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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

There is no let up to the activity
of the sneak thieves and midnight
providers who have made st. Al
bans the center of their operations
of late, and the police are almost
daily hearing Of some of their
"jobs." A resident of Upper We'll
den street one evening recently sat
upon his verandah and on entering
the house for the night forgot to
take in his hat and coat. In the
morning he stepped out to get the
articles, but they were missing.
There seems to be nothing which
the thieves will not take If given an
opportunity. The other night they
attempted to get away with about
300 feet of garden hose from house
on the east side of the city, but after
carrying it short distance they ev-
identity were frightened away as the
owner found his property the next
morning but a little distance from
his house. The thieves evidently
make themselves perfectly at home
on all occasions. At one house
which they entered they were dis
covered in a bathroom shining
their shoes. Indications would tend
to point to the fact that there is a
considerable band operating. as re-
ports are received of almost stimuli
taneous acts in parts of the city of
considerable distance from each
other. 1t would be a wise plan for
! the people of the city to fasten care
fully all doors and windows, after
they have taken in everying move
able. when retiring for the night.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

A specific for pain-Dr. Thomas
iclectric Oil, strongest, cheapest lin
Aent ever devised. A household rem
sdy in America for 25 years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

c.. P. Shumway, proprietor of
the Kendrick House in Putney, near
Iy lost a wallet containing $500 on
Wednesday as the result of being
entangled in the wiles OF wandering
gypsy fortnue tellers. The woman
whom Shumway at first ordered
from the premises, was so persist
ent that he finally tok out a large
wallet containing 5000 and $500 and
extracted some change. giving this
to the woman to get rid of her. He
laid the wallet on a piano and re-
turned to his work. Later, missing
the pocketbook, he notified the po-
lice and the gypsies were apprehend
ed about three miles below Putney.
Mr.. Shumway recovered all but a
small part of the money.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

What seems like we'll authenti-
Gated reports come to the effect that
the H. j. Heinze company Of Pitts
burg, Pa, Is in fair way to secure
control of the plant of the Federal
Packing company at Enosburgh
Falls. Should It prove true, Heinze
milk would be the 5Sth variety.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

The condition of Joel H. Gates Of
Burlington, which had been improv-
ing somewhat, is not as favorable.
Another slight stroke of paralysis
Monday night left him considerably
weaker.
The body of Wendell R. Cobb,
aged 20 years, who was drowned
while canoeing on the Connecticut
river April 10, at South Newbury,
was recovered by rivermen and
Benjamin c.. Corliss Tuesday after
noon. The young man was the son
of Mary R. Cobb. He struck
bridge while in the canoe during the
spring freshet His mother identi-
fed the clothing.
Fred, the young son of George
Keith of st. Johnsbury, was drown
river a mile below Lyndon village
day morning in the Passumpsic
ed shortly before ! o'clock Thurs
just below the da mwhere the old
Hall mill used to stand. The lad,
who was IS years old was visiting
Sidney Huntoon and started to swim
across the pool. He had nearly
crossed the pool and had just reach
ed an eddy when he went down. It
is thought he was seized with heart
failure. The body was recovered
by Eugene Stone.
The tuberculosis hospital for Brat
tleboro patients only. which was
made possible by the recent benefit
of the Brattleboro Woman's Club,
was opened Thursday for the recep
ton of patients. The receipts Of
the carnation day sale and the au.
tombile benefit were enough to car
ry the project along for about two
months and the club is planning
for a boat parade on the Connec-
ticut river for a further benefit
Eight sleeping apartments have been
built on the spacious piazza of the
DR.. H. L. Waterman farm house in
Guilford, which is to be used as a
hospital.
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

Collector Charles H. Darling and
special customs Deputy George w.
Burleson of Burlington were In
Swanton Wednesday, June 33, on
their annual inspection tour of GUS
tom house offices, arriving here
from East Alburg. While in Swan
ton a conference was held between
the officers and several of the lead
ing business men in regard to the
changes that have been made at this
port of entry. 1t is understood that
Collector Darling is not in accord
with the department at Washington
in relation to the change that has
been made, but is simply carrying
out orders of his superiors. 1t IS
understood that the Village Board
OF Trade will pursue this matter
further and see il they cannot in
duce the department to reconsider
its action regarding entries there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

Miss Agnes Ripley Pease. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John C. Pease,
of Brooklyn, formerly Of st. Adams
and Victor Stonewall Jackson, pay
master in the United States navy
were married at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Julia C. R. Dorr, the we'll known
poet, a great aunt of the bride in
Rutland. Miss Katherine NJ. Sewall
of Boston was the maid of honor and
Miss Susie E. Elrod and Miss Mary
S. Stranahan of st. Adams, Miss
Florence D. Kinds Of Burlington
and Miss Dorothy c. Gage and Miss
Olive NJ. Cary of Montclair, N. j.,
were bridesmaids. The best man
was Eugene c. Toby. a paymaster
in the navy. Paymaster and Mrs.
Jackson will reside in Brooklyn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

Miss Georgia White, local editor
of The Randolph Herald, has recent
ly, at the solicitation of the Sana-
forum Aid society Of that town,
compiled in book form, under the
title "The Jingle Book" a collection
of little poems which she has writ
ten from time to time to head the
local news column of The Herald.
These little verses have attracted
much attention and have been wide
ly copied by the press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

Theodore n. Vail is considering
building an electric plant at the
Hall mills, Lyndon, where he re-
Gently purchased the water power
and rights formerly owned by the
Leather Board Co.. thus having a
plant to supply his own electric
lights and power at his home,
Speedwell Farms. Mr.. Vail has
purchased the Rogers farm near
Chandler pond in South Wheelock.
the water rights and piece of
land of George W. Jenkins and the
fowage rights connected with the
pond He will raise the capacity
Of the pond several feet and run a
pipe from there to the Speedwell
Farms, that will give a sufficient
water supply for fire protection and
other purposes. Mr.. Vail is also
considering the possibility of build
ing large pond nearly back of
Lyndon Institute where there is a
favorable location.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

The annual meeting of the Ma
tional Society United States Daugh-
ters Of 1912, State of Vermont, will
be held at the home of Mrs. Charles
H. Thompson on Main street Mon
day afternoon, June 2S, at three
O'Clock in Brattleboro.
James II. Eastman of Orange, a
merchant, has filed petition in
bankruptcy. He has liabilities OF
$4,214. GO and assets of $4,910.25 of
which 1925 is exempt. Richard
Earle Wright, West Rutland mer-
chant, has also filed petition with
debts of $36S,75 and assets of $3.50,
OF which 1925 is exempt.
A piece of granite weighing %
tons and designed to form part
of the roof of the Holden mauso-
leum that is being built in Park
Lawn cemetery at Bennington, was
drawn through JnaC village Dy 70
horses, but when the soft avenues
of the cemetery were reached the
wagon sang to the hubs and the
heavy load is still stuck fast.
One of the most interesting his
torical relics at the st. Johnsbury
atheneum is a famous old one-horse
chaise, which was in use nearly 100
years ago by Doctor Brown of Prov
idence, R. I. 1t was willed by him
to his niece, Mrs. C. N. Leonard of
Orleans, who has presented 1t to
the museum. 1t is in a remarkably
good state of preservation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

The United States topographic
survey of Vermont has been made
for about one-third its area, cover
ing a section extending down the
west side of the state across it's
southern end and also section
about ten miles wide and forty long
extending north from White River
Junction.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

The vexed question Of a new rail-
road station at Vernon is to have
another hearing. This time a petit.
ton to the public service commits
sion has been presented by the Cen
trail Vermont and Boston &c Maine
companies. Notice has been served
upon the town of Vernon that a
hearing will be held at South YER
non June 80. The question of the
elimination of the dangerous grade
crossing will also be up for consid-
Grafton, and it is hoped that it may
be definitely settled.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

News has been received in st.
Adams of the death of the Rev.
Durell w. Dayton at his home in
Rensselaer,, N. Y. Mr.. Dayton was
SO years of age and was alta one time
pastor of the Methodist church in
that city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

The Governor Bell Association
was entertained at the Waterbury
Inn in waterbury this week.
f. M. Myers Of Bennington and
I. D. Wodfin of Rutland were among
the graduates from Williams Col
lege, williamstown, Mass, on Thurs
day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01

Rutland's grand list for 1909, just
completed, shows that the total am
cunt of taxable property is 1894
APO which is a decrease of $180,736
in comparison with last year. The
loss is in personal property, due to
some of the banks reducing their
capital stocks. The books of 1909
show $6,2O1 $50 in real estate and
$1,739,340 in PERSONA property.
There was a gain of S33,325 in real
estate but the personal property fell
off S214,061. The city has 3,206
polls, a gain of 80 in a year.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
Forgotten b, Death.

cnce upon time, In the days when
things never happened. there lived a
Snen who feared only one thing and
that WIS death. II he could live for
ever. he thought. how hne Il would
be Maybe Death overheard him and
decided 20 grant hlB wish. OF perhaps
being busy taking on young children.
prOnlixing young men and women, or
parents who were needed, Death stint
piyy forgot him AZ any rate, the
insn ii lived on nad on. he outliyed his
femily. his descendants. generation
alter Tenera ton, eiI his friends. aud
tie degcendsnts oi his friends. No
one knew him.end his dag nfs useful
iesa was so long ago that .hAsing none
Ut the hopes. ambitions, or expert
ances OF today. IL was as II be talked
IN different language, He lived on,
and on, and forever. but Death had
forgotten him. and though he prayed
TO live, he couldn't die And II you
sorrow for one who has lost his life,
think how much woree Il would be
70 never lose It. 10 be like this tired
old man whom Death has forgotten
Atchinson Globe
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
The worL q on River.

Tho hardest working river. the one
most thoroughly harnsssod to the
mlll-wheeis of labor IL tho United
States. probably IN the world, Il the
Blackstone. Il is not large river
either. itE drainage area IA only
about g5S Square miles and IN its pow
reproducing section II II only forty
three miles long, very Tom Thumb
of 3 river IS rivers go Ia America.
Yet The doughty little stream pro
duccs 23.o00 horsepower. flfty for
every square mile og It's drainage
area. Il yuu viii figure out this
amount of horsepower In terms 81
coal you will find that the busy lltsle
stream represents a capitalization ni
about ggb 900. 900 This IL twice the
developed horsepower 81 any other
important river.
Almost q hundred mills. catching
with their whirling turbines ita water
almost from the very source Ia the
city Of Worcester. Massachusetts,, line
It's banks and grow in sixe and lm-
purtnnce TIL IN woonmneket and Paw
tarket- Rhode Island, you have soma
Of tho largest uf their kind IN the
country. From Americas Hardest
Working River" IN October Technical
World magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
CANADA HILL.

Mr.. and Mrs George Cushing and
daughter Roman, Mr.. and Mira. Earl
Warner, son Clyde and daughter Car
rie and Master Russell Fowler, all .of
Dennings, Nd, were the guests OF
Granville Coppersmith on Sunday.
b. s. Smith, OF Hyattsville, Is yis-
iting his son Vernon Smith.
VIM. Myers. wife and daughter Bes-
sic, of near Hanover. were the guests
OF Jacob Martin on Sunday.
Mrs. William Hines spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs Jacob Martin,
on Sunday last.
Miss Rosy and Laura Hines are
spending the week with their uncle,
Jacob Martin.
Ulysses Wantz visited Joseph b.
Koontz on Sunday last.
Joseph 3. Koontz, wife and two
daughters Mary and Eugenia visited
jeremiah Koontz. near Pleasant Val
ley, on Sunday evening.
We have had some more rain, which
comes In pretty good to the farmers
who are sowing wheat
Our road 10 Pleasant Valley ls Just
lined with teams going to the cider
mill. Prohibitions coming around
and the farmers have TO drink cider. be
gosh.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
Why Il Costs 50 Much To Live.


An item that looms forrnidably In
tie nations annual family expense ac-
count Is for liquor and tobacco. No
one will have the hardihood to con-
tend that these are necessities. In
1906 distilled, malt and vinous liquors
10 the total value of s50l ,266, ,905 were
produced In the United States, while
si9,251 900 worth were imported.
These are Wholesale prices and so
represent less than half the actual
cost 20 the consumer, For example,
We drew 5S.7f7 $50 barrels of 81 gall
Ions each OF beer in the year ending
June 30. 1908. Taking the average
sized glass and making the average
gliowance for foam. e quart OK beer
will OIL fiye glasses Al 5 cents a
glass, then. our beer as 1t was served
over the bar lest year must have cost
81. SCI .177.0S0 Making all possible
allowances for beer al cheaper rate
the bill would be billion and half
at retail prices The aggregate debt
81 the states and cities OF the United
States IN 1902, the latest period for
which figures are available. totaIed
81 .ss4. .le5 SIG. or, just about what we
spend a year for beer.--From New
Inxuries Keep the People Poor In
October Technical World Magazine.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

a remarkable article and d series OF
remarkable Illustrations appear In
the Technical World Magazine for Oc-
tober on the making OF good dirt roads
b use Of the King Drag The story
II written BY Mr.. ID Ward King him
self, who has become framous az the
inventor OF the split-iog drag and the
system Of dragging BY his method.
SIR King has nothing 10 sell and IS
purely and simply. gOod-roads mis-
sio0ary, who has made d great discov-
cry and wants everybody to benefit
BY IL He works with the public road
commissions and With farmers asso-
Citations all over the United States.
explaining his methods. which have
been adopted gs widely as advertised.
The success secured BY the adoption
of this method has been extraordinary
and roada impersloua 10 water can
be made on practically any soil, The
pictures With which Mr.. King Illus
tratea his article prove that he has
accomplished things which have been
considered BY other road makers al
most u not Quits impossible. The ar
tlcle II one Of the most complete aad
best expeditions Of Mr. Kings work
which has appeared and will be read
With deep interest by every one who
il at all concerned with the improve
naiit oE American roads
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

Gloves are now cultivated IN many
of tho troficsl regions of the earth.
A Glove tree begins 70 bear at the age
of ten years and conGinueN until Il
reaches the age OF aaventy-five years
There are two crcpa a year. one IN
June and oua Ia December The tres
u an evergreen and Krovs from foFty
70 nifty feet high. with large ohione
leaves aud crimson fiuwers At the eud
Of small branches in clusters ~ from
ten 10 twenty. The tree belongs % the
same botanical order a. tho guaea
The cloves. which arc the undeyeioped
buds, are ~ first shite. then light
green and at the time Of gathering
bright red PIecea Of white cloth are
spread under The trees at harveaiipg
time. and the branches hrs bsnten gen
tiy with bamboo sticks until The cioyea
drop They are dried In tho sun. be-
inE tossed shout daily uHtii they nt-
tain the rich dark color which praD.
claims them ready FOR shipment
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

Southern farmers cannot fail "a
ind much OF Interest and profit Ia q
recent Department OF Agriculture
publication, "A Profitable Cotton
Farm" by G. L. Goodrich, one OF the
governments experts.
The farm Ia question IL located Ia
South Carolina, and In 1902, when its
present owner took possession, II wAa
ia o deploraD!y bad condition. after
having been under cultivation for
about so years. Now II IL fertile. we'll
Improved with fences and farm build
ings, and is producing crops which
Yield the owner handsome profit and
large income. All this has been ac-
cOmplished hy a deep and thorough
cultivation Of the soil, by the use
OF barnyard manure and some com.
mercial fertilizer, by rotation OF crops
and by the industry and good indg-
ment OF the farmer himself.
The farm IL not an especially large
one, containing only 1872 acres, hall
OF which are planted The farmer
has divided his titled land into three
equal fields, on which he raises corn.
oats and cotton Ia succession. Be-
fore he took the farm II was proeuc-
ing only five to eight bushels OF corn
or about 800 pounds OF seed cotton
TO the acre. The FIRST year he made
L produce " bales OF cotton and 81
bushels OF corn TO the acre. Now his
yields per acre are 2A bales OF cot
ton, 50 bushels OF corn and 80 bush
els OF oats. He keeps about "a head
Of native cattle, mainly for the sake
of the manure. although they Yield
him small profit besides.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

A grower had a car Of potatoes for
sale. A buyer offered hlm q dollar
bushel at the station, but the price
was not fancy" enough IN the grow
er'a estimation, 80 he consigned the
Gar 20 a commission merchant In
Cleveland, Ohio. After q long delay
he received i check for two dollars
and sixty-fiye cents. the eonsignee ex-
planning that the shipment had ar
rived In bad order. that the potatoes
we're decaying and that The check en-
closed represented the revenue real
lEed from their aale--iess, Of course.
the freight charges hnd bis commits
sion The grower accepted the two
dollars and slxty-iiye cents for that
car OF potatoes when he might - we'll
have had 100000
In d0zene Of other cases growers
who eonHigned Lost not only the ship
nienta outright but we're actually
compelled 70 pay freight charges after
the commission merchant had COB.
bied up the returns ~ their seasons
labor"
Then these TcxRa growers woke %
and organized "iocala and . strong
central organization which paid ita
manager 5000 a season. The same
Erower who had 70 take f2.es for a
car of nnc early posatoes realized.
through the association, q net prosit
Of 1925 an acre on common red car
rota. Ia us frat business year the
association sold 3s9.0e4 crates of Ber-
nuda onions for which II returned
f2bu,5G7 10 the growers. But con.
crete individual cases are moro infAr.
esting; nj Kingsyille thirty-lhrea
growers had ninety-two acres IN on
Ions. The association handled the
crop and paid them an amount. in
net profits, Eufiicient 10 average tlb7.-
90 nm acre. The onion acreage was
far greater before the association took
hold Of II, but scarcely 4 grower did
better than make bare expenses.
Forrest Crissey, IN the September
Eyerybody's.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17

e Mission Worker now goes to the
Hawaiian Isands A subscriber
wrote that the temperature seldom
goes belows7S and that II IL an ideal
place In which to live.
The patrons OF Manchester district
welcomed back the teachers on Mon
day last some Of whom have taught
at the same place for nearly a dozen
years. Our district is proud Of her
teachers VENTS, taught by Waiter
r. Folk; Tracey. taught by Horatio r.
Wentz; Krideler, taught by 9. J.
Sauble; Ebbyaie, taught by Theodore
Myers; Ventus, taught by e. W. Bur-
goon; Miller, taught BY Luther Wentz;
Lineboro. taught by Miss Wertz;
Baohman's. taught by Bertram stre-
Wig.
Your correspondent, who taught ia
the public schools from 1892 TO 1903,
period Of il years, advocates better
salaries and better teachers. When
he waB teaching many older and ex-
perienced teachers quit teaching be-
cause there was a promise Of better
salaries and the promises we're not
fulfilled
AS taxpayers and patrons. do we
appreciate giving up a good teacher
because the salary Is insufficient and
he goes into some business not so
nerye-exhausting and more remuner-
atiye We believe the patrons and
taxpayers win in the near future rise
up and ask both the County and
School Commissioners 20 increase the
salaries Of the hard-working teachers.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
The Rnral Mall Carrier.

There's lots OF Jobs chap can have
beneath old Uncle Sam,
From serving in the army down to
testing beef and ham,
Or being department clerk down
thar ii Washington
And working down IN Panama, they
say it's lots Of fun:
But when i comes TO govment jobs
county chap can nail,
IN rather be q carrier who serves the
rural mail
It's 10 O'clock each morning or some
where thereabout
When Jason White, the carrier. comes
jogging down HIS route:
His yellow sulky creaking loud he.
hind his speckled nag,
And Jason busy sorting mail out 81
each leather bag
A letter here. a paper there--hls mem.
~ must not fall.
! tell yon what. II takes head X
serve The rural mail
Its FUN to watch the .folks come oui
when Jss0n's whistle blows.
And see him dealing out them all nl
down the road he goes
The catalogues and sample seeds ant
Down East magazines,
And postal cards from Eastnort. Il
Maine clean 10 the Philippines,
Lave letters for the iove-sick gals
With town beaus on the trail
~ gosh there's lots Of happiness hit
IL the rural mail
And once when we we're near III
school, we heard young tasoI
shout.
And then we saw him halt HIS mai
and call the teacher out;
And when she asked him what he had
In such a pretty way.
He leaned way out aud kissed her.
gosh her face was red all day.
BY henl OF all the gov'ment Jobs
country chap can uail,
I'd rather be the carrier who serve
the rural mail.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-09-17
SILVER RUN.

Miss sallie Mae Fowler. Of Balu-
more, is the guest af Mrs. , A. Kes
selriig.
Cur public sc.ool opened Monuay
with an attendance OF 45 pupils Miss
Elda Byers and Miss Lillian zahn
teachers.
Harry Feeser, who spent few days
In Baltimore the past week, returned
home Monday
Irving c. Kindig, of near Littles-
town, was the guest of Theodore BE.
miller and family Sunday.
Following are the names OF num-
Der OF our girls and boys who have
left this week for the various schools
of learning: Miss Mary Copen-
haver and Miss Elya Bemiller TO West
minister High School, Carl Schaeffef
and Miss ella Humbert TO Western
Maryland Preparatory School. and
Grover Kntpple TO Gettysburg College
Their many friends wish them sue
cess In their years work.
Rev. and Mrs. j 0. Yoder enter
tanned at their home Tuesday after
noon Mrs. j. A. Kesselring, Misses
Rosa Knipple Sallie Mae Fowler, ,SallIe
Lawyer, Mary Frock, Elisha Knipple and
Arie Little.
Harvest home services will be OBJ
served at st. Mary's Reformed church
Sunday morning.