German people do not
want war. but both expect it, and are piling
UP their preparations at rate OF cost that
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10

/ \R THOMAS GREEN clergyman and investigator tells as
the result OF observations Japan published Hampons
Magazine why Japan does this country
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THE ominous hush in the phrase Roseberv that
broods Europe awaiting the outbreak of war;
subject of article in McClures by H. R Chamberlain
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Copyright, 1909. BY Herbert Kaufman