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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

The winter courses to be held at
the University of Vermont begin De.
cember q and close February 10.
They will be five in number:
/. Creamery management, Dec.
81 to Jan. 8.
2. Farm dairying. Dec. q to Jan
22.
General agriculture, Jan. II to
Feb. 10.
4. Home economics, Jan. 81 70
Feb. ~.
5. Farmers week, Feb. IA to 10.
The winter courses are business
and not academic courses, hence no
standard of entrance requirements is
insisted upon, save that each SUDDEN
shall possess a good common school
education. The registration in the
course of Home Economics, which
will naturally appeal to women only,
is necessarily limited to twelve. The
winter courses are an evolution frord
the dairy school, the first session
of which was held in 1891. Less
stress will be laid than hitherto upon
creamery work and more stress upon
farm dairy work and upon general
agricultural instruction.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

1t has been found that the in
iuries sustained by Tom Parkhill, of
Burlington, in the fall which he re-
ceived while playing basket ball, are
more serious than was at first sus-
pected. One of the bones in the
shoulder is badly splintered and has
slipped out of place. Owing to the
swollen condition of the flesh, this
was not at first ascertained. An oper-
alton was performed Friday and a
portion of the bone removed. The
patient rallied we'll from the opera
ton and was resting comfortably
last night. He is now at the Mary
Fletcher hospital.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

They weighed $50 poundsap iece and
were unveiled during the mass Friday
night. One represents st. Anthony
of Padua, and the other the Sacred
Heart of Jesus pleading. They are
masterpieces and among the finest Of
their kind in New England.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
VERMONT NEWS
Items OF Interest Cleaned From All
Parts Of Green Mountain
State.

A damage verdict of $500 was on
Wednesday awarded Eliot Bishop of
Searsburgh, who sued Andrew Whit
comb of the same town for $4,000 for
assault.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
Critically Ill with Pneumonia.

Burlington, Dec. 27.-Daniel W.
Robinson, of the lumber firm of Rob-
inson and Edwards, and a leading
churchman, is critically i'll with pneu-
monia at his home here.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
Burlington Man Dead.

Burlington, Dec. 26.-Loren C. Lee,
native of Underhill, died here today
at the age of so years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

The Hartland Nature Club held it's
annual meeting Tuesday evening
Dec. IA, attended by members from
Woodstock Windsor, Hartford and
Hanover, n H. The supper was fol-
lowed by the roll call and the read
ing of the yearly bulletin. The in
creasing influence of the club was
well illustrated by the splendid dis
play of scientific studies made by its
members during the year. The walls
are hung with mounted specimens
and drawings including over 100
species of Vermont grasses and
sedges, collected by b. p Ruggles,
orchids by j. G. Underwood; lyco-
podiums and equisetums, by Miss
Nancy Darling; 100 water-coor
drawings of algae, as seen through
the compound miscroscope, by Lucia
Hazen, Webster; and water-coor
drawings, of eastern and western
birds, salamanders and batrachia, by
Evelyn Darling Morgan. There was
also on exhibition at one end of the
room a valuable collection of moths
and butterflies by Mrs. A. T. Hurd,
an honorary member of the club i;
| bird skins by Mrs. Morgan; mosses
by Mr. Rugg; large collection of
violets by Miss Darling, and miner
ais by Mr. Ruggles. H. G. Rugg, of
Hanover, n. H., president of the club
called the meeting to order and after
welcoming the members and their
guests, gave brief report of the pub
lie work of the club during the year
He mentioned the Arbor Day gath
ering and the prize essays written by
the children about trees and their
competitive work in collecting tree
buds and bark the two public lee
lures, one on the herring gull and one
by DR.. Swift on ferns, both illustrat-
ed; also in connection with the Local
Y. M. c. A. the entertainment by Ed
troduced Miss Nancy Darling, chair.
man of the executive committee, who
is also a member of the executive
committee of the Vermont Botanical
Club. AS editor-in-chief of the yearly
bulletin, Miss Darling gave a com.
prehensive report of the scientific
work of the club.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Those attending the midnight mass
at the Church of the Holy Innocents,
Rutland, witnessed the dedication of
two large statues recently arrived in
that city from Paris. They came by
express, reaching New York by an
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
$1,507.67
Expenditures


Outstanding order paid, 5 Is. 90
Repairs on county buildings
under general tax 5S2 80
Rental of Probate offices
and telephones, 1876 90
Insurance on county buildings, 49,
Assistant judges, $50
County treasurer's salary, %. 90
Janitor's services, 100. 81
Interest paid, Al 80
Bedding for Jail, 80. 90
Rapid Tel. & Tel. Co., %. 90
B. H. Adams, Jr., prison
labor. go "a
Allen Dickinson, labor and
material, Al. 90
H, K. Darling, services as
clerk and cash paid out as
per vouchers, 23. sc
Incidental expenses, 2S9.. ge
Cash on hand, 16. 80
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

At the dedicatory ball of the new
armory of Company d. V. N. G., at
st. Johnsbury, to be held the evening
of January 7, invitations have been
issued to Governor Prouty and staff,
Col. J. G.. Estey, other military Off
Gals and members of military orders
about the State. Acknowledgement
w. H. Gilmore is said to have pro-
nounced the structure the best ar
mory in the State. 1t is 10Ox50 feet in
ground dimensions, two stories in
height at the front elevation and
three in the rear. 1t contains separ-
ate rooms for commissioned and
non commissioned officers, assembly
ROOM bath room, repair shop, locker
room, clothing room, 70-foot rife
range, and kitchen. A portion of the
building is used as a garage, operated
by j. E. Bertrand, the owner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
ORANGE COUNTY'S FINANCES.
Statement Just Issued by the As.
sistant Judges.

statement of the financial condition
of Orange County on December /,
1909, has just been completed and
filed by the assistant judges of Or
ange County Court, Horace White, of
West Topsham, and Dana H. Morse,
of Randolph. This statement in
cludes only the general expenses and
does not include the cost of the new
Jail addition and repairs which was
authorized by special act of the Leg
islature.
m. 4a4....-..4 c-11.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
Receipts

Cash in hands of treasurer
Dec. |. 1909, $3.50. 81
County tax of lie. on dollar
of the county grand list, 1908. %
Cash from State for janitor
service, 100. 81
Cash from State, peddlers
licenses, 97.79
Lumber sold, rs
Rent, Darling & Wilson's
office. So 90
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
BABY'S ITCHING
WAS |NTOLERABLE
Girl Of Six Months had Fearful
Attack of Eczema = Spread All
Over Her Face and Eyes Began to
Swell - Scratched Till Blood
Came Relieved in a Night and
CURED BY CUTICURA
AFTER LONG SUFFERING

when my little girl was six months
old l noticed small red spots on her
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Princeton 5, Navy 3
RAILWAY SCHOOLS IN
CAPE COLONY SUCCESS
Novel EDUCATIONAL Methods Are
Provided for Children

Consul General Julius G. Lay of Cape
Town transmits the following report
concerning the establishment of rail-
way schools in isolated parts of Cape
Colony:
A railway school system has been
devised and inaugurated for the edu-
cation of children in out of the way
places. and it has also been utilized
in cases of railway employees in centers
of considerable population. Statistics
of these railway schools for 1908 show
that there are II schools on the rail-
ways, with total enrolment of 2s133
pupils. Many of these children would
have no educational advantages if it
were not for the railway schools es :
tablished especially for them. The eX-
for these schools was s28,367 for the
year 1907.
Wherever railway employees in iso-
lated places can guarantee an average
attendance Of 10 children or more, not
otherwise provided for by the railway
schools, the railway department and the
education department, acting conformity
and each furnishing half the expense,
provide suitable premises and q certi-
fed teacher. at salary of $3.50 to S4S7
per annum and quarters.
Children of railway employees are
carried to and from these schools free
x
lower fees than in the regular govern
ment public schools; they must also
provide their own books and stationery
No objection is raised TO the attendance
of the children of farmers who also
may be living beyond the convenience
OF any government public school. An
official of the railway known as the
education officer, acts as manager of
all the railway schools, and where there
are a sufficient number of parents they
form local committees TO assist him
He is always more or less guided by the
opinions of the station masters or head
officials Of the railway The schools
are inspected regularly by the sfnspec-
tors of the education department, and
the children are advanced according to
the standards of the public school
system
Children attending these railway
schools range in age from to Is
years. over 20 per cent of the children
being, over Is. They are taken as far
as the seventh standard. which COM
prises a knowledge of the following
subjects: Arithmetic Euclid algebra,
grammar, history, dietation, compost
tion writing. reading. botany. geogra-
ply, sewing. Dutch, French and Latin.
furnished by railway and education de-
partments, the expense being divided
in the same manner as other school
expenditure. The total number of VOL
umes in these school libraries is now
4.703 There is no compulsory educa :
ton in Cape Colony, and 134 children
of railway employees. it is stated did
not attend any school in 1908. for vari-
Gus reasons.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
ST. STEPHENS ATHLETES TAKE
LEAD IN THE. FIELD TRIALS

The Semiannual track meet of the
Sunday Schools Athletic league was held
yesterday afternoon al the Golden Gate
park stadium and proved successful
event The meet was won by the st.
Stephens team with a total of 3Oh
points. The Hamilton Methodist boys
were second scoring 23, and the Leban-
on Presbyterian team third with 49,
The others finished as follows: CAL
vary Presbyterian, IS; First Christian,
1TIa; Central Methodist, IL: First
Presbyterian. 9; Trinity Presbyterian,
s; Sunset Congregational, Z; Richmond
Presbyterian, s: Seventh Avenue Pres
byterian, 3, First Baptist, 8 Grace
Methodist Episcopal, ,.
The meet was we'll contested and
there were but few bitches. In the
22O var drace, Hooper was disqualified
for having taken part in meet on
Sunday. He had won first place, but
this was given to Krug.- with Zeuner
second and o. James third. In the 440.
GunniSon. the winner, was found to be
over weight. He was ruled out. This
gave first to Spencer, with Harris sec
ond and Muller third. The summary
follows
80 yard DASH nvenlle class 5s,,t analsMw9n by
third. II. Glasson g. NJ. Time. :0T.
so yard dash. 50 pound class-First heat
Won by W Black II. NJ: second. L. Humid, s..
c. Second heat: Won by {. Glssson. G. NJ:
second J. Trevethick. b. c. Third heat: Won
by S. Laist. II. M; second, +. Huston. p. G..
shrank S ) c. Final: Won by Black. H. NJ;
second Last H. NJ; third Glasson, G. NJ.
Time, 06 %
E5 yard dash. 100 pound class-First heat
Won by l.. Yates, r. p: second. Clark, :. C..
Second heat Won by Nelson, F. f. L.: second.
Stark. +. G. Third heat: Won by Flood. {. =. ::
second Higgins. T. p Fourth heat. Won by
Brown II. NJ; second. Johns, L. p Final:
Won by Brown, II. NJ; second. Johns. C. p.
bip1 m -
$40 yard dash. 120 pound class-WOn by Spen-
Ger. ST. 5. E.; second, Harms. st. S. E.; third.
Mullen. Time. 80 Is.
$50 yard run unlimited class-Won by Fuller,
+. C.; second Smith, l.. p; third Hamilton,
l.. 7.
by Howard st. S. E.; second Mobley, w. r.;
third. Harms. st. 5. +. Time, IL 1-5.
100 yard dash. unlimited class-Final: Won
by Smeltzer. G.. NJ: second. Sparrow. L.. p. :;
third Knows. Seventh avenue p. Time. 10 %.
90 yard dash, unlimeted class-First heat:
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
ing TO give ii credit for being.
Called for Rain
PORTLAND. ore. Oct 30.-Rain in
terfered with q sharply contested game
here today between the Philadelphia
Americans and All-Star Nationals and
necessitated IL being called in the sixth
inning with the score ! 10 J.
The athletics score resulted from
WOMEN GARDENERS
SCORE BIG SUCCESS
Every Variety of Culture Taken
Up in Europe

Women make the best gardeners.
in Europe women are going into gar
denying with enthusiasm, and they
are making much more Of a success
Of it than men ever did. Last year in
France the Women's agricultural and
horticultural society held an exhibit.
al which were shown some remarkable
specimens Of vegetables and fruit that
We're raised BY women.
The most striking exhibit was
huge cantaloupe from Thatcher which
weighed nearly 16 pounds. This va
riety Of melon sold at wholesale for as
much as shillings each. The profit
and loss accounts of the gardens man
aged BY women are more carefully
kept than those Of men. After max
sing fun allowance for labor some of
these gardens yield as much 49, 81 600
an acre.
Almost every variety OF farming in
terest has been taken up by the women
Of European countries Princess Al
eNandra Of Teck has been an enthusi-
astic worker insencouraging women to
became gardeners and farmers Hun
dreds OF women are taking up farm
ing in Europe colonist.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Vernon Drives
Two TWirlerS
From the Hill
PenHanf Winners 90 Down Be-
fore Trailer i'm a Ridicu=
fOus Exhibition

The slippery going which prevailed
AT Recreation park yesterday did not,
seem to agree with the Seals. as they
doundered about the going like a lot of
fish on plank They never had con-
troll OF their feet, and with weak
pilot it was easy for the Vernonites
to bring about their downfall. 1t was
one of those frosty exhibitions with
the Seals being made the fall guys:
At the conclusion of the nine frames
the score boy had 1s runs. ehalked up
for the visitors while the local bunch
was only credited with 3.
Three pitchers were trotted out to
do the mound work for the local ag
gregation and fhe only one of them
TO bring relief TO the sufferings of the
local fans was Meikle. Longs busher,
who pitched the last five frames and
dealt out a creditable article of ball
Eastley was brought forth to do the
heavy work and he was shy on every
thing that is necessary TO win base
ball games. In the second frame Ho-
which resulted in six hits and seven
runs being annexed off Eastley.
After lie had retired the side stewart
replaced Eastley on the hill. The
change made little difference, as Stew
art was not there with the stuff, either.
After lasting two rounds In which the
visitors made four runs. he was chased
and MeikIe finished out the game, al
lowing Vernon but one run.
Schafer worked on the hill for Yer
non and he seemed TO have the locals
guessing all the time. He eased up
toward the end and Longs men saved
themselves from shutout by putting
over two runs in the eighth frame and
another tally in the ninth. Some good
healthy hitting brought about the three
runs.
The second frame was a tough one
for the local outfit. 1t was probably
one of the worst innings the Seals have
experienced this season. The trailers
gave a nice exhibition of smuggling and
they slapped Eastley's offerings around
the field in such a manner that the fans
felt sorry for the mound man. This
lead settled the result as the Seals
never figured thereafter. Score:N
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
HONEST BOOK BoRRowT RS

Westminster four public Libraries
between them have daily attendance
of more than 10000 persons. or 2.797. 900
in ! year. IN the reference department
177222 volumes nave been consulted
during the last i months daily
average Of 5S5. From the lending de-
partment 297.3S7 volumes were circu-
lated. giving a daily average of l.124
il is gratifying again 10 be able TO draw
attention to the remarkably small loss
by default of borrowers, states the an
nual report four books tvaiued at 1881
being the total in a circulation Of near
ly 300. 900 volumes The opening OF the
bingham Palace road and ST. Mar
Tins lane Libraries on Sunday evenings
during the six winter months has been
so well appreciated that the Westmin-
ster city council on the recommendation
Of the committee have resolved 10 con-
tinue such opening. At Buckingham
Palace read 745 volumes were issued in
the reference library on the 25 sunday
evenings while AT St Martins lane the
issue was S23. The whole attendance
ftwo libraries) included 13.403 persons
for . Sundays. as against 1922 for 2s
Sundays IN the previous year. The Off
GERS report The class OF readers and
resdins rs being very sood--zLondon
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31

Won BY Klug L. P; second James. F. C. Sec
ond heat: Won by Hooper, T. p; second, Ecu
ner F. G. Final: Won by Hooper. 7. p; sec
ond. Klug, L. p; third, zeuner, F. C. Time.
:2s 2-5,
One mile run, unlimited class-won by sproul.
F. L. p; second. Person. F. B.; third, Lunt,
t. P. Time, minute 3-5 second.
Potato race, juvenile class.won by Letting
well, r.. p; second, Drury, F. c., third. Flood
40 yard relay race so pound class by
Hamilton Methodist; second, Trinity Presbyte-
rian; third. Sunset Congregational Time 6'
seconds.
44o yard relay 100 pound class-won by sun
ste Congregational: second, Calvary Presbyte-
rian: third. Trinity Presbyterian. Time. 40.
$50 yard relay. 12e pound class Won by ST.
Stephens Episcopal; second Trinity Presbyte-
rian: third. Howard Presbyterian. Time, l min
ute 81 3-5 seconds
One mile relay. unlimited class. 1--WE men-Tie
between First Christian and st. Stephens Epis-
copa; third. Lebanon Prcsby terian. Time, (
minutes 10 2-J seconds.
FIELD EVENTS
Running high jump. 100 pound clasz-won by
Blythe. c. NJ. Height feet inches
.shatput. Y pounds, l2o pound elassawon by
Muller. c. p: second. Spencer. c. p; third,
Gunnison.s T. 7. Distance. % feet 4 inches.
Running broad jump. 120 pound class-Non
by Howard. st. ). E.; second. Mobley,, W. r :;
third. Harms, st. $. Z. Distance, II feet
inches.
Running high jump. unlimited elass-Won by
Smeitzer. c. NJ; second. Zeuner. F. G.; third,
Farrar. G. NJ Height. 5 feet inches.
Shotput. unlimited clsss-Won by Klug L. P {;
seeoud. Lund. 4. p; third. Beetz,. s. [. Dis
tsnce. SO feet inches.
Officials Honorary referee. H. J. Mccoy: ref
cree. George Klarmsnn: clerk of course. II. NJ.
Striekler assistant clerk of course. Harold Pot
ter; judges of finish. Roy Campbell r. O.. Han
SON c. r. Fisher aud c. c. ChahpEn; timers.
s. ". winsor l.. J. 5Schantz. c. Woods and E.
j. Van Camp; inspectors, A Bagot. c. j. Lin
gren Jr. and A. F. Bridgeis field Judges G. s.
Vail. William Mauer and J. CulYerwell scorer.
A. II. Hutchinson; announcer. f. S. Ford: clerk
Of scales J v 4: 81 Stark y and TT, 7 s ,n GsTreft
Calvary Presbyterian G. r.: Central Metho-
dist c. NJ; First Christian. F. c.. First Eng
lish Lutheran. F. f. L.. Hamilton Methodist,
H. NJ: Grace Methodist. G. NJ: Howard Pres
byterian. II. P; Lebanon Presbyterian l.. p.
Richmond Presbyterian. r. p. ST stephen 5
Episcopal st. s. E., Sunset congregational =.
C.; Trinity, Presbyterian, T. r.; Westminster
Presbyterian, ". p.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
Waoped Philadelphia Will Appear at seals
BuresQue Ball Oane
ST. MARYS TRAINER Is BUSY
WITH BASKET BALL SQUAD
By WILL. SCARLET


Basket ball promises to be much in
evidence at st. 9Mary's college this sea-
son. The first team has not as yet
been selected, but Otto Rittler has a
good sized squad oat almost every
AFTERNOON. with. the result that some
promising material is being worked
into shape.
VIII n. Thorpe, .the manager of the
Vietofs, has fine band OF lightweights
to choose from for his midget five.
Last year Thorpe's colts lost but a
single game and that to a team which
lney ultimately succeeded in defeating.
Ihey are all under lis pounds.
Winsby, one of last years veterans
IS captain of the Victors for the com
ing season. He is a husky little for
ward noted for accurate, foul and
basket throwing.
iast years team, is doing all he can to
secure permanent position on
Ihorpes team. Davie shows consid-
srable Improvement over last years
form and certainly has good chances
Oh getting a place as forward.
Charhe Weber has been promised his
olu position as guard for which his
quick and clever work admirably fits
MIN. lie made quite. a reputation last
year for expert basket shooting, and
his showing in recent practice games
demonstrates that he has lost none of
his skill.
- The other guard is the lightweight
than 100 pounds. What he lacks in
weight ne makes up in cleverness and
speed. He Is an expert at dribbling
without being penalized for interfer-
ence. Gochutco is one of Thorpes
strongest men.
Among the other aspirants for Victor
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
BEST TOBACCO LAND
LIES IN VERA CRUZ
Finest of Mexican Product
Grown in That State

Mexicos best tobacco lands are in the
state of Vera Cruz. The so called to-
bacco belt extends from the Tuxpam
to and beyond its southeastern bound
ary line. and up to the republic of
Guatemala. This belt is about 500
miles in length. The soil is 10 feet
in depth in many parts of this terri
tory and exceedingly we'll adapted to
the cultivation of tobacco. 1t will pro-
duce 5000 to 1000 pounds to the acre
The production of the old and noted
plantations in the district of San An
dres Tuxtla is among the best. The
tobacco has an excellent flavor and
rivals the best Cuban In burning
quality. as we'll as in the ash, 1t is un-
surpassed, and. therefore. this stock. is
eagerly sought by some cigar manu-
facturers of Europe who turn out. a
clear "Habana cigar An average out
put for the district may be set down
at about 10000 bales of $50 pounds
each annually. of which about 1000
bales are exported Not all the tobacco
produced is of the excellence mem
toned. Even the best grades of this
stock have very Tittle sale in the United
States for lack of the qualities required
by American manufacturers.
Good grades OF San Andres tobacco
were recently sold at about 80 cents
gold per pound for classes A and B. so
called wrappers. for European require
ments. In the United States this stock
would be considered fit only for rollers
and binders. Glass C, binders and fill
ers, brought % cents per pound. and
class d. filters, was SOLD at Is cents
per mound.